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Official Journal of the European Union
17.3.2011
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)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
guarantees and should be approved. Therefore, camel
milk should be included in the entry for the United
Arab Emirates in the list.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(5) Brunei
has
submitted
a
plan
for
aquaculture
to
the
Commission. That plan provides sufficient guarantees
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996
and should be approved. Therefore, Brunei should be
on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof
included in the list as regards aquaculture.
in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives
85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and
91/664/EEC (
(6) The
Commission
requested
that
the
former
Yugoslav

1 ), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of
Article 29(1) and Article 29(2) thereof,
Republic of Macedonia provide information on the
implementation of its plan for equidae for slaughter. In
the absence of a reply from the former Yugoslav
Whereas:
Republic of Macedonia there are not sufficient guarantees

for approval. The entry for that third country concerning
equidae for slaughter should therefore be deleted from
(1) Directive
96/23/EC
lays
down
measures
to
monitor
the
the list. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has
substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I
been informed accordingly.
thereto. Pursuant to Directive 96/23/EC, the inclusion
and retention on the lists of third countries from
(7) The
entry
for
Malaysia
in
the
list
includes
poultry
but
the
which Member States are authorised to import animals
plan provided by Malaysia and the additional information
and animal products covered by that Directive are subject
obtained by the Commission do not provide sufficient
to the submission by the third countries concerned of a
guarantees in respect of poultry. However, the only
plan setting out the guarantees which they offer as
establishment processing such raw material currently
regards the monitoring of the groups of residues and
approved in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation
substances listed in that Annex. Those plans are to be
(EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of
updated at the request of the Commission, particularly
the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules
when certain checks render it necessary.
for the organisation of official controls on products of
animal origin intended for human consumption
( 3 )
imports all its raw material from a Member State. In
(2) Commission
Decision
2004/432/EC
of
29
April
2004
order to permit the continuation of that activity, the
on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted
entry for Malaysia should include poultry but it should
by third countries in accordance with Council Directive
be restricted to raw material imported from other third
96/23/EC ( 2 ) approves the plans provided for in
countries included in the list for such material or from
Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC (the plans) submitted
Member States. Malaysia has been informed accordingly.
by certain third countries listed in the Annex thereto for
A footnote setting out this limitation should be included
the animals and animal products indicated in that list.
in the list for that third country.
(3)
In the light of the recent plans submitted by certain third
(8) The
Commission requested that Russia provide
countries and additional information obtained by the
information on the implementation of its plan for
Commission, it is necessary to update the list of third
equidae for slaughter. In the absence of a reply from
countries from which Member States are authorised to
Russia there are not sufficient guarantees for approval.
import certain animals and animal products, as provided
The entry for that third country concerning equidae for
for in Directive 96/23/EC and currently listed in the
slaughter should be deleted from the list. Russia has been
Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC (the list).
informed accordingly.
(4) The
United
Arab
Emirates
has
submitted
a
plan
for
camel (9) The
Commission
requested
that
Ukraine
provide
milk to the Commission. That plan provides sufficient
information on the implementation of its plan for
equine animals and products. In the absence of a reply
( 1 ) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
( 2 ) OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 44-50.
( 3 ) OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 206.

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from Ukraine there are not sufficient guarantees for
the table set out in the Annex are approved for the animals and
approval. The entry for that third country concerning
animal products that are intended for human consumption and
equine animals and products should be deleted from
marked with an ‘X’ in that table.
the list. Ukraine has been informed accordingly.
Article 2
(10) The
United
States
has
been
asked
to
provide
information
on the implementation of its plan for equine animals and
1. Third
countries
using
raw
material
imported
from
other
products. However, the United States did not provide the
third countries approved for production of food of animal
respective guarantees as the slaughter of equidae for
origin in accordance with this Decision or from Member
export to the Union has ceased in that third country.
States to be exported to the European Union and which are
The entry for that that third country concerning equine
unable to provide a residue monitoring plan equivalent to that
animals and products should therefore be deleted from
required by Article 7 of Directive 96/23/EC for such raw
the list. The United States has been informed accordingly.
material shall complement the plan with the following
statement:
(11) A Commission inspection to Uruguay has revealed
serious shortcomings concerning the implementation of
‘The competent authority of [third country] ensures that
the plan for rabbit and farmed game. For rabbit, there
animal products for human consumption exported to the
was no residue monitoring plan in place and for farmed
European Union, in particular products produced from raw
game, no sampling or testing was possible because of a
material imported into [third country], shall only come from
cessation in production. The entries for Uruguay
establishments approved in accordance to Article 12 of Regu
concerning rabbit and farmed game should therefore be
lation (EC) No 854/2004 and having reliable procedures in
deleted from the list. Uruguay has been informed
place to guarantee that raw material of animal origin used in
accordingly.
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
(12) Certain
third
countries
export
animal
products
derived
2011/163/EU without a restrictive footnote as provided for
from raw material originating from Member States or
in Article 2(2) of the Decision.’.
from other third countries that comply with the
provisions of Directive 96/23/EC for such materials and
which are therefore included in the list. In order to
2. The
entry
in
the
Annex
to
this
Decision
of
a
third
country
ensure that animal products imported into the Union
exporting animal products for human consumption produced
are covered by an approved plan, third countries that
only with raw material of animal origin obtained from Member
import such raw material for subsequent export to the
States of the Union or from third countries that provided a plan
Union should include a statement in their plan to that
in accordance with Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC shall be
effect.
complemented with the following restrictive footnote:
(13) In order to avoid any disruption to trade, a transitional
‘Third countries using only raw material either from other
period should be laid down to cover the relevant
third countries approved for imports of such raw material to
consignments from the former Yugoslav Republic of
the Union or from Member States, in accordance with
Macedonia, Russia, Ukraine and Uruguay, which were
Article 2.’.
dispatched to the Union before the date of application
of this Decision.
Article 3
(14) Decision
2004/432/EC
has
been
amended
several
times.
1. For
a
transitional
period
until
30
April
2011,
Member
In the interests of clarity of Union legislation, it should
States shall accept consignments from Uruguay of rabbit and
be repealed and replaced by this Decision.
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
(15) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
Ukraine to the Union prior to 15 March 2011 in accordance
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
with Decision 2004/432/EC.
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
2. For
a
transitional
period
until
25
March
2011,
Member
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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
Article 1
demonstrate that they were certified and dispatched from
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Russia and Ukraine
The plans provided for in Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC
to the Union prior to 15 March 2011 in accordance with
submitted to the Commission by the third countries listed in
Decision 2004/432/EC.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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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.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 2011.
For the Commission
John DALLI
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX
Code ISO2 Country Bovine Ovine/caprine Porcine Equine Poultry Aqua-culture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game Farmed
game Honey
AD Andorra
X
X
X
AE United
Arab
Emirates
X X
(1 )
EN

