2000/300/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 2000 amending Decision 2000/86/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in China (notified under document number C(2000) 831) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-04-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, fishery product, health certificate, import, import restriction, originating product

19.4.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 97/15

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 April 2000

amending Decision 2000/86/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery
products originating in China

(notified under document number C(2000) 831)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/300/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Pursuant to Commission Decision 2000/86/EC (3), the
State Administration for Entry/Exit Inspection and Quar-
antine (CIQ SA) is the competent authority in China for
verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aqua-
culture products in accordance with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

Before the entry into force of Decision 2000/86/EC,
imports of fishery products from China were authorised,
as a matter of principle, under the conditions provided
last
in Commission Decision 97/296/EC (4), as
for
amended by Decision 2000/170/EC (5), from establish-
ments approved by each Member State.

To facilitate the transition to the regime provided by
Decision 2000/86/EC, and in order
to avoid trade
disruption, a limited transitional period should be
granted for the import of fishery products certified by
the competent Chinese authority no later
than 2
February 2000 and arriving in the Community no later
than 1 March 2000.

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

Article 1

The following Article 4a is inserted in Decision 2000/86/EC:

‘Article 4a

Member States may authorise the import of fishery prod-
ucts originating in China and coming from establishments
not included in Annex B hereto, subject to the following
conditions:

1. the establishments were approved by the importing

Member State at 22 December 1999,

2. the health certificate was issued by the competent
Chinese authority no later than 2 February 2000, and

3. such fishery products were presented at the Community
border inspection post no later than 1 March 2000, and
marketed only on the territory of the importing Member
State, or other Member States that have approved the
establishment of origin.’

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 April 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 26, 2.2.2000, p. 26.
(4) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 68.