Introductory text

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 VIII, Chapter 4, Section B, Subsection I(1), paragraph (d) thereof,

Whereas:

Latvia has been granted transitional periods for certain establishments listed in Appendix A^f1 to Annex VIII to the 2003 Act of Accession. That Appendix has been amended by Commission Decisions 2004/460/EC^f2, 2004/472/EC^f3 and 2005/420/EC^f4.

Latvia has submitted a declaration stating that all nine outstanding establishments on the list of establishments in transition in the meat sector have either completed their upgrading process and are now in full compliance with Community legislation or have ceased their activities. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.

Accordingly, it is appropriate to amend Appendix A to Annex VIII to the 2003 Act of Accession.

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: