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Official Journal of the European Union
13.6.2012
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 11 June 2012
amending 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(2012) 3723)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2012/302/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Decision 2011/163/EU. That footnote restricts such
imports from Chile to ovine only. Chile has submitted
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
a plan for caprine to the Commission. That plan provides
Union,
sufficient guarantees and should be approved. The
reference to footnote 3 should therefore be removed in
the list for Chile.
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996
on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof
in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives
(6) Curaao is currently included in the list for milk.
85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and
However, Curaao has not provided a plan as required
91/664/EEC ( 1 ), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of
by Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC. The entry for
Article 29(1) and Article 29(2) thereof,
Curaao should therefore be removed from the list.
Whereas:
(7)
Hong Kong is currently included in the list for poultry
and aquaculture. However, Hong Kong has not provided
a plan as required by Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC.
(1) Directive
96/23/EC
lays
down
measures
to
monitor
the
substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I
Hong Kong should therefore be removed from the list.
thereto. Pursuant to Directive 96/23/EC, the inclusion
and retention on the lists of third countries from
(8) Gambia
has
submitted
a
plan
for
aquaculture
to
the
which Member States are authorised to import animals
Commission. That plan provides sufficient guarantees
and animal products covered by that Directive are subject
and should be approved. An entry for Gambia for aqua
to the submission by the third countries concerned of a
culture should therefore be included in the list.
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
(9) Decision
of
the
EEA
Joint
Committee
No
133/2007
of
updated at the request of the Commission, particularly
26 October 2007 amending Annex I (Veterinary and
when certain checks render it necessary.
phytosanitary matters) to the EEA Agreement
( 3 )
extends the provisions of that Annex to Iceland. The
entries for Iceland should therefore be removed from
(2) Commission
Decision
2011/163/EU
( 2 ) approves the
plans provided for in Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC
the list.
(‘the plans’) submitted by certain third countries listed in
the Annex thereto for the animals and animal products
(10) Jamaica is currently included in the list for aquaculture
indicated in that list.
and honey. However, Jamaica has not provided a plan as
required by Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC for aqua
(3)
In the light of the recent plans submitted by certain third
culture. The entry for Jamaica for aquaculture should
countries and additional information obtained by the
therefore be removed from the list.
Commission, it is necessary to update the list of third
countries from which Member States are authorised to
(11) Kenya
has
submitted
a plan
for camel
milk
to the
import certain animals and animal products, as provided
Commission. That plan provides sufficient guarantees
for in Directive 96/23/EC and currently listed in the
and should be approved. An entry for Kenya for camel
Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU (‘the list’).
milk should therefore be included in the list.
(4) Belize
has
submitted
a
plan
for
aquaculture
to
the
Commission. That plan provides sufficient guarantees
(12) Lebanon has submitted a plan for honey to the
and should be approved. An entry for Belize for aqua
Commission. That plan provides sufficient guarantees
culture should therefore be included in the list.
and should be approved. An entry for Lebanon for
honey should therefore be included in the list.
(5)
Chile is currently included in the list for ovine/caprine
but with a reference to footnote 3 in the Annex to
(13) Namibia is currently included in the list for bovine,
ovine/caprine, wild game and farmed game. However,
( 1 ) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
( 2 ) OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40.
( 3 ) OJ L 100, 10.4.2008, p. 27.

