(1)

Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 opened tariff quotas for imports of products in the poultry meat sector.

(2)

The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of October 2008 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2009 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.

(3)

The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of October 2008 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2009 do not, for some quotas, cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,

(1)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 (3) opens and provides for the administration of tariff quotas and introduces a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic and other agricultural products imported from third countries.

(2)

The quantities for which ‘A’ licence applications have been lodged by traditional importers and by new importers during the first five working days of October 2008, pursuant to Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina, and all third countries other than China and Argentina.

(3)

Therefore, in accordance with Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, it is now necessary to establish the extent to which the ‘A’ licence applications sent to the Commission by 15 October 2008 can be met in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 341/2007,

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 lays down the general rules for food business operators on the hygiene of foodstuffs. Food business operators carrying out any stage of production, processing and distribution of food after the primary production stage are to comply with the general hygiene requirements laid down in Annex II to that Regulation.

(2)

With regard to water supply, Chapter VII of that Annex provides that potable water is to be used, whenever necessary, to ensure that foodstuffs are not contaminated and that clean water may be used with whole fishery products. It also provides that clean seawater may be used with live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and that clean water may be used for their external washing.

(3)

The use of clean water with whole fishery products and for external washing of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderm, tunicates and marine gastropods does not represent a risk for public health as long as control procedures based, in particular, on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles have been developed and put in place by food business operators to ensure that it is not a source of contamination.

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

‘(b)

Clean water may be used with whole fishery products.

Clean seawater may be used with live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods; clean water may also be used for external washing.

When clean water is used, adequate facilities and procedures are to be available for its supply to ensure that such use is not a source of contamination for the foodstuff.’

(1)

The provisions regarding identification marking laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 have created confusion in the identification of products produced within the Community and products produced outside the Community. It is therefore appropriate to clarify those provisions in order to ensure their smooth implementation. However, in order not to disrupt trade in the products of animal origin concerned, it should be provided that products for which an identification mark has been applied in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 before 1 November 2009 may be imported into the Community until 31 December 2009.

(2)

Notwithstanding the general principle laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 whereby food business operators are not to use, where hygiene so requires, any substance other than potable water, provisions allowing the use of clean water for the handling of fish are set out in Part A of Annex I and in Chapter VII of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (2) and in Part II of Chapter I and Chapters III and IV of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, in particular for handling fishery products on board vessels.

(3)

Article 11 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (3) provides that clean water may also be used in land-based establishments until 31 December 2009.

(4)

It has long been scientifically recognised that the use of seawater is of technological interest for fishery products as it helps in maintaining intact their organoleptic characteristics by eliminating the risk of osmotic shock.

(5)

The use of clean seawater for the handling and washing of fishery products does not represent a risk for public health as long as control procedures based, in particular, on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles have been developed and put in place by food business operators to ensure that it complies with the definition of clean seawater set out in Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. It is therefore appropriate to delete Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 and to make the transitional arrangement, provided for in that Regulation as regards the use of clean seawater, permanent. Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 should be amended accordingly.

(6)

Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 sets out the requirements governing the production and placing on the market of fishery products intended for human consumption, including fish oil.

(7)

There have been difficulties in implementing those specific requirements in some Member States. Problems have also been encountered as regards fish oil imported from third countries. Those difficulties mainly relate to the requirements applying to raw materials in order to ensure their suitability for the production of fish oil for human consumption and to food manufacturing practices usually in place in the fish oil industry. It is therefore appropriate to clarify those provisions in order to harmonise their implementation. Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 should be amended accordingly.

(8)

The opinion of the European Food Safety Authority adopted on 30 August 2004 on contaminants in the food chain related to the toxicity of fishery products belonging to the family of Gempylidae has demonstrated that fishery products belonging to that family, in particular Ruvettus pretiosus and Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, may have adverse gastrointestinal effects if not consumed under certain conditions. Chapter V of Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific marketing conditions for those fishery products.

(9)

Those conditions apply to fresh, prepared and processed fishery products derived from those species. However, similar risks for the consumer may be encountered with frozen fishery products derived from the family of Gempylidae. It is therefore appropriate to require similar protective and informative conditions for those frozen fishery products. Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 should be amended accordingly.

(10)

Point 1(a) of Part III of Chapter II of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 provides that food business operators manufacturing dairy products must ensure that raw cows’ milk meets a limit criterion before processing.

