98/695/EC: Commission Decision of 24 November 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Mexico (notified under document number C(1998) 3586) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-11-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Mexico, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, health legislation, originating product

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 November 1998

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

(notified under document number C(1998) 3586)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(98/695/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 the market of fishery
products (1), as last amended by the Council Directive
97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an inspec-
tion visit to Mexico to verify the conditions under which
fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to
the Community;

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

Whereas, in Mexico the ‘Dirección General de Calidad
Sanitaria de Bienes y Servicios (DGCSBS) de la Secretaría
de Salud' is capable of effectively verifying 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
minimum requirements
in
which it must be drafted and the grade of the person
empowered to sign it;

regarding the language(s)

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, 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
DGCSBS to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for
the DGCSBS to ensure compliance with the provisions
laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive 91/
493/EEC;

Whereas the DGCSBS 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;

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 General de Calidad Sanitaria de Bienes y
Servicios (DGCSBS) de la Secretaría de Salud' shall be the
competent authority in Mexico for verifying and certi-
fishery and aquaculture products
fying compliance of
with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

(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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Article 2

Article 3

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Mexico
must meet the following conditions:

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;

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

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

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 24 November 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 Mexico and intended for export to the Euro-
pean Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in
whatever form

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

Country of dispatch: MEXICO

Competent authority: Dirección General de Calidad Sanitaria de Bienes y Servicios (DGCSBS) de la Secre-

taria de Salud

I. Details identifying the fishery products

(cid:190) Description of fishery/aquaculture products (1):

(cid:190) species (scientific name):

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

(cid:190) presentation of product and type of treatment (2):

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

(cid:190) Code number (where available): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(cid:190) Type of packaging:

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

(cid:190) Number of packages:

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

(cid:190) Net weight:

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

(cid:190) 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 DGCSBS for export to the European 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

(cid:190) 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
laid down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the imple-
menting decisions thereto.

(cid:190) The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directive

91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 98/695/EC.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Place)

(Date)

Official
stamp (1)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature of official inspector (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

I. LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS

Number

Name

Address

AEAJ-390701 RD5

Alverde Alonso Jesús

Guaymas-Sonora

ASP-940805 VC4

Ahome Shrimp Packing SA de CV (Ahome Acuí-
cola)

Los Mochis-Sinaloa

AUM-920902 S27

Atuneros Unidos de México SA de CV

Ensenada-Baja California

BIN-951208 DM2

BGB Internacional SA de CV

Ensenada-Baja California

CAG-920908 JQA

Congelados Agromar SA de CV

Escuinapa-Sinaloa

CBA-770419 6Z2

Congeladora Bahum SA de CV

Los Mochis-Sinaloa

CFM-970224 TV3

Congeladora Friomar SA de CV

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

CME-940613 683

Camarón Mexicano SA de CV

Ensenada-Baja California

CMP-970613 658

Congeladora Mazatlán del Pacífico SA de CV

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

CMS-960711 D34

Congeladora de Mariscos Selecta de Guaymas SA de
CV

Guaymas-Sonora

CUN 510316 436

Congeladora Unión SA

FCO-820127 8G1

Frigoríficos Coppel SA

IEM-921001 8Q8

Importadora y Exportadora Mexicana de Mariscos
SA de CV

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

LPR-920701 BN8

Legaspi Products SA de CV

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

MAR-820430 IV2

Maristmo SA de CV

MAR-930817 4P1

Marinductrias SA de CV

Manzanillo-Colima

Manzanillo-Colima

MCM-900330 LH1

Mariscos Congelados de Los Mochis SA de CV

Los Mochis-Sinaloa

NAU-950525 MQ7

Náutico SA de CV

PCO-910715 HZ9

Pesquera Cozar SA de CV

Guaymas-Sonora

Guaymas-Sonora

PIN-821123 4X6

Pescados Industrializados SA de CV

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

PPE-960824 E17

SCPP Estero de Babarazas SCL de CV

Guasave-Sinaloa

PPL-920131 E69

Productos Pesqueros de Loreto SA de CV

Loreto-Baja California Sur

PPR-950370 E56

Sociedad Cooperativa de Producción Pesquera
Ribereña ‘Leyes de Reforma SC de RL'

Mulege-Baja California Sur

PRO-960828 KR8

Promarex SA de CV

Mazatlán-Sinaloa

AOAC300914 U38

Congeladora Arroyo

Telchac Puerto-Yucatán

ASU-690728 745

Atlántida del Sur SA de CV

Mérida-Yucatán

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Number

Name

Address

CPI-830518 PF2

Complejo Pesquero Industrial de Mayab SA de CV

Progreso-Yucatán

EPR-891011 A38

Empacadora Promarmex SA de CV

Progreso-Yucatán

GUAF620331 2F7

José Francisco Gutiérrez Aguilar

Progreso-Yucatán

GUYJ540601 551

Gutiérrez Yerves Jorge

Progreso-Yucatán

IMC-8312149WA

Impulsora Marítima Campechana SA de CV

Campeche-Campeche

IME-860520 6U1

Icthios Mexicana SA de CV

Progreso-Yucatán

INT-960424 141

Intermarex SA de CV

Progreso-Yucatán

IPM-910202 3S7

Industrializadora de Pescados
(Inpesmar)

y Mariscos SA

Mérida-Yucatán

LOSE620329 3D9

Eduardo José Losa Seijo

Mérida-Yucatán

OGP-570510 S52

Ocean Garden Products Inc.

