Commission Regulation (EC) No 590/2006 of 12 April 2006 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of countries and territories (Text with EEA relevance)
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13.4.2006
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 104/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 590/2006
of 12 April 2006
amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of countries and territories
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (1), and in particular Articles 10 and 21 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 lays down a list of third countries and territories from which movement of pet animals to the Community may be authorised, provided that certain requirements are met.
(2)
A provisional list of third countries was established by Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 592/2004 (2).
(3)
That provisional list, which has already been amended several times, includes third countries and territories which are free of rabies and third countries and territories in respect of which the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements from those third countries and territories has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States.
(4)
From information supplied by Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria, it appears that the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements of pet animals from these countries has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States or from third countries already listed in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003. Therefore those third countries should be included in the provisional list of third countries and territories set out in part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
(5)
In the interest of clarity the list of countries and territories set out in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should be replaced in its entirety.
(6)
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7)
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
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 April 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 18/2006 (OJ L 4, 7.1.2006, p. 3).
(2) OJ L 94, 31.3.2004, p. 7.
ANNEX
‘ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
PART A
IE
Ireland
MT
Malta
SE
Sweden
UK
United Kingdom
PART B
Section 1
(a)
DK Denmark, including GL — Greenland and FO — Faeroes Islands;
(b)
ES Spain, including the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla;
(c)
FR France, including GF — French Guiana, GP — Guadeloupe, MQ — Martinique and RE — Réunion;
(d)
GI Gibraltar;
(e)
PT Portugal, including the Azores Islands and Madeira Islands;
(f)
Member States other than those listed in Part A and points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section.
Section 2
AD
Andorra
CH
Switzerland
IS
Iceland
LI
Liechtenstein
MC
Monaco
NO
Norway
SM
San Marino
VA
Vatican City State
PART C
AC
Ascension Island
AE
United Arab Emirates
AG
Antigua and Barbuda
AN
Netherlands Antilles
AR
Argentina
AU
Australia
AW
Aruba
BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BB
Barbados
BG
Bulgaria
BH
Bahrain
BM
Bermuda
BY
Belarus
CA
Canada
CL
Chile
FJ
Fiji
FK
Falkland Islands
HK
Hong Kong
HR
Croatia
JM
Jamaica
JP
Japan
KN
Saint Kitts and Nevis
KY
Cayman Islands
MS
Montserrat
MU
Mauritius
MX
Mexico
NC
New Caledonia
NZ
New Zealand
PF
French Polynesia
PM
Saint Pierre et Miquelon
RO
Romania
RU
Russian Federation
SG
Singapore
SH
Saint Helena
TT
Trinidad and Tobago
TW
Taiwan
US
United States of America (including GU — Guam)
VC
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VU
Vanuatu
WF
Wallis and Futuna
YT
Mayotte’