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approvingoperationstocheckconformitytothemarketingstandardsapplicabletofreshfruitand
vegetablescarried outinCypruspriortoimportintotheEuropeanCommunity
(OJ L 135, 23.5.2002, p. 14)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONREGULATION(EC)No851/2002
of22May2002
approving operations to check conformity to the marketing stan-
dards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in
CypruspriortoimportintotheEuropeanCommunity
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 545/
2002 (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June 2001 on
checkson conformity to the marketing s tandardsapplicable to
fresh fruit and vegetables (3), aslas t amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2379/2001 (4), laysdown the conditionsunder which
the Commission may approve checking operations performedby certain third countries which so request prior to import intothe Community, in compliance with the conditionslaid down in
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.
(2)On 13 September 2001 the Cypriot authorities sent the Commis-sion a request for the approval of checking operations performed
by the Produce Inspection Service of the Ministry of Commerce,Industry and Tourism. This states that Cyprus Produce Inspec-tion Service have the necessary staff, equipment and facilitiesto carry out checks, that they use methods equivalent to those
referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 and
that the fresh fruit and vegetables exported from Cyprus meetthe Community marketing standards.
(3)The information sent by the Member States and in the posses-sion of the Commission departments shows that, in the period1997 to 2001, the incidence of non-conformity with marketingstandards amongst imports of fresh fruit and vegetables from
Cypruswasvery low.
(4)For a number of years representatives of the Cypriot inspection
body have been regular participantsat variouss eminarsandtraining activitiesorganis ed by different Member States . Theyhave also participated in occasional international efforts to agreemarketing standards for fruit and vegetables, such as theWorking Party on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and
Quality Development of the United NationsEconomic Commis -
sion for Europe (UNECE).
(5)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordancewith the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruitand Vegetables,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Checkson conformity with marketing s tandardscarried out by Cyprus
on fresh fruit and vegetables from Cyprus shall be approved in accor-
dance with the conditionslaid down in Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC)No 1148/2001.2002R0851 — EN — 23.04.2003 — 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 321, 6.12.2001, p. 15.
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Article 2
The official correspondent in Cyprus, under whose responsibility the
checking operationsare performed, and the ins pection body in charge
of carrying out those checks, as referred to in Article 7(2) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1148/2001, are given in Annex I to thisRegulation.
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 thisRegulation, mus t be drawn up on formsinconformity with the model given in Annex II to thisRegulation.
Article 4
ThisRegulation s hall enter into force on the twentieth 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 Cyprus.
ThisRegulation s hall be binding in itsentirety and directly applicable
in all Member States.2002R0851 — EN — 23.04.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
— Official correspondent pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/
2001:
Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Department of Commerce
CY-1421 Nicosia
Tel. (357) 22 86 71 00
Fax (357) 22 37 51 20
Email: mintrade@spidernet.com.cy
— Inspection body pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:
Headquartersof Produce Ins pection Service (P.I.S.)
Nicosia District Office
CY-1421 Nicosia
Tel. (357) 22 86 71 76
Fax (357) 22 37 54 43
Email: mcitrpa@cytanet.com.cy
Produce Inspection Service (P.I.S)
Larnaca District Office
CY-6650 Larnaca
Tel. (357) 24 30 47 20
Fax (357) 24 30 47 13
Produce Inspection Service (P.I.S.)
Limassol District Office
PO Box 56052
CY-3304 Limassol
Tel. (357) 25 30 65 40
Fax (357) 25 30 65 62
Produce Inspection Service (P.I.S.)
PaphosDis trict Office
PO Box 60108
CY-8100 Paphos
Tel (357) 26 30 65 34
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ANNEX II
MODELCERTIFICATEPURSUANTTOARTICLE7(3)OFREGULATION(EC)No1148/2001
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