1999/488/EC: Commission Decision of 5 July 1999 amending Decision 97/296/EC of drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption (notified under document number C(1999) 1835) (Text with EEA relevance)
23. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 190/39 COMMISSION DECISION of 5 July 1999 amending Decision 97/296/EC of drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption (notified under document number C(1999) 1835) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/488/EC) 91/493/EEC, is therefore necessary to modify the above list to include this country in part II of the list; it (3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- inary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to the present Decision replaces the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 2 Done at Brussels, 5 July 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 (1) on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs, as amended by Decision 98/603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof, (1) Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as amended by Decision 1999/277/EC (4), lists the coun- tries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision and part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC; (2) Whereas as Bulgaria, has provided information that it satisfies the equivalent conditions and is able to guar- antee that to the Community meet the health requirements of Directive the fishery products is exports (1) OJ L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 17. (2) OJ L 289, 28. 10. 1998, p. 36. (3) OJ L 122, 14. 5. 1997, p. 21. (4) OJ L 108, 27. 4. 1999, p. 57. L 190/40 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 7. 1999 ANNEX ‘ANNEX List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products in any form intended for human consumption is authorised I. Countries and territories covered by a specific Decision pursuant to Council Directive 91/493/EC AL — Albania AR — Argentina AU — Australia BD — Bangladesh BR — Brazil CA — Canada CI — Côte d’Ivoire CL — Chile CO — Colombia CU — Cuba EC — Ecuador EE — Estonia FK — Falkland Islands FO — Faroes GH — Ghana GM — Gambia GT — Guatemala ID — Indonesia IN — India JP — Japan KR — South Korea MA — Morocco MG — Madagascar MR — Mauritania MU — Mauritius MV — Maldives MX — Mexico MY — Malaysia NG — Nigeria NZ — New Zealand PE — Peru PH — Philippines RU — Russia SC — Seychelles SG — Singapore SN — Senegal TH — Thailand TN — Tunisia TW — Taiwan TZ — Tanzania UY — Uruguay ZA — South Africa II. Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC AG — Antigua and Barbuda (1) AN — Netherlands Antilles AO — Angola AZ — Azerbaijan (2) BG — Bulgaria BJ — Benin BS — Bahamas BZ — Belize CH — Switzerland CM — Cameroon CN — China CR — Costa Rica CV — Cape Verde CY — Cyprus CZ — Czech Republic DZ — Algeria ER — Eritrea FJ — Fiji GA — Gabon GL — Greenland GN — Guinea Conakri HK — Hong Kong HN — Honduras HR — Croatia HU — Hungary (3) IL — Israel IR — Iran JM — Jamaica KE — Kenya LK — Sri Lanka LT — Lithuania LV — Latvia MM — Myanmar MT — Malta MZ — Mozambique NA — Namibia NC — New Caledonia NI — Nicaragua PA — Panama PF — French Polynesia PG — Papua New Guinea PK — Pakistan PL — Poland PM — St Pierre and Miquelon RO — Romania SB — Solomon Islands SH — St Helena SI — Slovenia SR — Suriname TG — Togo TR — Turkey UG — Uganda US — United States of America VC — St Vincent and Grenadines (1) VE — Venezuela VN — Vietnam ZW — Zimbabwe' (1) Authorised only for imports of fresh fish. (2) Authorised only for imports of caviar. (3) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for human consumption