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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of11October1996
laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products origi-
natinginUruguay
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(96/606/EC)
(OJ L 269, 22.10.1996, p. 18)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of11October 1996
layingdownspecialconditionsgoverningtheimportoffisheryand
aquacultureproductsoriginatinginUruguay
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(96/606/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 Directive 95/71/
EC(2) are respected, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection
visit to Uruguay to verify the conditions under which fishery productsare produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of Uruguay legislation on health inspection and
monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those
laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the ‘Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca — Instituto
Nacional de Pesca (INAPE)’ in Uruguay, is capable of effectively veri-fying 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 model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the
language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of personempowered 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 thename of the third country and the approval number of the establish-
ment of origin;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (4) (c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a list
of approved establishments must be drawn up; whereas that list mustbe drawn upon the basis of a communication from the INAPE to theCommission; whereas it is therefore for the INAPE to ensure compli-ance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11 (4) ofDirective 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the INAPE has provided official assurances regarding compli-
ance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding fulfilment of requirements equivalent to thoselaid down by that Directive for the approval of establishments;
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 ‘Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (Dinara) del Ministerio
de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca’ shall be the competent authority in
Uruguay for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aqua-culture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.1996D0606 — EN — 12.01.2002 — 001.001 — 2
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 40.▼M1
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Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Uruguay 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 set out in Annex Ahereto;
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 theword ‘URUGUAY’ and the approval/registration number of the
establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin
in indelible letters.
Article 3
1. The certificate referred to in point 1 of Article 2 must be drawn
upin 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 Dinara and the latter's official stamp in a colourdifferent from that of other endorsements.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 December 1996.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.1996D0606 — EN — 12.01.2002 — 001.001 — 3
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ANNEX A
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ANNEX B
1.Establishments
Approval
numberEstablishment AreaProvisionally
allowed until
C-02 INDUSTRIAL SERRANA SA SOLÍS MATAOJO 31.3.1997
C-04 FRIPUR SA MONTEVIDEO 31.3.1997
C-12 COMPAÑÍA COMERCIAL GRECO-
URUGUAYALA PALOMA 31.3.1997
C-22 PESCAMAR SA MONTEVIDEO 31.3.1997
C-26 CLAIN SA MONTEVIDEO 31.3.1997
2.Listofallowedfactoryvessels
Approval
numberName Name of shipownerProvisionally
allowed until
CA-22 RIO SOLÍS BELNOVA SA 31.3.19971996D0606 — EN — 12.01.2002 — 001.001 — 6