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18.6.2013 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
164/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 555/2013
of 14 June 2013
amending Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 as regards the transit of certain animal by-products from
Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
to include those border inspection posts in the list set
out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC as soon as the
technical conditions for their approval are complied with.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the
neither the European Parliament nor the Council has
European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009
opposed them,
laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and
derived products not intended for human consumption and
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 (Animal by-products
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Regulation) ( 1 ), and in particular the second subparagraph of
Article 41(3) and Article 42(2)(a) thereof,
Article 1
Whereas:
In Regulation (EU) No 142/2011, the following Article 29a is
inserted:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 of
‘Article 29a
25 February 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No
1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the
Specific requirements for transit through Croatia of
Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-
animal by-products coming from Bosnia and
products and derived products not intended for human
Herzegovina and destined to third countries
consumption and implementing Council Directive
97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt
1. The movements of consignments of animal by-products
from veterinary checks at the border under that Direc
and derived products coming from Bosnia and Herzegovina
tive (
and destined to third countries through the Union, by road,

2 ) lays down implementing measures for health rules
as regards animal by-products and derived products not
directly between the border inspection post of Nova Sela and
intended for human consumption.
the border inspection post of Ploe, shall be authorised

provided that the following conditions are met:
(2) It
is
necessary
to
lay
down
specific
conditions
for
transit
(a) the consignment is sealed with a serially numbered seal
via the Union of consignments of animal by-products
by the official veterinarian at the border inspection post
and derived products to third countries from Bosnia
of entry;
and Herzegovina due to the geographical situation and
the necessity to maintain access to the Croatian port of
Ploe after the accession of Croatia to the Union.
(b) the documents accompanying the consignment and
referred to in Article 7 of Directive 97/78/EC are
stamped “ONLY FOR TRANSIT TO THIRD COUNTRIES
(3) Commission
Decision
2009/821/EC
( 3 ) draws up a list of
VIA THE EU” on each page by the official veterinarian at
approved border inspection posts and lays down certain
the border inspection post of entry;
rules on the inspections carried out by Commission
veterinary experts and lays down the veterinary units in
Traces. As the arrangements for the transit via the Union
(c) the procedural requirements provided for in Article 11 of
of consignments of the animal by-products concerned to
Directive 97/78/EC are complied with;
third countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina can be
effective only through access via Croatian border
inspection posts of Nova Sela and Ploe, it is necessary
(d) the consignment is certified as acceptable for transit on
the Common Veterinary Entry Document referred to in
( 1 ) OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 54, 26.2.2011, p. 1.
Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 136/2004 by the
( 3 ) OJ L 296, 12.11.2009, p. 1.
official veterinarian at the border inspection post of entry.

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2. Unloading or storage, as defined in Article 12(4) or in
Article 2
Article 13 of Directive 97/78/EC, of such consignments in
the Union shall not be allowed.
This Regulation shall enter into force subject to and on the date
of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
3. Regular audits shall be made by the competent
authority to ensure that the number of consignments and
It shall apply from the date of application of the amendments
the quantities of products leaving the Union matches the
to Decision 2009/821/EC which insert the entries for Nova Sela
number and quantities entering the Union.’.
and Ploe in Annex I thereto.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 June 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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