2001/819/EC: Commission Decision of 22 November 2001 amending Decision 98/695/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Mexico (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 3694)
Date: 2001-11-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Mexico, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, health legislation, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 November 2001

amending Decision 98/695/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in Mexico

(notified under document number C(2001) 3694)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2001/819/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 98/695/EC is modified as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The “Dirección General de Control Sanitario de Productos y
Servicios (DGCSPS) de la Secretaría de Salud” shall be the
competent authority in Mexico for verifying and certifying
compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the
requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.’

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

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

3. Annex A is replaced by the Annex hereto.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 November 2001.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Article 1 of Commission Decision 98/695/EC of 24
November 1998 laying down special
conditions
governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products
originating in Mexico (3),
the ‘Dirección
General de Calidad Sanitaria de Bienes y Servicios
(DGCSBS) de la Secretaría de Salud’
shall be the
competent authority in Mexico for verifying and certi-
fying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products
with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

states

that

Following a restructuring of the Mexican administration,
the competent authority for issuing health certificates for
fishery products has changed to the ‘Dirección General
de Control Sanitario de Productos y Servicios (DGCSPS)
de la Secretaría de Salud’. This new authority is capable
of effectively verifying the application of the laws in
force. It is therefore necessary to modify the nomination
of the Competent Authority mentioned in Decision 98/
695/EC and the model of health certificate included in
Annex A to this Decision.

(3)

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. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 332, 8.12.1998, p. 9.

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX A

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