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of16August2001
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating or proceeding
fromGuinea
(notified underdocumentnumberC(2001)2525)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/634/EC)
(OJ L 221, 17.8.2001, p. 50)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of16August2001
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery
productsoriginatingorproceedingfromGuinea
(notified underdocumentnumberC(2001)2525)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/634/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 conditionsfor the production and the placing on the
market of fishery products(1), aslas t amended by Directive 97/79/
EC(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to
Guinea to verify the conditionsunder which fis hery products
are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.
(2)The provisions of legislation of Guinea on health inspection andmonitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to
those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.
(3)In particular, the ‘Direction nationale despêchesmaritimes
(DNPM) of the Ministère de la pêche et de l'aquaculture’ iscapable of effectively verifying the application of the lawsin
force.
(4)However the inspection visit to Guinea has revealed certain defi-
ciencies in the hygienic conditions of the establishmentsprocessing and preparing fishery products. It has also revealed
deficiencies in the sanitary control applied to the processing
and preparation of the fishery products. Therefore, only thefishery products which have not undergone any preparation orprocessing operation other than chilling or freezing may beauthorised for imports into the Community.
(5)The modalitiesfor obtaining the health certificate referred to inArticle 11(4)(a) of Directive 91/493/EEC must include the defi-nition of a model certificate, the minimum requirementsregarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the
status of the person empowered to sign it.
(6)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 non-member country and the approval/registration
number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer
vessel of origin, except for certain frozen products.
(7)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 points1 to 7 of Annex II to Council Directive 92/48/EEC(
3) must also be drawn up. These lists must be drawn up
on the basis of a communication from the DNPM to theCommission. It is therefore for the DNPM to ensure compliancewith the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of
Directive 91/493/EEC.
(8)The DNPM has provided official assurances regarding compli-
ance with the ruless et out in Chapter V of the Annex toDirective 91/493/EEC with regard to the control of non-2001D0634 — EN — 25.02.2002 — 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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processed products, and regarding the fulfilment of hygienic
requirementsequivalent to thos e laid down by that Directive.
(9)However, the inspection visit has revealed certain deficiencies inthe procedure followed by the DNPM for the approval/suspen-sion of establishments and vessels, therefore the modification ofthe list of establishments and vessels from which the imports are
authorised, will require a new inspection visit on the spot by the
Commission experts.
(10)Taking into account the results of the inspection visit, the reduc-
tion in the frequency of physical checks, laid down by
Commission Decision 94/360/EC of 20 May 1994 on thereduced frequency of physical checks of consignments of certainproductsto be implemented from non-member countries , underCouncil Directive 90/675/EEC(
1), shall not be applied to fishery
productsimported from Guinea.
(11)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The ‘Service Industries et assurance qualité des produits de la pêche et
de l'aquaculture (SIAQPPA) du Ministère de la pêche et de l'aquacul-ture’ shall be the competent authority in Guinea for verifying andcertifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the
requirementsof Directive 91/493/EEC.
Article 2
Fishery products originating in Guinea must meet the following condi-
tions:
1. They shall not have undergone any preparation or processing opera-
tion other than heading, gutting, chilling or freezing.
2. 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.
3. The products must come from approved establishments, factory
vessels or cold stores or from registered freezer vessels listed inAnnex B hereto.
4. Except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended
for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages must bear the
word ‘GUINEA’ and the approval/registration number of the estab-lishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin inindelible letters.
Article 3
1. Certificatesasreferred to in Article 2 point 1 mus t be drawn up
in at least one official language of the Member State where the checks
are carried out.
2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the SIAQPPA and the latter's official stamp in acolour different from that of other endorsements.2001D0634 — EN — 25.02.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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Article 4
Member States, when importing fishery products from Guinea, shall
not apply to these products the reduction in the frequency of physical
checksprovided by Decis ion 94/360/EC.
Article 5
1. Annex B shall only be modified following the results of an
inspection visit on the spot.
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, Annex B may be modified
following the procedure laid down by Decision 95/408/EC to changethe name or to delete establishments and vessels included in the listof thisAnnex.
Article 6
This Decision shall come into effect 60 days after its publication in the
Official JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0634 — EN — 25.02.2002 — 001.001 — 4
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ANNEX A
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ANNEX B
LISTOFESTABLISHMENTSANDVESSELS
Approval No Name City/RegionApproval
limitCategory
001/N/MPA/DNPM Chaico 7 (Soguipi) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
003/N/MPA/DNPM Elini — S (Gregui-
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
004/N/MPA/DNPM Thiangui 3 (Thiangui-
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
011/N/MPA/DNPM Takamar 6 (Soguipi) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
014/N/MPA/DNPM Ettipesca 2 (Full Fish
Trading Guinee)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
015/N/MPA/DNPM Ettipesca 3 (Full Fish
Trading Guinee)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
016/N/MPA/DNPM Ettipesca 6 (Full Fish
Trading Guinee)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
017/N/MPA/DNPM Albarka (Asti Peche) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
018/N/MPA/DNPM Figuereo 14 (Alamari) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
020/N/MPA/DNPM Espadeiro (Sopem-
Guinee)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
021/N/MPA/DNPM Daniaa (Sipem-Guinee) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
029/N/MPA/DNPM Thiangui 1 (Thiangui-
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
030/N/MPA/DNPM Thiangui 2 (Thiangui-
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
031/N/MPA/DNPM Thiangui 5 (Thiangui-
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
032/N/MPA/DNPM Sea Horse 1 (Thiangui-
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
033/N/MPA/DNPM Sea Horse 2 (Thiangui-
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
034/N/MPA/DNPM Snam 1 (Thiangui-Peche) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
035/N/MPA/DNPM Snam 2 (Thiangui-Peche) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
036/N/MPA/DNPM Inaara (Sipem-Guinee) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
037/N/MPA/DNPM Aroa (Sipem-Guinee) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
041/N/MPA/DNPM Mihalis(Guinee-Entre-
prise)PORT AUTONOME
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Approval No Name City/RegionApproval
limitCategory
042/N/MPA/DNPM Guetndar (Sip-Bour-
ouma)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
043/N/MPA/DNPM Grecoland I (Grecoland
Fishing Company)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
050/N/MPA/DNPM Gnalen (Josemar) PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
051/N/MPA/DNPM Jeong In No15 (Ban-Ma
Peche)PORT AUTONOME
CONAKRYZV
005/E/MPA/DNPM Nicola Peche KIPE PP
044/E/MPA/DNPM Dauphin ALMAMYA PP
045/E/MPA/DNPM OK — Fishing MADINA PP
047/E/MPA/DNPM Jasmin — Trading House YENGUEMA PP048/E/MPA/DNPM Sokaly — Peche KAPORO PP049/E/MPA/DNPM Safri — Peche BONFI PP070/E/MPA/DNPM GEL.CI MADINA PP
ZV: Freezer vessel
PP: Processing plant.2001D0634 — EN — 25.02.2002 — 001.001 — 8