(11)

Compliance with that limit is particularly important for food safety where the milk has to be heat-treated by a pasteurisation process or a process which is less strict than pasteurisation, and has not been heat-treated within a pre-defined time. In such circumstances, the application of such heat-treatments does not have a sufficient bactericidal effect, which may lead to an early spoilage of the resulting dairy product.

(12)

Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 provides for a transitional arrangement aiming at limiting the verification of compliance with this criterion to such circumstances. It is therefore appropriate to delete Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 and to make that transitional arrangement permanent. Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 should be amended accordingly.

(13)

Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific hygiene rules for eggs and egg products. Pursuant to point 2 of Chapter I of that Section, eggs must be stored and transported at a preferably constant temperature that is best suited to ensure optimal conservation of their hygiene properties.

(14)

Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 provides that Member States which, before 1 January 2006, applied national temperature requirements for eggs storage facilities and for vehicles transporting eggs between such storage facilities may continue to apply those requirements until 31 December 2009. Since this possibility does not interfere with the food safety objectives laid down in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, it is appropriate to make that transitional arrangement permanent.

(15)

In addition, pursuant to point 1 of Part II of Chapter II of Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, cracked eggs may be used for the manufacture of egg products under certain conditions. Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 provides that food business operators may, until 31 December 2009, use cracked eggs for the production of liquid egg in an establishment approved for that purpose, provided that the establishment of production or a packing centre has delivered them directly and they are broken as soon as possible. Since the use of cracked eggs in the production of liquid egg does not represent a risk for public health under such conditions, it is appropriate to make that transitional arrangement permanent.

(16)

Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 should therefore be deleted and Section X of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 should be amended accordingly.

(17)

Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 2076/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(18)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

(1)

Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 sets out requirements for the health marking of carcases when there are no grounds for declaring the meat unfit for human consumption. Some of those requirements have created confusion in the identification of products produced within the Community and products produced outside the Community. It is therefore appropriate to clarify those provisions in order to ensure their smooth implementation.

(2)

However, in order not to disrupt the trade in the products concerned, it should be provided that products for which a health mark has been applied in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 before 1 November 2009 may be imported into the Community until 31 December 2009.

(3)

Article 5(6) of Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 allows Member States to authorise slaughterhouse staff to assist with official controls by carrying out certain specific tasks of official auxiliaries in relation to the production of meat from poultry and lagomorphs. Part A of Chapter III of Section III of Annex I to that Regulation provides that that authorisation may only be granted if the staff of the establishment have been trained, to the satisfaction of the competent authority, in the same way as official auxiliaries for the tasks of such auxiliaries.

(4)

Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (2), provides that, until 31 December 2009, that training may be limited to ensuring that slaughterhouse staff are trained for the specific tasks they are authorised to perform.

(5)

That limitation has not affected negatively the requirements for the official controls with regard to fresh meat, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004. It is therefore appropriate to make the transitional arrangement provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 permanent and allow the Member States to implement either a complete or a limited training system and to decide upon its practical arrangements, including the examination procedure. It is therefore appropriate to delete Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 and to amend Part A of Chapter III of Section III of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 accordingly.

(6)

Point 4 of Part A of Chapter II of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 provides that live bivalve molluscs from Class B areas are not to exceed 4 600E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 introduces, until 31 December 2009, a tolerance in 10 % of samples for live bivalve molluscs originating from those areas.

(7)

That tolerance does not represent a risk for public health provided that in the 10 % of samples, live bivalve molluscs do not exceed an upper limit of 46 000E. coli per 100 g of flesh and intravalvular liquid. It is therefore appropriate to retain this tolerance on a permanent basis. It is therefore appropriate to delete Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 and to amend point 4 of Part A of Chapter II of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 accordingly.

(8)

An opinion of the European Food Safety Authority adopted on 30 August 2004 on contaminants in the food chain related to the toxicity of fishery products belonging to the family of Gempylidae has demonstrated that fishery products belonging to that family, in particular Ruvettus pretiosus and Lepidocybium flavobrunneum, may have adverse gastrointestinal effects if not consumed under certain conditions. Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 requires competent authorities in the Member States to carry out checks regarding the marketing conditions that food business operators must comply with in relation to fishery products belonging to the family of Gempylidae.

(9)

Those conditions apply to fresh, prepared and processed fishery products derived from those species. However, similar risks for the consumer may be encountered with frozen fishery products derived from that family. It is therefore appropriate to require competent authorities to carry out checks also for frozen fishery products belonging to that family.

