Commission Decision

of 7 March 2006

amending Decision 2004/432/EC on the approval of residue monitoring plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Council Directive 96/23/EC

(notified under document number C(2006) 681)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2006/208/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 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) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Under Directive 96/23/EC inclusion and retention on the lists of third countries, provided for in Community legislation, from which Member States are authorised to import animals and primary products of animal origin covered by that Directive, are subject to 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 referred to in that Directive. That Directive also lays down certain requirements concerning time limits for submission of plans.

(2) Commission Decision 2004/432/EC(2) lists the third countries which have submitted a residue monitoring plan, setting out the guarantees offered by them in compliance with the requirements of that Directive.

(3) Certain third countries have presented residue monitoring plans to the Commission for animals and products not listed in Decision 2004/432/EC. The evaluation of those plans and the additional information requested by the Commission provide sufficient guarantees on the residue monitoring in those countries for the animals and products concerned. Those animals and products should therefore be included in the list for those third countries.

(4) Certain third countries have not submitted to the Commission the requested guarantees about residue monitoring for animal and products listed in Decision 2004/432/EC. In the absence of these guarantees, those animals and products should therefore be removed from the list for those third countries.

(5) Decision 2004/432/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 U.K.

The Annex to Decision 2004/432/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2 U.K.

This Decision shall apply from 17 March 2006.

Where the modification made by this Decision has the effect of removing products from certain countries from the Annex of Decision 2004/432/EC, the amendment shall not apply to consignments containing those products where the operator importing them into the Community can demonstrate that they had left the country in question en route to the Community before the entry into force of this Decision.

Article 3 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 7 March 2006.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission

ANNEX U.K.

“‘ANNEX

a Initial residue monitoring plan approved by veterinary sub-group EC/Andorra (in accordance with Decision No 2/1999 of EC/Andorra Joint Committee of 22 December 1999 (OJ L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 84)).
b Only casings.
c Third countries using only raw material from other approved third countries for food production.
d Exports of live equidae for slaughter (food producing animals only).
e Only sheep.
f The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code which does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which is currently under discussion at the United Nations.
g Peninsular (western) Malaysia only.
h Monitoring plan approved in accordance with Decision of EFTA Surveillance Authority No 223/96/COL of 4 December 1996 (OJ L 78, 20.3.1997, p. 38).
i Only for reindeer from the Murmansk region.
j Monitoring plan approved in accordance with Decision No 1/94 of the EC-San Marino Cooperation Committee of 28 June 1994 (OJ L 238, 13.9.1994, p. 25).
l It is referred to the custom territories of Serbia or Montenegro, both forming a State Union.
k Provisional situation pending further information on residues.
m Not including Kosovo as defined by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’”
Code ISO2	Country of Territory	Bovine	Ovine/caprine	Swine	Equine	Poultry	Aquaculture	Milk	Eggs	Rabbit	Wild game	Farmed game	Honey
AD	Andorraa	X	X		X
AE	United Arab Emirates						X
AF	Afghanistan		Xb
AL	Albania		X				X		X
AN	Netherlands Antilles							Xc
AR	Argentina	X	X	Xb	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
AU	Australia	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
BD	Bangladesh		Xb				X
BG	Bulgaria	X	X	X	Xd	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
BH	Bahrain		Xb
BR	Brazil	X	Xb	X	X	X	X	X
BW	Botswana	X										X
BY	Belarus				Xd
BZ	Belize						X						X
CA	Canada	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X		X	X	X
CH	Switzerland	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X				Xc
CL	Chile	X	Xe	X	Xb	X	X	X			X		X
CN	China		Xb	Xb		X	X			X			X
CO	Colombia						X	X
CR	Costa Rica	Xb	Xb	Xb			X
CU	Cuba						X						X
EC	Ecuador						X
EG	Egypt		Xb
ER	Eritrea						X
FK	Falklands Islands		X
FO	Faeroe Islands						X
GL	Greenland		X		Xd						X	X
GM	Gambia						X
GT	Guatemala						X						X
HK	Hong Kong					Xc	Xc
HN	Honduras		Xb				X
HR	Croatia	X	X	X	Xd	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
ID	Indonesia						X
IL	Israel					X	X	X	X			X	X
IN	India	Xb	Xb				X	X	X				X
IR	Iran		Xb
IS	Iceland	X	X	X	X		X	X				Xc
JM	Jamaica						X						X
JP	Japan		Xb				X
KE	Kenya												X
KG	Kyrgyzstan												X
KR	South Korea						X
KW	Kuwait		Xb
LB	Lebanon		Xb
LK	Sri Lanka						X
MA	Morocco		Xb		Xd		X
MD	Moldova
MG	Madagascar						X
MK	The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaf	X	X		Xd			X
MN	Mongolia		Xb
MU	Mauritius					Xc
MX	Mexico	X	Xb		X	X	X	X	X	X			X
MY	Malaysia					Xg	X
MZ	Mozambique						X
NA	Namibia	X	X				X				X	X
NC	New Caledonia	X					X				X	X
NI	Nicaragua	Xb	Xb				X						X
NO	Norwayh	X	X	X		X	X	X	X		X	X	X
NZ	New Zealand	X	X		X		X	X			X	X	X
OM	Oman	Xb	Xb				X
PA	Panama	X	Xb				X
PE	Peru		Xb			X	X
PH	Philippines						X
PK	Pakistan	Xb	Xb
PN	Pitcairn												X
PY	Paraguay	X	Xb										X
RO	Romania	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
RU	Russia	X	X	X	Xd	X		X	X			Xi	X
SA	Saudi Arabia						X
SC	Seychelles						X
SG	Singapore	Xc	Xc	Xc		Xc	Xc	Xc
SM	San Marinoj	X		X									X
SR	Suriname						X
SV	El Salvador												X
SY	Syria		Xb
SZ	Swaziland	X
TH	Thailand					X	X						X
TM	Turkmenistan		Xb
TN	Tunisia		Xb		Xd	X	X				X	X
TR	Turkey		Xb			X	X	X					X
TW	Taiwan						X						X
TZ	Tanzania												X
UA	Ukraine				Xd								X
UG	Uganda												X
US	United States	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
UY	Uruguay	X	X		X		X	X		X	X	X	X
UZ	Uzbekistan		Xb
VE	Venezuela						X
VN	Vietnam						X						X
XM	Montenegrol k	X	X	X	Xd								X
XS	Serbial m	X	X	X	Xd								X
YT	Mayotte						X
ZA	South Africa	X	X	X		X		X			X	X	X
ZM	Zambia												X
ZW	Zimbabwe	X					X					X

(1)

OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1, corrected by OJ L 191, 28.5.2004, p. 1).

(2)

OJ L 154, 30.4.2004, p. 44, corrected by OJ L 189, 27.5.2004, p. 33. Decision as last amended by Decision 2005/233/EC (OJ L 72, 18.3.2005, p. 30).