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Official Journal of the European Union
21.4.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 19 April 2012
amending Annex I to Decision 2006/766/EC as regards the entry for Chile in the list of third
countries from which imports of live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs,
echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods for human consumption are permitted
(notified under document C(2012) 2446)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/203/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
consumption are permitted. That list also indicates
restrictions concerning such imports from certain third
countries.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4)
Chile is currently included in the list in Annex I to
Decision 2006/766/EC as a third country from which
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European
imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down
marine gastropods intended for human consumption are
specific rules for the organisation of official controls on
permitted, but such imports are restricted to frozen or
products of animal origin intended for human consumption ( 1 ),
processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and
and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,
marine gastropods and to certain chilled and eviscerated
Pectinidae.
Whereas:
(5) A
Commission
inspection
was
carried
out
in
Chile
from
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
854/2004
provides
that
products
of
26 April to 6 May 2010, to evaluate the control system
animal origin are only to be imported from a third
in place governing the production of bivalve molluscs
country or part of a third country that appears on a
intended for export to the Union. The outcome of that
list drawn up in accordance with that Regulation.
inspection, together with the guarantees provided by the
competent authority of Chile, indicate that the conditions
applicable in that third country to live bivalve molluscs
echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended
(2) Regulation
(EC)
No
854/2004
also
provides
that
when
for export to the Union are equivalent to those laid down
drawing up and updating such lists, account is to be
in the relevant Union legislation. The restrictions to
taken of Union controls in third countries and guarantees
imports into the Union of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
provided by the competent authorities of third countries,
tunicates and marine gastropods from Chile should
as regards compliance or equivalence with the Union
therefore no longer apply.
feed and food law and animal health rules as specified

in Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on
official controls performed to ensure the verification of
(6) Decision
2006/766/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
compliance with feed and food law, animal health and
accordingly.
animal welfare rules ( 2 ).
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
(3) Commission
Decision
2006/766/EC
of
6
November
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
2006 establishing the lists of third countries and terri
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
tories from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echino
derms, tunicates, marine gastropods and fishery products
are permitted ( 3 ) lists those third countries which satisfy
the criteria referred to in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
and are therefore able to guarantee that exports of those
products to the Union meet the sanitary conditions laid
down in Union legislation to protect the health of
consumers. In particular, Annex I to that Decision sets
Article 1
out a list of third countries from which imports of live,
In Annex I to Decision 2006/766/EC, the entry for Chile is
chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echino
replaced by the following:
derms, tunicates and marine gastropods for human
( 1 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.
( 2 ) OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
‘CL CHILE’
( 3 ) OJ L 320, 18.11.2006, p. 53.

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21.4.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
109/25
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 April 2012.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission

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