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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 May 1994
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Singapore
(94/323/EC)
(OJ L 145, 10.6.1994, p. 19)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision 96/31/EC of 19 December 1995 L 9 6 12.1.1996
"M2 Commission Decision 2000/660/EC of 13 October 2000 L 276 85 28.10.20001994D0323 — EN — 28.10.2000 — 002.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 May 1994
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products
originating in Singapore
(94/323/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 the market offishery products (
1), and in particular Article 11 (1) thereof,
Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to Singapore
to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored anddispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of legislation of Singapore on health inspection and
monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid
down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the Ministry of National Development, Primary Production Depart-
ment, the competent authority in Singapore, and the Veterinary Public Health
Division, its inspection department, are capable of effectively verifying theapplication of the laws in 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 definition of amodel certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in
which it must be drafted and the qualifications of the person empowered to
sign it;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (4) (b) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a mark
should be affixed to packages of fishery products giving the name of the thirdcountry and the approval number of the establishment of origin;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (4) (c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a list of
approved establishments must be drawn up; whereas that list must be drawnup on the basis of a communication from the Ministry of National
Development, Primary Production Department to the Commission; whereas
it is therefore for the Ministry of National Development, Primary ProductionDepartment to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in
Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the Ministry of National Development, Primary Production Depart-
ment has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the rules set
out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the
fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive forthe 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 Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore: Veterinary Public
Health Service (A V A) shall be the competent authority in Singapore forverifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with
the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.!B
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Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Singapore must meet the
following conditions:
1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original health
certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in
accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;
2. the products must come from approved establishments, factory vessels,
cold stores or registered freezer vessels 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
‘SINGAPORE’ and the approval/registration number of the establish-ment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible
letters.
Article 3
1. The certificate referred to in Article 2 (1) must 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 A V A and the latter’s official stamp in a colour differentfrom that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 August 1994.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!M2
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ANNEX A
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ANNEX B
List of approved establishments
Approval Establishment Address Date (1)
VPH-CS-001 Q.B. Food Trading Pte Ltd Singapore 2261 unlimited
VPH-CS-002 Tai Wee Company (Pte) Ltd Singapore 0512 unlimited
VPH-CS-003 NCS Cold Store Singapore 2261 unlimitedVPH-FE-001 Global Fisheries Pte Ltd Singapore 2261 unlimited
VPH-FE-002 Wales Seafood (Singapore) Pte Ltd Singapore 2263 unlimited
VPH-FE-003 Fong Hsiang Enterprises Co. Pte Ltd Singapore 2261 unlimitedVPH-FE-004 Sigma Food Products Pte Ltd Singapore 2775 unlimited
VPH-FE-005 Tri-Oceanic (Pte) Ltd Singapore 2261 unlimited
VPH-FE-006 Marissco (Pte) Ltd Singapore 2261 unlimitedVPH-FE-007 Thong Siek Trading Pte Ltd Singapore 2775 unlimited
VPH-FE-008 Tenneco Pte Ltd Singapore 1953 unlimited
VPH-ME-001 Effort Holdings Pte Ltd Singapore 0512 unlimitedVPH-ME-002 Y eo Hiap Seng Ltd Singapore 2158 unlimited
VPH-ME-003 Amoy Canning Corporation (Singapore) Ltd Singapore 2261 unlimited
VPH-SE-001 Woh Hup Food Industries Pte Ltd Singapore 0512 unlimited
(
1)Date of expiry of approval, or unlimited.!B1994D0323 — EN — 28.10.2000 — 002.001 — 6