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    Consolidated text: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/626 of 5 March 2019 concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists (Text with EEA relevance)Text with EEA relevance

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    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/626

    of 5 March 2019

    concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    (OJ L 131 17.5.2019, p. 31)

    Amended by:

     

     

    Official Journal

      No

    page

    date

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    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1981 of 28 November 2019

      L 308

    72

    29.11.2019

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    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1572 of 28 October 2020

      L 359

    5

    29.10.2020



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    COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/626

    of 5 March 2019

    concerning lists of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the European Union of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption, amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 as regards these lists

    (Text with EEA relevance)



    Article 1

    Subject matter and scope

    This Regulation concerns the lists of third countries or regions thereof from which consignments of certain animals and goods intended for human consumption shall be authorised for entry into the Union from food safety perspective in accordance with Article 126(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625.

    Article 2

    Definitions

    For the purpose of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:

    (1) 

    ‘fresh meat’ means fresh meat as defined in point 1.10 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (2) 

    ‘meat preparations’ means meat preparations as defined in point 1.15 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (3) 

    ‘meat’ means meat as defined in point 1.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (4) 

    ‘poultry’ means poultry as defined in point 1.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (5) 

    ‘wild game’ means wild game as defined in point 1.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (6) 

    ‘eggs’ means eggs as defined in point 5.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (7) 

    ‘egg products’ means egg products as defined in point 7.3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (8) 

    ‘meat products’ means meat products as defined in point 7.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (9) 

    ‘treated stomachs, bladders and intestines’ means treated stomachs, bladders and intestines as defined in point 7.9 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (10) 

    ‘bivalve molluscs’ means bivalve molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (11) 

    ‘fishery products’ means fishery products as defined in point 3.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (12) 

    ‘raw milk’ means raw milk as defined in point 4.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (13) 

    ‘dairy products’ means dairy products as defined in point 7.2. of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (14) 

    ‘colostrum’ means colostrum as defined in point 1 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (15) 

    ‘colostrum-based products’ means colostrum-based products as defined in points 2 of Section IX of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (16) 

    ‘frogs' legs’ means frogs' legs as defined in point 6.1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

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    (17) 

    ‘snails’ means snails as defined in point 6.2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and any other species of snails of the family of Helicidae, Hygromiidae or Sphincterochilidae, intended for human consumption;

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    (18) 

    ‘rendered animal fat’ means rendered animal fat defined in point 7.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (19) 

    ‘greaves’ means greaves as defined in point7.6 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (20) 

    ‘gelatine’ means gelatine as defined in point 7.7 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (21) 

    ‘collagen’ means collagen as defined in point 7.8 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;

    (22) 

    ‘honey’ means honey as defined in point 1 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );

    (23) 

    ‘apiculture products’ means apiculture products as defined in point 2 of Part IX of Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;

    (24) 

    ‘reptile meat’ means reptile meat as defined in point (16) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/625;

    (25) 

    ‘insects’ means insects as defined in point (17) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/625.

    Article 3

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates

    Consignments of fresh meat and meat preparations of ungulates intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with point (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.

    Article 4

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, meat preparations of poultry, eggs and egg products

    Consignments of meat of poultry, ratites and wild game birds, meat preparations of poultry, eggs and egg products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 ( 2 ).

    Article 5

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of meat of wild leporidae, of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, and of farmed rabbits

    Consignments of meat of wild leporidae, of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, and of farmed rabbits intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

    Article 6

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines other than casings

    Consignments of meat products and treated stomachs, bladders and intestines, others than casings, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with point (b) of Article 3 of Decision 2007/777/EC.

    However, consignments of biltong/jerky and pasteurised meat products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Part 3 of Annex II of Decision 2007/777/EC.

    Article 7

    Third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of casings

    Consignments of casings intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/779/EC.

    Article 8

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

    Consignments of live chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex I. Nevertheless, entry into the Union of adductor muscles of pectinidae other than aquaculture animals, completely separated from the viscera and gonads, shall also be permitted from third countries not appearing on such a list.

    Article 9

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of fishery products others than those referred to in Article 8

    Consignments of fishery products others than those referred to in Article 8, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.

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    Article 10

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of raw milk, colostrum, dairy products and colostrum-based products

    Consignments of raw milk, colostrum, dairy products and colostrum-based products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import into the Union in accordance with Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Regulation (EU) No 605/2010.

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    Article 11

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of frogs' legs

    Consignments of frogs' legs intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex III.

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    Article 12

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of snails

    Consignments of snails intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex III to this Regulation.

