1999/245/EC: Commission Decision of 26 March 1999 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Seychelles (notified under document number C(1999)770) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-03-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Seychelles, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, import, marketing standard

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 26 March 1999

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

(notified under document number C(1999)770)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/245/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 Directive 97/79/EC (2),
and in particular Article 11 thereof,

(1) Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an
to the Seychelles to verify the
are
the

inspection visit
conditions under which fishery products
and
produced,
Community;

dispatched

stored

to

(2) Whereas

the provisions of

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

legislation of

(3) Whereas,

in the Seychelles the ‘Fish Inspection
Unit (FIU) of the Veterinary Services under the
Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources' is
capable of effectively verifying the application of
the laws in force;

(4) 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
the minimum requirements
model
regarding the languages in which it must be drafted
and the grade of the person empowered to sign it;

certificate,

(5) 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;

(6) Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive
91/493/EEC, a list of approved/registration estab-
lishments, factory vessels, or cold stores must be
drawn up; whereas a list of freezer vessels registered

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

(7) Whereas the FIU 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 establishments,
factory vessels, cold stores or freezer vessels of
origin;

(8) Whereas

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Fish Inspection Unit (FIU) of the Veterinary Services
under the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources'
shall be the competent authority in the Seychelles for
verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aqua-
culture products with the requirements of Directive 91/
493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in the
Seychelles 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;

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

Article 3

Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be
1.
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 FIU and the latter’s

official stamp in a colour different from that of other
endorsements.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX A

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

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

Reference No: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Country of dispatch:

SEYCHELLES

Competent authority:

‘Fish Inspection Unit (FIU) of the Veterinary Services under the Ministry of Agricul-
ture and Marine Resources'

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 FIU 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:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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;

(1) Delete where applicable.
(2) Live, refrigerated, frozen, salted, smoked, preserved, etc.

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(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
implementing 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 1999/245/EC.

Done at

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,
(Place)

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

(Date)

Official
stamp (3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature of official inspector (3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person
signing)

(3) 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

P.P.01

F.C.01

F.F.07

F.F.10

SMB Trading Prawn Project

Indian Ocean Tuna Ltd

Oceana Fisheries Co. Ltd

Sea Harvest (Pty) Ltd

Victoria-Mahe

Victoria-Mahe

Victoria-Mahe

Victoria-Mahe

II. LIST OF FACTORY VESSELS

Number

Name

Port

F.V.01

Via Gwalarn (Saupiquet, Concarneau)

Mahe