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            COMMISSION DECISION         

of 28 January 2005         

laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Antigua and Barbuda

(notified under document number C(2004) 4609)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/72/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), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries (FD)’, shall be the competent authority in Antigua and Barbuda identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery products imported into the Community from Antigua and Barbuda shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5.

Article 3

1.   Fishery products shall be live crustaceans.

2.   Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate in accordance with the model set out in Annex I and comprising a single sheet, duly completed, signed and dated.

3.   The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.

4.   The health certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the FD, and the latter’s official stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements.

Article 4

The fishery products shall come from approved establishments, cold stores, factory vessels or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II.

Article 5

All packages shall bear the words ‘ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA’ and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 17 March 2005.

Article 7

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 28 January 2005.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU            

Member of the Commission

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(1)OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2)OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41.

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ANNEX I

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for fishery products from Antigua and Barbuda and intended for export to the European Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form
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Reference No:Country of dispatch:ANTIGUA AND BARBUDACompetent authority:                     ‘Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (FD)’                  I. Details identifying the fishery productsDescription of fishery/aquaculture (1) products:Species (scientific name):Presentation of product:Code number (where available):Type of packaging:Number of packages:Net weight:Requisite storage and transport temperature:II. Origin of productsName(s) and official approval/registration number(s) of establishment(s), factory vessel(s) or cold store(s) approved or freezer vessel(s) registered by FD for export to the EC:III. Destination of productsThe products are dispatchedfrom:(place of dispatch)to:(country and place of destination)(1) Delete where applicable.
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by the following means of transport:Name and address of dispatcher:Name of consignee and address at place of destination:IV. Health attestationThe official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery 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 laid down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing decisions thereto.The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directives 91/493/EEC and 92/48/EEC and Decision 2005/72/EC.Done at , on(Place)(Date)Official stamp (1)Signature of official inspector (1)(Name in capital letters, capacity 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.

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ANNEX II

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS

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