98/568/EC: Commission Decision of 6 October 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guatemala (notified under document number C(1998) 2950) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-10-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Guatemala, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, import, veterinary inspection

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 6 October 1998

laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture
products originating in Guatemala

(notified under document number C(1998) 2950)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/568/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

minimum requirements
in
which it must be drafted and the grade of the person
empowered to sign it;

regarding the language(s)

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 Council Directive
97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

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 a Commission expert has conducted an inspec-
tion visit to Guatemala to verify the conditions under
which fishery products
stored and
dispatched to the Community;

are produced,

Whereas the provisions of legislation of Guatemala on
health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may
be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive
91/493/EEC;

Whereas, in Guatemala the ‘Dirección General de Servi-
cios Pecuarios (DIGESEPE) del Ministerio de Agricultura,
Ganadería y Alimentación' 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 definition of a model certificate, the

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 Directive 92/
48/EEC (3) must be drawn up; whereas these lists must be
drawn up on the basis of a communication from the
DIGESEPE to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for
the DIGESEPE to ensure compliance with the provisions
laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive 91/
493/EEC;

Whereas the DIGESEPE has provided official assurances
regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V
of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the
fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down
by that Directive for the approval or registration of estab-
lishments, factory vessels, cold stores or freezer vessels of
origin;

(1) OJ L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30. 1. 1998, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 187, 7. 7. 1992, p. 41.

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Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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 ‘GUATEMALA' and
the approval/registration number of the establishment,
factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in
indelible letters.

Article 1

Article 3

de

Servicios

‘Dirección General

Pecuarios
The
(DIGESEPE) del Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y
Alimentación' shall be the competent authority in Guate-
mala for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery
and aquaculture products with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

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 signa-
the DIGESEPE and the
ture of
latter’s official stamp in a colour different from that of
other endorsements.

the representative of

Article 2

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guate-
mala must meet the following conditions:

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

1. each consignment must be

a
numbered original health certificate, duly completed,
signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in accord-
ance with the model in Annex A hereto;

accompanied by

2. the products must come from approved establish-
ments, factory vessels, cold stores or registered freezer
vessels listed in Annex B hereto;

Done at Brussels, 6 October 1998.

For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX A

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guatemala and intended for export to the
European Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
in whatever form

Reference No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Country of dispatch: GUATEMALA

Competent authority: Dirección General de Servicios Pecuarios (DIGESEPE) del Ministerio de Agricultura,

Ganadería y Alimentación

I. Details identifying the fishery products

— Description of fishery/aquaculture products (1):

— species (scientific name):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— presentation of product and type of treatment (2):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Code number (where available): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Type of packaging:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Number of packages:

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— Net weight:

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— Requisite storage and transport temperature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

II. Origin of products

Name(s) and official approval number(s) of establishment(s), factory vessel(s) or cold store(s) approved or
freezer vessel(s) registered by the DIGESEPE for export to the European Community:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

III. Destination of products

The products are dispatched

from:

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(place of dispatch)

to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(country and place of destination)

by the following means of transport:

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Name and address of dispatcher:

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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 official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery or aquaculture 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 hygienically 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
fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the

laid down for certain categories of
implementing decisions thereto.

— The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directive

91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 98/568/EC.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,
(Place)

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Date)

Official
stamp (1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature of official inspector (1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(Name in capital letters, capactiy 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

I. LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS

Number

Name

Address

PP013602

Industrias Marbella, SA

CC011201

Mayasal, SA

PE013601

Pescado de Tony

Villanueva-Guatemala

Guatemala ciudad

Villanueva-Guatemala

PC110703

Procesadora de Mariscos del Sur, Sociedad Anónima (Promasur, SA)

Retalhuleu

PD050901

Pesca, SA

CC-050903

Comarpa

PET-050901

Industria pesquera San Rafael SA

PE-050908

Inversiones El Puerto

PPM-012301 Comercial Pamypa

PE-010101

HB Internacional Inversiones Marítimas Buena Vista

PE-010104

Pesquera Industrial SA

Retalhuleu

Escuintla, Guatemala

Escuintla, Guatemala

Escuintla, Guatemala

Santa Catarina, Pinula

Puerto de San José,
Escuintla

Puerto de San José,
Escuintla