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Namibia has not provided a plan as required by Article 29
(19) The
measures provided for in this Decision are in
of Directive 96/23/EC for farmed game. The entry for
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Namibia for farmed game should therefore be removed
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
from the list.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(14) New Caledonia is currently included in the list for
bovine, aquaculture, wild game, farmed game and
honey. That third country has informed the Commission
Article 1
that it is no longer interested to export fresh bovine meat
to the Union. However, New Caledonia provided the
The Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU is replaced by the text set
guarantees requested to maintain the entry for bovine
out in the Annex to this Decision.
in the list but with the footnote indicating that third
countries using only raw material either from Member
States or from other third countries approved for imports
Article 2
of such raw material to the Union. The appropriate
For a transitional period until 15 August 2012, Member States
footnote reference should therefore be added for the
shall accept consignments from Curaao of milk, from Hong
entry for New Caledonia for bovine.
Kong of poultry and aquaculture, from Jamaica of aquaculture,
from Namibia of farmed game and from Sint Maarten of milk
(15) Sint Maarten is currently included in the list for milk.
provided that the importer of such products demonstrates that
However, Sint Maarten has not provided a plan as
they had been certified and dispatched to the Union prior to
required by Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC. Sint
1 July 2012.
Maarten should therefore be removed from the list.
Article 3
(16) San Marino is currently included in the list for bovine,
porcine and honey. That third country has informed the
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2012.
Commission that it is no longer interested to export pig
meat to the Union. The entry for San Marino for porcine
should therefore be removed from the list.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
(17) In order to avoid any disruption to trade, a transitional
period should be laid down to cover the relevant
consignments from Curaao, Hong Kong, Jamaica,
Namibia and Sint Maarten, which were certified and
Done at Brussels, 11 June 2012.
dispatched to the Union before the date of application
of this Decision.
For the Commission
(18) Decision
2011/163/EU should therefore be amended
John DALLI
accordingly.
Member of the Commission

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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
AU Australia
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Off
icial
BA Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
X
Jour
BD Bangladesh
X
nal
of
BN Brunei
X
the
BR Brazil
X
X
X
X
X
European
BW Botswana
X
X
X
Union
BY Belarus X
(2 )
X
X
X
BZ Belize
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
X
X
X
X
X
X
CM Cameroon
X
CN China
X
X
X
X
X
CO Colombia
X
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CR Costa
Rica
X
CU Cuba
X
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
EC Ecuador
X
ET Ethiopia
X
FK Falkland
Islands
X
X
EN

FO Faeroe
Islands
X
GH Ghana
X
GM Gambia
X
GL Greenland
X
X
X
GT Guatemala
X
X
icial
HN Honduras
X
Jour
nal
HR Croatia
X
X
X X
(2 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
of
the
ID Indonesia
X
European
IL Israel
X
X
X
X
X
X
IN India
X
X
X
Union
IR Iran
X
JM Jamaica
X
JP Japan
X
KE Kenya
X (1 )
KG Kyrgyzstan
X
KR South
Korea
X
LB Lebanon
X
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LK Sri
Lanka
X
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MA Morocco
X

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
MD Moldova
X
ME Montenegro
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
MG Madagascar
X
X
EN

MK former
Yugoslav
Republic
of X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Macedonia (4 )
MU Mauritius
X
MX Mexico
X
X
X
X
MY Malaysia X
(3 )
X
Off
MZ Mozambique
X
icial
Jour
NA Namibia
X
X
X
nal
NC New
Caledonia X
(3 )
X
X
X
X
of
the
NI Nicaragua
X
X
European
NZ New
Zealand
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
PA Panama
X
Union
PE Peru
X
X
PF French
Polynesia
X
PH Philippines
X
PN Pitcairn
Islands
X
PY Paraguay
X
RS Serbia
(5 )
X
X
X X
(2 )
X
X
X
X
X
X
RU Russia
X
X
X
X
X
X X
(6 )
X
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SA Saudi
Arabia
X
SG Singapore X
(3 ) X
(3 ) X
(3 ) X
(3 )
X X
(3 )

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Code ISO2 Country Bovine
Ovine/
caprine
Porcine Equine Poultry Aquaculture Milk Eggs Rabbit Wild
game
Farmed
game
Honey
SM San
Marino
X
X
SR Suriname
X
SV El
Salvador
X
EN

SZ Swaziland
X
TH Thailand
X
X
X
TN Tunisia
X
X
X
TR Turkey
X
X
X
X
X
TW Taiwan
X
X
icial
TZ Tanzania
X
X
Jour
UA Ukraine
X
X
X
X
X
nal
UG Uganda
X
X
of
the
US United
States
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
European
UY Uruguay
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
VE Venezuela
X
Union
VN Vietnam
X
YT Mayotte
X
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 ) 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.
(4 ) The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; the definitive nomenclature for this country will be agreed following current negotiations at UN level.
(5 ) Not including Kosovo (this designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence).
(6 ) Only for reindeer from the Murmansk and Yamalo-Nenets regions.’
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