L 203/58 3.8.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 July 1999 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Panama (notified under document number C(1999) 2058) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/526/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, ment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, (6) Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493[EEC, a list of approved/registration establish- ments, factory vessels, or cold stores must be drawn up; whereas a list of freezer vessels registered in the sense of Directive 92/48/EEC () must be drawn up; whereas these list must be drawn up on the basis of a communi- cation from the DPA to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for the DPA to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of 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 Council Directive 97/79/EC (), and in particular Article 11 thereof, (1) ~ Whereas a Commission expert team has conducted an Directive 91/493/EEC; inspection visit to Panama to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and (7) ' Whereas the DPA has provided official assurances dispatched to the Community; regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493EEC, and regarding (2)  Whereas the provisions of legislation of Panama on the fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid health inspection and monitoring of fishery products down by that Directive for the approval or registration may be considered equivalent to those laid down in of establishments, factory vessels, cold stores of freezer Directive 91/493/EEC; vessels of origin; (3)  Whereas, in Panama the Departemento de Proteccién de (8)  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are Alimentos (DPA) del Ministerio de Salud is Capab]e of in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- effectively verifying the application of the laws in force; inary Committee, (4)  Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certifi- cate referred to in Article 11(4)@a) of Directive 91 /493/EEC must.allso cover thg definition of a model HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the person empowered to sign it; Article 1 (5)  Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(b) of Directive The Departemento de Protecciéon de Alimentos (DPA) del Ministerio de Salud shall be the competent authority in Panama for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquacul- ture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC. 91/493[EEC, a mark should be affixed to packages of fishery products giving the name of the third country and the approval/registration number of the establish- () O] L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. o] L 0 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31. () O] L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41.