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    Article 13

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of rendered animal fats and greaves

    Consignments of rendered animal fats and greaves intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import of meat products into the Union in accordance with point (b)(i) of Article 3 of Decision 2007/777/EC.

    Article 14

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of gelatine and collagen

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    1.  
    Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine and equine animals, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 of Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 or from South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan.
    2.  
    Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from poultry intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008, or from Taiwan.

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    3.  
    Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.
    4.  
    Consignments of gelatine and collagen derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals others than ungulates intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

    Article 15

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen

    1.  
    Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and equine animals intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import of consignments of fresh meat of the specific ungulates into the Union in accordance with point (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 206/2010.
    2.  
    Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from poultry intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 for which imports of poultry meat of the respective species are authorised as specified in that part of that Annex.
    3.  
    Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.
    4.  
    Consignments of raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals others than ungulates intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.

    Article 16

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen

    1.  
    Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine and equine animals intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from the South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan.
    2.  
    Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from poultry intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in column 1 the table in of Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 or from Taiwan.
    3.  
    Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from fishery products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II.
    4.  
    Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals others than ungulates, intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009.
    5.  
    Consignments of treated raw materials for the production of gelatine and collagen referred to in point 4(b)(iii) of Chapter I of Section XIV of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry of raw materials derived from those commodities in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation.

    Article 17

    List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of honey and other apiculture products

    Consignments of honey and other apiculture products intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries listed in the ‘Country’ column in the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU ( 3 ) and marked with an ‘X’ in the ‘Honey’ column in that Annex.

    Article 18

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of certain highly refined products

    Consignments of highly refined chondroitin sulphate, hyaluronic acid, other hydrolysed cartilage products, chitosan, glucosamine, rennet, isinglass and amino acids intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:

    1. 

    in the case of raw materials derived from ungulates, third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan;

    2. 

    in the case of raw materials derived from fishery products, all third countries or regions thereof that are listed in Annex II;

    3. 

    in the case of raw materials derived from poultry, third countries and or territories listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.

    Article 19

    List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of reptile meat

    Consignments of reptile meat intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from Switzerland ( 4 ), Botswana, Vietnam, South Africa or Zimbabwe.

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    Article 20

    Third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of insects

    Consignments of insects intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if such foods have originated in and been consigned from a third country or region thereof, listed in Annex IIIa to this Regulation.

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    Article 21

    List of third countries or regions thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of other products of animal origin

    Consignments of products of animal origin other than those referred to in Articles 3 to 20 intended for human consumption shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:

    1. 

    if derived from ungulates, the third countries listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010, or from the South Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan or Taiwan;

    2. 

    if derived from poultry, the third countries listed in the column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 or from Taiwan;

    3. 

    if derived from fishery products, the third countries or regions thereof listed in Annex II;

    4. 

    if derived from leporidae and from wild land mammals other than ungulates, the third countries or regions thereof listed in column 1 of the table in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 119/2009;

    5. 

    if derived from different species, the third countries or regions thereof listed in points 1 to 4 of this Article for each product of animal origin.

    Article 22

    Amendment to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759

    Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/759 is amended as follows:

    1. 

    Article 1 is deleted;

    2. 

    Annex I is deleted.

    Article 23

    Repeal

    Decision 2006/766/EC is repealed. References to Decision 2006/766/EC shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correlation table set out in Annex IV to this Regulation.

    Article 24

    Transitional provisions

    Until 20 April 2021, Member States shall continue to allow the entry on their territory of consignments of casings referred to in Article 7 from third countries or regions thereof authorised for the import of such consignments into the Union in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 2003/779/EC.

    Article 25

    Entry into force and application

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    It shall apply from 14 December 2019.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.



    ANNEX I



    LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION ARE PERMITTED OF LIVE, CHILLED, FROZEN OR PROCESSED BIVALVE MOLLUSCS, ECHINODERMS, TUNICATES AND MARINE GASTROPODS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION (1)

    COUNTRY ISO CODE

    THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF

    REMARKS

    AU

    Australia

     

    CA

    Canada

     

    CH

    Switzerland (2)

     

    CL

    Chile

     

    GL

    Greenland

     

    JM

    Jamaica

    Only marine gastropods

    JP

    Japan

    Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

    KR

    South Korea

    Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

    MA

    Morocco

    Processed bivalve molluscs belonging to the species Acanthocardia tuberculatum must be accompanied by: (a) an additional health attestation in accordance with the model set out in Part B of Appendix V of Annex VI to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 (OJ L 338, 22.12.2005, p. 27); and (b) the analytical results of the test demonstrating that the molluscs do not contain a paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) level detectable by the bioassay method.

