Prováděcí rozhodnutí Komise (EU) 2026/1205 ze dne 9. června 2026, kterým se mění rozhodnutí 2006/199/ES, kterým se stanoví konkrétní podmínky pro dovoz produktů rybolovu ze Spojených států amerických

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj. , and in particular Article 126(3) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 98/258/EC of 16 March 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal productsOJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 1 , ELI: https://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1998/258/oj. , and in particular Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health (Animal Health Law)OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj. , and in particular Article 238(3) thereof,

Annex I to Decision 2006/199/EC is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj.

(1) Annex V to the Agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in trade in live animals and animal productsOJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 3 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/1998/258/oj. provided for, inter alia, the sanitary measures for fish and fishery products and certain other animal products traded with the United States for which equivalence has been established.

(2) Commission Decision 2006/199/ECCommission Decision 2006/199/EC of 22 February 2006 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from the United States of America (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 17 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2006/199/oj). laid down the specific conditions for imports of fishery products from the United States into the Union and the model health certificate to accompany each consignment of fishery products imported into the Union.

(3) Article 118(1) read in combination with Article 107(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/6/oj). establishes that operators in third countries are not to use antimicrobial medicinal products in animals to promote growth or increase yield. From Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 it follows that also medicinal products containing antimicrobials that are included in the list of antimicrobials reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255 of 19 July 2022 designating antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 20.7.2022, p. 58 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/1255/oj). are not to be used in respect of animals or products of animal origin exported from third countries to the Union.

(4) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 of 27 February 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of the prohibition of use of certain antimicrobial medicinal products in animals or products of animal origin exported from third countries into the Union (OJ L 116, 4.5.2023, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/905/oj). supplements Regulation (EU) 2019/6 by establishing conditions for the entry into the Union of consignments of live food-producing animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption, exported from third countries to the Union.

(5) Article 4 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 requires among others that consignments of live food-producing animals and products of animal origin intended for human consumption are to only enter the Union where they are accompanied by an official certificate attesting compliance with the Union rules laid down in Article 3 of the same delegated Regulation.

(6) An attestation concerning compliance with these Union rules should therefore be inserted in the model certificate set out in Annex I to Decision 2006/199/EC.

(7) Animal health attestations included in the model official certificate established in Decision 2006/199/EC must be updated to take account of the requirements for entry into the Union of the same products provided for in Regulation (EU) 2016/429 and its supplementing Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 379 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/692/oj). .

(8) In the interests of clarity and consistency of Union rules, the animal health attestations included in the model official certificate set out in Annex I to Decision 2006/199/EC should be updated, including references, notes and structural elements, and Annex I to that Decision should therefore be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

(9) Decision 2006/199/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(10) In order to avoid any disruption to trade as regards the entry into the Union of consignments of fishery products from the United States due to the amendments made to Annex I to Decision 2006/199/EC by this Decision, the use of health certificates issued in accordance with Decision 2006/199/EC as applicable prior to the amendments made by this Decision, should continue to be authorised during a transitional period, subject to certain conditions.

(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

For a transitional period until 3 December 2026 , the use of official health certificates issued in accordance with the model set out in Annex I to Decision 2006/199/EC, as applicable before the amendments made to that Decision by the this Decision, shall continue to be authorised for the entry into the Union of consignments of fishery products for human consumption from the United States, provided that those certificates were issued no later than 3 September 2026 .

OJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 1 , ELI: https://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/1998/258/oj.

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This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.

OJ L 118, 21.4.1998, p. 3 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/1998/258/oj.

Commission Decision 2006/199/EC of 22 February 2006 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from the United States of America (OJ L 71, 10.3.2006, p. 17 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2006/199/oj).

Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/6/oj).

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1255 of 19 July 2022 designating antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 191, 20.7.2022, p. 58 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/1255/oj).

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/905 of 27 February 2023 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the application of the prohibition of use of certain antimicrobial medicinal products in animals or products of animal origin exported from third countries into the Union (OJ L 116, 4.5.2023, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/905/oj).

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 379 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/692/oj).

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