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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 April 1994
laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products origin-
ating in Brazil
(94/198/EC)
(OJ L 93, 12.4.1994, p. 26)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Commission Decision 96/31/EC of 19 December 1995 L 9 6 12.1.1996
►M2Commission Decision 96/193/EC of 27 February 1996 L 61 43 12.3.1996
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 7 April 1994
laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in Brazil
(94/198/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), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection
visit to Brazil to verify the conditions under which fishery products areproduced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of Brazilian legislation on health inspection and
monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to thoselaid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the Federal Inspection Service (SIF), the competent Brazilian
authority, is capable of effectively verifying the application of the lawsin force;
Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to in
Article 11 (4) (a) of Directive 91/493/EEC must also cover the defini-tion of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding thelanguage(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the personempowered to sign it;
Whereas, pursuant toArticle 11 (4) (b) o f Directive 91/493/EEC, a
mark should be affixed to packages of fishery products, giving the nameof the third country and the approval number of the establishment oforigin;
Whereas, pursuant toArticle 11 (4) (c) o f Directive 91/493/EEC, a list
of approved establishments must be drawn up; whereas that list must bedrawn up on the basis of a communication from the SIF to the Commis-sion; whereas it is therefore for the SIF to ensure compliance with theprovisions laid down to that end in Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the SIF has provided official assurances regarding compliance
with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding fulfilment of requirements equivalent to thoselaid down by that Directive for the approval of establishments;
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
The Federal Inspection Service (SIF) shall be the competent authority in
Brazil for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products withthe requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
Article 2
Fishery products originating in Brazil must meet the following condi-
tions:
(1) OJ NoL 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
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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 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 the word‘Brazil' and the approval number of the establishment of origin inindelible letters.
Article 3
1. The certificate referred to in point 1 of Article 2 must be drawn up
in at least one official language of the Member State where the checksare carried out.
2. The certificate must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the SIF and the latter’s official stamp in a colourdifferent from that of the other indications on the certificate.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 June 1994.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX A

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IV.Health attestation
The official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery and aquaculture products specified above:1. were caught and handled on board vessels in accordance with the health rules laid down by Directive
92/48/EEC;
2. were landed, handled and where appropriate packaged, prepared, processed, frozen, thawed and store
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hygienically in compliance with the requirements laid down in Chapters II, III and IV of the Annex to
Directive 91/493/EEC;
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
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down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing
decisions thereto.
►(1)The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of (a) Directive
92/48/EEC and (b) Directive 91/493/EEC and the implementing decisions thereto. ◄
Doneat .........................................................,
(place)...................................................................
(date)
/SS74Official
seal
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Signature of official inspector
(name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person
signing)
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Approval
numberEstablishment Address▼M2
ANNEX B
LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS
0002 Ital Fish Indústria e Comércio Ltda Barra do Itapemirim
0015 Pescados Silveira S/A Florianópolis
0017 Belém Pesca S/A Belém
0020 Itasul — Indústria e Comércio de
PescadoS/AItajai
0024 Indústria de Pesca doCeará S/A —
IpeceaLuis Correa
0096 Pesca AltoMar S/A Pam Areia Branca
0121 Atlântica Pesca Ltda Belém
0123 Mariscos Industrial de Cascavel Ltda Cascavel
0198 Atlântica Pesca Ltda Belém
0199 Pesqueira Pioneira da Costa Porto Belo
0209 Friesp — Frigorífico Espiritosantense de
PescadoLtdaConceição da Barra
0211 Lins — Indústria e Co mércio Ltda SãoBernardodo
Campo
0241 Torquato Pontes Pescados S/A Rio Grande
0274 Edemir Alexandre CamargoTijucas
0282 Brasfish Indústria de Pescados Ltda Itajai
0295 Mf Gomes Comércio e Indústria S/A Macapá
0314 Quaker Alimentos Ltda Itajai
0327 Serpa Comércio e Indústria de PescadosLtdaItajai
0349 Ipesca Indústria de Frioe Pesca S/A Fo rtaleza
0369 Damm Produtos Alimentícios Ltda Osasco
0376 Empesca S/A — Construções Navais,
Pesca e ExportaçãoAcarau
0442 Pina IntercâmbioCo mercial, Industrial e
Pesca S/ABelém
0496 Delmar Produtos do Mar S/A Fortaleza
0558 Femepe — Indústria e Comércio de
PescadoS/ANavegantes
0569 Caiçara Comércio e Exportação Ltda Recife
0574 Mederiã Venânciode Almeida Co rumbá
JúniorParanaguá
0586 Cooperativa Mista de Pesca Nipo Brasi-
leiraGuarujá
0624 Empresa Pesqueira da Barra de SãoJo ão
LtdaCasimirode Abreu
0634 Empesca S/A — Construções Navais,
Pesca e ExportaçãoAracati
0696 Indústrias Alimentícias Beira Alta S/A Riode Janeiro
0715 Norte Pesca S/A Natal
0766 Vivamar S/A Indústria e Comércio Rio de Janeiro
0770 Barrapesca-Cia de Pesca de Conceição
da BarraConceição da Barra
0786 Braslo — Produtos de Carne Ltda Embú
0802 Fragata Comércio de Pescados Ltda Santos
0856 Cooperativa Mista de Pesca Nipo Brasi-
leiraGuarujá
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Approval
numberEstablishment Address
0864 Crisal Exportação e Importação Ltda Recife
0886 Bompesca Comércio de Materiais de
Pesca LtdaAcaraú
0948 Leal Santos Pescados Ltda Rio Grande
0951 Impescal — Indústria de Pesca Ltda Guaratuba
0958 Jahú Indústria e Comércio de Pescados
LtdaRioGrande
0971 Icapel Icapui Pesca Ltda Aracati
1040 Empesca S/A Construções Navais Pesca
e ExportaçãoÓbidos
1061 Promar S/A Indústria e Comércio de
PescadosRioGrande
1074 São Tomé Indústria e Comércio de
PescadoLtdaCampos
1080 Frigoríficos Santa Andréa Ltda Campos
1100 Rio Amazonas Comércio de Pescados
LtdaManaus
1161 Indústria de Frios e Pesca Ltda — Ifril Maceió
1176 Co mércioe Representações MesoLtda Vitória
1214 Aracati Comércio, Exportação e Repre-
sentações LtdaRavos
1229 Ranário Fujioka Nishi Ltda Hidrolândia
1246 Frigorífico Calombé Indústria e
Comércio LtdaDuque de Caxias
1257 Pesqueira Pioneira da Costa S/A Florianópolis
1267 Seabras Comercial Importadora e Expor-
tadora LtdaIguape
1275 Icap Indústria e Comércio Catarinense
de PescadoLtdaItajai
1285 PescampelloIndústria e Co mérciode
PescadoLtdaTouros
1354 Mercantil Acarau Ltda Fortaleza
1430 Salseiros Indústria e Comércio Ltda Itajai
1437 Trans Caribbean (Porto Base) Cabedelo
1681 Miami — Comércio e Exportação de
Pescados LtdaCananéia
1745 Embrapesca Empresa Brasileira de Pesca
S/AFortaleza
1768 Janasa Jan Produtos do Mar S/A Camocim
1786 Produmar — Cia Exportadora de
Produtos do MarNatal
1801 Souto Oliveira S/A Indústria de Alimen-
taçãoPelotas
1802 Gomes da Costa Alimentos S/A Niterói
1839 TaiyoIndústria de Pesca S/A Santo s
1858 Quaker Alimentos Ltda São Gonçalo
1872 Indústria e Co mércioFigueiredoS/A RioGrande
1889 Comard S/A Italai
1896 Iranduba Ltda Iranduba
1926 Frigo ríficoRioPel S/A-Indústria de
Carnes, Derivados e ConservasCapãodoLeão
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Approval
numberEstablishment Address
1929 Pesca AltoMar S/A Recife
1939 Brafish Indústria e Co mércioLtda CaboFrio
