L 6/8 Official Journal of the European Union 8.1.2005 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 3 January 2005 amending Decision 2001/881/EC drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries and updating the detailed rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the experts of the Commission (notified under document number C(2004) 5598) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/13/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries ('), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof, Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675[EEC (%), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof, Whereas: (1) The maintenance of secure borders to prevent the intro- duction of potentially harmful organisms both for animal health and public health is vital, and the proper enfor- cement of Community legislation must be monitored by the Food and Veterinary Office of the Commission. () OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (O] L 165, 30.4.2004, p. 1). () OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 56. Directive as last amended by the 2003 Act of Accession. (2)  Commission Decision 2001/881/EC(®) sets down the frequency of inspections to be carried out by the Commission in border inspection posts in the Community in particular as regards the infrastructure, equipment and working of the border inspection post. (3)  Since the introduction of harmonised standards for facilities in border inspection posts by Commission Decision 2001/812/EC (¥, the majority of border inspection posts now fulfil the minimum requirements in relation to such facilities. (40  The maintenance of effective controls on imports depends both upon proper facilities being available and upon effective implementation of procedures laid down in veterinary checks legislation, and the latter should now be the main focus of missions carried out by the Food and Veterinary Office. (5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 (°) laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption gives a legal framework for Member States to carry out controls at all points of entry into the Community in addition to controls in border inspection posts under the veterinary checks regime; such controls outside border inspection posts should also be monitored by the Food and Veterinary Office. () OJ L 326, 11.12.2001, p. 44. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/608[EC (O] L 274, 24.8.2004, p. 15). () OJ L 306, 23.11.2001, p. 28. () O] L 122, 26.4.2004, p. 1.