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14.1.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
9/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 25/2014
of 13 January 2014
amending Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 as regards the entry for Canada in the list of third
countries, territories, zones or compartments from which certain aquatic animals may be
imported into the Union
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(EC) No 1251/2008. According to the conclusions of an
audit carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office in
Canada in June 2012 concerning aquatic animal health,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
the competent authority of that third country can
Union,
provide appropriate guarantees in relation to surveillance
and monitoring of fish diseases, and a reliable certifi
cation system is in place for exports of fish and
Having regard to Council Directive 2006/88/EC of 24 October
products thereof to the Union. In addition, the
2006 on animal health requirements for aquaculture animals
competent authority of Canada has submitted to the
and products thereof, and on the prevention and control of
Commission detailed information with regard to a risk-
certain diseases in aquatic animals
( 1 ), and in particular
based surveillance programme concerning viral haem
Article 22 and Article 61(3) thereof,
orrhagic septicaemia carried out between 2007 and
2012 on wild fish originating from higher risk
watersheds in the province of Quebec. From an
Whereas:
analysis of the design and implementation of the
surveillance programme it can be concluded that it is
highly unlikely that the viral haemorrhagic septicaemia
(1) Directive
2006/88/EC
lays
down
the
animal
health
virus circulated in susceptible wild fish populations in
requirements to be applied for the placing on the
Quebec during those years. That provides further
market and the import and the transit through the
assurances in respect of the health status of fish species
Union of aquaculture animals and products thereof.
susceptible to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, or
products thereof, that may be exported to the Union
from Quebec.
(2) Annex
III
to
Commission
Regulation
(EC)
No
1251/2008 ( 2 ) establishes a list of third countries, terri
tories, zones or compartments, from which it is
permitted to introduce aquaculture animals.
(6) It
is
therefore
appropriate
to
permit
imports
of
fish
species susceptible to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia, as
set out in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC,
(3) In
addition,
the
model
animal
health
certificates
set
out
intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take
in Parts A and B of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No
fisheries, open and closed ornamental facilities, from
1251/2008 contain animal health attestations with
Quebec into the Union.
regard to the requirements for species susceptible to
certain diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to
Directive 2006/88/EC.
(7) Regulation
(EC)
No
1251/2008
should
therefore
be
amended accordingly.
(4) Certain
provinces
of
Canada
(British
Columbia,
Alberta,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador,
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut) are
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
currently listed in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No
1251/2008. Imports of fish species susceptible to viral
haemorrhagic septicaemia, as set out in Part II of Annex
IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, from those provinces into
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
the Union are therefore permitted.
Article 1
(5) Canada
has
requested
that
the
province
of
Quebec
should Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 is amended in
be added to the list set out in Annex III to Regulation
accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
( 1 ) OJ L 328, 24.11.2006, p. 14.
( 2 ) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 of 12 December 2008
implementing Council Directive 2006/88/EC as regards conditions
Article 2
and certification requirements for the placing on the market and the
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
import into the Community of aquaculture animals and products
thereof and laying down a list of vector species (OJ L 337,
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
16.12.2008, p. 41).
European Union.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 January 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008, in the table, the entry for Canada is replaced by the following:
Country/territory Aquaculture
Species Zone/Compartment
ISO-code Name Fish Molluscs Crustaceans Code Description
‘CA Canada
X CA
0
( C ) Whole
territory
CA 1 ( D ) British
Columbia
CA 2 ( D ) Alberta
CA 3 ( D ) Saskatchewan
CA 4 ( D ) Manitoba
CA 5 ( D ) New
Brunswick
CA 6 ( D ) Nova
Scotia
CA 7 ( D ) Prince
Edward
Island
CA 8 ( D ) Newfoundland
and
Labrador
CA 9 ( D ) Yukon
CA 10 ( D ) Northwest
Territories
CA 11 ( D ) Nunavut
CA 12 ( D ) Quebec’

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