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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of25July1995
establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet
coveredbyaspecific decision
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(95/328/EC)
(OJ L 191, 12.8.1995, p. 32)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 97/588/EC of 28 July 1997 L 238 46 29.8.1997
►M2Commission Decision 98/418/EC of 30 June 1998 L 190 53 4.7.1998
►M3Commission Decision 98/739/EC of 14 December 1998 L 354 64 30.12.1998
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of25July1995
establishing health certification for fishery products from third
countrieswhicharenotyetcoveredbyaspecific decision
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(95/328/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 placingon the market of fishery products(
1) and in particular Article 11
thereof,
Whereasin accordance with Article 11 of Directive 91/493/EEC the
Commission has laid down the special conditions for the importationof fishery products from a significant number of third countries;
Whereasfor the importationsof fis hery productsfrom third countries
not yet covered by this type of Decision, it is advisable initially to
establish a standardized model of health certificate to avoid disruptions
to trade;
Whereas the adoption of a standard health certificate would have posi-
tive effectson operatorsand for the control s ervicesand would
facilitate the free circulation of imported fisheries products within theCommunity;
Whereas the model of health certificate established by this Decision is
provisional and applicable for a period of two years during which indi-vidual Decisions may be adopted; whereas the provisional certificatewill no longer apply to third countriesfor which an individual Decis ionhasbeen adopted;
Whereasthe veterinary checkson imported fis hery productshave to be
carried out in accordance with Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10December 1990 laying down the principlesgoverning the organization
of the veterinary checkson productsentering the Community from
third countries(
2) as last amended by the Treaty of Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden; whereas these checks provide for thepresentation of a health certificate accompanying the importedproducts;
Whereasthe adoption of a s tandard model of health certificate is
without prejudice to specific import conditions adopted for a thirdcountry after on the spot assessment of the health situation by Commis-
sion experts;
Whereas in view of their particular status, the fishery products defined
in Article 10 subparagraph 2 of Directive 91/493/EEC need not be
accompanied by the health certificate referred to above;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 of Directive 91/493/EEC, the
health certificate should attest that the conditions of production,
preparation, processing, storage, packaging and transport of fisheryproducts intended for the Community are at least equivalent to thoselaid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,1995D0328 — EN — 15.12.1998 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. Consignments of fishery products introduced into the territories
defined in Annex I of Directive 90/675/EEC shall come from an agreedestablishment inspected by the competent authority of the third country,
and shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate
attesting that the health conditions of production, handling, processing,packaging and identification of the productsare at leas t equivalent tothose established by Directive 91/493/EEC. The model of the healthcertificate islaid down in the Annex to thisDecis ion.
2. However, thiscertificate isnot required for the fis hery products
referred to in Article 10 (2) of Directive 91/493/EEC.
Article 2
The health certificate referred to in Article 1 (1) shall consist of a
single sheet of paper and shall be drawn up in at least in one of the
official languagesof the country of introduction into the Community,and, if necessary, into one of the languages of the country of destina-tion.
Article 3
The health certificate provided for by thisDecis ion doesnot apply for
fishery products from a third country for which the individual condi-tionsof importation are laid down els ewhere.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1995 ►
M3to 31 December
2000◄.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1995D0328 — EN — 15.12.1998 — 003.001 — 3
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ANNEX
HEALTHCERTIFICATE
forfisheryproductsintendedforexporttotheEuropeanCommunity
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