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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 October 1998
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating
in Guatemala
(notified under document number C(1998) 2950)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/568/EC)
(OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 26)
Corrected by:
►C1Corrigendum, OJ L 325, 3.12.1998, p. 23 (98/568)
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 October 1998
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in Guatemala
(notified under document number C(1998) 2950)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/568/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 Commissionexpert has con ducted anin spectionvisit to
Guatemala to verify the conditions under which fishery products areproduced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of legislation of Guatemala on health inspection
and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent tothose laid downinDirective 91/493/EEC;
Whereas, inGuatemala the ‘DirecciónGen eral de Servicios Pecuarios
(DIGESEPE) del Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación'is capable of effectively verifyin g the applicationof the laws inforce;
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 thethird country and the approval/registration number of the establishment,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 establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores must be drawnup; whereas a list of freezer vessels registered inthe sen se of Directive92/48/EEC (
3) must be drawnup; whereas these lists must be drawnup
onthe basis of a commun icationfrom the DIGESEPE to the Commis-sion; whereas it is therefore for the DIGESEPE to ensure compliancewith the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive91/493/EEC;
Whereas the DIGESEPE has provided official assurances regarding
compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex toDirective 91/493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of requirementsequivalent to those laid down by that Directive for the approval orregistrationof establishmen ts, factory vessels, cold stores or freezervessels of origin;
Whereas the measures provided for inthis Decisionare inaccordan ce
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
(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 ‘Dirección General de Servicios Pecuarios (DIGESEPE) del Minis-
terio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación'shall be the competentauthority in Guatemala for verifying and certifying compliance offishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive91/493/EEC.
Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guatemala 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, factory
vessels, cold stores or registered freezer vessels listed in Annex Bhereto;
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‘GUATEMALA'and the approval/registration number of the estab-lishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin inindelible letters.
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 arecarried out.
2. Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the DIGESEPE and the latter’s official stamp in acolour different from that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decisionis addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX A

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ANNEX B
I.LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS
Number Name Address
PP013602 Industrias Marbella, SA Villanueva-Guatemala
CC011201 Mayasal, SA Guatemala ciudad
PE013601 Pescado de Tony Villanueva-Guatemala
PC110703 Procesadora de Mariscos del Sur, Sociedad Anónima
(Promasur, SA)Retalhuleu
PD050901 Pesca, SA Retalhuleu
CC-050903 Comarpa Escuintla, Guatemala
PET-050901 Industria pesquera San Rafael SA Escuintla, Guatemala
PE-050908 Inversiones El Puerto Escuintla, Guatemala
PPM-012301 Comercial Pamypa Santa Catarina, Pinula
PE-010101 HB Internacional Inversiones Marítimas Buena Vista Puerto de San José,
Escuintla
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PE-051001 Delimar SA Puerto de SanJosé,
Escuintla
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PE-010104 Pesquera Industrial SA Puerto de SanJosé,Escuintla