(10)

Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 2076/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

(1)

Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 provides that food business operators are to carry out specific checks in order to prevent fishery products which are unfit for human consumption from being placed on the market. Those checks also include the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) limits, which are not to be exceeded.

(2)

Chapter I of Section II of Annex II to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (2) lays down the TVB-N limits for certain categories of fishery products and the analysis methods to be used.

(3)

Pursuant to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, when vessels that have not been designed and equipped to preserve fresh fishery product for more than 24 hours are landing their catch, fresh fishery products must undergo chilling as soon as possible after landing and be stored at the temperature of melting ice.

(4)

However, when whole fishery products handled in such vessels are used directly in the preparation of fish oil for human consumption, the raw material may be processed up to 36 hours without chilling after the catch or the loading on the vessel, provided that the fishery products still meet the freshness criteria.

(5)

It is therefore appropriate to lay down a general TVB-N limit that should not be exceeded in fish species used for the direct production of fish oil for human consumption, when using that possibility.

(6)

Due to variation between species, it may also be appropriate to lay down higher TVB-N limits for certain species. Pending the harmonisation at Community level of those higher TVB-N limits, Member States should be allowed to apply national limits for certain species, provided that the fish still meet the freshness criteria.

(7)

Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific rules on the hygiene of food of animal origin for food business operators. That Regulation provides that food business operators producing fish oil intended for human consumption are to comply with the relevant provisions of Annex III thereto.

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 lays down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin. It applies in respect of activities and persons to which Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 applies.

(3)

Article 7(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down transitional arrangements for the implementation of Regulations (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (3) provides for a derogation from the requirements for fish oil for human consumption laid down in Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 for food business operators so that they may continue, until 31 October 2008, to import fish oil from establishments in third countries that were approved for that purpose before the date of the entry into force of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1664/2006 (4).

(4)

In addition, Article 7(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 provides for a derogation from Annex VI to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005 of 5 December 2005 laying down implementing measures for certain products under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and for the organisation of official controls under Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, derogating from Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Regulations (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (5), for fish oil for which a certificate has been issued in accordance with national rules applicable before the date of the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005, duly completed and signed prior to 31 October 2008, which may be imported into the Community until 31 December 2008.

(5)

The requirements for the production of fish oil for human consumption in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 were amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1020/2008 (6) to address the practical difficulties experienced by third countries in adjusting the processing conditions in fish oil producing establishments.

(6)

In order to avoid unnecessary disruption of trade resulting from the administrative procedures for approval and listing of establishments covered by the amended rules, it is appropriate to extend the derogation in Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 until 30 April 2009.

(7)

The derogation provided for in Article 7(4)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 for imports into the Community of fish oil for which a certificate has been issued in accordance with national rules should also be extended until 30 June 2009. In addition, such certificates should be duly completed and signed prior to 30 April 2009.

(8)

Regulation (EC) No 2076/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(9)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

1.

Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:

(*1)   OJ L 277, 18.10.2008, p. 8.’ "

2.

In paragraph 4, point (b) is amended as follows:

(1)

The EU Action Plan for Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) (2) sets out measures that aim to combat the problem of illegal logging and the associated trade. The Action Plan proposes the development of a Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade licensing scheme (hereinafter referred to as the FLEGT licensing scheme) to ensure that only legally harvested timber is imported from countries participating in the scheme.

(2)

Under this scheme the Community aims to conclude Voluntary Partnership Agreements with countries and regional organisations (FLEGT partner countries). Timber products exported from FLEGT partner countries to the Community should be covered by a FLEGT licence issued by the licensing authority of that country. The FLEGT licence should demonstrate the legality of the timber products covered, as set out in the corresponding FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement.

(3)

Regulation (EC) 2173/2005 lays down EU procedures for the implementation of the FLEGT licensing scheme, including a requirement for imports into the Community of timber products originating in FLEGT partner countries to be covered by a FLEGT licence.

(4)

In order to ensure the effectiveness of the FLEGT licensing scheme the competent authorities should verify that the timber products declared for release for free circulation into the Community are covered by a FLEGT licence. The FLEGT licence should be accepted provided that certain conditions have been fulfilled.

(5)

It is therefore necessary to lay down detailed provisions relating to the conditions for the acceptance of the FLEGT licence.

