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Official Journal of the European Union
15.10.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 14 October 2011
amending and correcting the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU 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) 7167)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/690/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
countries from which Member States are authorised to
import certain animals and animal products, as provided
for in Directive 96/23/EC and currently listed in the
Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU (‘the list’).
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
Union,
(4)
Belize is currently included in the list for aquaculture and
honey. However, Belize has not provided a plan as
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996
required by Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC. Therefore,
on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof
Belize should be removed from the list.
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 ( 1 ), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of
Article 29(1) and Article 29(2) thereof.
(5) Ghana
has
submitted
a
plan
for
honey
to
the
Commission. That plan provides sufficient guarantees
and should be approved. Therefore, an entry for Ghana
Whereas:
for honey should be included in the list.

(1) Directive
96/23/EC
lays
down
measures
to
monitor
the (6) India
has
now
carried
out
corrective
measures
to
address
substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I
the shortcomings in its residue plan for honey. That third
thereto. Pursuant to Directive 96/23/EC, the inclusion
country has submitted an improved residue plan for
and retention on the lists of third countries from
honey and a Commission inspection confirmed an
which Member States are authorised to import animals
acceptable implementation of the plan. Therefore, the
and animal products covered by that Directive are subject
entry for India in the list should include honey.
to the submission by the third countries concerned of a
plan setting out the guarantees which they offer as
regards the monitoring of the groups of residues and
substances listed in that Annex. Those plans are to be
(7) Madagascar
has
submitted
a
plan
for
honey
to
the
updated at the request of the Commission, particularly
Commission. That plan provides sufficient guarantees
when certain checks render it necessary.
and should be approved. Therefore, honey should be
included in the entry for Madagascar in the list.
(2) Commission
Decision
2011/163/EU
( 2 ) approves the
plans provided for in Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC
(8)
Mauritius is currently included in the list for poultry but
(‘the plans’) submitted by certain third countries listed in
with a reference to footnote 2 in the Annex to Decision
the Annex thereto for the animals and animal products
2011/163/EU. That footnote restricts such imports to
indicated in that list. Decision 2011/163/EU repealed and
those from third countries using only raw material
replaced Commission Decision 2004/432/EC of 29 April
either from Member States or from other third
2004 on the approval of residue monitoring plans
countries approved for imports of such raw material to
submitted by third countries in accordance with
the Union, in accordance with Article 2 of that Decision.
Council Directive 96/23/EC (
However, Mauritius has not provided the required guar

3 ).
antees for the plan for poultry. Therefore, the entry for
that third country in the list should no longer include
poultry.
(3)
In the light of the recent plans submitted by certain third
countries and additional information obtained by the
Commission, it is necessary to update the list of third
(9) Turkey
has
submitted
a
plan
for
eggs
to
the
Commission.
That plan provides sufficient guarantees and should be
( 1 ) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
( 2 ) OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40.
approved. Therefore, eggs should be included in the entry
( 3 ) OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 44.
for Turkey in the list.

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EN
15.10.2011 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
270/49
(10) The
entry
for
Singapore
in
the
list
includes
aquaculture
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
but with a reference to footnote 2 in the Annex to
Decision 2011/163/EU. However, in the Annex to
Article 1
Decision 2004/432/EC, as amended by Commission
Decision 2010/327/EU (
The Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU is replaced by the text in

1 ), there is no reference to
footnote 2 as Singapore submitted an approved plan
the Annex to this Decision.
for aquaculture. The Commission has not been advised
of any change since the approval of that plan. Therefore,
Article 2
the entry for that third country in the list should be
This Decision shall apply from 1 November 2011.
corrected by deleting the reference to that footnote for
imports of aquaculture. For reasons of legal certainty, the
However, the amendment concerning the entry for Singapore
entry for Singapore should apply retroactively from
shall apply from 15 March 2011.
15 March 2011, the date of application of Decision
2011/163/EU when the error in the entry regarding
Singapore occurred. The competent authorities of the
Article 3
Member States have been informed accordingly and no
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
disruption to imports has been reported to the
Commission.
Done at Brussels, 14 October 2011.
(11) The
Annex
to
Decision
2011/163/EU
should
therefore
be amended accordingly.
For the Commission
(12) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
John DALLI
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 147, 12.6.2010, p. 5.

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ANNEX
‘ANNEX
Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
EN

AD Andorra
X
X
X
AE United
Arab
Emirates
X X
(1 )
AL Albania
X
X
X
AR Argentina
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Off
AU Australia
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
icial
BA Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
X
Jour
nal
BD Bangladesh
X
of
the
BN Brunei
X
European
BR Brazil
X
X
X
X
X
Union
BW Botswana
X
X
X
BY Belarus X
(2 )
X
X
X
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
(3 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
CM Cameroon
X
CN China
X
X
X
X
X
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CO Colombia
X
CR Costa
Rica
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
CU Cuba
X
X
CW Curaao
X (4 )
EN
EC Ecuador
X

ET Ethiopia
X
FK Falkland
Islands
X
X
FO Faeroe
Islands
X
GH Ghana
X
icial
GL Greenland
X
X
X
Jour
nal
GT Guatemala
X
X
of
the
HK Hong
Kong X
(4 ) X
(4 )
European
HN Honduras
X
HR Croatia
X
X
X X
(2 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Union
ID Indonesia
X
IL Israel
X
X
X
X
X
X
IN India
X
X
X
IS Iceland
X
X
X
X
X
X X
(4 )
IR Iran
X
JM Jamaica
X
X
JP Japan
X
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KG Kyrgyzstan
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
KR South
Korea
X
LK Sri
Lanka
X
EN
MA Morocco
X

MD Moldova
X
ME Montenegro
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MG Madagascar
X
X
MK former
Yugoslav
Republic
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Off
of Macedonia (5 )
icial
MU Mauritius
X
Jour
nal
MX Mexico
X
X
X
X
of
the
MY Malaysia X
(4 )
X
European
MZ Mozambique
X
Union
NA Namibia
X
X
X
X
NC New
Caledonia
X
X
X
X
X
NI Nicaragua
X
X
NZ New
Zealand
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PA Panama
X
PE Peru
X
X
PF French
Polynesia
X
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PH Philippines
X
PN Pitcairn
Islands
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
PY Paraguay
X
RS Serbia
(6 )
X
X
X X
(2 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
EN
RU Russia
X
X
X
X
X
X X
(7 )
X

SA Saudi
Arabia
X
SG Singapore X
(4 ) X
(4 ) X
(4 ) X
(4 )
X X
(4 )
SM San
Marino
X
X
X
SR Suriname
X
icial
SV El
Salvador
X
Jour
nal
SX Sint
Maarten
X (4 )
of
the
SZ Swaziland
X
European
TH Thailand
X
X
X
TN Tunisia
X
X
X
Union
TR Turkey
X
X
X
X
X
TW Taiwan
X
X
TZ Tanzania
X
X
UA Ukraine
X
X
X
X
X
UG Uganda
X
X
US United
States
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
UY Uruguay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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VE Venezuela
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
VN Vietnam
X
YT Mayotte
X
EN
ZA South
Africa
X
X

ZM Zambia
X
ZW Zimbabwe
X
X
(1 ) Camel milk only.
(2 ) Export to the Union of live equidae for slaughter (food producing animals only).
(3 ) Only ovine animals.
(4 ) 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.
(5 ) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following current negotiations at UN level.
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(6 ) Not including Kosovo which is at present under international administration pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.
icial
(7 ) Only for reindeer from the Murmansk and Yamalo-Nenets regions.’
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nal
of
the
European
Union
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