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    Consolidated text: Commission Decision of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (notified under document C(2011) 1630) (Text with EEA relevance) (2011/163/EU)Text with EEA relevance

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    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 16 March 2011

    on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC

    (notified under document C(2011) 1630)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2011/163/EU)

    (OJ L 070 17.3.2011, p. 40)

    Amended by:

     

     

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    COMMISSION DECISION

    of 16 March 2011

    on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC

    (notified under document C(2011) 1630)

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (2011/163/EU)



    Article 1

    The plans provided for in Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC submitted to the Commission by the third countries listed in the table set out in the Annex are approved for the animals and animal products that are intended for human consumption and marked with an ‘X’ in that table.

    Article 2

    1.  

    Third countries using raw material imported from other third countries approved for production of food of animal origin in accordance with this Decision or from Member States to be exported to the European Union and which are unable to provide a residue monitoring plan equivalent to that required by Article 7 of Directive 96/23/EC for such raw material shall complement the plan with the following statement:

    ‘The competent authority of [third country] ensures that animal products for human consumption exported to the European Union, in particular products produced from raw material imported into [third country], shall only come from establishments approved in accordance to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 and having reliable procedures in place to guarantee that raw material of animal origin used in such food originates only from Member States of the European Union or third countries listed for the respective raw material in the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU without a restrictive footnote as provided for in Article 2(2) of the Decision.’.

    2.  

    The entry in the Annex to this Decision of a third country exporting animal products for human consumption produced only with raw material of animal origin obtained from Member States of the Union or from third countries that provided a plan in accordance with Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC shall be complemented with the following restrictive footnote:

    ‘Third countries using only raw material either from other third countries approved for imports of such raw material to the Union or from Member States, in accordance with Article 2.’.

    Article 3

    1.  
    For a transitional period until 30 April 2011, Member States shall accept consignments from Uruguay of rabbit and farmed game and consignments of equine animal products from Ukraine provided that the importer can demonstrate that such consignments were certified and dispatched from Uruguay or Ukraine to the Union prior to 15 March 2011 in accordance with Decision 2004/432/EC.
    2.  
    For a transitional period until 25 March 2011, Member States shall accept consignments from former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia or Ukraine of equidae for slaughter provided that the importer of such animals can demonstrate that they were certified and dispatched from former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Ukraine to the Union prior to 15 March 2011 in accordance with Decision 2004/432/EC.

    Article 4

    Decision 2004/432/EC is repealed.

    Article 5

    This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

    It shall apply from 15 March 2011.

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    ANNEX



    Code ISO2

    Country (1)

    Bovine

    Ovine/ caprine

    Porcine

    Equine

    Poultry

    Aqua-culture

    Milk

    Eggs

    Rabbit

    Wild game

    Farmed game

    Honey

    AD

    Andorra

    X

    X

    (3)

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    AE

    United Arab Emirates

     

     

     

     

     

    (3)

    (13)

     

     

     

     

     

    AL

    Albania

     

    X

     

     

     

    (8)

     

    X

     

     

     

     

    AM

    Armenia

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    AR

    Argentina

    X

    X

     

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    AU

    Australia

    X

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    X

     

     

    X

    X

    X

    BA

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    X

    X

    X

     

    X

    (8)

    X

    X

     

     

     

    X

    BD

    Bangladesh

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    BF

    Burkina Faso

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    BJ

    Benin

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    BN

    Brunei

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    BR

    Brazil

    X

     

     

    X

    X

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    BW

    Botswana

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    BY

    Belarus

     

     

     

    (2)

     

    X

    X

    X

     

     

     

    X

    BZ

    Belize

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CA

    Canada

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    CH

    Switzerland

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    CL

    Chile

    X

    X

    X

     

    X

    X

    X

     

     

    X

     

    X

    CM

    Cameroon

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    CN

    China

     

     

     

     

    X

    X

     

    X

    X

     

     

    X

    CO

    Colombia

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    X

    (3)

     

     

     

     

    CR

    Costa Rica

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CU

    Cuba

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    DO

    Dominican Republic

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    EC

    Ecuador

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ET

    Ethiopia

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    FK

    Falkland Islands

    X

    (12)

     

     

     

