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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 July 1993
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Faroe
Islands
(93/494/EEC)
(OJ L 232, 15.9.1993, p. 37)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Commission Decision 95/151/EC of 28 April 1995 L 100 22 3.5.1995
►M2Commission Decision 96/31/EC of 19 December 1995 L 9 6 12.1.1996
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 July 1993
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery prod-
ucts originating in the Faroe Islands
(93/494/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
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 themarket of fishery products(
1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection
visit to the Faroe Islands to verify the conditions under which fisheryproducts are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of Faroese legislation on health inspection and
monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to thoselaid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas Heilsufrodiliga Starvsstovan (Food and Environmental Insti-
tute), the competent Faroese authority, and its Division of Fishery, itsinspection department, are capable of effectively verifying the applica-tion of the laws in force;
Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to in
point (a) of Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC must also cover thedefinition of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regardingthe language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the personempowered to sign it;
Whereas, pursuant to point (b) of Article 11 (4) 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 theestablishment of origin or of the factory vessel;
Whereas, pursuant to point (c) of Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/
493/EEC, a list of approved establishments and/or factory vessels mustbe drawn up; whereas that list must be drawn up on the basis of acommunication from the Food and Environmental Institute to theCommission; whereas it is therefore for the Food and EnvironmentalInstitute to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that endin Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the Food and Environmental Institute has provided official
assurances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V ofthe Annex toDirective 91/493/EEC and regarding fulfilment o f require-ments equivalent to those laid down by that Directive for the approvalof establishments and factory 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
Heilsufrodiliga Starvsstovan (Food and Environmental Institute) shall
be the competent authority in the Faroe Islands for verifying and certi-fying compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive91/493/EEC.
(1) OJ NoL 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
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Article 2
Fishery products originating in the Faroe Islands must meet the
following conditions:
1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original
health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising asingle sheet in accordance with the model set out in Annex A hereto;
2. the products must come from approved establishments or factory
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 thewords ‘Faroe Islands'and the approval number of the establishmentof origin or of the factory vessel in indelible letters.
Article 3
1. The certificates referred to in point 1 of Article 2 must be drawn
up in at least one official language of the Member State where thechecks are carried out.
2. The certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the Food and Environmental Institute and the latter’sofficial stamp in a colour different from that of the other indications onthe certificate.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 1993.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX A
HEALTH CERTIFICATE
for fishery products originating in the Faroe Islands and intended for export to the European
Community

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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
toDirective 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 lai
d
down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing
decisions thereto;
7. in addition, where the fishery products are frozen or processed bivalve molluscs; the molluscs were
obtained from production areas subject to conditions which are at least equivalent to those laid down bythe Directive 91/492/EEC.
►(1)The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of (a) Directive
92/48/EEC, (b) Directive 91/492/EEC and (c) Directive 91/493/EEC and the implementing decisions thereto. ◄
Doneat ............................................,
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Signature of official inspector
(name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person
signing)
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Approval number Name Address▼M1
ANNEX B
LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS
I.Establishments
101 Norõurfisk Árnafjørõur
102 Kósin Klaksvík
103 Eyst-lax Klaksvík
104 Sammut Klaksvík
105 Andreas Sørensen Hvannasund
106 J. R. Fisk Klaksvík
107 Klaksvík Fish Co. Klaksvík
108 Northern Fish Cold Storage Ltd. Klaksvík
110 Jákup Eli Steffensen Árnafjøröur
111 Evald Weihe Skála
112 Glyvra Skerivirki Glyvrar
113 Hans Høghamar Eiõl
114 Nósi Oyndarfjørõur
115 Atlantic Seafish Toftir
116 Seafood 62/7 Runavík
117 Esalar Oyrarbakki
118 Hansen Seafood Strendur
119 Fiskamarknaõur Føroya, Toftir Toftir
120 Kristian Hansen Fuglafjørõur
121 United Seafood Fuglafjørõur Fuglafjørõur
123 Fiskavirklõ Norõagøta
124 Joen J. M. Jacobsen Glyvrar
125 Kassavirklõ á Bakka Glyvrar
126 United Seafood Runavík Runavík
127 United Seafood Toftir Toftir
128 Hans J. Højgaard Runavík
129 Tavan Leirvík
130 United Seafood Eiõi Eiõi
131 O. C. Joensen Oyri
132 Beta Saltangará
133 Pelagos Fuglafjørõur
134 Norex Oyndarfjørõur
135 Varõhorn Strendur
136 Enniberg Skála
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Approval number Name Address
137 Neviõ Runavik
138 Steingrim Joensen Toftir
139 Joen J. Johannesen Sødarfjørõur
140 United Seafood Tõrshavn Tõrshavn
141 Vestmana Fiskavirki Vestmana
142 United Seafood Vestmana Vestmana
144 Salemon Jacobsen Kollafjørõur
146 Kjartan Jacobsen Kaldbak
147 Vestsalmon Kollafjørõur
149 Eirikur Samuelsen Haldarsvík
150 Klinkan Hósvík
151 Neystiõ hjá Ingolf Norõskáli
152 Kaldbaks laksaaling Kaldbak
153 Tór Seafood Tórshavn
154 Kaj Aage Jensen Haldarsvík
155 Far-fish Tórshavn
156 Nordic Seafood Runavík
160 United Seafood Miõvágur Miõvágur
161 Tomba Sørvágur
162 Kovin Sandavágur
169 West Fish Sørvágur
179 Impex Soldafjørõur
180 Sláturvirkiõ á Tjørn Vágur Vági
181 United Seafood Tvøroyri Tvøroyri
182 Sláturvirkiõ ó Tjøru Porkeri Porkeri
183 United Seafood Vágur Vágur
184 Fiskmarknaour Føroya Vagur Vagur
185 Fiskmarknaour Føroya Klaksvík Klaksvík
187 Norõberg Seafood Hvalba
189 Hálíõarenni Skála
190 Hellisvaõ Klaksvík
191 H. Konoy Gøta
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Approval number Name AddressII.Factory ships
200 Artic Viking Kollafjørõur
203 Enniberg Tórshavn
205 Hvilvtenni Leirvík
206 Høglfossur Sandavágur
209 Ocean Castle Skáli
211 Gilstón Klaksvík
214 Skálaberrg Klaksvík
215 Sólborg Vágur
216 Ran Vágur
217 Sundaberg Klaksvík
218 Vesturvón Sørvágurur
220 Polar Sea Tórshavn
221 Akraberg Toftir
226 Vesturland Lopra
228 Saevarklettur Dalur
230 Margretha Nólsoy
235 South Island Porkeri