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►B COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 May 1995
laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products origin-
ating in the Philippines
(Text with EEA relevance)
(95/190/EC)
(OJ L 123, 3.6.1995, p. 20)
Amended by:
Official Journal
Nopage date
►M1Commission Decision 96/256/EC of 26 March 1996 L 86 83 4.4.1996
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COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 May 1995
laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in the Philippines
(Text with EEA relevance)
(95/190/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 the Act of
Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11thereof,
Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted an inspection
visit tothe Philippines toverify the co nditio ns under which fisheryproducts are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of the Philippines legislation on health inspec-
tion and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent tothose laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the ‘Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)',the
competent authority in the Philippines is capable of effectively verifyingthe 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 thelanguage(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the personempowered to sign it;
Whereas, pursuant toArticle 11 (4) (b) o f Directive 91/493/EEC, a
mark should be affixed to packages of fishery products, giving the nameof the third country and the approval number of the establishment oforigin;
Whereas, pursuant toArticle 11 (4) (c) o f Directive 91/493/EEC, a list
of approved establishments must be drawn up; whereas that list must bedrawn up on the basis of a communication from the BFAR to theCommission; whereas it is therefore for the BFAR to ensure compliancewith the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11 (4) of Directive91/493/EEC;
Whereas the BFAR has provided official assurances regarding compli-
ance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive91/493/EEC and regarding fulfilment of requirements equivalent tothose laid 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 Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is recognized
as the competent authority in the Philippines for verifying and certifyingcompliance of fishery products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(1) OJ NoL 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
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Article 2
Fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Philippines must
meet the following conditions:
1. each consignment must be acompanied by a numbered original
health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and comprising asingle sheet in accordance with the model set out in Annex A hereto;
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 the word‘Philippines'and the approval number of the establishment of originin indelible letters.
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 States where the checksare carried out.
2. The certificate must bear the name, capacity and signature of the
representative of the BFAR and the latter’s official stamp in a colourdifferent from that of the other indications on the certificate.
Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 August 1995.
Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
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ANNEX A

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ANNEX B
LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS
9-01 Nautica Canning Corp. Zamboanga City 31. 7. 1996
007Inglenook Foods Corp. Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
142Jonas International, Philippines
Inc.Novaliches, Quezon City 31. 7. 1996
150Oceanic Export Corp. Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
191Manvie, Inc. Taguig, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
397Mar Fishing Company, Inc. Zamboanga City unlimited
418Stanfood Corporation Tondo, Manila 31. 7. 1996
432Negros Prawn Consortium Inter-national Inc. Bacolod City 31. 7. 1996
504Southeast Asia Food, Inc. Valenzuela, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
516Sea Champ International ExportCorp. Taguig, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
578Fitrite, Inc. Caloocan City 31. 7. 1996
634Tentay Food and Sauces, Incor-porated Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
636Supreme-Aqua ResourcesCorporation Tacloban City 31. 7. 1996
701Permex Producers and ExporterCorp. Zamboanga City unlimited
749Marigold Commodities Corpora-tion San Juan, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
762CK Marine Products Zamboanga City 31. 7. 1996
776Phil. Sea Food Enterprises, Inc. Misamis Oriental 31. 7. 1996
789MindanaoAqua-Marine Reso urcesCorp. Zamboanga City 31. 7. 1996
790Butuan HJR Int’l Corporation Butuan City 31. 7. 1996
1011 Dole Philippines General Santos City 31. 7. 1996
1019 Celebes Canning Corporation General Santos City 31. 7. 1996
1023 Mercedes Food ManufacturingCorporation Camarines Norte 31. 7. 1996
1024 SMI Fish Industries, Inc. Makati, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
1030 San Miguel Corporation Bacolod City unlimited
1040 Solid Corporation-Agri Division Bacolod City unlimited
1063 Lorenzana Food Corp. Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
11-1070 Seatrade Development Corpora-tion General Santos City 31. 7. 1996
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Number Name Address Approval
9-1070 SR Seafoods Int’l., Inc. Zamboanga City 31. 7. 1996
1074 Top Center Processing Division Victorias, Negros Occidental 31. 7. 1996
1077 RFM Tuna Corporation General Santos City 31. 7. 1996
1090 AA Export & Import Corporation Zamboanga City 31. 7. 1996
1109 Stellar Fisheries, Inc. Negros Occidental 31. 7. 1996
1123 Top Center Processing, Inc. BagoCity, Negro s Occidental 31. 7. 1996
1131 Nautica Canning Corporation General Santos City 31. 7. 1996
1156 LC Fish Company/Sapiens Inter-
national Export Corp.Zamboanga City 31. 7. 1996
1232 Oceanfight Export & Import Corp. Mandaue City 31. 7. 1996
1437 TBK Canning Corp. Tacloban City 31. 7. 1996
1459 AFI International Taguig, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
1470 UFC Marine Export Corp. Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
1505 Top Force Corp. Pasay City 31. 7. 1996
1633 Islas del Pacífico Cebu City 31. 7. 1996
1641 Bohol Agromarine DevelopmentCorp. Tubigon, Bohol 31. 7. 1996
2042 Silver Swan ManufacturingCorporation Malabon, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
2075 Ocean Aqua Marine Enterprises Bacoor, Cavite 31. 7. 1996
2990 Paramount Food Processing Taguig, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
3390 Century Canning Corporation Taguig, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
4616 Sancanco Canning Corporation Valenzuela, MetroManila unlimited
5062 Erma Industries, Inc. Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
6013 Florence Food Corp. Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
8111 Unifish Export & Import Taguig, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
8638 Filocean Export Corporation Paranaque, MetroManila 31. 7. 1996
9026 Goldfish Manufacturing Corpora-tion Caloocan City 31. 7. 1996
9667 Seafresh Foods Navotas, Metro Manila 31. 7. 1996
9776 Mindanao Corporation Novaliches, Queszon City 31. 7. 1996