To: Port Health Authorities in England.

Amendment to Decision 2011/163/EU on the 03 August 2020 approval of residue monitoring plans.

Summary: Notification • Imports Further amendment to the Annex of Commission Decision 2011/163/EU issued.

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Classification Notification type: Letter Category: • Official • Priority • Imported Food

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to let you know that Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1141, which further amends the Annex to Commission Decision 2011/163/EU has been issued. The Decision applies from today and can be found here: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020D1141&from=EN.

The changes to the Annex are as follows:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) now includes a plan for aquaculture (finfish only). • Botswana (BW) entry for equine and farmed game has been removed. • Iran (IR) now includes aquaculture (crustaceans only). • The Republic of the Union of Myanmar (MM) now includes a plan for honey. • New Caledonia (NC) entry for bovine and wild game has been removed. A plan now includes aquaculture (crustaceans only). • Sierra Leone (SL) now includes a plan for honey. • Suriname (SR) entry for aquaculture has been removed.

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• Tunisia (TN) entry for poultry has been removed. A plan now includes aquaculture (finfish only). • Kosovo (XK) includes a plan for poultry, with the appropriate footnote for poultry raw material originating either from Member States or from third countries which are approved.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Yours sincerely, Simon Petty Imported Food Team Strategy, Legal and Governance Directorate

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