Commission Regulation (EU) No 332/2010 of 22 April 2010 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for Israel in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 332/2010 of 22 April 2010 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as regards the entry for Israel in the list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments (Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/99/EC of 16 December 2002 laying down the animal health rules governing the production, processing, distribution and introduction of products of animal origin for human consumption(1) and in particular the introductory phrase of Article 8, the first paragraph of point 1 of Article 8 and point 4 of Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 2009/158/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in, and imports from third countries of, poultry and hatching eggs(2), and in particular Article 24(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Directive 2002/99/EC lays down the general animal health rules governing all stages of the production, processing and distribution within the Union and the introduction from third countries of products of animal origin and products obtained therefrom intended for human consumption. That Directive provides that special import conditions are to be established for each third country or group of third countries, having regard to their animal health situation.
Directive 2009/158/EC lays down the animal health conditions governing trade within the Union and imports from third countries of poultry and hatching eggs. That Directive provides that poultry is to come from third countries free of avian influenza or which, although they are not free from that disease, apply measures to control it which are at least equivalent to those laid down by the relevant Union legislation.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 of 8 August 2008 laying down a list of third countries, territories, zones or compartments from which poultry and poultry products may be imported into and transit through the Community and the veterinary certification requirements(3) provides that the commodities covered by it are only to be imported into and transited through the Union from the third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in the table in Part 1 of Annex I thereto.
Pursuant to that Regulation, where an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) occurs in a third country, territory, zone or compartment previously free of that disease, that third country, territory, zone or compartment is to again be considered as free of HPAI, provided that certain conditions are met; said conditions concern the implementation of a stamping out policy to control the disease, including adequate cleansing and disinfection carried out on all previously infected establishments. In addition, avian influenza surveillance must have been carried out in accordance with Part II of Annex IV to that Regulation during a three-month period following completion of the stamping out policy and cleansing and disinfection.
Israel is currently listed in Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 as a third country free from highly pathogenic avian influenza. Imports of poultry commodities to which that Regulation applies are therefore authorised from the whole territory of that third country.
Israel has notified to the Commission an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza of the H5N1 subtype on its territory.
Due to the confirmed outbreak of HPAI, the territory of Israel may no longer be considered as free from that disease and the veterinary authorities of Israel have suspended issuing veterinary certificates for consignments of certain poultry commodities accordingly. Israel has also implemented a stamping out policy in order to control the disease and limit its spread.
The information on the control measures taken has been submitted to the Commission. That information and the epidemiological situation in Israel have been evaluated by the Commission.
The prompt and decisive action taken by Israel to confine the disease and the positive outcome of the evaluation of the epidemiological situation allows limiting the restrictions on imports into the Union for certain poultry commodities to the zones affected by the disease, which the veterinary authorities of Israel have placed under restrictions due to the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
In addition, Israel is carrying out surveillance activities for avian influenza which appear to meet the requirements laid down in Part II of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008.
Taking into account the favourable development of the epidemiological situation and related surveillance activities for avian influenza in resolving the outbreak, it is appropriate to limit the time period during which the authorisation for imports into the Union is suspended until 1 May 2010.
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
In order to implement the zoning requirements and thereby allowing trade to resume as soon as possible this Regulation should enter into force the day after publication.
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 26 January 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 22 April 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel Barroso
ANNEX
Part 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 is replaced by the following:
‘PART 1
List of third countries, territories, zones or compartments
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 date(1)
Opening date(2)
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, ST0
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
N
A
BR-2
States of:
Mato Grosso, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo
BPP, DOC, HEP, SRP
N
S5, ST0
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
N
S4
BW — Botswana
BW-0
Whole country
SPF
EP, E
S4
BPR
I
DOR
II
HER
III
RAT
VII
BY — Belarus
BY-0
Whole country
EP and E (both “only for transit through the EU”)
IX
CA — Canada
CA-0
Whole country
SPF
EP, E
S4
BPR, BPP, DOR, HER, SRA, SRP
N
A
S1, ST1
DOC, HEP
L, N
WGM
VIII
POU, RAT
N
CH — Switzerland
CH-0
Whole country
A
CL — Chile
CL-0
Whole country
SPF
EP, E
S4
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP
N
A
S0, ST0
WGM
VIII
POU, RAT
N
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
N
A
S2, ST0
EP, E, POU, RAT, WGM
N
IL — Israel
IL-0
Whole country
SPF
EP, E
S4
IL-1
Area of Israel excluding IL-2
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP
N
A
S5, ST1
WGM
VIII
POU, RAT
N
S4
IL-2
Area of Israel inside the following boundaries:
to the west:
road number 4.
to the south:
road number 5812 connecting to road number 5815.
to the east:
the security fence until road number 6513.
to the north:
road number 6513 until the junction with road 65.
From this point in a straight line to the entrance of Givat Nili and from there in a straight line to the junction of roads 652 and 4.
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRP
N, P2
26.1.2010
1.5.2010
A
S5, ST1
WGM
VIII
P2
26.1.2010
1.5.2010
POU, RAT
N, P2
26.1.2010
1.5.2010
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
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(4)
MK-0(4)
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, ST0
WGM
VIII
EP, E, POU, RAT
S4
PM — Saint Pierre and Miquelon
PM-0
Whole territory
SPF
RS — Serbia(5)
RS-0(5)
Whole country
EP
RU — Russia
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, ST0
WGM
VIII
EP, E, POU, RAT
S4
TR — Turkey
TR-0
Whole country
SPF
EP, E
S4
US — United States
US-0
Whole country
SPF
BPR, BPP, DOC, DOR, HEP, HER, SRA, SRP
N
A
S3, ST1
WGM
VIII
EP, E, POU, RAT
N
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