No L 137/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 8. 6. 96 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 30 May 1996 laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Senegal (Text with EEA relevance) (96/355/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 95/71/EC (), and in particular Article 11 thereof, Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection visit to Senegal to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community; Whereas the provisions of Senegal legislation on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC; Whereas the Ministére de la péche et des transports mari- times — Direction de 'océanographie et des péches mari- times — Bureau du contrdle des produits halieutiques (MPTM-DOPM-BCPH), the competent authority in Senegal, is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force; Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to in Article 11 (4)(a) of Directive 91/493/EEC must also cover the definition of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the person empowered to sign it; Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(b) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a mark should be affixed to packages of fishery products, giving the name of the third country and the approval number of the establishment and freezer vessel of origin; () OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. () O No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 40. Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a list of approved establishments and freezer vessels must be drawn up; whereas that list must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the MPTM- DOPM-BCPH to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for the MPTM-DOPM-BCPH to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC; Whereas the MPTM-DOPM-BCPH has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive for the approval of establish- ments and the freezer vessels; Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Ministére de la péche et des transports maritimes — Direction de I'océanographie et des péches maritimes — Bureau du contrdle des produits halieutiques (MPTM- DOPM-BCPH) is recognized as the competent authority in Senegal for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC. Article 2 Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Senegal must meet the following conditions: 1. Each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accor- dance with the model set out in Annex A hereto;