1999/136/EC: Commission Decision of 28 January 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) 156) (Text with EEA relevance)
18. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 44/61 COMMISSION DECISION of 28 January 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) 156) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/136/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 of 22 April 1997 (3), as amended by Decision 98/711/EC (4), lists the from which importation of countries and territories fishery products for human consumption is authorised. 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 of fishery products is authorised until the 31 January 1999, on the conditions of the Article 11(7) of Council Directive 91/493/EC (5); Whereas Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Eritrea, Iran, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands Antilles, Romania, Saint Helena, Solomon Island, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Cyprus, Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Vincent and Grenadines have provided information that they satisfy the equivalent conditions referred to in Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC; whereas it is therefore necessary to modify the list to include those countries in part II of the list of Annex I; for Whereas, those countries and territories not yet included in the Annexes of this Decision, it will be neces- sary to evaluate by the Commission that they applied to their export of fishery products to the Community, condi- tions at least equivalent to those governing the production and placing on the market of Community products; 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 The Annex of the present Decision replaces the Annexes I and II to Decision 97/296/EC. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 28 January 1999. 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 337, 12. 12. 1998, p. 58. (5) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. L 44/62 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 2. 1999 ANNEX ‘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/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 IN — India ID — Indonesia JP — Japan KR — South Korea MA — Morocco MG — Madagascar MR — Mauritania MY — Malaysia MV — Maldives MX — Mexico NG — Nigeria NZ — New Zealand PE — Peru PH — Philippines RU — Russia SN — Senegal SG — Singapore 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 AO — Angola AG — Antigua and Barbuda (1) AN — Netherlands Antilles AZ — Azerbaijan (2) BJ — Benin BS — Bahamas BZ — Belize CH — Switzerland CM — Cameroun CN — China CR — Costa Rica CV — Cape Verde CY — Cyprus CZ — Czech Republic DZ — Algeria ER — Eritrea FJ — Fiji GL — Greenland GN — Guinea Conakri HK — Hong Kong HN — Honduras HR — Croatia HU — Hungary (3) IL — Israel IR — Iran JM — Jamaica KE — Kenya KZ — Kazakhstan (2) LK — Sri Lanka LT — Lithuania LV — Latvia MM — Myanmar MT — Malta MU — Mauritius MZ — Mozambique NA — Namibia NI — Nicaragua PA — Panama PG — Papua New Guinea PK — Pakistan PL — Poland RO — Romania SB — Solomon Island SC — Seychelles SH — St Helena SI — Slovenia SR — Suriname TG — Togo TR — Turkey UG — Uganda US — United States of America VC — St Vincent and Grena- dines (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. 18. 2. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 44/63 ANNEX II List of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products intended for human consumption is authorized until the 31 January 1999, on the conditions of the Article 11(7) of Directive 91/493/EEC BG — Bulgaria CG — Congo Brazzaville EG — Egypt MK — Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia GA — Gabon GW — Guinea Bissau LC — Saint Lucia'