2001/818/EC: Commission Decision of 22 November 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) 3692)
Date: 2001-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: South Korea, fishery produce, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 November 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) 3692)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/818/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(3)

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(5) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Annex A 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
2001/641/EC (4), lays down the model of health certifi-
cate for fishery and aquaculture products originating in
the Republic of Korea and intended for export to the
European Community.

Commission Decision 95/453/EC of 23 October 1995
laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods
originating in the Republic of Korea (5), as last amended
by Decision 2001/676/EC (6), authorizes the imports of
frozen and processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
tunicates and marine gastropods from the Republic of
Korea. It is, therefore, necessary to complete the health
attestation of the health certificate laid down in Decision
95/454/EC with the relevant mentions to the require-
ments for bivalve molluscs.

(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 224, 21.8.2001, p. 10.
(5) OJ L 264, 7.11.1995, p. 35.
(6) OJ L 18, 5.9.2001, p. 18.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 95/454/EC is modified as follows:

Point IV of the Annex A is replaced by the following:

‘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 accord-
ance 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 hygieni-
cally 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;

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6. have satisfactorily undergone the organoleptic, parasito-
logical, 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 approved production areas laid down by the
Annex to Decision 95/453/EC of 23 October 1995
laying down special conditions for the import of live
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine
gastropods originating in the Republic of Korea.

The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he
is aware of the provisions of Directives 91/492/EEC, 91/
493/EEC and 92/48/EEC and Decisions 95/453/EC and
95/454/EC.’

Article 2

This Decision shall apply 45 days after its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 November 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission