98/711/EC: Commission Decision of 24 November 1998 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(1998) 3585) (Text with EEA relevance)
L 337/58 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 12. 98 COMMISSION DECISION of 24 November 1998 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(1998) 3585) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/711/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 June 1995 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 (1), as last amended by Decision 98/ 603/EC (2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof, Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 98/573/EC (4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised; whereas part I of Annex I 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; whereas Annex II lists the names of the countries and territories from which importation is authorised until 31 January 1999, under the conditions of Article 11(7) of Council Directive 91/493/EEC (5); Whereas Commission Decisions 98/695/EC (6), and 98/ 975/EC (7), set specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating, respectively, in Mexico and Estonia; Whereas Mexico and Estonia should therefore be added to part I of the list of Annex I countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Annex I and Annex II of the present Decision replace Annex I and the Annex II to Decision 97/296/EC. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 November 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission (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 277, 14. 10. 1998, p. 49. (5) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. (6) OJ L 332, 8. 12. 1998, p. 9. (7) OJ L 317, 26. 11. 1998, p. 42. 12. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 337/59 ANNEX I 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 under Council Directive 91/493/EEC AL AR AU BD BR CA CI CL ALBANIA ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH BRAZIL CANADA C TE D’IVOIRE CHILE CO COLOMBIA CUBA ECUADOR ESTONIA CU EC EE FK FO FAROES GH GHANA GM GAMBIA GT ID IN JP KR GUATEMALA INDONESIA INDIA JAPAN SOUTH KOREA MA MOROCCO MG MADAGASCAR MR MAURITANIA MV MALDIVES PERU PHILIPPINES RUSSIA SINGAPORE SENEGAL MY MALAYSIA NG NIGERIA NZ NEW ZEALAND PE PH RU SG SN TH THAILAND TN TUNISIA TW TAIWAN TZ UY ZA TANZANIA URUGUAY SOUTH AFRICA FALKLAND ISLANDS MX MEXICO II. Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC PG PK PL SC SI SR TG TR UG US PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAKISTAN POLAND SEYCHELLES SLOVENIA SURINAME TOGO TURKEY UGANDA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VENEZUELA VE VN VIETNAM BENIN BJ BZ BELIZE CH SWITZERLAND CM CAMEROON CN CHINA CR COSTA RICA CV CAPE VERDE CZ CZECH REPUBLIC FJ FIJI GREENLAND GL GN GUINEA CONAKRY HK HONG KONG HN HONDURAS HR CROATIA HU HUNGARY (1) IL JM KZ LT LV ISRAEL JAMAICA KAZAKHSTAN (2) LITHUANIA LATVIA MT MALTA MU MAURITIUS NA NAMIBIA NI PA NICARAGUA PANAMA (1) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for human consumption. (2) Authorised only for import of caviar. L 337/60 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 12. 12. 98 ANNEX II List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products intended for human consumption is authorised until 31 January 1999, on the conditions of the Article 11(7) of Directive 91/493/EEC AO ANGOLA AZERBAIJAN (1) AZ BULGARIA BG BAHAMAS BS CONGO BRAZZAVILLE CG ALGERIA DZ EGYPT EG ERITREA ER GA GABON GW GUINEA BISSAU IR KE LC LK MK FYROM MM MYANMAR MZ MOZAMBIQUE RO ROMANIA SB SH ZW ZIMBABWE IRAN KENYA SAINT LUCIA SRI LANKA SOLOMON ISLANDS (2) SAINT HELENA (1) Only authorised for imports of caviar. (2) Only authorised for imports from Solomon Taiyo Limited