
Article 1 

1. Member States may import
— pistachios falling within CN code 0802 50 00, and
— roasted pistachios falling within CN codes 2008 19 13 and 2008 19 93,originating in, or consigned from Iran, only where the consignment is accompanied by the results of official sampling and analysis, and the health certificate in Annex I, completed, signed and verified by a representative of the Iranian Ministry of Health. The health certificate shall be valid for import carried out no more than four months after the issue date of the health certificate.
2. Products covered by paragraph 1 may only be imported into the Community through one of the points of entry listed in Annex II.
3. Each consignment of products covered by paragraph 1 shall be identified with a code which corresponds to the code on the sampling results of the official sampling and analysis and health certificate referred to in paragraph 1.
4. The competent authorities in each Member State shall ensure that products covered by paragraph 1 are subject to documentary checks to ensure that the requirement for the health certificate and sampling results referred to in paragraph 1, are complied with.
5. The competent authorities in each Member State shall take a sample for analysis from each consignment of products covered by paragraph 1 for analysis of aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin before release onto the market from the point of entry into the Community.Member States shall submit to the Commission every three months a report of all analytical results of official controls on consignments of products covered by paragraph 1. This report shall be submitted during the month following each quarter (April, July, October, and January).
6. Any consignment which is to be subjected to sampling and analysis should be held before release onto the market from the point of entry into the Community for a maximum period of 15 working days. The competent authorities of the importing Member State shall issue an accompanying official document establishing that the consignment has been subjected to official sampling and analysis and indicating the result of the analysis.
7. If a consignment is split, copies of the health certificate and accompanying official documents referred to in paragraphs 1 and 6 and certified by the competent authority of the Member State on whose territory the splitting has taken place, shall accompany each part of the split consignment up to and including the wholesale stage.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be kept under review in the light of information and guarantees provided by the competent authorities of Iran and of the results of the tests carried out by Member States in order to assess whether the special conditions set out in Article 1 provide a sufficient level of protection of public health within the Community and whether they are still necessary.
Article 3 
All costs resulting from sampling, analysis, storage and issuing of accompanying official document and of copies of health certificate and accompanying documents pursuant to Article 1(4) to (7) shall be borne by the food business operator responsible for the consignment or its representative.
Also all costs related to official measures taken by the competent authorities as regards non-compliant consignments of pistachios and certain products derived from pistachios originating in or consigned from Iran shall be borne by the food business operator responsible for the consignment or its representative.
Article 4 
Decision 97/830/EC is repealed.
Article 5 
The Decision shall apply from 1 February 2005.
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Article 6 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 26 January 2005.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX I

ANNEX II
Member State Point of entry
Belgium Antwerpen, Zeebrugge, Brussel/Bruxelles, Aalst
Czech Republic Celní úřad Praha D5
Denmark All Danish harbours and airports
Germany HZA Lörrach — ZA Weil am Rhein — Autobahn, HZA Stuttgart — ZA Flughafen, HZA München — ZA München — Flughafen, Bezirksamt Reinickendorf von Berlin, Abteilung Finanzen, Wirtschaft und Kultur, Veterinär- und Lebensmittelaufsichtsamt, Grenzkontrollstelle, HZA Frankfurt (Oder) — ZA Autobahn, HZA Cottbus — ZA Forst — Autobahn, HZA Bremen — ZA Neustädter Hafen, HZA Bremen — ZA Bremerhaven, HZA Hamburg — Hafen — ZA Waltershof, HZA Hamburg-Stadt, HZA Itzehoe — ZA Hamburg — Flughafen, HZA Frankfurt-am-Main-Flughafen, HZA Braunschweig — Abfertigungsstelle, HZA Hannover Hamburger Allee, HZA Koblenz — ZA Hahn-Flughafen, HZA Oldenburg — ZA Wilhelmshaven, HZA Bielefeld — ZA Eckendorfer Straße Bielefeld, HZA Erfurt — ZA Eisenach, HZA Potsdam — ZA Ludwigsfelde, HZA Potsdam — ZA Berlin-Flughafen Schönefeld, HZA Augsburg — ZA Memmingen, HZA Ulm — ZA Ulm (Donautal), HZA Karlsruhe — ZA Karlsruhe, HZA Berlin — ZA Dreilinden, HZA Gießen — ZA Gießen, HZA Gießen — ZA Marburg, HZA Singen — ZA Bahnhof, HZA Lörrach — ZA Weil am Rhein — Schusterinsel, HZA Hamburg-Stadt — ZA Oberelbe, HZA Hamburg-Stadt — ZA Oberelbe — Abfertigungsstelle Billbrook, HZA Hamburg-Stadt — ZA Oberelbe — Abfertigungsstelle Großmarkt, HZA Potsdam — ZA Berlin — Flüghafen Schönefeld, HZA Düsseldorf — ZA Düsseldorf Nord, HZA Stralsund (HZA HST) — ZA Ludwigslust (ZA LWL)
