L 301/6 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.11.2002 COMMISSION DECISION of 29 October 2002 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from New Caledonia (notified under number C(2002) 4090) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/855/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity, Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products(?), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(?), and in particular Article 11.1 thereof, Whereas: (1)  An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the Commission in New Caledonia to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community. (2)  The requirements in the legislation of New Caledonia on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC. (3) In particular, the ‘Direction des Affaires Vétérinaires, Alimentaires et Rurales (DAVAR) of the Département de I'Economie Rurale’ is capable of effectively verifying the implementation of the legislation in force. (4 It is appropriate to lay down detailed rules concerning the health certificate which must, under Directive 91/ 493[EEC, accompany consignments of fishery products imported into the Community from New Caledonia. In particular those rules must specify the definition of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language or languages in which it must be drafted and the status of the person empowered to sign it. (5)  The mark which must be affixed to packages of fishery products should give the name of the third country and (1) OJ L 268,24.9.1991, p. 15. (9 OJL 24,30.1.1998, p. 31. the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin, except for certain frozen products. (6) It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules appli- cable to fishery products caught on board of certain vessels in accordance with article 3(1) (a) (I) of Directive 91/493EEC (*). These lists should be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the DAVAR to the Commission. It is therefore the responsibility of the DAVAR to ensure compliance with the relevant pro- visions of Directive 91/493/EEC. (7 The DAVAR has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC with regard to the control of fishery products, and regarding the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive. (8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Atticle 1 The ‘Direction des Affaires Vétérinaires, Alimentaires et Rurales (DAVAR) of the Département de I'Economie Rurale’ shall be the competent authority in New Caledonia for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the require- ments of Directive 91/493/EEC. (3) OJL 187,7.7.1992, p. 41.