Commission Decision

of 9 March 2000

amending Decision 97/830/EC as regards points of entry for Germany

(notified under document number C(2000) 501)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/238/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 93/43/EEC of 14 June 1993 on the hygiene of foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

After consulting the Member States,

Whereas:

(1) The Commission, in Decision 97/830/EC(2), as amended by Decision 98/400/EC(3), adopted measures imposing special conditions on the importation of pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from Iran.

(2) It is necessary to add to Annex II to Decision 97/830/EC two more points of entry for Germany through which those pistachios and products may be imported.

(3) For the sake of clarity, therefore, Annex II should be replaced,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 97/830/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 9 March 2000.

For the Commission

Erkki Liikanen

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 175, 19.7.1993, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 343, 13.12.1997, p. 30.

(3) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 37.

ANNEX

"ANNEX II

List of points of entry through which pistachios and products derived from pistachios originating in, or consigned from Iran may be imported into the European Community

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