Tampico-Tamaulipas

PCA-940629 D73

Pesquerías Centro Americanas SA de CV

Tampico-Tamaulipas

PES-960319 JM3

Empacadora y Congeladora Pescormex SA de CV Mérida-Yucatán

PME-851201 GH5

Pescados Mexicanos SA de CV

Progreso-Yucatán

PTA-950518 3Z4

Pescafina Tampico SA de CV

Tampico-Tamaulipas

TPS-930607 SG0

Tecno Pesca SA de CV

Progreso-Yucatán

II. LIST OF FREEZER VESSELS

Number

Name

Port

BMSSA0001

DELFÍN V (Atunera Alfas SA de CV)

BMSSA0002

Theresa Janene (Atunera del Pacífico SA de CV)

BMSSA0003

Karla Paola (Atunera del Pacífico SA de CV)

BMSSA0004

Chac Mool (Atunera Maya SA de CV)

BMSSA0005

Atún VI (Atunera peninsular SA de CV)

BMSSA0006

Donna Cristina (Atunera Don Víctor SA de CV)

BMSSA0007

Atun VII (Cía. Atunera Santa Clara SA de CV)

BMSSA0008

Atilano Castaño (Comextun SA de CV)

BMSSA0009

Cabo San Lucas (Comextun SA de CV)

BMSSA0010

Lupe del Mar (Comextun SA de CV)

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Number

Name

Port

BMSSA0011

Mariano Otero (Comextun SA de CV)

BMSSA0012

María Verónica (Maratún SA de CV)

BMSSA0013

María Fernanda (Maratún SA de CV)

BMSSA0014

María Luisa (Maratún SA de CV)

BMSSA0015

María Valeria (Maratún SA de CV)

BMSSA0016

Akalan I (Pesca Akalan SA de CV)

BMSSA0017

Akalan II (Pesca Akalan SA de CV)

BMSSA0018

Azteca 1 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0019

Azteca 2 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0020

Azteca 3 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0021

Azteca 4 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0022

Azteca 5 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0023

Azteca 6 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0024

Azteca 7 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0025

Azteca 8 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0026

Azteca 9 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0027

Azteca 10 (Pesca Azteca SA de CV)

BMSSA0028

Jurel XV (Pesca y Procesados Marinos SA de CV)

BMSSA0029

Óscar I (Pesquera Aldevel SA de CV)

BMSSA0030

Guaymas (Pesquera Buena Esperanza SA de CV)

BMSSA0031

Olivia (Pesquera Livi SA de CV)

BMSSA0032

Pastora (Pesquera Livi SA de CV)

BMSSA0033

Miriam I (Pesquera Miriam SA de CV)

BMSSA0034

Miriam II (Pesquera Miriam SA de CV)

BMSSA0035

Miriam III (Pesquera Miriam SA de CV)

BMSSA0036

Miriam IV (Pesquera Miriam SA de CV)

BMSSA0037

Nair (Pesquera Nair SA de CV)

BMSSA0038

Nair II (Pesquera Nair SA de CV)

BMSSA0039

Isabel I (Atunera Nair SA de CV)

BMSSA0040

Isabel II (Atunera Nair SA de CV)

BMSSA0041

Isabel III (Atunera Nair SA de CV)

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Number

Name

Port

BMSSA0042

Nair III (Atunera Nair SA de CV)

BMSSA0043

Marflota I (Marflota SA de CV)

BMSSA0044

Marflota II (Marflota SA de CV)

BMSSA0045

Marflota III (Marflota SA de CV)

BMSSA0046

Marflota IV (Marflota SA de CV)

BMSSA0047

El Diamante (Marflota SA de CV)

BMSSA0048

Antonio Alzate (Pesquera Santa Catalina SA de CV)

BMSSA0049

Doña Albina (Pesquera Santa Catalina SA de CV)

BMSSA0050

El Quijote (Supremos del Golfo y del Pacífico SA
de CV)

BMSSA0051

Atún IV (Tuna Atún del Pacífico SA de CV)

BMSSA0052

María Rosana (Empacadora 4 Hermanos SA de CV)

BMSSA0053

Ensenada (Pesquera María Gabriela SA de CV)

BMSSA0054

Maranatha (Pesquera María Gabriela SA de CV)

BMSSA0055

Macel (Tunipac SA de CV)

BMSSA0056

María Gabriela (Víctor Manuel López Félix)