11.12.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 324[37 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 November 2003 laying down the animal health conditions and certification requirements for imports of live fish, their eggs and gametes intended for farming, and live fish of aquaculture origin and products thereof intended for human consumption (notified under document number C(2003) 4219) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/858/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (3, and in particular Article 19(1), Article 20(1) and Article 21(2) thereof, Whereas: () ) A list of third countries or parts thereof, from which Member States are authorised to import live fish, their eggs and gametes for farming in the Community, should be established. It is necessary to lay down specific animal health condi- tions and model certificates for those third countries, taking into account the animal health situation of the third country concerned and of the fish, eggs or gametes to be imported, in order to prevent the introduction of disease agents that could cause significant impact to the fish stock in the Community. J L 46,19.2.1991, p. 1. J L 122,16.5.2003, p. 1. 3) ( ( ( ( 3) 4 5 6 ) ) ) ) ) 0J ) 0J Attention should be paid to emerging diseases and diseases which are exotic to the Community and which could have serious impact on the fish stocks in the Com- munity. Furthermore, the vaccination policy and the disease situation as regards epizootic haematopoietic necrosis (EHN) and the fish diseases referred to in Annex A to Directive 91/67[EEC, at the place or production and where appropriate at the place of destination should be taken into account. It is necessary that countries or parts thereof from which Member States are authorised to import live fish, their eggs and gametes for farming, must apply conditions for disease control, and monitoring at least equivalent to Community standards as laid down in Directive 91/67/ EEC and in Council Directive 93/53/EC of 24 June 1993 introducing minimum Community measures for the control of certain fish diseases (°), as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/288/EC (). The sampling and testing methods used should be at least equivalent to Commission Decision 2001/183/EC (°) of 22 February 2001 laying down the sampling plans and diagnostic methods for the detection and confirmation of certain fish diseases and repealing Decision 92/532/EEC, and Commission Decision 2003/466/EC (°) of 13 June 2003 establishing criteria for zoning and official surveillance following suspicion or confirmation of the presence of Infectious salmon anaemia (ISA). In cases where sampling and testing methods are not laid down in the Community legislation, the sampling and testing methods used should be in accordance with those laid down in the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals. L 175,19.7.1993, p. 23. L 99, 10.4.2001, p. 11. L 67, 9.3.2001, p. 65. L 156, 25.6.2003, p. 61.