    NZ

    New Zealand

     

    PE

    Peru

    Only eviscerated Pectinidae (scallops) of aquaculture origin

    TH

    Thailand

    Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods

    TN

    Tunisia

     

    TR

    Turkey

     

    US

    United States of America

    Washington State and Massachusetts

    UY

    Uruguay

     

    VN

    Vietnam

    Only frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
    (1)   

    Including those covered by the definition of fishery products in point 3.1, of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55).

    (2)   

    In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).



    ANNEX II



    LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION ARE PERMITTED OF FISHERY PRODUCTS, OTHER THAN THOSE COVERED BY ANNEX I

    COUNTRY ISO CODE

    THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF

    RESTRICTIONS

    AE

    United Arab Emirates

     

    AG

    Antigua and Barbuda

    Only live lobsters

    AL

    Albania

     

    AM

    Armenia

    Only live wild crayfish, heat processed non-farmed crayfish and frozen non-farmed crayfish

    AO

    Angola

     

    AR

    Argentina

     

    AU

    Australia

     

    AZ

    Azerbaijan

    Only caviar

    BA

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

     

    BD

    Bangladesh

     

    BJ

    Benin

     

    BN

    Brunei

    Only aquaculture products

    BR

    Brazil

     

    BQ

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba

     

    BS

    The Bahamas

     

    BY

    Belarus

     

    BZ

    Belize

     

    CA

    Canada

     

    CG

    Congo

    Only fishery products caught, gutted (where appropriate), frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea

    CH

    Switzerland (1)

     

    CI

    Cote d'Ivore

     

    CL

    Chile

     

    CN

    China

     

    CO

    Colombia

     

    CR

    Costa Rica

     

    CU

    Cuba

     

    CV

    Cape Verde

     

    CW

    Curaçao

     

    DZ

    Algeria

     

    EC

    Ecuador

     

    EG

    Egypt

     

    ER

    Eritrea

     

    FJ

    Fiji

     

    FK

    Falkland Islands

     

    GA

    Gabon

     

    GD

    Grenada

     

    GE

    Georgia

     

    GH

    Ghana

     

    GL

    Greenland

     

    GM

    Gambia

     

    GN

    Guinea

    Only fish that has not undergone any preparation or processing operation other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing. The reduced frequency of physical checks, provided for by Commission Decision 94/360/EC (OJ L 158, 25.6.1994, p. 41), shall not be applied.

    GT

    Guatemala

     

    GY

    Guyana

     

    HK

    Hong Kong

     

    HN

    Honduras

     

    ID

    Indonesia

     

    IL

    Israel

     

    IN

    India

     

    IR

    Iran

     

    JM

    Jamaica

     

    JP

    Japan

     

    KE

    Kenya

     

    KI

    Republic of Kiribati

     

    KR

    South Korea

     

    KZ

    Kazakhstan

     

    LK

    Sri Lanka

     

    MA

    Morocco

     

    MD

    Republic of Moldova

    Only caviar

    ME

    Montenegro

     

    MG

    Madagascar

     

    MK

    North Macedonia

     

    MM

    Myanmar

     

    MR

    Mauretania

     

    MU

    Mauritius

     

    MV

    Maldives

     

    MX

    Mexico

     

    MY

    Malaysia

     

    MZ

    Mozambique

     

    NA

    Namibia

     

    NC

    New Caledonia

     

    NG

    Nigeria

     

    NI

    Nicaragua

     

    NZ

    New Zealand

     

    OM

    Oman

     

    PA

    Panama

     

    PE

    Peru

     

    PF

    French Polynesia

     

    PG

    Papua New Guinea

     

    PH

    Philippines

     

    PM

    Saint Pierre and Miquelon

     

    PK

    Pakistan

     

    RS

    Serbia

    Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999

     

    RU

    Russia

     

    SA

    Saudi Arabia

     

    SB

    Solomon Islands

     

    SC

    Seychelles

     

    SG

    Singapore

     

    SH

    Saint Helena

    Not including the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Ascension

     

    Tristan da Cunha

    Not including the islands of Saint Helena and Ascension

    Only lobsters (fresh or frozen)

    SN

    Senegal

     

    SR

    Suriname

     

    SV

    El Salvador

     

    SX

    Sint Maarten

     

    TG

    Togo

     

    TH

    Thailand

     

    TN

    Tunisia

     

    TR

    Turkey

     

    TW

    Taiwan

     

    TZ

    Tanzania

     

    UA

    Ukraine

     

    UG

    Uganda

     

    US

    United States of America

     

    UY

    Uruguay

     

    VE

    Venezuela

     

    VN

    Vietnam

     

    YE

    Yemen

     

    ZA

    South Africa

     

    ZW

    Zimbabwe

     
    (1)   

    In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).



