1999/813/EC: Commission Decision of 16 November 1999 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (notified under document number C(1999) 3758) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-11-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Viet Nam, fishery product, health certificate, import, originating product, veterinary inspection

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 November 1999

laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam

(notified under document number C(1999) 3758)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(1999/813/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

which it must be drafted and the grade of the person
empowered to sign it;

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 partic-
ular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit
to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to verify the condi-
tions under which fishery products are produced, stored
and dispatched to the Community;

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

In the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the ‘National Fish-
eries Inspection and Quality Assurance Center (Nafi-
qacen) of the Ministry of Fisheries’ is capable of effec-
tively verifying the application of the laws in force;

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
in
minimum requirements regarding the language(s)

(5)

(6)

(7)

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;

Pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a
list of
factory
approved/registration establishments,
vessels, or cold stores must be drawn up; a list of freezer
vessels registered in the sense of Directive 92/48/EEC (3)
must be drawn up; these list must be drawn up on the
basis of a communication from the Nafiqacen to the
Commission; it is therefore for the Nafiqacen to ensure
compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in
Article 11(4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;

The Nafiqacen 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 fulfil-
ment of requirements equivalent to those laid down by
that Directive for the approval or registration of estab-
lishments, facotry vessels, cold stores or freezer vessels
of origin;

(8)

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

(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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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘National Fisheries
Inspection and Quality Assurance
Center (Nafiqacen) of the Ministry of Fisheries’ shall be the
competent authority in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 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 the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam 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 ‘Vietnam’ and the approval/

factory vessel,
registration number of
cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.

the establishment,

Article 3

Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be drawn
1.
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 signature of
the representative of the Nafiqacen 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, 16 November 1999.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX A

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

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

Country of dispatch: SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Competent authority:

‘National Fisheries Inspection and Quality Assurance Center (NAFIQACEN) of the Ministry of
Fisheries’

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

I. Details identifying the fishery products

— Description of fishery — aquaculture products (1):

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

— species (scientific name): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

— Code numer (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 establishments(s), factory vessels(s), or cold store(s) approved or freezer
vessel(s) registered by the NAFIQACEN for export to the European Community: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

III. Destination of products

The products are dispatched from:

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

— 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 satisfactory 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 Decision 1999/813/EC.

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

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

(Place)

(Date)

(cid:1)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

No

Name

Address

003 DL 02

Special aquatic products import and export company (Seaspimex) —
Factory No 2

Tan Binh district, Ho Chi
Minh city

008 DL 07

An Giang fishery import-export company, workshop No 1 — Agifish

012 DL 12

Song Huong import export seafoods company — Soseafood

017 DL 21

Seaprodex Tien Giang

Long Xuyen town, An
Giang province

Hue city, Thua Thien Hue
province

My Tho city, Tien Giang
province

024 DL 32

Thuan Phuoc seafoods and trading corporation — Thuan Phuoc
Corporation

Hai Chau district, Da Nang
city

038 DL 103

Cau Tre Enterprise — CTE Workshop No 3

Tan Binh district, Ho Chi
Minh city

060 DL 110

Kiengiang seaproducts import and export company (Kisimex) — Kien
Giang export fish processing enterprise

Rach Gia town, Kien Giang
province

053 DL 121

Ngoc HaCompany Ltd foodprocessing and Trading

067 DL 130

Minh Hai Jostoco

070 DL 132

Soc Trang foodstuff and general import export company — Fimex VN

063 DL 129

Sagimexco

077 DL 138

Hung Thanh Phu Quoc fish sauce manufacture enterprise

078 DL 139

Thanh Ha Co. Ltd

073 DL 134

Can Tho — agricultural and animal products imex company Cataco

058 DL 127

Song Tien No 2ST2

080 DL 141

Phu Than frozen factory

Thu Duc district, Ho Chi
Minh city

Ca Mau town, Ca Mau
province

Soc Trang town, Soc Trang
province

Sa Dec town, Dong Thap
province

Phu Quoc district, Kien
Giang province

Phu Quoc district, Kien
Giang province

Can Tho city, Can Tho
province

Chau Than district, Tien
Giang province

Chau Thanh district, Can
Tho province

050 DL 118

Minh Hai Sea products. Import and export Corporation new sea prod-
ucts processing factory

Ca Mau Town, Ca Mau
province

057 DL 125

Hai Nam Co. Ltd

Phan Thiet town, Binhthuan
province