2000/88/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 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) 4765) (Text with EEA relevance)
2. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 26/47 COMMISSION DECISION of 21 December 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) 4765) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/88/EC) 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 of June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an intermin 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 (1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 1999/814/EC (4), lists the coun- tries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is author- ised; 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 Decisions 2000/83/EC (5), 2000/86/EC (6), 2000/85/EC (7) and 2000/87/EC (8) set specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Pakistan, China, Latvia and Lithuania, respectively. Pakistan, China, Latvia and Lithuania should therefore be added in part I of the Annex, to the list of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised; Belarus and Grenada, have provided information that they satisfy the equivalent conditions and are able to guarantee that the fishery products they export to the Community meet the health require- ments of Directive 91/493/EEC (9), as last amended by Directive 97/75/EC (10); it is therefore necessary to modify the above list to include those countries and territories in the Part II of the list; the seriousness of the deficiencies observed during an inspection visit to Bulgaria, the imports of fishery products from this country would not be authorised and, therefore, this country shall be deleted from the list; the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: The Annex to the present Decision replaces the Annex to the Decision 97/296/EC. Article 1 (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 315, 9. 12. 1999, p. 44. (5) See page 13 of this Official Journal. (6) See page 26 of this Official Journal. (7) See page 21 of this Official Journal. (8) See page 42 of this Official Journal. (9) OJ L 264, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. (10) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31. L 26/48 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 2. 2. 2000 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 2 Done at Brussels, 21 December 1999. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission 2. 2. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 26/49 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 CN — China 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 LT — Lithuania LV — Latvia 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 PK — Pakistan 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 and Barbuda (1) AN — Netherlands Antilles AZ — Azerbaijan (2) BJ — Benin BS — Bahamas BY — Belarus BZ — Belize CH — Switzerland CM — Cameroon CR — Costa Rica CV — Cape Verde CY — Cyprus CZ — Czech Republic DZ — Algeria ER — Eritrea FJ — Fiji GA — Gabon GD — Grenada GL — Greenland GN — Guinea Conakry HK — Hong Kong HN — Honduras HR — Croatia HU — Hungary (3) IL — Israel IR — Iran JM — Jamaica KE — Kenya LK — Sri Lanka MM — Myanmar MT — Malta MZ — Mozambique NA — Namibia NC — New Caledonia NI — Nicaragua PF — French Polynesia PG — Papua New Guinea PL — Poland PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon RO — Romania SB — Solomon Islands SH — Saint Helena SI — Slovenia SR — Suriname TG — Togo TR — Turkey UG — Uganda US — United States of America the VC — Saint Vincent and Grenadines VE — Venezuela 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