2000/659/EC: Commission Decision of 13 October 2000 amending Decision 93/495/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Canada (notified under document number C(2000) 2998) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-10-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Canada, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import licence, import policy

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 October 2000

amending Decision 93/495/EEC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery
products originating in Canada

(notified under document number C(2000) 2998)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/659/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

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

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)

Article 1 of Commission Decision 93/495/EEC of 26
July 1993 laying down special conditions governing
imports of fishery products originating in Canada (3), as
last amended by Decision 96/31/EC (4), states that the
Inspection Directorate of the Department of Fisheries
and Oceans shall be the competent authority in Canada
for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and
aquaculture products with the requirements of
the
Directive 91/493/EEC.

Following a restructuring of the Canada administration,
the competent authority for health certificates for fishery
products (Inspection Directorate of the Department of
Fisheries and Oceans) has changed to the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency (CFIA). This new authority is capable
of effectively verifying the application of the laws in
force. It is, therefore, necessary to modify the nomina-
tion of the competent authority mentioned in Decision
93/495/EEC and the model of health certificate included
in Annex A to this Decision.

It is convenient to harmonise the wording of Decision
93/495/EEC with the wording of more recently adopted
Commission Decisions, laying down special conditions
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products
originating in certain third countries.

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 232, 15.9.1993, p. 43.
(4) OJ L 9, 12.1.1996, p. 6.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Commission Decision 93/495/EEC shall be modified as follows:

1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) shall be the
competent authority in Canada for verifying and certifying
compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the
requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.’

2. Article 2 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Canada
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
the word “CANADA” and the
packages must bear
approval/registration number of
establishment,
factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in
indelible letters.’

the

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3. Point 2 of the Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:

Article 2

‘2.
Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signa-
ture of the representative of the CFIA and the latter's official
stamp in a colour different from that of other endorse-
ments.’

4. Annex A shall be replaced by the Annex hereto.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 October 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX A

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Canada and intended for export to the European Community

Reference No:

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Country of dispatch:

CANADA

Competent authority:

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

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):

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— Code No (where available): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Type of packaging: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Number of packages:

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— 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 CFIA for export to the EC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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III. Destination of products

The products are dispatched from: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(place of dispatch)

to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(country and place of destination)

by the following means of transport:

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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 hygien-
ically 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;

7.

in addition, where the fishery products are frozen or processed bivalve molluscs; the molluscs were obtained from
production areas subject to conditions which are at least equivalent to those laid down by Directive 91/492/EEC
laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs.

— The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directives 91/493/EEC,

91/492/EEC and 92/48/EEC and Decision 93/495/EC.

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

(Place)

(Date)

(cid:1)Official stamp (3)

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Signature of official inspector (3)

(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.’