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Official Journal of the European Union
16.11.2011
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 15 November 2011
amending Decision 2008/630/EC on emergency measures applicable to crustaceans imported from
Bangladesh and intended for human consumption
(notified under document C(2011) 8094)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/742/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
tional sampling and analytical tests on consignments of
crustaceans imported from Bangladesh for the detection
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
of the presence of residues of pharmacologically active
Union,
substances, before they are placed on the Union market.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European
(6) Decision
2008/630/EC
should
therefore
be
amended
Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down
accordingly.
the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing
the European Food Safety Authority and laying down
(7) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Decision
are
in
procedures in matters of food safety ( 1 ), and in particular
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) Commission
Decision
2008/630/EC
of
24
July
2008
on
Article 1
emergency measures applicable to crustaceous imported
from Bangladesh and intended for human Decision 2008/630/EC is amended as follows:
consumption ( 2 ) was adopted following the detection of
the presence of residues of veterinary medicinal products
1. Article 3 is deleted;
and unauthorised substances in crustaceans imported
from that third country and intended for human
2. Article 4 is replaced by the following:
consumption.
‘Article 4
(2) Decision
2008/630/EC
provides
that
Member
States
are
to authorise the importation into the Union of
The consignments from which official samples have been
consignments of crustaceans from Bangladesh provided
taken pursuant to Article 2(3) shall be kept under official
that they are accompanied by the results of an analytical
detention by the competent authority of the Member State
test carried out at the place of origin to ensure that they
concerned, until the analytical test has been completed.
do not present a danger to human health.
Those consignments can be placed on the market only if the
results of the analytical test confirm that the consignments
(3)
In addition, that Decision provides that Member States
are to ensure that official samples are taken from at least
comply with Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.’;
20 % of the consignments of crustaceans imported from
Bangladesh and that those official samples are to undergo
3. Articles 4a and 4b are deleted.
analytical tests for the detection of the presence of
residues of pharmacologically active substances.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(4) A
Commission
inspection
was
carried
out
in
Bangladesh
in March-April 2011. The results of that inspection
confirmed considerable improvements in that third
country, particularly in the implementation of analytical
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2011.
methods used for residue monitoring and traceability of
animals and products.
For the Commission
(5) Based
on
the
results
of
that
inspection,
it
appears
John DALLI
unnecessary that Member States continue to ensure addi
Member of the Commission
( 1 ) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 205, 1.8.2008, p. 49.

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