1999/527/EC: Commission Decision of 14 July 1999 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Oman (notified under document number C(1999) 2059) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-07-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Oman, aquaculture, fishery product, import, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 14 July 1999

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

(notified under document number C(1999) 2059)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/527/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 Council Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular
Article 11 thereof,

(1) Whereas a Commission expert team has conducted an
inspection visit to Oman to verify the conditions under
stored and
which fishery products are produced,
dispatched to the Community;

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

(3) Whereas, in Oman the Directorate-General of Fisheries
Resources (DGFR) of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Fisheries is capable of effectively verifying the applica-
tion of the laws in force;

(4) Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certifi-
cate
referred to in Article 11(4)(a) of Directive
91/493/EEC must also cover the definition of a model
certificate,
the minimum requirements regarding the
language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of
the person empowered to sign it;

(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 establish-
ment,
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 establish-
ments, 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 communi-

(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.

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

(7) Whereas the DGFR 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 of freezer
vessels of origin;

(8) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are
in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veter-
inary Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Directorate-General of Fisheries Resources (DGFR) of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries shall be the competent
authority in Oman for verifying and certifying compliance of
fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Oman must
meet the following conditions.

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

2. The products must come from approved establishments,
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 ‘Oman' and the approval/
registration number of
factory vessel,
cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.

the establishment,

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Article 3

Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be drawn up in at least one official language of the

1.
Member State where the checks are carried out.

Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the DGFR and the

2.
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, 14 July 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 Oman and intended for export to the European Community,
excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form

Reference No:

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Country of dispatch: OMAN

Competent authority: Directorate-General of Fisheries Resources (DGFR) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

I. Details identifying the fishery products

— Description of fishery/aquaculture products (1):

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— species (scientific name):

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

— Code number (where available):

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— Type of packaging:

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— Number of packages: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Net weight:

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— Requisite storage and transport temperature:

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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 DGFR for export to the European Community:

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III. Destination of products

The products are dispatched from: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(place of dispatch)

to:

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(country and place of destination)

by the following means of transport: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name and address of dispatcher: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Name of consignee and address at place of destination:

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(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 laid down
for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the 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 this Decision.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

, on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Place)

(Date)

Official
stamp (3)

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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

QC92/1

QC92/10

QC92/20

QC92/33

Oman Fisheries Co. Muscat (Ghala)

Al-Arkan Trading Co. Sohar

Anees Trad. Centre LLC Muscat (Darseit)

Al-Muqalla Trading Est. Sur

Ruwi

Sohar

Muttrah

Sur