Commission Regulation (EC) No 18/2006 of 6 January 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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7.1.2006
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Official Journal of the European Union
L 4/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 18/2006
of 6 January 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1193/2005. That list includes countries and territories which are free of rabies and countries in respect of which the risk of rabies entering the Community as a result of movements from their territories has been found to be no higher than the risk associated with movements between Member States.
(3)
From information supplied by Belarus, Mexico, Romania and Trinidad and Tobago 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 list of countries and territories set out in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
(4)
Guam being a United States territory it is advisable to specifically mention it as part of the United States of America in order to avoid any confusion.
(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 Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day after 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, 6 January 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 1193/2005 (OJ L 194, 26.7.2005, p. 4).
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 — Faeroe Islands;
(b)
ES — Spain, including the continental territory, 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 continental territory, 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
BB — Barbados
BH — Bahrain
BL — Belarus
BM — Bermuda
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 and 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’