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"B COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 June 1998
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in
Maldives
(notified under document number C(1998) 1857)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/424/EC)
(OJ L 190, 4.7.1998, p. 81)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Commission Decision 2001/252/EC of 21 March 2001 L 91 78 31.3.20011998D0424 — EN — 15.05.2001 — 001.001 — 1
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 June 1998
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in Maldives
(notified under document number C(1998) 1857)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(98/424/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 Act of Accession of Austria,
Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to Maldives
to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and
dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of legislation of Maldives on health inspection and
monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid
down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas, in Maldives the Department of Public Health (DPH) of the Ministry
of Health is capable of effectively 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 definition of amodel certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in
which it must be drafted and the grade of the person 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 name of the third
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 drawn up;
whereas a list of freezer vessels registered in the sense of Council Directive
92/48/EEC (
2) must be drawn up; whereas this list must be drawn up on the
basis of a communication from the DPH to the Commission; whereas it istherefore for the DPH to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to
that end in Article 11(4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the DPH has provided official assurances regarding compliance with
the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC andregarding the fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down by that
Directive for the approval or registration of establishments, factory vessels,
cold stores or freezer vessels;
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
The Public Health Laboratory (PHL) of the Ministry of Health shall be the
competent authority in Maldives for verifiying and certifying compliance of
fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive91/493/EEC.!B
(1) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 41.!M11998D0424 — EN — 15.05.2001 — 001.001 — 2
Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Maldives 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
‘MALDIVES’ 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 PHL 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.!B
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ANNEX A
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ANNEX B
LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS
Number Name Address
MDV 001 Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company Ltd (MIFCO) Felivaru!B1998D0424 — EN — 15.05.2001 — 001.001 — 6