Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/514 of 8 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards highly refined products, the list of third countries with an approved control plan and the inclusion of Moldova in the list of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs intended for placing on the market as Class A eggs (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/514 of 8 March 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 as regards highly refined products, the list of third countries with an approved control plan and the inclusion of Moldova in the list of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs intended for placing on the market as Class A eggs (Text with EEA relevance)
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Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 22, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:
‘Consignments of highly refined products as described in Section XVI of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the following third countries or regions thereof:’;
(2)
Annex -I is replaced by text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
(3)
Annex IV is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
ANNEX I
Annex -I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX -I
List of third countries or regions thereof with approved control plans for certain food-producing animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption, as referred to in Article 2a, Article 3, Article 6, first paragraph, Article 7, first paragraph, Article 10, second paragraph, Articles 11, 15, 16, 21 and Article 25, points (a) and (c)
Country ISO Code
Third country ( 1 ) or regions thereof
Bovine
Ovine/caprine
Porcine
Equine
Poultry
Aquaculture ( 17 )
Milk
Eggs
Rabbit
Wild game
Farmed game
Honey
Casings
AD
Andorra
X
X
Δ
X
P
X
AE
United Arab Emirates
Δ
P
X ( 2 )
O
O
X ( 3 )
AL
Albania
X
X ( 14 )
P
O
X
X
AM
Armenia
X ( 14 )
P
O
O
X
AR
Argentina
X
X
X
X
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
AU
Australia
X
X
X
X
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
AZE
Azerbaijan
X ( 16 )
P
BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
X
X
X
X
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
BD
Bangladesh
X
P
O
O
BF
Burkina Faso
X
BJ
Benin
X
BN
Brunei
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
BR
Brazil
X
X
X
X
P
O
O
X
X
BW
Botswana
X
P
BY
Belarus
X ( 8 )
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
X
BZ
Belize
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
CA
Canada
X
X
X
X
X
X
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
CH
Switzerland ( 7 )
X
X
X
X
X
X ( 14 )
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
CL
Chile
X
X 5
X
X
X ( 14 )
M
X
O
X
X
X
CM
Cameroon
X
CN
China
X
X
P
O
X
X
X
X
CO
Colombia
X
P
X
Δ
CR
Costa Rica
X
P
O
O
CU
Cuba
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
X
DO
Dominican Republic
X
EC
Ecuador
X
P
O
O
EG
Egypt
X
ET
Ethiopia
X
FK
Falkland Islands
X
X ( 5 )
X ( 14 )
P
O
O
FO
The Faroe Islands
X ( 14 )
P
O
O
GB
United Kingdom ( 6 )
X
X
X
X
X
X ( 14 )
Δ
M
X
X
Δ
X
X
X
X
GE
Georgia
X
GG
Guernsey
O
M
X
O
GL
Greenland
X ( 5 )
M
X
GT
Guatemala
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
X
HK
Hong Kong
Δ
P
Δ
HN
Honduras
X
P
O
O
ID
Indonesia
X
P
O
O
IL
Israel ( 4 )
X
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
IM
Isle of Man
X
X ( 5 )
X
X ( 14 )
M
X
O
X
IN
India
O
X
P
O
X
X
X
IR
Iran
X ( 15 )
X ( 16 )
P
O
O
X
JE
Jersey
X
M
X
O
JM
Jamaica
M
X
JP
Japan
X
Δ
X
X ( 14 )
M
X
X
Δ
X
KE
Kenya
X ( 14 )
P
O
O
KR
South Korea
X
X
M
O
O
Δ
LB
Lebanon
X
X
LK
Sri Lanka
X
P
O
O
MA
Morocco
X
X ( 14 )
Δ
M
O
O
X
MD
Moldova
X
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
ME
Montenegro
X
X ( 5 )
X
X