(6)

In order to ensure consistent treatment of FLEGT licences by the authorities in the Member States it is necessary to set out the information to be included in the licence. Furthermore it is necessary to provide for a standardised format of the FLEGT licences so as to facilitate their effective verification.

(7)

Given the competitiveness of the international timber trade, the implementation of the FLEGT licensing scheme requires that the procedures concerning the release for free circulation of FLEGT licensed timber products do not lead to undue delays in importation procedures. It is therefore necessary to provide for procedures for the verification and acceptance of the FLEGT licence which are as simple and practical as possible, without however compromising the credibility of the system.

(8)

The Community and the Member States have committed themselves, under the Lisbon Agenda, to increasing the competitiveness of companies doing business in Europe. Pursuant to Decision 2004/387/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on interoperable delivery of pan-European e-Government services to public administrations, businesses and citizens (IDABC) (3), the Commission and the Member States should provide efficient, effective and interoperable information and communication systems for the exchange of information between public administrations and Community citizens.

(9)

The protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data is governed by Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (4), which is fully applicable to the processing of personal data for the purposes of this Regulation, in particular as regards the processing of personal data in licences.

(10)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Committee,

(1)

Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, Italy’s application to register the name ‘Radicchio di Chioggia’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).

(2)

As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register,

(1)

The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2008 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008 (3).

(2)

As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008.

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1003/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly,

(1)

Reports, statements and information of the United Nations (UN) available to the Commission, including the report of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions of 27 March 2006, the statement of the Special Advisor to the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict of 13 November 2006 and the statement of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, of 29 October 2007, as well as other publicly available reports and information from other relevant sources, including non-governmental organisations, indicate that the national legislation of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka incorporating international human rights conventions, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, is not being effectively implemented.

(2)

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, are listed as core human rights conventions respectively in points 1, 5 and 6 of Annex III, Part A, of Regulation (EC) No 980/2005.

(3)

Article 16(2) of Regulation (EC) 980/2005 provides for the temporary withdrawal of the special incentive arrangement referred to in Section 2 of Chapter II of that Regulation, if the national legislation incorporating those conventions referred to in Annex III of the Regulation which have been ratified in fulfilment of the requirements of Article 9(1) and (2) is not effectively implemented.

(4)

The Commission has examined the information received and found that it constitutes sufficient grounds for the opening of an investigation with the objective of determining whether the legislation of Sri Lanka on the recognition and protection of fundamental human rights is effectively implemented. This would further allow to determine whether a temporary withdrawal of the special incentive arrangement is justified.

(5)

Consultations with the Generalised Preferences Committee were held on 23 September 2008,

(1)

Directive 90/426/EEC lays down animal health conditions for the importation into the Community of live equidae. It provides that imports of equidae into the Community are only authorised from third countries or parts of the territory thereof, which have been free from glanders for a period of at least six months.

(2)

Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species (3) establishes a list of third countries, or parts thereof where regionalisation applies, from which Member States authorise the importation of equidae and semen, ova and embryos thereof, and indicates the other conditions applicable to such imports. That list is set out in Annex I to that Decision.

(3)

Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis and glanders do occur in parts of the territory of Brazil and therefore imports of equidae, and as a consequence of their semen, ova and embryos, are only allowed from the disease free parts of the territory of that country described as ‘BR-1’ in column 4 of Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC. The State of São Paulo is included in that list.

(4)

In September 2008, Brazil notified the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) of the confirmation of a case of glanders in a horse in the suburbs of the State of São Paulo. Since that State is no longer free from glanders, it should be deleted from the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC.

(5)

However, in the light of the information and guarantees provided by Brazil, it is possible to allow for a limited period of time from a part of the territory of the State of São Paulo the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export in accordance with the requirements of Commission Decision 93/195/EEC of 2 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the re-entry of registered horses for racing, competition and cultural events after temporary export (4).

(6)

In addition, the list set out in Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC should take account of the separation of the customs territories of Montenegro and Serbia and those two third countries should be listed separately, thus allowing the importation of live equidae, their semen, ova and embryos from both Montenegro and Serbia under the same additional conditions as specified at present for ‘Serbia and Montenegro’ in that Annex.

(7)

Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Animal Health,

1.

the entry for Brazil is replaced by the following:

2.

the following entry for Montenegro is inserted between the entry for Morocco and the entry for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia:

3.

the following entry for Serbia is inserted between the entry for Qatar and the entry for Russia:

4.

the entry for Serbia and Montenegro is deleted.