Article 1
This Decision shall apply to poultrymeat and shrimps imported from Thailand.
2002/251/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 2002 concerning certain protective measures with regard to poultrymeat and certain fishery and aquaculture products intended for human consumption and imported from Thailand (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1319)
2002/251/EC: Commission Decision of 27 March 2002 concerning certain protective measures with regard to poultrymeat and certain fishery and aquaculture products intended for human consumption and imported from Thailand (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 1319)
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Article 2
1. Member States shall, using appropriate sampling plans and detection methods, subject each consignment of poultrymeat and each consignment of shrimps imported from Thailand to a chemical test in order to ensure that the products concerned do not present a danger to human health. This test must be carried out, in particular, with a view to detecting the presence of antimicrobial substances and in particular nitrofurans and their metabolites. 2. Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of the results of the test referred in paragraph 1, making use of the Rapid Alert System for Food set up by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
Article 3
Member States shall not authorise the importation into their territory or the consignment to another Member State of the products referred to in Article 1 unless the results of the tests referred to in Article 2 are favourable.
Article 4
All expenditure incurred in applying this Decision shall be charged to the consignor, the consignee or their agent.
Article 5
Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports in order to bring them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 6
This Decision shall be reviewed on the basis of the guarantees provided by the competent Thai authorities and of the results of the tests referred to in Article 2.
Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 27 March 2002. For the Commission David Byrne Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1. (2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
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