AL Albania
X
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
X
Herzegovina
BD Bangladesh
X
icial
Jour
BN Brunei
X
nal
BR Brazil
X
X
X
X
X
of
the
BW Botswana
X
X
X
European
BY Belarus X
(3 )
X
X
X
BZ Belize
X
X
Union
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
(4 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
CM Cameroon
X
CN China
X
X
X
X
X
CO Colombia
X
CR Costa
Rica
X
CU Cuba
X
X
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CW Curaao
X (2 )

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine Ovine/caprine Porcine Equine Poultry Aqua-culture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game Farmed
game Honey
EC Ecuador
X
ET Ethiopia
X
FK Falklands
Islands
X
X
EN

FO Faeroe
Islands
X
GL Greenland
X
X
X
GT Guatemala
X
X
HK Hong
Kong X
(2 ) X
(2 )
HN Honduras
X
Off
icial
HR Croatia
X
X
X X
(3 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Jour
ID Indonesia
X
nal
IL Israel
X
X
X
X
X
X
of
the
IN India
X
X
European
IS Iceland
X
X
X
X
X
X X
(2 )
Union
IR Iran
X
JM Jamaica
X
X
JP Japan
X
KG Kyrgyzstan
X
KR South
Korea
X
LK Sri
Lanka
X
MA Morocco
X
MD Moldova
X
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ME Montenegro
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MG Madagascar
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine Ovine/caprine Porcine Equine Poultry Aqua-culture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game Farmed
game Honey
MK former
Yugoslav X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Republic of
Macedonia (5 )
MU Mauritius X
(2 )
X
EN
MX Mexico
X
X
X
X

MY Malaysia X
(2 )
X
MZ Mozambique
X
NA Namibia
X
X
X
X
NC New
Caledonia
X
X
X
X
X
NI Nicaragua
X
X
icial
Jour
NZ New
Zealand
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
nal
PA Panama
X
of
the
PE Peru
X
X
European
PF French
Polynesia
X
PH Philippines
X
Union
PN Pitcairn
Islands
X
PY Paraguay
X
RS Serbia
(6 )
X
X
X X
(3 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
RU Russia
X
X
X
X
X
X X
(7 )
X
SA Saudi
Arabia
X
SG Singapore X
(2 ) X
(2 ) X
(2 ) X
(2 ) X
(2 ) X
(2 )
SM San
Marino
X
X
X
SR Suriname
X
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SV El
Salvador
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine Ovine/caprine Porcine Equine Poultry Aqua-culture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game Farmed
game Honey
SX Sint
Maarten
X (2 )
SZ Swaziland
X
TH Thailand
X
X
X
EN
TN Tunisia
X
X
X

TR Turkey
X
X
X
X
TW Taiwan
X
X
TZ Tanzania
X
X
UA Ukraine
X
X
X
X
X
UG Uganda
X
X
Off
icial
US United
States
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Jour
UY Uruguay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
nal
VE Venezuela
X
of
the
VN Vietnam
X
European
YT Mayotte
X
ZA South
Africa
X
X
Union
ZM Zambia
X
ZW Zimbabwe
X
X
(1 ) Camel milk only.
(2 ) 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.
(3 ) Export to the Union of live equidae for slaughter (food producing animals only).
(4 ) Only ovine animals.
(5 ) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following current negotiations at UN level.
(6 ) Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
(7 ) Only for reindeer from the Murmansk and Yamalo-Nenets regions.
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