Commission Decision

of 15 February 2001

amending Decision 97/252/EC drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of milk and milk products for human consumption

(notified under document number C(2001) 378)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/177/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Council Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Commission Decision 95/340/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 96/584/EC(4), draws up a list of non-member countries from which the Member States authorise imports of milk and milk products.

(2) The health and veterinary importation conditions and certification requirements for imports of milk and milk products intended for human consumption from the countries appearing on that list have been laid down respectively in Commission Decisions 95/342/EC(5) and 95/343/EC(6), as last amended by Decision 97/115/EC(7).

(3) The Commission has received from certain non-member countries lists of establishments, with guarantees that they fully meet the appropriate Community health requirements and that should an establishment fail to do so its export activities to the European Community will be suspended.

(4) The Commission has received from certain non-member countries the relevant residue monitoring plan and programme for milk and milk products intended for human consumption, as required by Directive 96/23/EC(8).

(5) Commission Decision 97/252/EC(9), as last amended by Decision 1999/52/EC(10) has drawn up provisional lists of non-member country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of milk and milk-based products for human consumption.

(6) Certain non-member countries have notified modifications to the lists of establishments appearing in Decision 97/252/EC, and have provided the Commission with satisfactory guarantees that they meet the relevant Community health requirements for exportation to the Community.

(7) The Member States were informed of these modifications through the procedure laid down in Article 5 of Decision 95/408/EC.

(8) The Food and Veterinary Office carried out inspections in most of the countries appearing on those lists and visited a representative sample of establishments to ascertain their conformity with the Community requirements, and the validity of the guarantees provided by the competent authorities.

(9) Following Article 2(4) of Decision 95/408/EC, those non-member countries' establishments where on-the-spot checks have not yet been carried out by the Commission but which met all the other conditions of Article 2(1) may appear on the lists. However, imports from such establishments will not be eligible for reduced physical checks.

(10) Following Article 5(4) of Decision 95/408/EC, the Commission shall regularly adopt the decisions necessary to update the lists of establishments, and shall publish them in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 97/252/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 February 2001.

For the Commission

David Byrne

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17.

(2) OJ L 289, 28.10.1998, p. 36.

(3) OJ L 200, 24.8.1995, p. 38.

(4) OJ L 255, 9.10.1996, p. 20.

(5) OJ L 200, 24.8.1995, p. 50.

(6) OJ L 200, 24.8.1995, p. 52.

(7) OJ L 42, 13.2.1997, p. 16.

(8) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.

(9) OJ L 101, 18.4.1997, p. 46.

(10) OJ L 17, 22.1.1999, p. 51.

ANEXO/BILAG/ANHANG/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ/ANNEX/ANNEXE/ALLEGATO/BIJLAGE/ANEXO/LIITE/BILAGA

LISTA DE LOS ESTABLECIMIENTOS/LISTE OVER VIRKSOMHEDER/VERZEICHNIS DER BETRIEBE/ΠΙΝΑΚΑΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΕΩΝ/LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS/LISTE DES ?TABLISSEMENTS/ELENCO DEGLI STABILIMENTI/LIJST VAN BEDRIJVEN/LISTA DOS ESTABELECIMENTOS/LUETTELO LAITOKSISTA/F?RTECKNING ?VER ANL?GGNINGAR

Producto: leche y productos lácteos/Produkt: m?lk og mejeriprodukter/Erzeugnis: Milch und Milcherzeugnisse/Προ??ν: γ?λα και γαλακτοκομικ? προ??ντα/Product: milk and milk products/Produit: lait et produits laitiers/Prodotto: latte e prodotti lattiero-caseari/Product: melk en zuivelproducten/Produto: leite e produtos lácteos/Tuote: maito ja maitotuotteet/Varuslag: mj?lk och mj?lkprodukter1= Referencia nacional/National reference/Nationaler Code/Εθνικ?? αριθμ?? ?γκριση?/National reference/Référence nationale/Riferimento nazionale/Nationale code/Referência nacional/Kansallinen referenssi/Nationell referens

2= Nombre/Navn/Name/?νομα/Name/Nom/Nome/Naam/Nome/Nimi/Namn

3= Ciudad/By/Stadt/Π?λη/Town/Ville/Città/Stad/Cidade/Kaupunki/Stad

4= Región/Region/Region/Περιοχ?/Region/Région/Regione/Regio/Regi?o/Alue/Region

5= Menciones especiales/S?rlige bem?rkninger/Besondere Bemerkungen/Ειδικ?? παρατηρ?σει?/Special remarks/Mentions spéciales/Note particolari/Bijzondere opmerkingen/Men??es especiais/Erikoismainintoja/Anm?rkningar

6= * Países y establecimientos que cumplen todos los requisitos del apartado 1 del artículo 2 de la Decisión 95/408/CE del Consejo./* Lande og virksomheder, der opfylder alle betingelserne i artikel 2, stk. 1, i R?dets beslutning 95/408/EF./* L?nder und Betriebe, die alle Anforderungen des Artikels 2 Absatz 1 der Entscheidung 95/408/EG des Rates erfüllen./* Χ?ρε? και εγκαταστ?σει? που πληρο?ν τι? προ?ποθ?σει? του ?ρθρου 2 παρ?γραφο? 1 τη? απ?φαση? 95/408/ΕΚ του Συμβουλ?ου./* Countries and establishments complying with all requirements of Article 2 (1) of Council Decision 95/408/EC./* Pays et établissements remplissant l'ensemble des dispositions de l'article 2, paragraphe 1, de la décision 95/408/CE du Conseil./* Paesi e stabilimenti che ottemperano a tutte le disposizioni dell'articolo 2, paragrafo 1, della decisione 95/408/CE del Consiglio./* Landen en inrichtingen die voldoen aan al de voorwaarden van artikel 2, lid 1, van Beschikking 95/408/EG van de Raad./* Países e estabelecimentos que respeitam todas as exigências do n.o 1 do artigo 2.o da Decis?o 95/408/CE do Conselho./* Neuvoston p??t?ksen 95/408/EY 2 artiklan 1 kohdan kaikki vaatimukset t?ytt?v?t maat ja laitokset./* L?nder och anl?ggningar som uppfyller alla krav i artikel 2.1 i r?dets beslut 95/408/EG.

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ZA - País: SUD?FRICA/Land: SYDAFRIKA/Land: S?DAFRIKA/Χ?ρα: ΝΟΤΙΟΣ ΑΦΡΙΚΗ/Country: SOUTH AFRICA/Pays: AFRIQUE DU SUD/Paese: SUDAFRICA/Land: ZUID-AFRIKA/País: ?FRICA DO SUL/Maa: ETEL?-AFRIKKA/Land: SYDAFRIKA

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