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"BCOMMISSION DECISION
of 16 November 1999
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam
(notified under document number C(1999) 3758)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/813/EC)
(OJ L 315, 9.12.1999, p. 39)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 November 1999
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products
originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(notified under document number C(1999) 3758)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/813/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 of fishery products (
1), as last amended by the Council Directive
97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam to verify the conditions under
which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the
Community;
(2) The provisions of legislation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be
considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive
91/493/EEC;
(3) In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the ‘National Fisheries
Inspection and Quality Assurance Center (Nafiqacen) of the
Ministry of Fisheries’ is capable of effectively verifying the
application of the laws in force;
(4) 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 a model certificate, the minimum requirements
regarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the
grade of the person empowered to sign it;
(5) 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
establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of
origin;
(6) Pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a list of
approved/registration establishments, factory vessels, or cold
stores must be drawn up; a list of freezer vessels registered in
the sense of Directive 92/48/EEC (3) must be drawn up; these list
must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the
Nafiqacen to the Commission; it is therefore for the Nafiqacen to
ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in
Article 11(4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
(7) The Nafiqacen 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 require-
ments equivalent to those laid down by that Directive for the
approval or registration of establishments, facotry vessels, cold
stores or freezer vessels of origin;!B
(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. 41.1999D0813 — EN — 13.05.2000 — 001.001 — 2
(8) 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 ‘National Fisheries Inspection and Quality Assurance Center
(Nafiqacen) of the Ministry of Fisheries’shall be the competent authority
in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for verifying and certifying
compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.
Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam 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
‘Vietnam’ and the approval/registration number of the establishment,
factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible
letters.
Article 3
1. Certificates as 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 Nafiqacen and the latter’s official stamp in a colour
different from that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.!B1999D0813 — EN — 13.05.2000 — 001.001 — 3
ANNEX A
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ANNEX B
I.LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS
No Name Address
003 DL 02 Special aquatic products import and export company
(Seaspimex) — Factory No 2Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh city
008 DL 07 An Giang fishery import-export company, workshop No 1
— AgifishLong Xuyen town, An Giang province
012 DL 12 Song Huong import export seafoods company — Sosea-
foodHue city, Thua Thien Hue province
017 DL 21 Seaprodex Tien Giang My Tho city, Tien Giang province
024 DL 32 Thuan Phuoc seafoods and trading corporation — Thuan
Phuoc CorporationHai Chau district, Da Nang city
038 DL 103 Cau Tre Enterprise — CTE Workshop No 3 Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh city
060 DL 110 Kiengiang seaproducts import and export company (Kisi-
mex) — Kien Giang export fish processing enterpriseRach Gia town, Kien Giang province
053 DL 121 Ngoc HaCompany Ltd foodprocessing and Trading Thu Duc district, Ho Chi Minh city
067 DL 130 Minh Hai Jostoco Ca Mau town, Ca Mau province
070 DL 132 Soc Trang foodstuff and general import export company —
Fimex VNSoc Trang town, Soc Trang province
063 DL 129 Sagimexco Sa Dec town, Dong Thap province
077 DL 138 Hung Thanh Phu Quoc fish sauce manufacture enterprise Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang province
078 DL 139 Thanh Ha Co. Ltd Phu Quoc district, Kien Giang province
073 DL 134 Can Tho — agricultural and animal products imex
company CatacoCan Tho city, Can Tho province
058 DL 127 Song Tien No 2ST2 Chau Than district, Tien Giang prov-
ince
080 DL 141 Phu Than frozen factory Chau Thanh district, Can Tho province
050 DL 118 Minh Hai Sea products. Import and export Corporation
new sea products processing factoryCa Mau Town, Ca Mau province
057 DL 125 Hai Nam Co. Ltd Phan Thiet town, Binhthuan province!B1999D0813 — EN — 13.05.2000 — 001.001 — 6