Commission Decision of 14 October 1996 laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Ivory Coast (Text with EEA relevance) (96/609/EC) (repealed) (c. 609)

Commission Decision

of 14 October 1996

laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Ivory Coast

(Text with EEA relevance)

(96/609/EC) (repealed)

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 95/71/EC(2) are respected, and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection visit to the Ivory Coast to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;

Whereas the provisions of the Ivory Coast legislation on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;

Whereas the ‘Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Ressources Animales-Direction Générale des Ressources Animales (MARA-DGRA)’ in the Ivory Coast 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 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 of origin;

Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (4) (c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a list of approved establishments must be drawn up; whereas that list must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the MARA-DGRA to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for the MARA-DGRA to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;

Whereas the MARA-DGRA 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 establishments;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

[F1 Article 1 U.K.

The ‘ Ministère de la production animale et des ressources halieutiques — Direction des services vétérinaires et de la qualité (MIPARH-DSVQ) ’ shall be the competent authority in the Ivory Coast for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 13 July 2005 amending Decision 96/609/EC laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Ivory Coast, as regards the competent authority and the model of health certificate (notified under document number C(2005) 2584) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/514/EC).

[F1 Article 2 U.K.

Fishery and aquaculture products imported from the Ivory Coast 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;

2.

the products must come from approved establishments, factory vessels, cold store 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 words ‘ THE IVORY COAST ’ and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 13 July 2005 amending Decision 96/609/EC laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Ivory Coast, as regards the competent authority and the model of health certificate (notified under document number C(2005) 2584) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/514/EC).

Article 3 U.K.

1. The certificate referred to in point 1 of Article 2 must be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.

[F1 2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the MIPARH-DSVQ and the latter’s official stamp in a colour different from that of other endorsements.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Commission Decision of 13 July 2005 amending Decision 96/609/EC laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Ivory Coast, as regards the competent authority and the model of health certificate (notified under document number C(2005) 2584) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/514/EC).

Article 4 U.K.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

[F1 ANNEX A U.K. HEALTH CERTIFICATE for fishery products from Ivory Coast and intended for export to the European Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form]

ANNEX B U.K. LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS

Approval number	Establishment	Address	Approval limit
100 PP	SOCIÉTÉ DES CONSERVES DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE (SCODI)	ABIDJAN 01	31.12.1997
101 PP	SOCIÉTÉ IVOIRIENNE DE TRANSFORMATION DE THONS TROPICAUX (SI3T)	ABIDJAN 01	31.12.1997
102 PP	SOCIÉTÉ IVOIRIENNE DE FROID (SIFROID)	ABIDJAN 01	31.12.1997
110 PP	PÊCHE ET FROID CÔTE D'IVOIRE (PFCI)	ABIDJAN 01	31.12.1997
120 PP	CONSERVES INTERNATIONALES DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE (CIDCI)	ABIDJAN 15	31.12.1997
140 PP	PECHAZUR S. A.	ABIDJAN 01	31.12.1997
150 PP	SOCIÉTÉ DE PÊCHE ABIDJANAISE (SOPA)	ABIDJAN 04	31.12.1997
260 PP	CRUSTACÉS ET POISSONS DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE (CPCI)	ABIDJAN 07	31.12.1997
300 PP	GOMON EXOTIQUE	ABIDJAN 01	31.12.1997
380 PP	IVOIRE CRUSTACÉS (IVOCRUS)	ABIDJAN 07	31.12.1997
390 PP	BERTRAND PRODUITS EXPORT (B. P. E.)	ABIDJAN 08	31.12.1997

(1)

OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.

(2)

OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 40.