2001/633/EC: Commission Decision of 16 August 2001 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Uganda (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2524)
Date: 2001-08-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Uganda, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, import, originating product

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laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Uganda

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 August 2001

(notified under document number C(2001) 2524)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/633/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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)

(5)

(6)

A Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit
to Uganda to verify the conditions under which fishery
products are produced, stored and dispatched to the
Community.

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

In particular the ‘Department of Fisheries Resources
(DFR) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries
and Fisheries’
is capable of effectively verifying the
application of the laws in force.

for obtaining the health certificate
The modalities
referred to in Article 11(4)(a) of Directive 91/493/EEC
must include the definition of a model certificate, the
minimum requirements regarding the language(s)
in
which it must be drafted and the status 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 non-member country and the
approval/registration number of
establishment,
factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin,
except for certain frozen products.

the

Pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a
list of approved establishments, factory vessels, or cold
stores must be drawn up, and a list of freezer vessels
equipped in accordance with points 1 to 7 of Annex II
to Council Directive 92/48/EEC (3) must also be drawn
up. These lists must be drawn up on the basis of a
communication from the DFR to the Commission. It is

(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.

(7)

(8)

(9)

therefore for the DFR to ensure compliance with the
provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

Special attention must be paid to the medical checks of
workers handling fishery products intended for human
consumption, as laid down in Chapter III, point II(B) of
the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC.
therefore,
necessary to have a specific mention in the health certifi-
cate accompanying the imports of fishery products from
Uganda.

is,

It

The DFR 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 hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid
down by that Directive.

The DFR has also provided guarantees that the fisheries
products caught in Lake Victoria are subject to appro-
priate checking to detect, in particular, the presence of
pesticides. The Uganda authorities guarantee the safety
of the fishery products caught in Lake Victoria and
intended to be imported into the European Community.

(10)

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 ‘Department of Fisheries Resources (DFR) of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries’ shall be the
competent authority in Uganda for verifying and certifying
compliance of
fishery and aquaculture products with the
requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Uganda 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.

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2. The products must come from approved establishments,
factory vessels or cold stores from registered freezer vessels
listed in Annex B hereto.

3. Except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and
the manufacture of preserved foods, all
intended for
packages must bear the word ‘UGANDA’ and the approval/
registration number of
factory vessel,
cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.

the establishment,

Commission Decision 2000/493/EC (1) is hereby repealed.

Article 4

Article 5

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

Article 6

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Members States.

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

2.
Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signature of
the representative of the DFR and the latter's official stamp in a
colour different from that of other endorsements.

Done at Brussels, 16 August 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 199, 5.8.2000, p. 84.

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ANNEX A

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ANNEX B

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS

Approval No

Name

City/Region

Category

U03/94

Gomba Fishing Industries Ltd

Jinja

U04/95

Ngenge Limited

U05/96

Hwan Sung Ltd

Kampala

Kampala

U06/96

Uganda Fish Packers Ltd

Kampala

U08/96

Byansi Fisheries Co. Ltd

Kalisizio

U02/94

Greenfields (U) Ltd

Kampala

Processing plant.

PP:
ZV: Freezer vessel.

PP

PP

PP

PP

PP

PP