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layingdownspecialconditionsgoverningimportsoffisheryproductsoriginatinginVenezuela
(notified underdocumentnumberC(2000)3056)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/672/EC)
(OJ L 280, 4.11.2000, p. 46)
Amended by:
Official Journal
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►M1Commission Decision 2002/833/EC of 22 October 2002 L 285 22 23.10.2002
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of20October 2000
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery
productsoriginatinginVenezuela
(notified underdocumentnumberC(2000)3056)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/672/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 themarket of fishery products(
1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/
EC(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to Vene-
zuela to verify the conditions under which fishery products areproduced, stored and dispatched to the Community.
(2)The provisions of legislation of the Venezuela on health inspec-tion and monitoring of fishery products may be consideredequivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.
(3)In Venezuela the Servicio Autónomo de Recursos Pesqueros
(SARPA) of the Ministerio de Agricultura y Cría is capable of
effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.
(4)The procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to inArticle 11(4)(a) of Directive 91/493/EEC must also cover thedefinition of a model certificate, the minimum requirementsregarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the
grade of the person empowered to sign it.
(5)Pursuant to Article 11(4)(b) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a mark
should be affixed to packages of fishery products giving thename of the third country and the approval/registration numberof the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vesselof origin.
(6)Pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC a list ofapproved establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores must be
drawn up, and a list of freezer vessels equipped in accordance
with points 1 to 7 of Annex II to the Directive 92/48/EEC(
3)
must be also drawn up. These lists must be drawn up on thebasis of a communication from the SARPA to the Commission.It is therefore for the SARPA to ensure compliance with the
provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive
91/493/EEC.
(7)The SARPA has provided official assurances regarding compli-ance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex toDirective 91/493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of require-ments equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.
(8)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,2000D0672 — EN — 07.12.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(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.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The ‘Instituto Nacional de la Pesca y Acuacultura (Inapesca)’ shall be
the competent authority in Venezuela for verifying and certifying
compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements
of Directive 91/493/EEC.
Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Venezuela 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 in Annex A hereto;
2. the products must come from approved establishments, factory
vessels, cold stores or registered freezer vessels listed in Annex Bhereto;
3. except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended
for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages must bear theword ‘VENEZUELA’ and the approval/registration number of theestablishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of originin indelible letters.
Article 3
1. Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be drawn upin at
least one official language of the Member State where the checks arecarried out.
2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the Inapesca and the latter's official stamp in a colourdifferent from that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decision shall come into effect after 60 days of its publication in
theOfficial JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2000D0672 — EN — 07.12.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEXA
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ANNEX B
LISTOFESTABLISHMENTSANDVESSELS
Approval No NameCity
RegionCategory
ES-029 Alimentos Margarita CA Mariguitar
SucrePP
SPES-010 Langostinos del Caribe CA Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-012 Gusteca CA Las Piedras
FalcónPP
SPES-013 De La Mar CA Cumaná
SucrePP
SPES-026 CA Industrial de Pesca ‘CAIP’ Cumaná
SucrePP
SPES-087 Avencatun Industrial SA
‘Avecaisa’Cumaná
SucrePP
SPES-099 Procam SA Barcelona
AnzoateguiPP
SPES-126 Golfo Mar Export CA Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-140 CA Procesadora ‘Propesca’ Maracaibo
ZuliaPP
SPES-143 Procesadora Peninsula SA
‘Propensa’Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-206 Stefan Mar CA Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-407 Flota Industrial Pesca Atunera
Caribe ‘Fipaca’Cumaná
SucrePP
SPES-434 Landemar Export CA Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-558 Caribmar CA Carupano
SucrePP
SPES-566 Exportadora Productos del Mar
CA ‘Expomarca’Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-579 Naviera Industrial SA ‘Navisa’ Cumaná
SucrePP
SPES-580 Pesquera Costa de la Luz
‘Pescoluz’Cumaná
SucrePP
SPES-602 Ingopesca Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-626 Ocean ShrimpCA Punto Fijo
FalcónPP
SPES-628 Industria Pesquera Oripesca CA Cabruta
GuaricoPP
SPES-706 Fresco Mar CA Península de Macanao
Nueva EspartaPP2000D0672 — EN — 07.12.2002 — 001.001 — 6
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Approval No NameCity
RegionCategory
SPES-751 Pescandina Ema SA Caracas
SucrePP
SPES-839 Carmela (Avencatun) Las Piedras
FalcónFV
SPES-840 Judibana (Formar SA) Las Piedras
FalcónFV
SPES-843 Carirubana (Orivensa SA) Las Piedras
FalcónFV
SPES-844 Conquista (Reparaciones Marinas
Atuneras ‘Rematun’ CA)Las Piedras
FalcónFV
SPES-845 Cayude (Atuneros de Paraguana
‘Aparsa’)Las Piedras
FalcónFV
SPES-846 Calypso (Atumar SA) Las Piedras
FalcónFV
SPES-847 Falcon (Panamericana SA) Las Piedras
FalcónFV
SPES-873 Caroni (Pesquera Catatumbo CA) Cumaná
SucreFV
SPES-910 Pesquera Catatumbo CA Cumaná
SucrePP
SPES-875 Amazonas (Pesquera Amazonas
CA)Cumaná
SucreFV
SPES-876 Ventuari (Pesquera Ventuari CA) Cumaná
SucreFV
PP: Processing plant.
FV: Factory vessel.2000D0672 — EN — 07.12.2002 — 001.001 — 7