Commission Decision

of 1 August 2007

amending Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat sector in Poland

(notified under document number C(2007) 3614)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2007/555/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Annex XII, Chapter 6, Section B, Subsection I(1), paragraph (e) thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Poland has been granted transitional periods for certain establishments listed in Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession.

(2) Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2004/458/EC(1), 2004/471/EC(2), 2004/474/EC(3), 2005/271/EC(4), 2005/591/EC(5), 2005/854/EC(6), 2006/14/EC(7), 2006/196/EC(8), 2006/404/EC(9), 2006/555/EC(10), 2006/935/EC(11), 2007/202/EC(12) and 2007/443/EC(13).

(3) According to an official declaration from the Polish competent authority certain establishments in the meat sector have completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation. Certain establishments have ceased activities for which they have obtained a transitional period. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.

(4) Only establishments in the meat sector remain on that list. For these establishments, the date of full compliance should be updated in the light of the progress made during the upgrading process.

(5) Appendix B to Annex XII to the 2003 Act of Accession should therefore be amended accordingly. For the sake of clarity, it should be replaced.

(6) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has been informed of the measures provided for in this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: