Commission Decision

of 30 January 2003

amending Decision 97/468/EC as regards the inclusion of Estonia and Namibia establishments in provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States authorise imports of wild game meat

(notified under document number C(2003) 333)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/73/EC)

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(1) and (4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Provisional lists of establishments in third countries producing wild game meat have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/468/EC(3) as last amended by Decision 2002/672/EC(4).

(2) Estonia and Namibia have sent lists of establishments producing wild game meat for which the responsible authorities certify that the establishments complies with the Community rules.

(3) As on the spot inspections have not yet been carried out, imports from such establishments are not eligible for reduced physical checks in accordance with Article 2(4) of Decision 95/408/EC.

(4) Decision 97/468/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5) 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

The Annex to Decision 97/468/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 4 February 2003.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 January 2003.

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. 21.

(3) OJ L 199, 26.7.1997, p. 62.

(4) OJ L 228, 24.8.2002, p. 26.

ANNEX

The following text is inserted in the Annex in accordance with the alphabetical order of the ISO code:

"País: Estonia/Land: Estland/Land: Estland/Χώρα: Εσθονία/Country: Estonia/Pays: Estonie/Paese: Estonia/Land: Estland/País: Estónia/Maa: Viro/Land: Estland

País: Namibia/Land: Namibia/Land: Namibia/Χώρα: Ναμίμπια/Country: Namibia/Pays: Namibie/Paese: Namibia/Land: Namibië/País: Namíbia/Maa: Namibia/Land: Namibia"

(1) Large wild game.

(2) Excluding meat of wild swine.

(3) Deboned wild game meat only - offals excluded.

(4) Large wild game (Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis))

(5) Excluding meat of wild swine.