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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 April 1994
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating
in Colombia
(94/269/EC)
(OJ L 115, 6.5.1994, p. 38)
Amended by:
OfficialJournal
No page date
►M1 Commission Decision 94/469/EC of 14 July 1994 L 194 85 29.7.1994
►M2 Commission Decision 95/332/EC of 26 July 1995 L 192 42 15.8.1995
►M3 Commission Decision 96/31/EC of 19 December 1995 L 9 6 12.1.1996
►M4 Commission Decision 1999/486/EC of 2 July 1999 L 190 32 23.7.1999
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 April 1994
laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in Colombia
(94/269/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), and in particular Article 11 (1) thereof,
Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection
visit to Colombia to verify the conditions under which fishery productsare produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of Colombian legislation on health inspection
and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent tothose laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas, in Colombia, the Ministry of Health (Foodstuffs Division) is
capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force;
Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to in
point (a) of Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/493/EEC must also cover thedefinition of a modelcertificate, the minimum requirements regardingthe language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the personempowered to sign it;
Whereas, pursuant to point (b) of Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/
493/EEC, a mark should be affixed to packages of fishery and aquacul-ture products, giving the name of the non-member country and theapprovalnumber of the establ ishment of origin;
Whereas, pursuant to point (c) of Article 11 (4) of Directive 91/
493/EEC, a list of approved establishments must be drawn up; whereasthat list must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from theColombian Ministry of Health to the Commission; whereas it is there-fore for the Colombian Ministry of Health to ensure compliance withthe provisions laid down to that end in Article 11 (4);
Whereas the Colombian Ministry of Health has provided official assur-
ances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of theAnnex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding fulfilment of require-ments equivalent to those laid down by that Directive for the approvalof establishments;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
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Article 1
The Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos
(Invima) shall be the competent authority in Colombia for verifying andcertifying compliance of fishery aquaculture products with the require-ments of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
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Article 2
Fishery and aquaculature products originating in Colombia 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‘Colombia' and the approval/registration number of the establish-ment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelibleletters.
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Article 3
1. The certificate referred to in point 1 of Article 2 must be drawn up
in at least one official language of the Member State where the checksare carried out.
2. The certificate must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the Ministry of Health of Colombia and the latter’sofficialstamp in a col our different from that of the other indications onthe certificate.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 June 1994.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX A
HEALTH CERTIFICATE
for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Columbia and intended for export to the European Com-
munity,excluding bilvalve molluscs,echinoderms,tunicates and marine gastropods in any form
Reference No................................................
Country of dispatch Columbia
Competent authority: Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos (Invima)
I. Details identifying the fishery products
Description of fishery/aquaculture product (1):
—species (scientific name): ..........................................................................................................
—presentation of product and type of treatment (2): ............................................................................
Code number (where available): ......................................................................................................
Type of packaging: ....................................................................................................................
Number of packages: ..................................................................................................................
Net weight: .............................................................................................................................
Requisite storage and transport temperature: ......................................................................................
II. Origin of products
Name(s) and officialapprovalnumber(s) of establ ishment(s) approved by the Ministry of Heal th for exports to the
Community:
............................................................................................................................... ............
............................................................................................................................... ............
............................................................................................................................... ............
III. Destination of products
The products are dispatched
from: ............................................................................................................................... .....
(place of dispatch)
to: ............................................................................................................................ ...........
(country and place of destination)
by the following means of transport: ................................................................................................
Name and address of dispatcher: .....................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................... ............
............................................................................................................................... ............
Name of consignee and address at place of destination: ..........................................................................
............................................................................................................................... ............
............................................................................................................................... ............
(1) Delete where applicable.
(2) Live, refrigerated, frozen, salted, smoked, preserved, etc.
