Date: 2019-01-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/64 of 14 January 2019 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(2019) 25) (Text with EEA relevance.)
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety
Executive Summary:
This Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/64 amends Decision 2011/163/EU, updating the list of third countries with approved residue monitoring plans for animal products imported into the European Union, as per Council Directive 96/23/EC Article 29. The decision adds Japan to the list for porcine, poultry, milk, and eggs and modifies Albania's entry to specify approval for aquaculture finfish only. It was adopted on January 14, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Approval of Third-Country Residue Monitoring Plans:**
* Updates the list of third countries with approved plans for monitoring residues in animals and animal products, as required by Council Directive 96/23/EC.
* Replaces the Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU with an updated list.
* **Specific Country Amendments:**
* **Japan:** Approves plans for porcine, poultry, milk, and eggs; includes Japan in the list for these products.
* **Albania:** Modifies the approval to specifically cover aquaculture finfish, indicated by an asterisk in the relevant column.
* **Legal Basis:**
* Based on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Council Directive 96/23/EC.
* The decision aligns with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed.
* **Addressee:**
* The decision is addressed to the Member States of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
* **Third Countries (Japan, Albania):**
* *Impact:* Japan gains approval for exporting porcine, poultry, milk, and egg products to the EU. Albania's approval is clarified to cover only aquaculture finfish.
* *Action Required:* Ensure continued compliance with residue monitoring plans and EU import requirements.
* **EU Member States:**
* *Impact:* Must recognize the updated list of approved third countries and adjust import controls accordingly.
* *Action Required:* Implement the changes to import procedures and controls based on the updated Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
European Commission: An executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the EU treaties and managing the day-to-day business of the EU.
Council Directive 96/23/EC: A Council Directive on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products.
Commission Decision 2011/163/EU: A Commission Decision approving the plans submitted by third countries in accordance with Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC.
Japan: A country that submitted plans for porcine, poultry, milk and eggs to the Commission for approval.
Albania: A country that submitted a plan for aquaculture finfish.
Brussels: The location where the decision was adopted.
Vytenis Andriukaitis: Member of the European Commission.
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DECISIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2019/64
of 14 January 2019
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(2019) 25)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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) Article 29 of Directive 96/23/EC requires that third countries from which Member States are authorised to
import animals and animal products covered by that Directive submit residue monitoring plans providing
required guarantees (‘the plans’). The plans should cover at least the groups of residues and substances listed in
Annex I to that Directive.
(2) Commission Decision 2011/163/EU (2) approves the plans submitted by certain third countries concerning
specified animal and animal products listed in the Annex to that Decision (‘the list’).
(3) In the light of the recent plans submitted by certain third countries and additional information obtained by the
Commission, it is necessary to update the list.
(4) Japan has submitted plans for porcine, poultry, milk and eggs to the Commission. These plans provide sufficient
guarantees and should be approved. Entries for Japan regarding porcine, poultry, milk and eggs should therefore
be included in the list. Decision 2011/163/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) Albania has submitted plan for aquaculture finfish and not for all aquaculture products. In the light of the
information provided by Albania, an asterisk in the relevant column should be added for limiting the approval to
aquaculture finfish only.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision 2011/163/EU is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.
(1) OJ L 125, 23.5.1996, p. 10.
(2) Commission Decision 2011/163/EU of 16 March 2011 on the approval of plans submitted by third countries in accordance with
Article 29 of Council Directive 96/23/EC (OJ L 70, 17.3.2011, p. 40).16.1.2019 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/3
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 2019.
For the Commission
Vytenis ANDRIUKAITIS
Member of the CommissionANNEX
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AD Andorra X X X(3) X X
AE United Arab Emirates X(3) X(1)
AL Albania X X(9) X
AM Armenia 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
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina X X X X X X X X
BD Bangladesh X
BF Burkina Faso X
BJ Benin X
BN Brunei X
BR Brazil X X X X X
BW Botswana X X X
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 X
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CR Costa Rica X
CU Cuba X X
DO Dominican Republic X
EC Ecuador X
ET Ethiopia X
FK Falklands Islands X X X
FO Faeroe Islands X
GE Georgia X
GH Ghana X
GL Greenland X X
GT Guatemala X X
HN Honduras X
ID Indonesia X
IL Israel(7) X X X X X X
IN India X X X
IR Iran X
JM Jamaica X
JP Japan X X X X X X
KE Kenya X
KG Kyrgyzstan X
KR South Korea X X
LK Sri Lanka X
MA Morocco X X
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MD Moldova X X X X
ME Montenegro X X X X X X X X
MG Madagascar X X
MK former Yugoslav Republic of X X X X X X X X X
Macedonia(4)
MM Republic of the Union of X
Myanmar
MU Mauritius X X(3)
MX Mexico X X X
MY Malaysia X(3) X
MZ Mozambique X
NA Namibia X X
NC New Caledonia X(3) X X X X
NI Nicaragua X X
NZ New Zealand X X X X X X X X
PA Panama X
PE Peru X
PH Philippines X
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon 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
RW Rwanda X
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SG Singapore X(3) X(3) X(3) X(8) X(3) X X(3) X(8) X(8)
SM San Marino X X(3) X X
SR Suriname X
SV El Salvador X
SZ Swaziland X
TH Thailand X X X
TN Tunisia X X X
TR Turkey X X X X X
TW Taiwan X X
TZ Tanzania X X
UA Ukraine X X X X X X X X
UG Uganda X X
US United States X X X X X X X X X X X
UY Uruguay X X X X X X X
VE Venezuela X
VN Vietnam X X
ZA South Africa X
ZM Zambia 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.
(7) Hereafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under Israeli administration since June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.
(8) Only for commodities of fresh meat originating from New Zealand, destined to the Union and being unloaded, reloaded and transited with or without storage through Singapore.
(9) Finfish only.’
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