1999/486/EC: Commission Decision of 2 July 1999 amending Decision 94/269/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Colombia (notified under document number C(1999) 1826) (Text with EEA relevance)
L 190/32 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 7. 1999 II (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 2 July 1999 amending Decision 94/269/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery prod- ucts originating in Colombia (notified under document number C(1999) 1826) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/486/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 Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof, (1) Whereas the Article 1 of Commission Decision 94/ 269/EC of 8 April 1994 laying down special conditions governing import of fishery and aquaculture products origination in Colombia (3), as last amended by Decision 96/31/EC (4), which states that the Ministerio de Salud — División de Alimentos shall be the competent authority in Colombia for verifying and certifying compiance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC; (2) Whereas, following a restructuring of the Colombian Movement, the competent authority for health certi- ficates for fishery products has changed from the Minis- terio de Salud — División de Alimentos to the Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y alimentos (Invima) and this new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force; whereas it is, therefore, necessary to modify the nomination of the competent authority named by Decision 94/269/EC; (3) Whereas it is convenient to harmonise the wording of the more Decision 94/269/EC with the wording of recently adopted Commission Decisions laying down (1) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15. (2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31. (3) OJ L 115, 6. 5. 1994, p. 38. (4) OJ L 9, 12. 1. 1996, p. 6. fishery and special conditions governing imports of aquaculture products originating in certain third coun- tries; (4) Whereas the measures provided for in the Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter- inary Committee, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Commission Decision 94/269/EC is amended as follows: 1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 1 The Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos (Invima) shall be the competent authority in Colombia for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC. ' 2. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 2 Fishery and aquaculature products originating in Colombia 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 accordance with the model in Annex A hereto; 23. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 190/33 2. the products must come from approved establishments, 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 the word “Colombia” and the packages must bear establishment, the approval/registration number of factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters. ' 3. Annex A shall be replaced by the Annex hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States. Article 2 Done at Brussels, 2 July 1999. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission L 190/34 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 7. 1999 ANNEX ‘ANNEX A HEALTH CERTIFICATE for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Columbia and intended for export to the European Com- munity, excluding bilvalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form Reference No. Country of dispatch Columbia Competent authority: Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos (Invima) I. Details identifying the fishery products Description of fishery/aquaculture product (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) approved by the Ministry of Health for exports to the 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. 23. 7. 1999 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 190/35 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 hygien- ically 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 laid down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing decisions thereto. The undersigned official Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 99/269/EC. inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directive 91/493/EEC, Done at. , on. (Place) (Date) Official seal (1):. Signature of official inspector (1). letters, capacity and qualifications of person (Name in capital signing) (1) The colour of the stamp and signature must be different from that of the other particulars in the certificate. '