    ANNEX III



    LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION ARE PERMITTED OF FROGS' LEGS AND SNAILS, PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION XI TO ANNEX III TO REGULATION (EC) NO 853/2004 INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

    COUNTRY ISO CODE

    THIRD COUNTRY OR REGIONS THEREOF

    RESTRICTIONS

    AE

    United Arab Emirates

     

    AL

    Albania

     

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    AM

    Armenia

     

    ▼B

    AO

    Angola

     

    AR

    Argentina

     

    AU

    Australia

     

    AZ

    Azerbaijan

     

    BA

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

     

    BD

    Bangladesh

     

    BJ

    Benin

     

    BR

    Brazil

     

    BQ

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, Saba

     

    BS

    The Bahamas

     

    BY

    Belarus

     

    BZ

    Belize

     

    CA

    Canada

     

    CH

    Switzerland (1)

     

    CI

    Cote d'Ivore

     

    CL

    Chile

     

    CN

    China

     

    CO

    Colombia

     

    CR

    Costa Rica

     

    CU

    Cuba

     

    CV

    Cape Verde

     

    CW

    Curaçao

     

    DZ

    Algeria

     

    EC

    Ecuador

     

    EG

    Egypt

     

    ER

    Eritrea

     

    FJ

    Fiji

     

    FK

    Falkland Islands

     

    GA

    Gabon

     

    GD

    Grenada

     

    GE

    Georgia

     

    GH

    Ghana

     

    GL

    Greenland

     

    GM

    Gambia

     

    GT

    Guatemala

     

    GY

    Guyana

     

    HK

    Hong Kong

     

    HN

    Honduras

     

    ID

    Indonesia

     

    IL

    Israel

     

    IN

    India

     

    IR

    Iran

     

    JM

    Jamaica

     

    JP

    Japan

     

    KE

    Kenya

     

    KI

    Republic of Kiribati

     

    KR

    South Korea

     

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    TH

    Thailand

     

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    KZ

    Kazakhstan

     

    LK

    Sri Lanka

     

    MA

    Morocco

     

    MD

    Republic of Moldova

    Only snails

    ME

    Montenegro

     

    MG

    Madagascar

     

    MK

    North Macedonia

     

    MM

    Myanmar

     

    MR

    Mauretania

     

    MU

    Mauritius

     

    MV

    Maldives

     

    MX

    Mexico

     

    MY

    Malaysia

     

    MZ

    Mozambique

     

    NA

    Namibia

     

    NC

    New Caledonia

     

    NG

    Nigeria

     

    NI

    Nicaragua

     

    NZ

    New Zealand

     

    OM

    Oman

     

    PA

    Panama

     

    PE

    Peru

     

    PF

    French Polynesia

     

    PG

    Papua New Guinea

     

    PH

    Philippines

     

    PM

    Saint Pierre and Miquelon

     

    PK

    Pakistan

     

    RS

    Serbia

    Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999

     

    RU

    Russia

     

    SA

    Saudi Arabia

     

    SB

    Solomon Islands

     

    SC

    Seychelles

     

    SG

    Singapore

     

    SH

    Saint Helena

    Not including the islands of Tristan da Cunha and Ascension

     

    SN

    Senegal

     

    SR

    Suriname

     

    SV

    El Salvador

     

    SX

    Sint Maarten

     

    SY

    Syria

    Only snails

    TG

    Togo

     

    TH

    Thailand

     

    TN

    Tunisia

     

    TR

    Turkey

     

    TW

    Taiwan

     

    TZ

    Tanzania

     

    UA

    Ukraine

     

    UG

    Uganda

     

    US

    United States of America

     

    UY

    Uruguay

     

    VE

    Venezuela

     

    VN

    Vietnam

     

    YE

    Yemen

     

    ZA

    South Africa

     

    ZW

    Zimbabwe

     
    (1)   

    In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).

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    ANNEX IIIa

    LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES OR REGIONS THEREOF FROM WHICH ENTRY INTO THE UNION OF INSECTS IS PERMITTED, REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 20



    Country ISO code

    Third country or regions thereof

    Remarks

    CA

    Canada

     

    CH

    Switzerland

     

    KR

    South Korea

     

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    ANNEX IV



    CORRELATION TABLE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 23

    Decision 2006/766/EC

    This Regulation

    Article 1

    Article 8

    Article 2

    Article 9

    Article 3

    —

    Article 4

    —

    Annex I

    Annex I

    Annex II

    Annex II


    ( 1 ) Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 671).

    ( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements (OJ L 226, 23.8.2008, p. 1).

    ( 3 ) Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40).

    ( 4 ) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).

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