10.3.2004 Official Journal of the European Union L71/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 433/2004 of 9 March 2004 repealing a number of decisions concerning the importation from third countries of animal by- products (Text with EEA relevance) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 72[462[EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (!), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (3, and in par- ticular Articles 3 and 16 thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Com- munity of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(l) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425[EEC (’), as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/42[EC (¥, and in particular Articles 10 and 13 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Directive 72/462[EEC lays down rules on health and veterinary inspections concerning the importation of certain animals and their meat and meat products into the Community. That Directive provides the legal basis for the following Commission Decisions concerning the importation of certain animal products and by-products into the Community: — Decision 89/18/EEC  of 22 December 1988 concerning the conditions of importation from third countries of fresh meat for purposes other than human consumption (°), — Decision 92[187/EEC of 28 February 1992 laying down the conditions which have to be complied with for importation of certain raw materials for the pharmaceutical processing industry, coming from certain third countries, which do not appear on the list established by Council Decision 79/542/EEC (%), and — Decision 92/183/EEC of 3 March 1992 laying down the general conditions to be complied with for the import of certain raw materials for the pharmaceu- () OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. () OJ L 122,16.5.2003, p. 36. () OJL 62, 15.3.1993, p. 49. () OJL 13, 18.1.2003, p. 24. () OJL8, 11.1.1989, p. 17. () OJ L 87, 2.4.1992, p. 20. tical processing industry, coming from third coun- tries, which appear on the list established by Council Decision 79/542[EEC (). (2)  Directive 92/118/EEC lays down Community rules concerning animal and public health requirements governing trade in and the importation into the Com- munity of certain products of animal origin. That Direc- tive also provides the legal basis for the following Commission decisions: — Decision 94/143/EC of 1 March 1994 laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the importation of serum from equidae from third countries (%), — Decision 94/309/EC of 27 April 1994 laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the importation from third countries of certain petfoods and certain untanned edible products for pets, containing low-risk animal mate- rials (°), as last amended by Decision 97/199/EC (*9), — Decision 94/344/EC of 27 April 1994 laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the importation from third countries of processed animal protein including products containing this protein intended for animal consumption (1), as last amended by Decision 97/ 198/EC (1), — Decision 94/435[EC of 10 June 1994 laying down the animal health requirements and the veterinary certification for the importation of pig bristles from third countries (%), — Decision 94/446/EC of 14 June 1994 laying down the requirements for the importation from third countries of bones and bone products, horns and horn products and hooves and hoof products, excluding meals thereof, for further processing not intended for human or animal consumption (*%), as last amended by Decision 97/197/[EC (%), — Decision 94/860/EC of 20 December 1994 laying down the requirements for the import from third countries of apiculture products for use in apicul- ture (*%), L 84, 31.3.1992, p. 33. L 62, 5.3.1994, p. 41. L 137, 1.6.1994, p. 62. J L 84,26.3.1997, p. 44. J L 154, 21.6.1994, p. 45. J L 84,26.3.1997, p. 36. J L 180, 14.7.1994, p. 40. J L 183,19.7.1994, p. 46. J L 84,26.3.1997, p. 32. J L 352,31.12.1994, p. 69.