11.1.2003 Official Journal of the European Communities L 7/91 COMMISSION DECISION of 10 January 2003 amending Decision 2000/159/EC on the provisional approval of residue plans of third countries according to Council Directive 96/23/EC (notified under document number C(2002) 5565) (Text with EEA relevance) (2003/16/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (*), and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 72[462[EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (%), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001 (}), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Decision 2000/159/EC of 8 February 2000 on the provisional approval of residue plans of third countries according to Council Directive 96/23/EC (), as amended by Decision 2002/336/EC (°), lists the third countries which have submitted a plan, setting out the guarantees offered by the third country as regards the monitoring of the groups of residues and substances referred to in Annex I to Directive 96/23/EC. (2)  Certain third countries have presented residue moni- toring plans to the Commission for products and species not originally indicated in the Annex of Decision 2000/ 159/EC. The evaluation of these monitoring plans and 1 () OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. () OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. () OJL 198, 21.7.2001, p. 11. () OJL 51, 24.2.2000, p. 30. () OJL 116, 3.5.2002, p. 51. 5 the additional information requested by the Commission provided sufficient guarantees on the residue monitoring in these third countries for the products or species indi- cated. (3)  Decision 2000/159/EC should therefore be amended accordingly. (4)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atrticle 1 The Annex to Decision 2000/159/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision. Atticle 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission