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of28November2002
approvingoperationstocheckconformitytothemarketingstandardsapplicabletofreshfruitand
vegetables carried outinSouthAfricapriortoimportintotheEuropeanCommunity
(OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 11)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No2103/2002
of28November2002
approving operations to check conformity to the marketing stan-
dards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in South
AfricapriortoimportintotheEuropeanCommunity
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October
1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegeta-bles (
1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 545/2002 (2), and in
particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12
June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards
applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables (3), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 2590/2001 (4), lays down the requirements
for approval of conformity checks performed prior to importinto the Community by third countries which so request.
(2)On 11 March 2002 the South African authorities sent theCommission a request for approval of checking operationsperformed by the Perishable Products Export Control Board(PPECB) under the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture.
This states that the establishment in question has the necessary
staff, equipment and facilities to carry out checks, that it usesmethods equivalent to those referred to in Article 9 of Regula-tion (EC) No 1148/2001 and that the fresh fruit and vegetablesexported from South Africa to the Community must meet stan-
dards equivalent to the Community marketing standards.
(3)The information sent by the Member States and in the posses-
sion of the Commission shows that, between 1997 and 2002,
imports of fresh fruit and vegetables from South Africa
presented a relatively low incidence of non-conformity with themarketing standards.
(4)Representatives of the South African inspection services areregular participants in international efforts to agree marketingstandards for fruit and vegetables in the Working Party on Stan-dardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality Development ofthe United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/
ECE). South Africa is also taking part in the Scheme for the
Application of International Standards for Fruit and Vegetablesunder the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Develop-ment (OECD). Lastly, for a number of years the South Africaninspection services have taken part in various conferences and
training activities organised by several Member States.
(5)The conformity checks performed by South Africa should there-
fore be approved with effect from the date on which the
administrative cooperation referred to in Article 7(8) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/2001 is established.
(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruitand Vegetables,2002R2103 — EN — 01.06.2003 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 20.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The checks on conformity to the marketing standards for fresh fruit and
vegetables carried out by South Africa prior to importation into theCommunity shall be approved in accordance with the terms set out in
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.
Article 2
Details of the official correspondent and inspection bodies in South
Africa referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regu-
lation (EC) No 1148/2001 are given in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 3
The certificates referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(3)
of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, issued following the checks referredto in Article 1 of this Regulation, must be drawn upon forms inconformity with the model given in Annex II hereto.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
It shall apply from the date of publication in the C series of the Official
Journal of the European Communities of the notice referred to in
Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 relating to the establish-
ment of administrative cooperation between the European Communityand South Africa.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2002R2103 — EN — 01.06.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
Official correspondent within the meaning of Article 7(2) of Regulation
(EC)No1148/2001:
National Department of Agriculture
DPHQ
Private Bag X258
Pretoria 0001
South Africa
Tel.: (27-12) 3196502
Fax: (27-12) 3265606
Email: smph@nda.agric.za
Inspection body within the meaning of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No
1148/2001:
PPECB (Perishable Products Export Control Board)
PO Box 15289
7500 Panorama, Parow
South Africa
Tel.: (27-21) 9301134
Fax: (27-21) 9306046
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ANNEX II
MODELCERTIFICATEREFERREDTOINARTICLE7(3)OFREGULATION(EC)No1148/2001
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