THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/4/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/296/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2001/66/EC(4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision and Part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC.
(2) The Republic of Congo has provided information that it satisfies the equivalent conditions and is able to guarantee that the fishery products it will export to the Community shall meet the health requirements of Council Directive 91/493/EEC(5). It is therefore necessary to modify the above list to include this country in Part II of the list.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to the present Decision replaces the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 February 2001.
For the Commission
David Byrne
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17.
(2) OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21.
(4) OJ L 22, 24.1.2001, p. 39.
(5) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
ANNEX
"ANNEX
LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES FROM WHICH importATION OF FISHERY PRODUCTS IN ANY FORM INTENDED FOR HUMAN ConSUMPTION IS AUTHORISED
I. Countries and territories covered by a specific decision under Directive 91/493/EEC
AL- ALBANIA
AR- ARGENTINA
AU- AUSTRALIA
BD- BANGLADESH
BR- BRAZIL
CA- CANADA
CI- C?TE D'IVOIRE
CL- CHILE
CN- CHINA
CO- COLOMBIA
CU- CUBA
CZ- CZECH REPUBLIC
EC- ECUADOR
EE- ESTONIA
FK- FALKLAND ISLANDS
FO- FAEROE ISLANDS
GH- GHANA
GM- GAMBIA
GT- GUATEMALA
ID- INDONESIA
IN- INDIA
IR- IRAN
JM- JAMAICA
JP- JAPAN
KR- SOUTH KOREA
LT- LITHUANIA
LV- LATVIA
MA- MOROCCO
MG- MADAGASCAR
MR- MAURITANIA
MU- MAURITIUS
MV- MALDIVES
MX- MEXICO
MY- MALAYSIA
NA- NAMIBIA
NG- NIGERIA
NZ- NEW ZEALAND
OM- OMAN
PA- PANAMA
PE- PERU
PH- PHILIPPINES
PK- PAKISTAN
PL- POLAND
RU- RUSSIA
SC- SEYCHELLES
SG- SINGAPORE
SN- SENEGAL
TH- THAILAND
TN- TUNISIA
TW- TAIWAN
TZ- TANZANIA
UY- URUGUAY
VE- VENEZUELA
VN- VIETNAM
YE- YEMEN
ZA- SOUTH AFRICA
II. Countries and territories meeting the terms of Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC
AG- ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA(1)
AN- NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
AO- ANGOLA
AZ- AZERBAIJAN(2)
BJ- BENIN
BS- BAHAMAS
BY- BELARUS
BZ- BELIZE
CG- REPUBLIC OF ConGO(3)
CH- SWITZERLAND
CM- CAMEROON
CR- COSTA RICA
CY- CYPRUS
DZ- ALGERIA
ER- ERITREA
FJ- FIJI
GA- GABON
GD- GRENADA
GL- GREENLAND
GN- GUINEA CONAKRY
HK- HONG KONG
HN- HONDURAS
HR- CROATIA
HU- HUNGARY(4)
IL- ISRAEL
KE- KENYA
LK- SRI LANKA
MM- MYANMAR
MT- MALTA
MZ- MOZAMBIQUE
NC- NEW CALEDONIA
NI- NICARAGUA
PF- FRENCH POLYNESIA
PG- PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PM- SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON
RO- ROMANIA
SB- SOLOMON ISLANDS
SH- ST HELENA
SI- SLOVENIA
SR- SURINAME
TG- TOGO
TR- TURKEY
UG- UGANDA
US- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ZW- ZIMBABWE
(1) Authorised only for imports of fresh fish.
(2) Authorised only for imports of caviar.
(3) Authorised only for imports of fishery products caught, frozen and packed in their final packaging at sea.
(4) Authorised only for import of live animals intended for direct human consumption."
