
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 11, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
'
2. Ornamental fish which are not of susceptible species to any of the diseases listed in Part II of Annex IV to Directive 2006/88/EC, and ornamental molluscs and ornamental crustaceans, intended for closed ornamental facilities, shall only be imported into the Community from third countries or territories that:
(a) are members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE); or
(b) are listed in Annex III and have a formal agreement with the OIE to regularly submit information concerning their animal health status to the members of that organisation.'
2.. Annex III is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 6 August 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


‘ANNEX III  LIST OF THIRD COUNTRIES, TERRITORIES, ZONES OR COMPARTMENTS 

Country/territory Aquaculture Species Zone/Compartment
ISO-code Name Fish Molluscs Crustaceans Code Description
AU Australia X    
BR Brazil X    
CA Canada X   CA 0 Whole territory
CA 1 British Columbia
CA 2 Alberta
CA 3 Saskatchewan
CA 4 Manitoba
CA 5 New Brunswick
CA 6 Nova Scotia
CA 7 Prince Edward Island
CA 8 Newfoundland and Labrador
CA 9 Yukon
CA 10 Northwest Territories
CA 11 Nunavut
CL Chile X    Whole country
CN China X    Whole country
CO Colombia X    Whole country
CG Congo X    Whole country
CK Cook Islands X X X  Whole country
HR Croatia X    Whole country
HK Hong Kong X    Whole country
IN India X    Whole country
ID Indonesia X    Whole country
IL Israel X    Whole country
JM Jamaica X    Whole country
JP Japan X    Whole country
KI Kiribati X X X  Whole country
LK Sri Lanka X    Whole country
MH Marshall Islands X X X  Whole country
MK the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia X    Whole country
MY Malaysia X    Peninsular, Western Malaysia
NR Nauru X X X  Whole country
NU Niue X X X  Whole country
NZ New Zealand X    Whole country
PF French Polynesia X X X  Whole country
PG Papua New Guinea X X X  Whole country
PN Pitcairn Islands X X X  Whole country
PW Palau X X X  Whole country
RU Russia X    Whole country
SB Solomon Islands X X X  Whole country
SG Singapore X    Whole country
ZA South Africa X    Whole country
TW Taiwan X    Whole country
TH Thailand X    Whole country
TR Turkey X    Whole country
TK Tokelau X X X  Whole country
TO Tonga X X X  Whole country
TV Tuvalu X X X  Whole country
US United States X  X US 0 Whole country
X   US 1 Whole country, except the following states: New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania
 X  US 2 Humboldt Bay (California)
US 3 Netarts Bay (Oregon)
US 4 Wilapa Bay, Totten Inlet, Oakland Bay, Quilcence Bay and Dabob Bay (Washington)
US 5 NELHA (Hawaii)
VN Vietnam X    
WF Wallis and Futuna X X X  Whole country
WS Samoa X X X  Whole country









