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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of19September2001
concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery and aquaculture products
intendedforhumanconsumptionandoriginatinginChina ►M1 ◄
(notified under document number C(2001) 2701)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/699/EC)
(OJ L 251, 20.9.2001, p. 11)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2002/770/EC of 2 October 2002 L 265 16 3.10.2002
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of19September2001
concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain
fisheryandaquacultureproductsintendedforhumanconsumption
andoriginatinginChina ►M1 ◄
(notified under document number C(2001) 2701)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2001/699/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997
laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary
checks on products entering the Community from third countries(1),
and in particular Article 22(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)In accordance with Article 22 of Directive 97/78/EC the neces-
sary measures must be adopted as regards the import of certain
products from third countries where any cause likely to consti-tute a serious danger for animal or human health appears or isspreading.
(2)The presence of chloramphenicol has been detected in shrimpsintended for human consumption and imported from China andVietnam.
(3)Since the presence of chloramphenicol on food presents a poten-tial risk for human health, the consignments of shrimps
originating or coming from China and Vietnam shall be sampled
in order to demonstrate their wholesomeness.
(4)Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on generalproducts safety has set up the Rapid Alert System for Food(
2).
(5)This Decision will be reviewed in the light of the guaranteesoffered by the competent authorities of China and Vietnam andon the basis of the results of the test carried out by MemberStates.
(6)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
This Decision shall apply to shrimps intended for human consumption
coming from or originating in China ►M1 ◄.
Article 2
1. Member States shall, using appropriate sampling plans and detec-
tion methods, subject each consignment of shrimps originating or
coming from China ►M1 ◄to a chemical test in order
to ensure that the products concerned do not present a hazard to humanhealth. This test must be carried out, in particular, with a view to detectthe presence of chloramphenicol.
2. Member States shall inform immediately the Commission of the
results of the test referred to in paragraph 1, making use of the RapidAlert System for Food, set upby Directive 92/59/EEC.2001D0699 — EN — 06.10.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 9.
(2) OJ L 228, 11.8.1992, p. 24.
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Article 3
Member States shall not authorise the importation into their territory or
the consignment to another Member State of the products referred to in
Article 1 unless the results of the checks referred to in Article 2 are
favourable.
Article 4
All expenditures incurred by the application of this Decision shall be
charged to the consignor, the consignee or their agent.
Article 5
Member States shall modify the measures they apply to trade to bring
them into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform theCommission thereof.
Article 6
This Decision shall be reviewed on the basis of the guarantees provided
by the Chinese ►
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the basis of the results of the tests referred to in Article 2.
Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2001D0699 — EN — 06.10.2002 — 001.001 — 3