
Article 1 
Decision 94/360/EC is amended as follows:

1.. Article 3 is amended as follows:

((a)) paragraphs 1 and 2 are deleted;
((b)) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
'The Commission shall review in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28 of Directive 97/78/EC the frequencies set out in Annexes I and II to this Decision at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, taking into account the criteria laid down in Article 10 of Directive 97/78/EC as well as the regionalisation principle and other Community veterinary principles.'
2.. Annex II is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
3.. Annex III is deleted.
Article 2 
Decision 2001/812/EC is amended as follows:

1.. In Article 3, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, deep frozen semen and embryos, by-products or blood products of animal origin transported for use in technical purposes including pharmaceuticals, provided that these consignments are transported at ambient temperatures, in sealed, self-contained temperature regulating packages or containers, may be inspected in border inspection posts with facilities listed and approved only to handle packed products that are at ambient temperatures.'
2.. In Article 4, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following:
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5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4 , based upon a risk assessment by the competent authority, border inspection posts with limited throughputs of consignments of any one particular category, either of products for human consumption or of products not for human consumption, may use the same facilities provided for unloading, inspection and storage for all products for which the post is approved, provided that a time separation of consignments is implemented, and that adequate cleansing and disinfection of facilities between handling and checks of consignments is undertaken as necessary. Such a derogation and the underlying risk assessment shall be notified to the Commission.'
3.. In the introductory phrase of section 4 of Annex, the words ‘The following records must also be kept:’ are replaced by the words:
'The following alternative records shall be kept in electronic or paper form where the data are not entered in TRACES at the border inspection post.'
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 1 September 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX


‘ANNEX II  1. 
In the case of New Zealand, the frequencies shall be those provided for in the Agreement which was approved by Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products.
 2. 
In the case of Canada, the frequencies shall be those provided for in Annex VIII to the Agreement which was approved by Council Decision 1999/201/EC of 14 December 1998 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products.
 3. 
In the case of Chile, the frequencies shall be those provided for in the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures applicable to Trade in Animals and Animal Products, Plants, Plant Products and other Goods and Animal Welfare set out in Annex IV to the Association Agreement which was approved by Council Decision 2002/979/EC of 18 November 2002 on the signature and provisional application of certain provisions of an Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part.
 4. 
In the case of Switzerland, the frequencies shall be those provided for in Appendix 10 of Annex 11 on animal-health and zootechnical measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products approved by Decision 2002/309/EC, Euratom of 4 April 2002 of the Council, and of the Commission, as regards the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation, on the conclusion of seven Agreements with the Swiss Confederation.

