L 114/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 13.5.2000 COMMISSION DECISION of 25 April 2000 amending Decision 97/20/EC establishing the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods (notified under document number C(2000) 1052) (Text with EEA relevance) (2000/332[EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (3)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Directive 91/492[EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs ('), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (%) and in particular Article 9(3)(b) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Decision 97/20/[EC of 17 December 1996 (°), as last amended by Decision 98/571/EC (%), establishes the list of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form are authorised for human consumption. (2)  Commission Decision 2000/333/EC () lays down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods origin- ating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, therefore Decision 97/20/EC should be amended to include the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in part I of the list. () O] L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1. () O L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31. () O] L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 46. () O] L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 42. (°) See page 42 of this Official Journal. Commiittee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to Decision 97/20/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. Article 2 This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 April 2000. For the Commission David BYRNE Member of the Commission