1999/403/EC: Commission Decision of 31 May 1999 amending Commission Decision 97/426/EC laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Australia (notified under document number C(1999) 1405) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-05-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Australia, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import, originating product

18. 6. 1999

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 31 May 1999

amending Commission Decision 97/426/EC laying down special conditions
fishery and aquaculture products originating in
governing the import of

Australia

(notified under document number C(1999) 1405)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/403/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4) Whereas

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

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 Article 1 of Commission Decision 97/
426/EC of 25 June 1997 laying down special
conditions governing imports of fishery and aqua-
culture products originating in Australia (3) states
that the Department for Primary Industries and
Energy  Austral Quarantine and Inspection
Service  (AQIS) shall be the competent authority
in Australia for verifying and certifying compliance
of
fishery and aquaculture products with the
requirements of Directive 91/493/EC;

(2) Whereas, following a restructuring of the Australian
government,
the competent authority for health
certificates for fishery products (AQIS) has changed
from the Department for Primary Industries and
Energy to the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry; and whereas this new authority is
capable of effectively verifying the application of
the laws in force; whereas it is, therefore, necessary
the competent
to modify the nomination of
authority mentioned in Decision 97/426/EC;

(3) Whereas it is convenient to harmonise the wording
of Decision 97/426/EC with the wording of the
more recently adopted Commission Decisions,
laying down special conditions governing imports
of fishery and aquaculture products originating in
certain third countries;

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 183, 11.7.1997, p. 21.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 97/426/EC shall be modify as follows:

1. Article 1 shall be replace by the following:

‘Article 1

The
and
“Department of Agriculture, Fisheries
Forestry  Australian Quarantine and Inspection
Service  (AQIS)” shall be the competent authority in
Australia for verifying and certifying compliance of
fishery and aquaculture products with the require-
ments of Directive 91/493/EEC.'

2. Article 2 shall be replace by the following:

‘Article 2

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

1. each consignment must be accompanied by a
numbered
duly
completed, signed, dated and comprising a single
sheet in accordance with the model in Annex A
hereto;

certificate,

original

health

2. the products must come from approved establish-
registered
factory vessels, cold stores or

ments,
freezer vessels listed in Annex B hereto;

3. except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk
the manufacture of preserved
and intended for
the word
bear
foods,
all
“AUSTRALIA”
approval/registration
the
number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold
store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.'

packages must

and

3. The Annex A shall be replaced by the Annex hereto.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 2

Done at Brussels, 31 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX A

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Australia and intended for export to the
European Community

Country of dispatch: AUSTRALIA
Competent authority: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry  Australian Quarantine and

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

Inspection Services (AQIS)

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:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 Net weight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 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 AQIS 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:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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;

(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;

(7) in addition, where the fishery products are frozen or processed bivalve molluscs: the molluscs were
obtained from approved production areas laid down by the Annex to Commission Decision
97/427/EC of 25 June 1997 laying down special conditions for the import of live bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, and marine gastropods originating in Australia.

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

91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 97/426/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.