2001/37/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 2000 laying down special conditions for the import of marine gastropods originating in Jamaica (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2000) 4080)
Date: 2000-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Jamaica, frozen product, health certificate, health control, mollusc, originating product

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laying down special conditions for the import of marine gastropods originating in Jamaica

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 December 2000

(notified under document number C(2000) 4080)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/37/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

purification centres and public health control and
production monitoring.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July
1991 laying down the health conditions for the production
and the placing on the market of bivalve molluscs (1), as last
amended by Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article
9(3)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit
to Jamaica to verify the conditions under which the
marine gastropods are produced, stored and dispatched
to the Community.

Pursuant to Article 1 of Directive 91/492/EEC, with
exception of
this
Directive applies to echinoderms, tunicates and marine
gastropods.

the provisions on purification,

The provisions of legislation of Jamaica make the Veter-
inary Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Agricul-
ture responsible for inspecting the health of marine
gastropods and for monitoring the hygiene and sanitary
conditions
legislation
empowers VSD to authorise or prohibit the harvesting
of the marine gastropods from certain zones.

production.

same

The

of

VSD and its laboratories are capable of effectively veri-
fying the application of the laws in force in Jamaica

The competent authorities of Jamaica have undertaken
to communicate regularly and quickly to the Commis-
sion data on the presence of plankton containing toxins
in the harvesting zones.

The competent authorities of Jamaica have provided offi-
cial assurances regarding compliance with the require-
ments specified in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive
91/492/EC and with requirements equivalent to those
prescribed in that Directive for the classification of
production and relaying zones, approval of dispatch and

(7)

(8)

(9)

Pursuant to Article 9(3)(b)(ii) of Directive 91/492/EEC
the demarcation of the production areas from which
marine gastropods may be harvested and imported
should be laid down. These demarcations must be drawn
up on the basis of a communication from the VSD to
the Commission. It is therefore for the VSD to ensure
compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in
Article 9(3) of Directive 91/492/EEC. The VSD should
notify to the Commission any possible changes in the
approval of production areas.

Jamaica is eligible for inclusion in the list of third coun-
tries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence referred to in
Article 9(3)(a) of Directive 91/492/EEC, as
regards
marine gastropods.

the production areas

Jamaica wishes to export
to the Community frozen
marine gastropods therefore, pursuant to Article 3(4)(b),
in addition to the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC
they shall satisfy those of Directive 91/493/EEC. For this
purpose,
from which marine
gastropods may be harvested and exported to the
Community should be designated. Furthermore the list
of establishments from which the imports should be
authorised and the model of health certificate which
should accompany the imports have been laid down by
Commission Decision 2001/36/EC of 22 December
2000 laying down special conditions governing imports
of fishery products originating in Jamaica (3).

(10)

to decisions

import conditions should apply without
The special
prejudice
to Council
taken pursuant
Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the
animal health conditions governing the placing on the
market of aquaculture animals and products (4), as last
amended by Directive 98/45/EC (5).

(11)

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. 1.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.

(3) See page 59 of this Official Journal.
(4) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 12.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 3

Article 1

This Decision shall come into effect 60 days after its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

The Veterinary Services Division (VSD) of the Ministry of Agri-
culture shall be the competent authority in Jamaica for veri-
fying and certifying that marine gastropods fulfil the require-
ments of Directive 91/492/EEC.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2000.

Article 2

Marine gastropods originating in Jamaica and intended for
human consumption must originate in the authorised produc-
tion areas listed in the Annex hereto.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

Number

Name

1

2

3

4

5

Pedro Bank

Pedro Bank

Pedro Bank

Pedro Bank

Pedro Bank

ANNEX

Latitude

16° 56(cid:1)

17° 08(cid:1)

16° 46(cid:1)

17° 14(cid:1)

16° 46(cid:1)

17° 14(cid:1)

16° 56(cid:1)

17° 32(cid:1)

16° 56(cid:1)

17° 08(cid:1)

16° 56(cid:1)

17° 11(cid:1)

16° 46(cid:1)

17° 14(cid:1)

17° 36(cid:1)

17° 14(cid:1)

17° 11(cid:1)

17° 32(cid:1)

Location

Category

Longitude

77° 53(cid:1)

77° 53(cid:1)

78° 20(cid:1)

78° 20(cid:1)

78° 20(cid:1)

78° 20(cid:1)

78° 40(cid:1)

78° 40(cid:1)

77° 53(cid:1)

77° 53(cid:1)

78° 40(cid:1)

78° 40(cid:1)

78° 52(cid:1)

78° 52(cid:1)

78° 52(cid:1)

78° 52(cid:1)

78° 40(cid:1)

78° 40(cid:1)

A

A

A

A

A