    (8)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    FO

    Faroes

     

     

     

     

     

    (8)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    GB

    Great Britain

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    GE

    Georgia

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    GG

    Guernsey

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    GH

    Ghana

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    GL

    Greenland

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

    GT

    Guatemala

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    HN

    Honduras

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ID

    Indonesia

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    IL

    Israel (6)

     

     

     

     

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

     

     

    X

    IM

    Isle of Man

    X

    X

    X

     

     

    X

    X

     

     

     

     

    X

    IN

    India

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

    X

     

     

     

    X

    IR

    Iran

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    JE

    Jersey

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    JM

    Jamaica

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    JP

    Japan

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

     

     

     

    KE

    Kenya

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    KR

    South Korea

     

     

     

     

    X

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    LK

    Sri Lanka

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    MA

    Morocco

     

     

     

     

    X

    (8)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    MD

    Moldova

     

     

     

     

    X

    (8)

    X

    X

     

     

     

    X

    ME

    Montenegro

    X

    (12)

    X

     

    X

    (8)

    X

    X

     

     

     

    X

    MG

    Madagascar

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    MK

    North Macedonia

    X

    X

    X

     

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    MM

    Myanmar

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    MU

    Mauritius

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    (3)

    MX

    Mexico

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

    X

     

     

     

    X

    MY

    Malaysia

     

     

     

     

    (3)

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    MZ

    Mozambique

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NA

    Namibia

    X

    (12)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

    NC

    New Caledonia

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

    X

    X

    NI

    Nicaragua

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    NG

    Nigeria

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    NZ

    New Zealand

    X

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    X

     

     

    X

    X

    X

    OM

    Oman

     

     

     

     

     

    (8)

     

     

     

     

     

     

    PA

    Panama

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    PE

    Peru

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    PH

    Philippines

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    PM

    Saint Pierre and Miquelon

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    PN

    Pitcairn Islands

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    PY

    Paraguay

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    RS

    Serbia (4)

    X

    X

    X

    (2)

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    RU

    Russia

    X

    X

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    X

     

     

    (5)

    X

    RW

    Rwanda

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    SA

    Saudi Arabia

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    SG

    Singapore

    (3)

    (3)

    (3)

    (7)

    (3)

    X

    (3)

     

     

    (7)

    (7)

     

    SL

    Sierra Leone

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    SM

    San Marino

    X

     

    (3)

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

    X

    SV

    El Salvador

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    SZ

    Eswatini

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    TG

    Togo

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    TH

    Thailand

     

     

     

     

    X

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    TN

    Tunisia

     

     

     

     

     

    (8)

     

     

     

    X

     

     

    TR

    Turkey

     

     

     

     

    X

    X

    X

    X

     

     

     

    X

    TW

    Taiwan

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

    X

     

     

     

    X

    TZ

    Tanzania

     

     

     

     

     

    (10)

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    UA

    Ukraine

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    (8)

    X

    X

    X

     

     

    X

    UG

    Uganda

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    US

    United States

    X

    (11)

    X

     

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    UY

    Uruguay

    X

    X

     

    X

     

    X

    X

     

     

    X

     

    X

    VE

    Venezuela

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

     

    VN

    Vietnam

     

     

     

     

     

    X

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    XK

    Kosovo

     

     

     

     

    (3)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    ZA

    South Africa

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    (9)

     

    ZM

    Zambia

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    X

    (1)   

    The table contains a list of countries and territories. It is not limited to countries recognised by the EU.

    (2)   

    Export to the Union of live equidae for slaughter (food producing animals only).

    (3)   

    Third countries using only raw material either from Member States or from other third countries approved for imports of such raw material to the Union, in accordance with Article 2.

    (4)   

    Not including Kosovo (this designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence).

    (5)   

    Reindeer only.

    (6)   

    Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.

    (7)   

    Only for commodities of fresh meat originating from New Zealand, destined to the Union and being unloaded, reloaded and transited with or without storage through Singapore.

    (8)   

    Excluding crustaceans.

    (9)   

    Ratites only.

    (10)   

    Excluding finfish.

    (11)   

    Caprine species only.

    (12)   

    Ovine species only.

    (13)   

    Camel milk only.

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