2000/83/EC: Commission Decision of 21 December 1999 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Pakistan (notified under document number C(1999) 4754) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1999-12-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Pakistan, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, import, originating product

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 21 December 1999

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

(notified under document number C(1999) 4754)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/83/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(6)

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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

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

in Pakistan the Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) of
the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock is
capable of effectively 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 minimum
requirements regarding the language(s) in which it must
be drafted and the grade of the person empowered to
sign it;

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; whereas a list
of freezer vessels registered in the sense of Directive
92/48/EEC (3) must be drawn up; whereas these list must
be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the
MFD to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for the
MFD to ensure compliance with the provisions laid
down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive 91/
493/EEC;

(7)

(8)

the MFD 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, factory vessels, cold stores of freezer vessels
of origin;

the measures provided for in this Decision are in accord-
ance with the opinion of
the Standing Veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) of the Ministry of
Food Agriculture and Livestock shall be the competent
authority in Pakistan for verifying and certifying compliance of
fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

(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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Article 2

Article 3

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Pakistan 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 ‘Pakistan’ and the approval/
registration number of
factory vessel,
cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.

the establishment,

1.
Certificates as referred to in Article 2(1) must be drawn
up in at least one official language of the Member State where
the checks are carried out.

Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of
2.
the representative of the MFD and the 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, 21 December 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 Pakistan and intended for export to the European Com-
munity, excluding bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form

Reference No:

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

Country of dispatch: PAKISTAN

Competent authority: Marine Fisheries Department (MFD) of the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock

I. Details identifying the fishery products

— Description of fishery/aquaculture products (1):

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— species (scientific name):

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

— 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 MFD 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 Decision 2000/83/EC.

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

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

(Place)

(Date)

(cid:1)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

TEC/03/87

Mekran Fisheries (PVT) Ltd

TEC/07/87

M/S A.G. Fisheries (PVT) Ltd

TEC/21/90

M/S Pak Exports

TEC/52/93

M/S Long Wharf Seafood

TEC/61/94

M/S Spectrum Fisheries Ltd

TEC/65/94

M/S Coastal Sea Foods

TEC/71/95

M/S Sea Miles International

West Wharf — Karachi

West Wharf — Karachi

West Wharf — Karachi

West Wharf — Karachi

West Wharf — Karachi

West Wharf — Karachi

West Wharf — Karachi

TEC/58/94

M/S Marine Food Industries (PVT) Ltd

Korangi Creek — Karachi

TEC/22/90

M/S People Fisheries (PVT) Ltd

West Wharf — Karachi