Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2008 of 18 December 2008 concerning the approval of control programmes for salmonella in certain third countries in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council and listing of avian influenza surveillance programmes in certain third countries and amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 (Text with EEA relevance) (c. 1291)

ANNEX U.K.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is amended as follows:

(1)

Part 1 is replaced by the following:

‘PART 1

List of third countries, territories, zones or compartments

a Commodities, including those transported on the high seas, produced before this date may be imported into the Community during a period of 90 days from this date.
b Only commodities produced after this date may be imported into the Community.
c In accordance with the agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132).
d The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; provisional code that does not prejudge in any way the definitive nomenclature for this country, which will be agreed following the conclusion of negotiations currently taking place on this subject in the United Nations.
e Not including Kosovo, as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.’
ISO code and name of third country or territory	Code of third country, territory, zone or compartment	Description of third country, territory, zone or compartment	Veterinary certificate		Specific conditions	Specific conditions		Avian influenza surveillance status	Avian influenza vaccination status	Salmonella control status
			Model(s)	Additional guarantees		Closing datea	Opening dateb
1	2	3	4	5	6	6A	6B	7	8	9
AL — Albania	AL-0	Whole country	EP, E							S4
AR — Argentina	AR-0	Whole country	SPF
			POU, RAT, EP, E					A		S4
			WGM	VIII
AU — Australia	AU-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E							S4
			BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP							S0
			BPR	I
			DOR	II
			HER	III
			POU	VI
			RAT	VII
BR — Brazil	BR-0	Whole country	SPF
	BR-1	States of: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná, São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul	RAT, BPR, DOR, HER, SRA					A
	BR-2	States of: Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo	BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP							S0
	BR-3	Distrito Federal and States of: Goiás, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo	WGM	VIII
			EP, E, POU							S4
BW — Botswana	BW-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E							S4
			BPR	I
			DOR	II
			HER	III
			RAT	VII
CA — Canada	CA-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E							S4
			BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP					A		S1
			WGM	VIII
			POU, RAT
CH — Switzerland	CH-0	Whole country	c					A		c
CL — Chile	CL-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E							S4
			BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP					A		S0
			WGM	VIII
			POU, RAT
CN — China	CN-0	Whole country	EP
	CN-1	Province of Shandong	POU, E	VI	P2	6.2.2004	—			S4
GL — Greenland	GL-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, WGM
HK — Hong Kong	HK-0	The whole territory of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region	EP
HR — Croatia	HR-0	Whole country	SPF
			BPR, BPP, DOR, DOC, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP					A		S2
			EP, E, POU, RAT, WGM
IL — Israel	IL-0	Whole country	SPF
			BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP					A		S1
			WGM	VIII
			EP, E, POU, RAT							S4
IN — India	IN-0	Whole country	EP
IS — Iceland	IS-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E							S4
KR — Republic of Korea	KR-0	Whole country	EP, E							S4
ME — Montenegro	ME-O	Whole country	EP
MG — Madagascar	MG-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E, WGM							S4
MY – Malaysia	MY-0	—	—
	MY-1	Western Peninsular	EP
			E		P2	6.2.2004				S4
MK — former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniad	MK-0d	Whole country	EP
MX — Mexico	MX-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP
NA — Namibia	NA-0	Whole country	SPF
			BPR	I
			DOR	II
			HER	III
			RAT, EP, E	VII						S4
NC — New Caledonia	NC-0	Whole country	EP
NZ — New Zealand	NZ-0	Whole country	SPF
			BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP							S0
			WGM	VIII
			EP, E, POU, RAT							S4
PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon	PM-0	Whole territory	SPF
RS – Serbiae	RS-0e	Whole country	EP
RU — Russian Federation	RU-0	Whole country	EP
SG — Singapore	SG-0	Whole country	EP
TH — Thailand	TH-0	Whole country	SPF, EP
			WGM	VIII	P2	23.1.2004
			E, POU, RAT		P2	23.1.2004				S4
TN — Tunisia	TN-0	Whole country	SPF
			DOR, BPR, BPP, HER							S1
			WGM	VIII
			EP, E, POU, RAT							S4
TR — Turkey	TR-0	Whole country	SPF
			E, EP							S4
US — United States	US-0	Whole country	SPF
			BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP					A		S3
			WGM	VIII
			EP, E, POU, RAT							S4
UY — Uruguay	UY-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E, RAT							S4
ZA — South Africa	ZA-0	Whole country	SPF
			EP, E							S4
			BPR	I				A
			DOR	II
			HER	III
			RAT	VII
ZW — Zimbabwe	ZW-0	Whole country	RAT	VII
			EP, E							S4

(2)

Part 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

in the Section on ‘Additional guarantees (AG)’, point IV is deleted;

(b)

the Section on ‘Salmonella control programme’ is replaced by the following:

‘Salmonella control programme:

“S0”

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus, day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus, slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus and hatching eggs (HEP) of Gallus gallus because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

“S1”

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus, day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

“S2”

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus, day-old chicks (DOC) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding or laying, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

“S3”

Prohibition to export into the Community breeding or productive poultry (BPP) of Gallus gallus and slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking (SRP) of Gallus gallus for other purposes than breeding, because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.

“S4”

Prohibition to export into the Community eggs (E) of Gallus gallus others than eggs classed B in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 557/2007 because a relevant Salmonella control programme in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2160/2003 has not been submitted to the Commission or approved by it.’

(c)

the model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP) is replaced by the following:

‘Model veterinary certificate for slaughter poultry and poultry for restocking game supplies other than ratites (SRP)

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