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
MG
Madagascar
X
P
O
O
X
MK
North Macedonia
X
X
X
X
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
X
MM
Myanmar
X
P
O
O
X
MN
Mongolia
X
MU
Mauritius
X ( 14 )
P
O
O
Δ
MX
Mexico
Δ
X
P
O
X
X
MY
Malaysia
Δ
X
P
O
O
MZ
Mozambique
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
NA
Namibia
X
X ( 5 )
P
X
NC
New Caledonia
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
X
X
NG
Nigeria
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
NI
Nicaragua
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
X
NZ
New Zealand
X
X
O
X
O
X ( 14 )
M
X
O
O
X
X
X
X
PA
Panama
X
P
O
O
PE
Peru
X
M
O
O
PH
Philippines
X
P
O
O
PK
Pakistan
X
PM
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
X
P
PN
Pitcairn Islands
X
PY
Paraguay
X
P
X
RS
Serbia
X
X
X
X ( 8 )
X
X ( 14 )
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
RU
Russia
X
X
X
X
O
P
X
X
X ( 9 )
X
X
RW
Rwanda
SA
Saudi Arabia
X
P
O
O
SG
Singapore
Δ
Δ
Δ
X ( 10 )
Δ
X ( 14 )
P
Δ
Δ
X ( 10 )
X ( 10 )
SM
San Marino
X
Δ
O
P
X
O
X
SV
El Salvador
X
SY
Syria
SZ
Eswatini
X
P
TG
Togo
X
TH
Thailand
O
O
X
X
M
Δ
Δ
X
TN
Tunisia
X ( 14 )
M
O
O
X
TR
Türkiye
X
X ( 14 )
M
X
X
X
X
TW
Taiwan
X
P
O
X
X
TZ
Tanzania
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
X
UA
Ukraine
X
X
X
X ( 14 )
M
X
X
X
X
X
UG
Uganda
X
US
United States
X
X ( 11 )
X
X
X
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
UY
Uruguay
X
X
X
X ( 14 )
M
X
O
X
X
X
UZ
Uzbekistan
X
VE
Venezuela
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
VN
Vietnam
X
M
O
O
X
WF
Wallis and Futuna
X
XK
Kosovo ( 12 )
Δ
ZA
South Africa
P
X
X ( 13 )
ZM
Zambia
X
’
( 1 ) List of third countries and territories (not limited to third countries recognised by the Union).
( 2 ) Camel milk only.
( 3 ) Only the region of Ras al Khaimah.
( 4 ) Hereinafter understood as the State of Israel, excluding the territories under the administration of the State of Israel after 5 June 1967, namely the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank.
( 5 ) Ovine species only.
( 6 ) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
( 7 ) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products ( OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132 ).
( 8 ) Export to the Union of live equidae intended for slaughter (food-producing animals only).
( 9 ) Reindeer only.
( 10 ) Only for consignments of fresh meat originating from New Zealand, destined to the Union and being unloaded, with or without storage, in Singapore and being reloaded in an approved establishment during transit through Singapore.
( 11 ) Caprine species only.
( 12 ) This designation is without prejudice to positions on status and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
( 13 ) Ratites only.
( 14 ) Finfish only.
( 15 ) Crustaceans only.
( 16 ) Roes and caviar only.
( 17 ) Aquaculture covers finfish, including eels, and products of finfish (such as roes and caviar), and crustaceans. The third countries or regions thereof listed for live, chilled, frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in Annex VIII are marked with an “M” in this column.
ANNEX II
Annex IV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 is replaced by the following:
‘ANNEX IV
List of third countries authorized for the entry into the Union of consignments of eggs intended for placing on the market as Class A eggs as referred to in the second paragraph of Article 7
COUNTRY ISO CODE
THIRD COUNTRY
REMARKS
CH
Switzerland ( 1 )
GB
United Kingdom ( 2 )
JP
Japan
MD
Moldova
MK
North Macedonia
UA
Ukraine
( 1 ) In accordance with the Agreement of 21 June 1999 between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products ( OJ L 114, 30.4.2002, p. 132 ).
( 2 ) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.’
