List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit, and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae, and consignments of meat preparations of farmed rabbit and wild leporidae
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 8 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 8
List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit, and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae, and consignments of meat preparations of farmed rabbit and wild leporidae
Consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae, and consignments of meat preparations of farmed rabbit and wild leporidae, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex V.’
;
(2)
Article 9 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 9
List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offal, and consignments meat preparations of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae
Consignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offal, and consignments of meat preparations of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, intended for human consumption, shall only be authorised for the entry into the Union if they come from the third countries that are listed in Annex VI.’
;
(3)
Annexes -I, V, VI, VIII and IX are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
Annexes -I, V, VI, VIII and IX to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405 are amended as follows:
(1)
Annex -I 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
Aqua-culture ( 16 )
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
AL
Albania
X
X ( 13 )
Δ ( 14 )
P
O
X
X
AM
Armenia
X ( 13 )
P
O
O
X
AR
Argentina
X
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
AU
Australia
X
X
X
X
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
AZE
Azerbaijan
X ( 15 )
P
BA
Bosnia and Herzegovina
X
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
P
X
X
X
BD
Bangladesh
X
P
BF
Burkina Faso
X
BJ
Benin
X
BN
Brunei
X ( 14 )
P
BR
Brazil
X
X
X
X
P
O
X
X
X
BW
Botswana
X
P
BY
Belarus
X ( 7 )
X ( 13 )
P
X
X
X
X
BZ
Belize
X ( 14 )
P
CA
Canada
X
X
X
X
X
X
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
CH
Switzerland ( 6 )
X
X
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
CL
Chile
X
X ( 4 )
X
X
X ( 13 )
M
X
X
X
X
CM
Cameroon
X
CN
China
X
X
P
O
X
X
X
X
CO
Colombia
X
P
O
Δ
CR
Costa Rica
X
P
CU
Cuba
X ( 14 )
P
X
DO
Dominican Republic
X
EC
Ecuador
X
P
O
O
EG
Egypt
X
ET
Ethiopia
X
FK
Falkland Islands
X
X ( 4 )
FO
The Faroe
Islands
X ( 13 )
P
O
O
GB
United Kingdom ( 5 )
X
X
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
Δ
M
X
X
Δ
X
X
X
X
GE
Georgia
X
GG
Guernsey
M
X
GL
Greenland
X ( 4 )
M
X
GT
Guatemala
X ( 14 )
P
O
O
X
HK
Hong Kong
Δ
P
Δ
HN
Honduras
X
P
ID
Indonesia
X
P
O
O
IL
Israel ( 3 )
X
X ( 13 )
P
X
O
X
IM
Isle of Man
X
X ( 4 )
X
X ( 13 )
M
X
O
X
IN
India
O
X
P
O
X
X
X
IR
Iran
X ( 14 )
X ( 15 )
P
O
O
X
JE
Jersey
X
M
X
O
JM
Jamaica
M
JP
Japan
X
Δ
X
X ( 13 )
M
X
X
Δ
X
KE
Kenya
X ( 13 )
P
KG
Kyrgyz Republic
X
KR
The Republic of Korea
X
X
M
O
O
Δ
KZ
Kazakhstan
X
LB
Lebanon
X
X
LK
Sri Lanka
X
P
O
O
MA
Morocco
X
X ( 13 )
Δ
M
O
O
X
X
MD
Moldova
X
X ( 13 )
P
X
X
X
ME
Montenegro
X
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
P
X
X
X
X
MG
Madagascar
X
P
O
O
X
MK
North Macedonia
X
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
P
X
X
X
X
X
MM
Myanmar/Burma
X
P
O
O
X
MN
Mongolia
X
MU
Mauritius
X ( 13 )
P
O
O
Δ
MX
Mexico
Δ
X
P
O
X
X
MY
Malaysia
Δ
X
P
O
O
MZ
Mozambique
X ( 14 )
P
NA
Namibia
X
X ( 4 )
P
X
NC
New Caledonia
X ( 14 )
X
X
NG
Nigeria
X ( 14 )
P
NI
Nicaragua
X ( 14 )
P
X
NZ
New Zealand
X
X
O
O
X ( 13 )
M
X
O
O
X
X
X
X
PA
Panama
X
P
O
O
PE
Peru
X
M
PH
Philippines
X
P
O
O
PK
Pakistan
X
PM
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
X
P
PY
Paraguay
X
P
X
RS
Serbia
X
X
X
X ( 7 )
X
X ( 13 )
P
X
X
X
X
X
X
RU
Russia
X
X
X
X
O
P
X
X
X ( 8 )
X
X
RW
Rwanda
X
SA
Saudi Arabia
X
P
O
O
SG
Singapore
Δ
Δ
Δ
Δ
X
P
Δ
Δ
X ( 9 )
X ( 9 )
SM
San Marino
X
Δ
O
P
X
O
X
SV
El Salvador
X
SZ
Eswatini
X
P
TG
Togo
X
TH
Thailand
O
O
X
X
M
Δ
X
X
TN
Tunisia
Δ
X ( 13 )
M
O
O
X
TR
Türkiye
X
X ( 13 )
M
X
X
X
X
TW
Taiwan
X
P
O
X
X
TZ
Tanzania
X
UA
Ukraine
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
X
X
X
X
UG
Uganda
X ( 13 )
X
US
United States
X
X ( 10 )
X
X
X
M
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
UY
Uruguay
X
X
X
X ( 13 )
M
X
X
X
X
UZ
Uzbekistan
X
VE
Venezuela
X ( 14 )
P
O
O
VN
Viet nam
X
M
O
O
X
WF
Wallis and Futuna
X
XK
Kosovo ( 11 )
Δ
ZA
South Africa
M
P
X
X ( 12 )
ZM
Zambia
X
’;
(2)
Annex V is amended as follows:
(a)
the title is replaced by the following:
‘
List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of farmed rabbit, and of fresh meat of wild leporidae not containing offal except for unskinned and uneviscerated wild leporidae, and consignments of meat preparations of farmed rabbit and wild leporidae as referred to in in Article 8, Articles 18(4), 19(5) and 20(4), and Article 25(e)
’;
(b)
the entry for Ukraine is deleted;
(3)
in Annex VI the title is replaced as follows:
‘
List of third countries authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fresh meat of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae, not containing offal, and consignments of meat preparations of wild land mammals other than ungulates and leporidae
’;
(4)
in Annex VIII, the entry for Ukraine is deleted;
(5)
In Annex IX, the entries for Japan, Ukraine and Uganda are replaced by the following:
‘JP
Japan
Aquaculture: Finfish and finfish products only
UA
Ukraine
Aquaculture: Finfish and finfish products only
UG
Uganda
Aquaculture: Finfish and finfish products only’
( 1 ) List of third countries and territories (not limited to third countries recognised by the Union).
( 2 ) Camel milk only.
( 3 ) 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.
( 4 ) Ovine species only.
( 5 ) 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 Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by 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 of 24 March 2023 ( OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87 )) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.
( 6 ) 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 ).
( 7 ) Export to the Union of live Equidae intended for slaughter (food-producing animals only).
( 8 ) Reindeer only.
( 9 ) 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.
( 10 ) Caprine species only.
( 11 ) 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.
( 12 ) Ratites only.
( 13 ) Finfish and finfish products only.
( 14 ) Crustaceans only.
( 15 ) Finfish products only (e.g. Roes and caviar).
( 16 ) 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 by default with an “M” in this column.
