18.11.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 320/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1663/2006 of 6 November 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption (!), and in particular Article 17(1) thereof, Whereas: (1) According to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3), it is for the food business operator to remove tonsils after post mortem inspection. (2) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down requirements for the production of colostrum. It should therefore be subject to official controls. (3) Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 establishes general principles to be followed for certificates accom- panying imports of products of animal origin from third countries. In particular, it requires certificates to be drawn up at least in the official language of the third country of dispatch and the Member State of entry. Due to many practical and operational problems already raised by this double requirement, it is more appropriate to limit these requirements to the basic principle of an obligation to draw up certificates at least in the official language or languages of the Member State of entry. However, due to its interest in certain situations, provision allowing the third country of dispatch to use its official language should be maintained as one possibility in supplement to the above principle. Annex VI should be amended accordingly. (4) Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 should be amended accordingly. (5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annexes I, IV and VI to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 6 November 2006. (" OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206. Corrected by O] L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 83. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 (O] L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 83). (3 OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55. Corrected by OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 For the Commission Markos KYPRIANOU Member of the Commission