Commission Decision 2008/866/EC on emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption.

By virtue of this Decision, Member States may not authorize the import of bivalve molluscs from Peru. This prohibition applies to all consignments of bivalve molluscs that are received at European Union border inspection posts whether or not the consignments were produced, stored or certified in the country of origin. The adoption of this Decision is due to an outbreak of Hepatitis A in humans in the European Union, the origin of which was identified to be the consumption of certain bivalve molluscs imported from Peru that were contaminated with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). This Decision sets forth emergency measures suspending imports from Peru of certain bivalve molluscs intended for human consumption. The following are excluded from the prohibition to import: (a) eviscerated Pectinidae of aquaculture origin; (b) bivalve molluscs that have undergone a heat treatment.