17.10.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 279/51 COMMISSION DECISION of 16 October 2002 amending Decision 97/102/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia (notified under document number C(2002) 3842) (Text with EEA relevance) (2002/808/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ‘ Community, Article 1 . L Decision 97/102/EC is modified as follows: Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and 1. Article 1 is replaced by the following: the placing on the market of fishery products(}), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC (%), and in particular Article ‘Article 1 11(5) thereof, The “State Fisheries Committee of the Russian Federation”, assisted by the “Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Whereas: Surveillance (Gossanepidnadzor) of the Ministry of Health (Minzdrav) of the Russian Federation” shall be the competent authority in Russia for verifying and certifying compliance 1) ICommizsion Decis.ioln 97{1 1,92/EC of 16 January 1997f of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements aying down special conditions governing imports o of Directive 91/493(EEC. fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia (), states that the ‘Committee of Fisheries of the Federation of Russia, assisted by the State Committee for Sanitary 2. Article 2 is replaced by the following: and Epidemiological Surveillance (Goskomsanepid- Article 2 nadzor) is to be the competent authority in Russia for verifying and cer‘cifying complifmce of fisher}{ and aqua- 1. Fishery products imported into the Community from culture products with the requirements of Directive 91/ Russia shall meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3 493[EEC. and 4. 2. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in Annex L (2)  Following a restructuring of the Russian administration, the competent authority for issuing health certificates for fishery products has changed to the ‘State Fisheries Committee of the Russian Federation’, assisted by the ‘Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance 3. The products shall come from approved establish- (Gossanepidnadzor) of the Ministry of Health (Minzdrav) ments, factory vessels or cold stores or from registered of the Russian Federation’. This new authority is capable freezer vessels listed in Annex I of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force. 4. Except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages shall bear the word “RUSSIA” and the approval| registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.’ (3)  The wording of Decision 97/102/EC should be aligned on the wording of more recently adopted Commission Decisions, laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in certain third countries. 3. In Article 3(2) is replaced by the following: 2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signa- (4)  Decision 97/102/EC should therefore be amended ture of the representative of the GOSSANEPIDNADZOR and the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of accordingly. &y other endorsements.’ (5)  The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor- 4. Annex A is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, - Article 2 L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. ) () OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31. OJ L 35,5.2.1997, p. 23. This Decision shall apply from 1 December 2002.