1999/814/EC: Commission Decision of 16 November 1999 amending Decision 97/296/EC 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) 3759) (Text with EEA relevance)
L 315/44 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 12. 1999 COMMISSION DECISION of 16 November 1999 amending Decision 97/296/EC 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) 3759) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/814/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (2) tories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to the present Decision replaces the Annex to the Decision 97/296/EC. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 2 Done at Brussels, 16 November 1999. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provi- sional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as amended by Decision 98/603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1) Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 1999/532/EC (4), lists the countries and terri- tories 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. Commission Decision 1999/813/EC (5) sets specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Vietnam. Whereas Vietnam should therefore be added to part I of the Annex, to the list of countries and terri- (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 203, 3. 8. 1999, p. 78. (5) See page 39 of this Official Journal. 9. 12. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 315/45 List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products in any form intended for human consumption is authorised ANNEX I. Countries and territories covered by a specific decision under Council Directive 91/493/EEC 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 — Faeroe Islands 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 OM — Oman PA — Panama PE — Peru PH — Philippines RU — Russia SC — Seychelles SG — Singapore SN — Senegal TH — Thailand TN — Tunisia TW — Taiwan TZ — Tanzania UY — Uruguay VN — Vietnam YE — Yemen ZA — South Africa II. Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC AO — Angola AG — Antigua & Barbuda (1) AN — Netherlands Antilles 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 GN — Guinea Conakry 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 PF — French Polynesia PG — Papua New Guinea PK — Pakistan PL — Poland PM — St Pierre & 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 & Grenadines VE — Venezuela FJ — Fiji GA — Gabon GL — Greenland NC — New Caledonia NI — Nicaragua ZW — Zimbabue (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 direct human consumption