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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of25April2000
laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and
marinegastropodsoriginatingintheSocialistRepublicofVietnam
(notified under document number C(2000) 1054)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/333/EC)
(OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 42)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2004/263/EC of 17 March 2004 L 81 88 19.3.2004
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of25April2000
laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs,
echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in the
SocialistRepublicofVietnam
(notified under document number C(2000) 1054)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2000/333/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying
down the health conditions for the production and the placing on themarket of bivalve molluscs (
1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/
EC (2), and in particular Article 9(3)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam to verify the conditions under
which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched tothe Community.
(2)The provisions of legislation of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam make the National Fisheries Inspection and Quality
Assurance Centre (Nafiqacen) responsible for inspecting the
health of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marinegastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary condi-tions of production. The same legislation empowers Nafiqacento authorise or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs, echi-noderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from certain zones.
(3)Nafiqacen and its laboratories are capable of effectively veri-fying the application of the laws in force in the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam.
(4)The competent authorities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnamhave undertaken to communicate regularly and quickly to the
Commission data on the presence of plankton containing toxins
in the harvesting zones.
(5)The competent authorities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnamhave provided official assurances regarding compliance with therequirements specified in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive91/492/EEC and with requirements equivalent to those
prescribed in that Directive for the classification of production
and relaying zones, approval of dispatch and purification centresand public health control and production monitoring.
(6)The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is eligible for inclusion in thelist of third countries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence
referred to in Article 9(3)(a) of Directive 91/492/EEC.
(7)The Socialist Republic of Vietnam wishes to export to the
Community frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,tunicates and marine gastropods which have been sterilised orheat-treated in accordance with the requirements of CommissionDecision 93/25/EEC (
3), as amended by Decision 97/275/EC (4).
For this purpose, the production areas from which bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may beharvested and exported to the Community should be designated.2000D0333 — EN — 03.05.2004 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 108, 25.4.1997, p. 52.
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(8)The special import conditions should apply without prejudice to
decisions taken pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28
January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governingthe placing on the market of aquaculture animals andproducts (
1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2).
(9)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The ‘National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate
(NAFIQAVED)’ shall be the competent authority in Vietnam for veri-fying and certifying compliance of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,tunicates and marine gastropods with the requirements of Directive
91/492/EEC.
Article 2
Bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods origi-
nating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and intended for humanconsumption must originate in the authorised production areas listedin the Annex hereto.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2000D0333 — EN — 03.05.2004 — 001.001 — 3
(1) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 1.▼M1
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ANNEX
Number Name
01 TAN THANH
02 BINH DAI
03 BA MUM04 AN THUY05 CON TRAU2000D0333 — EN — 03.05.2004 — 001.001 — 4