Estonia Muuga port BIP, Paljassaare port BIP, Paldiski-Lõuna port BIP, Dirhami port BIP, Luhamaa road BIP, Narva road BIP
Greece Athina, Pireas, Elefsis, Aerodromio ton Athinon, Thessaloniki, Volos, Patra, Iraklion tis Kritis, Aerodromio tis Kritis, Euzoni, Idomeni, Ormenio, Kipi, Kakavia, Niki, Promahonas, Pithio, Igoumenitsa, Kristalopigi
Spain Algeciras (Puerto), Alicante (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Almeria (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Asturias (Aeropuerto), Barcelona (Aeropuerto, Puerto, Ferrocarril), Bilbao (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Cadiz (Puerto), Cartagena (Puerto), Castellon (Puerto), Ceuta (Puerto), Gijón (Puerto), Huelva (Puerto), Irun (Carretera), La Coruña (Puerto), La Junquera (Carretera) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Madrid (Aeropuerto, Ferrocarril), Malaga (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Marin (Puerto), Melilla (Puerto), Murcia (Ferrocarril), Palma de Mallorca (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Pasajes (Puerto), San Sebastián (Aeropuerto), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Puerto), Santander (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Santiago de Compostela (Aeropuerto), Sevilla (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Tarragona (Puerto), Tenerife Norte (Aeropuerto), Tenerife Sur (Aeropuerto), Valencia (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Vigo (Aeropuerto, Puerto), Villagarcia (Puerto), Vitoria (Aeropuerto), Zaragoza (Aeropuerto)
France Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhone), Le Havre (Seine-Maritime), Rungis MIN (Val-de-Marne), Lyon Chassieu CRD (Rhône), Strasbourg CRD (Bas-Rhin), Lille CRD (Nord), Saint-Nazaire Montoir CRD (Loire-Atlantique), Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), Port de la Pointe des Galets à la Réunion
Ireland Dublin — Port and Airport,Cork — Port and Airport,Shannon — Airport
Italy Ufficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di AnconaUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di BariUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di GenovaUfficio Sanità Marittima di LivornoUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di NapoliUfficio Sanità Marittima di RavennaUfficio Sanità Marittima di SalernoUfficio Sanità Marittima ed Aerea di TriesteDogana di Fernetti — Interporto Monrupino (Trieste)Ufficio di Sanità Marittima di La SpeziaUfficio di Sanità Marittima e Aerea di VeneziaUfficio di Sanità Marittima e Aerea di Reggio Calabria
Cyprus Limassol Port, Larnaca Airport
Latvia Grebneva — road with RussiaTerehova — road with RussiaPātarnieki — road with ByelorussiaSilene — road with ByelorussiaDaugavpils — railway commodity stationRēzekne — railway commodity stationLiepāja — sea portVentspils — sea portRīga — sea portRīga — airport RīgaRīga — Latvian Post
Lithuania Road: Kybartai, Lavoriškės, Medininkai, Panemunė, ŠalčininkaiAirport: VilniusSeaport: Malkų įlankos, Molo, PiliesRailway: Kena, Kybartai, Pagėgiai
Luxembourg Centre Douanier, Croix de Gasperich, LuxembourgAdministration des Douanes et Accises, Bureau Luxembourg — Aéroport, Niederanven
Hungary Ferihegy — Budapest — airportZáhony — Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg — roadEperjeske — Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg — railwayNagylak — Csongrád — roadLökösháza — Békés — railwayRöszke — Csongrád — roadKelebia — Bács-Kiskun — railwayLetenye — Zala — roadGyékényes — Somogy — railwayMohács — Baranya — port
Malta Malta Freeport, the Malta International Airport and the Grand Harbour
Netherlands All harbours and airports and all border stations
Austria HZA Feldkirch, HZA Graz, Nickelsdorf, Spielfeld, HZA Wien, ZA Wels, ZAKledering, ZA Flughafen Wien, HZA Salzburg, ZA Klingenbach/ZweigstelleSopron, ZA Karawankentunnel, ZA Villach
Poland Bezledy — Warmińsko — Mazurskie — road border pointKuźnica Białostocka — Podlaskie — road border pointBobrowniki — Podlaskie — road border pointKoroszczyn — Lubelskie — road border pointDorohusk — Lubelskie — road and railway border pointGdynia — Pomorskie — seaport border pointGdańsk — Pomorskie — seaport border pointMedyka-Przemyśl — Podkarpackie — railway border pointMedyka — Podkarpackie — road border pointKorczowa — Podkarpackie — road border pointJasionka — Podkarpackie — airport border pointSzczecin — Zachodnio — Pomorskie — seaport border pointŚwinoujście — Zachodnio — Pomorskie — seaport border pointKołobrzeg — Zachodnio — Pomorskie — seaport border point
Portugal Lisboa, Leixões
Slovenia Obrežje — road border crossingKoper — port border crossingDobova — railway border crossingBrnik (airport)Jelšane (road)Ljubljana (railway and road)Sežana (railway and road)
Slovakia Vyšné Nemecké — road, Čierna nad Tisou — railway
Finland All Finnish Customs Offices
Sweden Göteborg, Stockholm, Helsingborg, Landvetter, Arlanda, Norrköping
United Kingdom Belfast, Dover, Felixstowe, Gatwick Airport, Goole, Grimsby, Harwich, Heathrow Airport, Hull, Immingham, Ipswich, Leith, Liverpool, London (including Tilbury, Thamesport and Sheerness), Manchester Airport, Manchester Containerbase, Manchester International Freight Terminal, Manchester (including Ellesmere Port), Middlesbrough, Southampton