1999/276/EC: Commission Decision of 23 April 1999 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Mauritius - (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(1999) 921)
Date: 1999-04-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Mauritius, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, import, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 April 1999

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

(notified under document number C(1999) 921)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/276/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
inspection visit to Mauritius to verify the condi-
tions under which fishery products are produced,
stored and dispatched to the Community;

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

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

(7) Whereas the OVS 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,

(3) Whereas,

in Mauritius

the ‘Official Veterinary
Services (OVS) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fish-
eries and Cooperatives'
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
model
the minimum requirements
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)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Official Veterinary Services (OVS) of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Cooperatives' shall be the
competent authority in Mauritius for verifying and certi-
fishery and aquaculture products
fying compliance of
with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Mauritius
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

(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.

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

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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 ‘MAURITIUS' 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 OVS 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, 23 April 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 Mauritius and intended for export to the
European Community, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
in whatever form

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

Country of dispatch: MAURITIUS

Competent authority:

‘Official Veterinary Services (OVS) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and
Cooperatives'

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:

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(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 OVS for export to the European Community:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

III. Destination of products

The products are dispatched . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

from:

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(place of dispatch)

to:

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(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:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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;

(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 1999/276/EC.

Done at

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

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

(Date)

Official
stamp (3)

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

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(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

LIST OF APPROVED ESTABLISHMENTS

Number

Name

Address

DVS/TF/1

Mauritius Tuna Fishing & Canning Enterprises Ltd

Port Louis

DVS/F/8

Seskel Ent. Ltd

DVS/F/10

Le Rouget Ltd Cap. Malheureux

Riche Terre

Cap Malheureux