COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1219/2014
of 13 November 2014
amending Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 as regards the list of territories and third countries
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (1), and in particular Article 13(1) and (2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
By Commission Regulation (EU) No 1160/2014 (2), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was included in the list set out in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
(2)
Following the entry into force of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 repealing and replacing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 with effect from 29 December 2014, the countries and territories listed in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 are listed from that date in Part 2 of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 (4).
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should therefore be included in the list set out in Part 2 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013.
(3)
For reasons of clarity and to take account of the provisions of Treaty of Accession of Croatia and of European Council Decision 2012/419/EU (5), it is appropriate to amend Parts 1 and 2 of Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 and to replace Annex II thereto in its entirety.
(4)
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 29 December 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 13 November 2014.