2001/641/EC: Commission Decision of 20 August 2001 amending Decision 95/454/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in the Republic of Korea (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 2554)
Date: 2001-08-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, fishery produce, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 August 2001

amending Decision 95/454/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in the Republic of Korea

(notified under document number C(2001) 2554)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/641/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

(3)

mentioned in Decision 95/454/EC and the model of
health certificate included in Annex A to this Decision.

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

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 the Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article
11(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 1 of Commission Decision 95/454/EC of 23
October 1995 laying down special conditions governing
imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating
in the Republic of Korea (3), as last amended by Decision
1999/401/EC (4), states that the ‘Ministry of Maritime
Affairs and Fisheries − National Fisheries Products
Inspection Station (NFPIS)’
shall be the competent
authority in the Republic of Korea for verifying and
certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture prod-
ucts with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Following a restructuring of the Korean administration,
the competent authority for issuing health certificates for
fishery products has changed to the ‘National Fisheries
Products Quality Inspection Service (NFPQIS)’. This new
authority is capable of effectively verifying the applica-
tion of the laws in force. It is therefore necessary to
the Competent Authority
modify the nomination of

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 264, 7.11.1995, p. 37.
(4) OJ L 151, 18.6.1999, p. 27.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 95/454/EC is amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The “National Fisheries Products Quality Inspection Service
(NFPQIS)” shall be the competent authority in the Republic
of Korea for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery
and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive
91/493/EEC.’;

2. point 2 of Article 3 is replaced by the following:

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

3. Annex A is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision shall come into effect after 45 days of its publi-
cation in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

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This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 20 August 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX A

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