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of7October1998
layingdownspecialconditionsgoverningimportsoffisheryandaquacultureproductsoriginating
inTunisia
(notified under document number C(1998) 2978)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(98/570/EC)
(OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 36)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1CommissionDecision1999/135/EC of 28 Jan uary 1999 L 44 58 18.2.1999
►M2CommissionDecision2002/819/EC of 18 October 2002 L 281 18 19.10.2002
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of7October1998
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and
aquacultureproductsoriginatinginTunisia
(notified under document number C(1998) 2978)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(98/570/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), as last amended by the Council Directive
97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to
Tunisia to verify the conditions under which fishery products are
produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of legislation of Tunisia on health inspection
and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent tothose laid downinDirective 91/493/EEC;
Whereas, in Tunisia the ‘Direction générale de la santé animale
(DGSA) du ministère de l'agriculture’ is capable of effectively veri-
fying the application 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 definitionof a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding thelanguage(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the personempowered to signit;
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 third country and the approval/registration number of the establish-ment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a list
of approved/registrationestablishmen ts, factory vessels, or cold storesmust be drawnup; whereas a list of freezer vessels registered inthe
sense of Directive 92/48/EEC(
3) must be drawnup; whereas these lists
must be drawnup onthe basis of a commun icationfrom the DGSA tothe Commission; whereas it is therefore for the DGSA to ensurecompliance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4)of Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the DGSA has provided official assurances regarding compli-
ance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/
493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of requirements equivalent tothose laid downby that Directive for the approval or registrationofestablishments, factory vessels, cold stores or freezer vessels of origin;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Decisionare inaccordan ce
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,1998D0570 — EN — 03.12.2002 — 002.001 — 2
(1) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 41.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The ‘direction générale des services vétérinaires (DGSV)’ shall be the
competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying compliance
of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive
91/493/EEC.
Article 2
1. Fishery products imported into the Community from Tunisia shall
meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4.
2. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original
health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising asingle sheet in accordance with the model in Annex I.
3. The products shall come from approved establishments, factory
vessels or cold stores or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex
II.
4. Except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended
for the manufacture of preserved foods, all packages shall bear theword ‘TUNISIA’ and the approval/registration number of the establish-ment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelibleletters.
Article 3
1. Certificates as referred to inArticle 2(1) must be drawnup inat
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 DGSV and the latter's official stamp in a colourdifferent from that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decisionis addressed to the Member States.1998D0570 — EN — 03.12.2002 — 002.001 — 3
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ANNEXA
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ANNEXB
I.LISTOFAPPROVEDESTABLISHMENTS
Number Name Address
1 Jerba Aquaculture Tunisie (JAT) Médenine
3 Le DauphinAjim-Jerba
10 Médigel Médenine
12 StéBen Kalia et Fils Médenine
14 Cotuprom Médenine
17 Coprod Médenine
101 Médi-Pêche El Ghoul Tunis
105 Mondher El Ghoul Tunis
106 Kamexport Tunis
107 Fishfarmer Ariana
112 Équimar-Congélation Tunis116 S
téBen Hamida Aux Poissons Méditerranéens Tunis
118 Maristar Tunis
120
(Authorised
until 31. 12.
1998)Marégel Tunis
134 Méditerranéen Pesca Tunis
201 Mohamed Aouadi Bizerte
203 Jalta Export Bizerte
204 Pêche Export Bizerte
205 StéTrad des Produits de la Mer Bizerte
207 StéEl Bouhaira Bizerte
208 Horchani Madrague Bizerte
209 StéMondher El Ghoul Bizerte
210 Sitex Bizerte
215 Sittep Bizerte
221 STIC Bizerte
303 La Prospère Nabeul
310 Serimex Pêche Nabeul
420 StéCalambo Sfax
423 StéMohamed Sallem et Fils Sfax
426 Promebar Sfax
427 Produits congelés du Bassin méditerranéen (PCBM) Sfax435 La Perle des Mers Sfax
436 La Reine des Mers Sfax
437 Somopêche Sfax
438 Fish Tunisie Sfax
439 Frigomar Sfax
441 Socepa Sfax
442 Fruitumer Sfax
450 Impex Tunisie Sfax
457 Medifish Sfax
461 Medifi Sfax
465 S
téAli Mezghani Sfax
501 Aquaculture Hergla Sousse
602 Zagnani Hassen-La Bonté de la Mer Monastir1998D0570 — EN — 03.12.2002 — 002.001 — 6
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Number Name Address
603 Scala Monastir
700 Bennour et Cie-Kuriat Mahdia
751 Frimar Mahdia
753 Congélation Ben Messaoud Mahdia
754 BenHassenAbdeljelil Export Mahdia
800 Poissond'Or Tabarka
II.LISTOFFREEZERVESSELS
Number Name Port
211 La Galite I Bizerte
212 La Galite II Bizerte
300 El Bahri Omar Nabeul
308 IbnZiad Nabeul
801 Navire-usine Dhaker Jendouba1998D0570 — EN — 03.12.2002 — 002.001 — 7