2028 FurtadoS/A Co mércioe Indústria RioGrande
2039 Trans Caribbean Cabedelo
2047 Hsang Jang Cabedelo
2067 UniãoBrasileira de Pesca e Co nservas
S/ASãoGo nçalo
2072 PescadoSilveira S/A Penha
2076 Primar S/A-Produtos Industrializados do
MarBelém
2079 Manoel Pereira de Almeida S/A Indús-
tria e ComércioRioGrande
2082 Atlântica Pescados Ltda Rio Grande
2083 Pescal S/A RioGrande
2087 Mipesca Indústria e Comércio de
PescadoS/AItajai
2132 Rio Grande Produtos Alimentícios Ltda Rio Grande
2141 Empesca S/A, Construções Navais Pesca
e ExportaçãoBelém
2154 Ipecea — Indústria de Pesca doCeará
S/AFortaleza
2167 Sul Atlânticode Pesca S/A Indústria e
ComércioItajai
2169 Albanode Oliveira, So brinhoe Cia Ltda RioGrande
2176 Frimorite Frigorífico Ltda São Gonçalo
2214 Alvarenga — Comércio e Indústria da
Pesca LtdaVitória
2242 Amasa — Amazonas Indústrias Alimen-
tícias S/ABelém
2359 Liotécnica Química Ltda Embú
2369 Franzese Indústria e Comércio da Pesca
LtdaGuarujá
2370 Interfrios Intercâmbio de Frios S/A Fortaleza
2383 Protemar Proteínas Indústria e Comércio
LtdaNova Iguaçu
2400 Acqua S/A Aquicultura Bananal
2413 Transporte e Comércio de Pescados
Magalhães LtdaCaboFrio
2427 BrásfrigoS/A Itajai
2446 Costa Sul Pescados Ltda Penha
2503 Koden Indústria, Comércio, Importação
e Exportação LtdaPraia Grande
2535 Schmitt & Hasegawa Ltda Navegantes
2537 Pescanave S/A Pesca e Exportação Camocim
2554 Comércio de Pescados Cairçara Ltda Santos
2574 Cefrinor Centrais de Estocagem Frigori-
ficada doNo rdeste LtdaSimões Filho
2605 Comércio e Indústria de Pescado
Kowalsky LtdaItajai
2644 Leal Santos Pescados S/A Macapá
2721 Mercomer Indústria e Comércio de
Pescados LtdaSantos
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Approval
numberEstablishment Address
2759 Pesqueira Nacional S/A Rio Grande
2786 Maricultura da Bahia S/A Valença
2834 Cooperi-Cooperativa Mista dos Pesca-
dores de IlhéusIlhéus
2840 Rander-Agroindústria, Comércio e
Exportação LtdaGama
2908 Freitas Lemos Ltda Belém
2935 Irmãos Braga Exportadora Ltda Belém
2945 Da Hora Indústria, Comércio e Expor-
taçãoLtdaCaboFrio
2953 Golfinho Azul Indústria, Comércio e
Exportação LtdaCananéia
3010 Aumar Impo rtaçãoe Expo rtaçãoLtda RioGrande
3020 Proculmar Importação e Exportação S/A Santa Luzia Norte
3087 Alimar Pesca e Exportação Ltda Ilhéus
3088 Empesca S/A-Construções Navais, Pesca
e ExportaçãoTouros
3093 AtlânticoMarinhoLtda Recife
3110 Villepesca Indústria e Comércio de
PescadoLtdaGuarapari
3174 FurtadoS/A Co mércioe Indústria Itajai
3197 Jardel-Exportadores de Produtos da
Amazônia LtdaBelém
3208 Pesca AltoMar S/A Natal
3210 Empesca S/A-Construções Navais Pesca
e ExportaçãoNatal
3237 Compescal Comércio de Pescado Arca-
tiense LtdaAracati
3250 Mundial Exportadora Comercial Ltda Óbidos
3289 M.J. Couto de Abreu Santos
3291 Capiatã Aquicultura Comércio e Expor-
taçãoLtdaCoruripe
3307 Surgelpesca Brasil Comércio e Expor-
taçãoLtdaRiode Janeiro
3373 Infrapesca-Indústria de Frios e Pesca
LtdaAracati
3417 Bia Ltda-Brasil Indústria de Alimentos-
Importação e ExportaçãoFortaleza
3419 Pesca AltoMar S/A Aracati
3446 Discapel Indústria e Comércio de
Géneros Alimentícios LtdaItajai
3484 Pernambucoexport Comércio Interna-
cional LtdaRecife
3588 Secom Aquicultura Comércio e Indústria
S/ALuis Correa
3609 Valença da Bahia Maricultura S/A Valença
3747 Ancora — Indústria e Comércio de
Pescados LtdaIlhéus
3794 Lagostus Comércio e Exportação de
PescadoLtdaItapemirim
3806 Oriental Importação e Exportação Ltda Belém
1235 Chung Hong no101 (Resp./Tunamar
Comércio Ltda)Cabedelo
1323 Trans Caribbean no137 (Resp./Tunamar
Comércio Ltda)Cabedelo
1421 Trans Caribbean no127 (Resp./Tunamar
Comércio Ltda)Cabedelo
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Approval
numberEstablishment Address
3541 Kawai Suisan Comércio de Pescado
Ltda (YurioMaru no58)Santos
3542 Kawai Suisan Comércio de Pescado
Ltda (YurioMaru no85)Santos
3543 Kawai Suisan Comércio de Pescado
Ltda (Heisei Maru no1)Santos
3611 Chung I-66 (Resp./Tunamar Comércio
Ltda)Belém
3612 Chung I-III (Resp./Tunamar Comércio
Ltda)Belém
3613 Chung I-II6 (Resp./Tunamar Comércio
Ltda)Belém
3712 Chung I-2I (Resp./Tunamar Comércio
Ltda)Belém
3895 Jui Jih-101 (Resp./Tunamar Comércio
Ltda)Cabedelo
3918 Hsiang An 102 (Resp./Tunamar
Comércio Ltda)Belém
3949 Jin Yi-Hsiang (Resp./Tunamar Comércio
Ltda)Belém