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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:
OfficialJournal
No page date
►M1 Commission Decision 96/31/EC of 19 December 1995 L 9 6 12.1.1996
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 May 1994
layingdown special conditions g overningimports of fishery prod-
ucts 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 themarket of fishery 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 areproduced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of legislation of Singapore on health inspection
and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent tothose laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the Ministry of NationalDevel opment, Primary Production
Department, the competent authority in Singapore, and the VeterinaryPublic Health Division, its inspection department, are capable of effec-tively verifying 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 defini-tion of a modelcertificate, the minimum requirements regarding thelanguage(s) in which it must be drafted and the qualifications of theperson 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 nameof the third country and the approvalnumber of the establ ishment oforigin;
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 bedrawn up on the basis of a communication from the Ministry ofNationalDevel opment, Primary Production Department to the Commis-sion; whereas it is therefore for the Ministry of NationalDevel opment,Primary Production Department to ensure compliance with the provi-sions laid down to that end in Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the Ministry of NationalDevel opment, Primary Production
Department has provided officialassurances regarding compl iance withthe rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EECand regarding the fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laiddown by that Directive for the approvalof establ ishments;
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
TheMinistry of National Development, Primary Production Department
(Veterinary Public Health Division) shall be the competent authority in
Singapore for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery productswith the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
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Article 2
Fishery products originating in Singapore, with the exception of bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form,must meet the following conditions:
1. each consignment must be accompanied by a numbered original
health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising asingle sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A hereto;
2. the products must come from approved establishments 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 approvalnumber of the establ ishment of originin 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 arecarried out.
2. The certificate must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the Minister of National Development, Primary
Production Department and the latter’s official stamp in a colour
different from that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 August 1994.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX A

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4. are packaged, marked, stored and transported in accordance with Chapters VI, VII and VIII of the Annex
to Directive 91/493/EEC;
5. do not come from toxic species or species containing biotoxins;6. have satisfactorily undergone the organoleptic, parasitological, chemical and microbiologica1 checks lai
d
down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing
decisions thereto.
►(1)The undersigned officialinspector hereby decl ares that he is aware of the provisions of (a) Directive
92/48/EEC and (b) Directive 91/493/EEC and the implementing decisions thereto. ◄
Done at ......................................................... ,
(place)on ...............................................................
(date)
/SS74Official
stamp
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Signature of officialinspector
(name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person
signing)
►(1)M1
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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 unlimited
VPH-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 unlimited
VPH-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 unlimited
VPH-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 unlimited
VPH-ME-002 Yeo Hiap Seng Ltd Singapore 2158 unlimited
VPH-ME-003 Amoy Canning Corporation (Singapore)
LtdSingapore 2261 unlimited
VPH-SE-001 Woh Hup Food Industries Pte Ltd Singapore 0512 unlimited
(1) Date of expiry of approval, or unlimited.