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IV. Health attestation
The officialinspector hereby certifies that the fishery or aquacul ture products specified above:
1) were caught, and handled on board vessels in accordance with the health rules laid down by Directive 92/48/EEC;2) were landed, handled and where appropriate packaged, prepared, processed, frozen, thawed and stored hygien-
ically in compliance with the requirements laid down in Chapters II, III and IV of the Annex to Directive
91/493/EEC;
3) have undergone health controls in accordance with Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;
4) are packaged, marked, stored and transported in accordance with Chapters VI, VII and VIII of the Annex to
Directive 91/493/EEC;
5) do not come from toxic species or species containing biotoxins;6) have satisfactorily undergone the organoleptic, parasitological, chemical and microbiological checks laid down for
certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing decisions thereto.
The undersigned officialinspector hereby decl ares that he is aware of the provisions of Directive 91/493/EEC,
Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 99/269/EC.
Done at .............................................................,
(Place)on .................................................................
(Date)
Official
seal(1):
.....................................................................
Signature of officialinspector (1)
.....................................................................
(Name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person
signing)
(1) The colour of the stamp and signature must be different from that of the other particulars in the certificate.
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ANNEX B
LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS
Number Name and address
0017-91 Comercializadora Internacional Vikingos, SA (Vikingos SA), Cartagena
0017-95 Unipez SA, Cartagena
0019-91 Frigorífico y Pesca de Cartagena, SA (CI Frigopesca SA), Cartagena
0023-91 Comercializadora Internacional Océanos SA (CI Océanos), Cartagena
0040-91 Comercializadora Antillana SA (Antillana SA), Cartagena
0024-91 Comercializadora Internacional (Coapesca Ltda), Cartagena
0023-91 Atunes de Colombia SA, Cartagena
0023-91 Seatech International, Cartagena
0001-91 Frigorífica Ganadero SA (Frigogan SA), Barranquilla
0042-91 IndustrialPesquera Col ombiana SA (Indupesca SA), Cartagena
00197-91 Comercial izadora InternacionaldelMar, SA (Cimar SA), Buenaventura
0013-91 Industria de Pesca sobre elPacífico SA (Inpesca SA), Buenaventura
0109-92 Compañía Pesquera Colombiana (Copescol SA), Buenaventura
0198-92 Armadores Pesqueros Colombianos (Arpecol), Buenaventura
0033-91 Inversiones Marítimas delPacífico, Ltda (Invermarp), Buenaventura
0028-91 Comercializadora El Delfín Blanco, Ltda, Tumaco
0043-91 Comercializadora Internacional ‘Maragricola SA', Tumaco
0050-94 Investigaciones y Desarrollos del Pacífico ‘Idelpacífico SA', Tumaco
0030-93 Cartagena Shrimp Co. Ltda, Cartagena
0011-94 Piscifactoría ElDiviso Ltda, Popayán
0228-85 Cartagenera de Acuacultura SA, San Onofre (Sucre)
0134-88 Truchas de los Andes SA, Santafé de Bogotá
0009-91 Aquacultivos del Caribe SA, Galera Zamba (Bolívar)
0032-91 Camarones delCaribe SA, Cartagena
0111-91 Guinulero SA, Tumaco
0043-92 Agrosoledad SA, Sanatero (Córdoba)
0071-92 Agropesquera IndustrialBahía Cúpica Ltda, Buenaventura
0073-92 Inversiones Camaroneras Ltda, Ciénaga (Magdalena)
0139-92 Colapia SA, Cali
0149-92 Aquacultura del Mar ‘Aquamar SA', Tumaco
0152-92 Compañía Camaronera Balboa SA, Tumaco
0029-93 Agrotijo SA, Sanatero (Córdoba)
0040-93 Acuipesca SA, Cartagena
0058-93 Agrocalao Ltda, Sanatero (Córdoba)
0066-93 Colombiana de Acuacultura SA, Cartagena
0071-93 Amaris Ltda, Buenaventura
0100-92 Agro Marina Santa Ana Ltda, Santa Marta