98/570/EC: Commission Decision of 7 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia (notified under document number C(1998) 2978) (Text with EEA relevance)
L 277/36 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 10. 98 COMMISSION DECISION of 7 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia (notified under document number C(1998) 2978) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/570/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 (1), as last amended by the Council Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof, Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an inspec- tion visit to Tunisia to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community; Whereas the provisions of legislation of Tunisia on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC; Whereas, in Tunisia the ‘Direction générale de la santé animale (DGSA) du ministère de l’agriculture' 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 in which it must be drafted and the grade of the person empowered to sign it; regarding the language(s) 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/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin; Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/ 493/EEC, a list of approved/registration establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores must be drawn up; whereas a list of freezer vessels registered in the sense of Directive 92/48/EEC (3) must be drawn up; whereas these lists must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the DGSA to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for the DGSA to ensure compliance with the provisions laid (1) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. (2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31. (3) OJ L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 41. down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive 91/ 493/EEC; Whereas the DGSA has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive for the approval or registration of estab- lishments, factory vessels, cold stores or freezer vessels of origin; 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 ‘Direction générale de la santé animale (DGSA) du ministère de competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying compli- ance of fishery and aquaculture products with the require- ments of Directive 91/493/EEC. l’agriculture' shall be the Article 2 Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia must meet the following conditions: 1. each consignment must be a numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accord- ance with the model in Annex A hereto; accompanied by 2. the products must come from approved establish- ments, factory vessels, cold stores or registered freezer vessels listed in Annex B hereto; 3. except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages must bear the word ‘TUNISIA' and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters. 14. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 277/37 Article 3 Article 4 1. Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out. 2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signa- ture of the representative of the DGSA and the latter’s official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Done at Brussels, 7 October 1998. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission L 277/38 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 10. 98 ANNEX A HEALTH CERTIFICATE for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia and intended for export to the European Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form Reference No:. Country of dispatch: TUNISIA Competent authority: Direction générale de la santé animale (DGSA) du ministère de l’agriculture I. Details identifying the fishery products — Description of fishery/aquaculture products (1): — species (scientific name):. — presentation of product and type of treatment (2):. — Code number (where available):. — Type of packaging:. — Number of packages:. — Net weight:. — Requisite storage and transport temperature:. II. Origin of products Name(s) and official approval number(s) of establishment(s), factory vessel(s) or cold store(s) approved or freezer vessel(s) registered by the DGSA for export to the European Community:. III. Destination of products The products are dispatched from:. (place of dispatch) to:. (country and place of destination) by the following means of transport:. Name and address of dispatcher:. Name of consignee and address at place of destination:. (1) Delete where applicable. (2) Live, refrigerated, frozen, salted, smoked, preserved, etc. 14. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 277/39 IV. Health attestation — The official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery or aquaculture products specified above: 1. were caught, and handled on board vessels in accordance with the health rules laid down by Directive 92/48/EEC; 2. were landed, handled and where appropriate packaged, prepared, processed, frozen, thawed and stored hygienically in compliance with the requirements laid down in Chapters II, III and IV of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC; 3. have undergone health controls in accordance with Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC; 4. are packaged, marked, stored and transported in accordance with Chapters VI, VII and VIII of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC; 5. do not come from toxic species or species containing biotoxins; 6. have satisfactorily undergone the organoleptic, parasitological, chemical and microbiological checks fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the laid down for certain categories of implementing decisions thereto. — The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directive 91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 98/570/EC. Done at. , (Place) on. (Date) Official stamp (1). Signature of official inspector (1). (Name in capital letters, capactiy and qualifications of person signing) (1) The colour of the stamp and signature must be different from that of the other particulars in the certificate. L 277/40 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 10. 98 ANNEX B I. LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS Number Name Address 1 3 10 12 14 17 101 105 106 107 112 116 118 120 (Author- ised until 31. 12. 1998) 134 201 203 204 205 207 208 209 210 215 221 303 310 420 423 426 427 435 436 437 438 439 441 442 450 457 Jerba Aquaculture Tunisie (JAT) Le Dauphin Médigel Sté Ben Kalia et Fils Cotuprom Coprod Médi-Pêche El Ghoul Mondher El Ghoul Kamexport Fishfarmer Équimar-Congélation Sté Ben Hamida Aux Poissons Méditerranéens Maristar Marégel Méditerranéen Pesca Mohamed Aouadi Jalta Export Pêche Export Sté Trad des Produits de la Mer Sté El Bouhaira Horchani Madrague Sté Mondher El Ghoul Sitex Sittep STIC La Prospère Serimex Pêche Sté Calambo Sté Mohamed Sallem et Fils Promebar Produits congelés du Bassin méditerranéen (PCBM) La Perle des Mers La Reine des Mers Somopêche Fish Tunisie Frigomar Socepa Fruitumer Impex Tunisie Medifish Médenine Ajim-Jerba Médenine Médenine Médenine Médenine Tunis Tunis Tunis Ariana Tunis Tunis Tunis Tunis Tunis Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Bizerte Nabeul Nabeul Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax Sfax 14. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 277/41 Number Name Address 461 465 501 602 603 700 751 753 754 800 211 212 300 308 801 Medifi Sté Ali Mezghani Aquaculture Hergla Zagnani Hassen-La Bonté de la Mer Scala Bennour et Cie-Kuriat Frimar Congélation Ben Messaoud Ben Hassen Abdeljelil Export Poisson d’Or Sfax Sfax Sousse Monastir Monastir Mahdia Mahdia Mahdia Mahdia Tabarka II. LIST OF FREEZER VESSELS Number Name Port La Galite I La Galite II El Bahri Omar Ibn Ziad Navire-usine Dhaker Bizerte Bizerte Nabeul Nabeul Jendouba