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of29October2002
layingdownspecific conditionsforimportsoffisheryproductsfromKazakhstan
(notified under number C(2002) 4099)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/862/EC)
(OJ L 301, 5.11.2002, p. 48)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of29October 2002
laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products
fromKazakhstan
(notified under number C(2002) 4099)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2002/862/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 conditionsfor the production and the placing on the
market of fishery products (1), aslas t amended by Directive 97/79/
EC (2), and in particular Article 11.1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the Commission
in Kazakhstan to verify the conditions under which fisheryproducts are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community.
(2)The requirements in the legislation of Kazakhstan on healthinspection and monitoring of fishery products may be consideredequivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC.
(3)In particular, the ‘Committee of Forestry, Fishing and Hunting(CFFH) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentProtection’ iscapable of effectively verifying the implementationof the legislation in force.
(4)It isappropriate to lay down detailed rulesconcerning the healthcertificate which must, under Directive 91/493/EEC, accompanyconsignments of fishery products imported into the Communityfrom Kazakhstan. In particular those rules must specify the defi-nition of a model certificate, the minimum requirementsregarding the language or languagesin which it mus t be drafted
and the status of the person empowered to sign it.
(5)The mark which must be affixed to packages of fishery products
should give the name of the third country and the approval/regis-tration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or
freezer vessel of origin, except for certain frozen products.
(6)It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved establishments,
factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of freezer vesselsequipped in accordance with the requirementsof Council Direc-tive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the minimum
hygiene rulesapplicable to fis hery productscaught on board of
certain vessels in accordance with article 3(1) (a) (I) of Directive91/493/EEC (
3). These lists should be drawn up on the basis of a
communication from the CFFH to the Commission. It is there-fore the responsibility of the CFFH to ensure compliance with
the relevant provisions of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(7)The CFFH has provided official assurances regarding compli-
ance with the ruless et out in Chapter V of the Annex toDirective 91/493/EEC with regard to the control of fishery
products, and regarding the fulfilment of hygienic requirements
equivalent to those laid down by that Directive.
(8)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chainand Animal Health,2002D0862 — EN — 27.12.2003 — 001.001 — 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 ‘Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture (VD-MA)’
shall be the competent authority in Kazakhstan for verifying and certi-
fying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the
requirementsof Directive 91/493/EEC.
Article 2
1. Fishery products imported into the Community from Kazakhstan
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 ‘KAZAKHSTAN’ and the approval/registration number of theestablishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin inindelible letters.
Article 3
1. The certificate referred to in Article 2(2) shall be drawn up in at
least one official language of the Member State in which the checks are
carried out.
2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the VD-MA and the latter's official stamp in a colourdifferent from that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 8 November 2002.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2002D0862 — EN — 27.12.2003 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX I
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ANNEX II
LISTOFESTABLISHMENTSANDVESSELS
Nod'agrément /
Approval NoNom / NameVille / City
Région / RegionCatégorie / Cate-
gory
01 A Atyraubalyk (Florling
Caviar Factory of JSC))ATYRAU FV
01 B Filleting factory of JSC
BalkhashbalykKARAGANDA OBLAST
V. SHASHUBAYPP
02 A Filleting factory of JSC
AtyraubalykATYRAU PP
03 AA Filleting factory of JSC
RybpromALMATY OBLAST
T. UCHURALPP
Categorie Legend:
FV Factory vessels.
PP Processing plant.2002D0862 — EN — 27.12.2003 — 001.001 — 6