2000/331/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2000 amending Decision 1999/813/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (notified under document number C(2000) 1050) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Viet Nam, fishery product, health certificate, import, originating product, veterinary inspection

13.5.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 114/39

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 April 2000

amending Decision 1999/813/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery
products originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

(notified under document number C(2000) 1050)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/331/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

of Vietnam is amended as follows:

1. Point IV is completed by the following point:

‘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 2000/333/EC (*) laying
down special conditions for
the import of bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and
which have been sterilised or heat-trated according to
the requirements of Commission Decision 93/25/EC.

(*) OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 42.’

2. The last indent of Point IV is replaced by the following

text:

is aware of

‘— the undersigned official inspector hereby declares that
the provisions of Directive 91/
he
492/EEC, Directive 91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC,
Decision
1999/813/EC and
Decision 2000/333/EC.’

93/25/EC, Decision

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 April 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Decision 1999/813/EC of 16 November
1999 lays down special conditions governing imports of
fishery products originating in the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (3).

The Commission has adopted Decision 2000/333/EC
laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (4).

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam wishes to export to
the Community frozen or processed bivalve molluscs,
echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods which
have been sterilised or heat-treated in accordance with
the requirements of Commission Decision 93/25/EEC (5),
as amended by Decision 97/275/EC (6).

It is therefore necessary to amend the health certification
laid down in Annex A to Decision 1999/813/EC.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The health certificate laid down in Annex A to the Decision
1999/813/EC and accompanying the consignments of fishery
products originating or proceeding from the Socialist Republic

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 315, 9.12.1999, p. 39.
(4) See page 42 of this Official Journal.
(5) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 22.
(6) OJ L 108, 25.4.1997, p. 2.