24.1.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 21/1 (Non-legislative acts) DECISIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION of 21 December 2011 amending Annex I to Decision 2007/275/EC concerning the lists of animals and products to be subject to controls at border inspection posts under Council Directives 91/496/EEC and 97|78/EC (notified under document C(2011) 9517) (Text with EEA relevance) (2012/31/EUV) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662[EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC ('), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (%), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof, Whereas: Directive 91/496/EEC provides for veterinary checks in respect of animals from third countries entering the Union to be carried out by the Member States in accordance with that Directive. 1 Directive 97/78/EC provides for veterinary checks on certain products of animal origin and certain plant products introduced into the Union from third countries. Those Directives provide that the customs authorities of the Member States are not to allow the importation into the Union of the animals and products concerned unless those veterinary checks have been carried out with satis- factory results at border inspection posts. L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. (") o] () O] L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. ) ( ( ( ( 3 4 5 6 ) O] ) O] ) O] ) O] Commission Decision 2007/275[EC (*) provides that the animals and products of animal origin listed in Annex I thereto are to be subjected to veterinary checks at border inspection  posts in accordance with Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC (the veterinary checks). The animals and products required to undergo the veterinary  checks should be clearly identifiable. Accordingly, the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2007/275/EC should be brought into line with the termi- nology and references laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regu- lation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products Regu- lation) (*) and Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of 25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by- products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (°). The list set out in Annex I to Decision 2007/275/EC sets out animals and products according to the Combined Nomenclature (CN), as provided for in Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (), as a first reference to select consignments that are to be submitted to the veterinary checks. 116, 4.5.2007, p. 9. 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1. 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1. 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1. ol ol anll ol