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of 25 June 1997
laying special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine
gastropods originating in Australia ◄
(OJ L 183, 11.7.1997, p. 38)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1 Commission Decision 1999/531/EC of 14 July 1999 L 203 77 3.8.1999
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COMMISION DECISION
of 25 June 1997
laying special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echino-
derms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Australia
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THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying
down the health conditions for the production and placing on the marketof live bivalve molluscs (
1), as lastamended by t he Actof Accession of
Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas legislation of Australia makes the ‘Department of Primary
Industries and Energy — Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service— (AQIS)' responsible for inspecting the health of live bivalvemolluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and formonitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of production; whereasthe same legislation empowers AQIS to authorize or prohibit theharvesting of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marinegastropods from certain zones;
Whereas the AQIS and its laboratories are capable of effectively veri-
fying the applications of the laws in force in Australia;
Whereas the competent authorities of Australia have undertaken to
communicate regularly and quickly to the Commission data on thepresence of plankton containing toxins in the harvest zones;
Whereas the competent authorities of Australia have provided official
assurances regarding compliance with the requirements specified inChapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC and with requirementsequivalent to those prescribed in that Directive for the classification ofproduction and relaying zones, approval of dispatch and purificationcentres and public health control and production monitoring; whereas,in particular, any possible change in harvesting zones is to be communi-cated to the Community;
Whereas Australia is eligible for inclusion in the list of third countries
fulfilling the conditions of equivalence referred to in Article 9 (3) (a) ofDirective 91/492/EEC;
Whereas Australia wishes to export to the Community frozen or
processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastro-pods;
Whereas, for this purpose, in accordance with Article 9 (3) (b) (ii) of
Directive 91/492/EEC, the production areas from which bivalvemolluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods may beharvested and exported to the Community must be designated;
Whereas the special import conditions apply without prejudice to deci-
sions taken pursuant to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing onthe market of aquaculture animals and products (
2), as lastamended by
Directive 95/22/EEC (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 1.
(3) OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 1.
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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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Article 1
The ‘Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) of the
Departement of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry' shall be thecompetent authority in Australia for verifyng and certifying that bivalvemolluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and gastropods fulfil the requirementsof Directive 91/492/EEC
Article 2
Bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods origin-
ating in Australia and intended for human consumption must originatein the authorised production areas listed in the Annex hereto.
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Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX
Production zones in compliance with provision laid down in Annex I, 1 (a) to Directive 91/
492/EEC
GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES
Tasmania Bigbay
Duck BayPortSorellMoulting BayGreatSwanportLittle SwanportBlackman BayDunalley BayEagleHawk BayGarfish Bay/Dart
Island
Little Norfolk
Bay
PittwaterPipeclay LagoonBirchs BayFleurty’s PointLong Bay ReefGreatBaySimpsons BayLittle Taylors/
Satellite
Deep BayChale BayPortEsperanceHastings BayRecherche BayGarden BayHuon RiverGardners BayFlinders BayAnsons BayApollo/Roberts/
Sykes
Norfolk
Queensland Moreton Island North Stradbroke
IslandMud Island
Victoria Beaumaris Flin-ders Dromana Clifton Springs PtArlingt on
(Grassy Point)
Western Australia Cockburn Sound(Kwinana Grain
Terminal)Oyster Harbour
South Australia Denial Bay
Franklin HarbourSmoky BayNepean Bay Streaky Bay Coffin Bay