2002/19/EC: Commission Decision of 11 January 2002 laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Uruguay (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2001) 4982)
Date: 2002-01-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Uruguay, health control, import, mollusc, originating product, veterinary inspection

12.1.2002

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 January 2002

laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and
marine gastropods originating in Uruguay

(notified under document number C(2001) 4982)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/19/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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 Council Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular
Article 9(3)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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

The provisions of
legislation of Uruguay make the
‘Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (Dinara) of
the Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca’ respon-
sible for inspecting the health of bivalve molluscs, echi-
noderms,
tunicates and marine gastropods and for
monitoring the hygiene and sanitary conditions of
production. The same legislation empowers Dinara to
authorize or prohibit the harvesting of bivalve molluscs,
echinoderms,
tunicates and marine gastropods from
certain zones.

Dinara and its laboratories are capable of effectively
verifying the application of the laws in force in Uruguay.

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

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.

assurances

The competent authorities of Uruguay have provided
official
regarding compliance with the
requirements 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 purification centres and public health control and
production monitoring.

Uruguay is eligible for inclusion in the list of third
countries fulfilling the conditions of equivalence referred
to in Article 9(3)(a) of Directive 91/492/EEC.

Uruguay wishes to export to the Community frozen or
processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and
marine gastropods which have been sterilised or heat-
treated in accordance with the requirements of Commis-
sion Decision 93/25/EEC (3), amended by Decision 97/
275/EC (4). For this purpose, the production areas from
tunicates and
which bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
marine gastropods may be harvested and exported to the
Community should be designated.

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 (5), as last
amended by Directive 98/45/EC (6).

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

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(3) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 108, 25.4.1997, p. 52.
(5) OJ L 46, 19.2.1991, p. 1.
(6) OJ L 189, 3.7.1998, p. 12.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Dirección Nacional de Recursos Acuáticos (Dinara) del
Ministerio de Ganadería, Agricultura y Pesca’ shall be the
competent authority in Uruguay for verifying and certifying
that bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
tunicates and marine
gastropods fulfil the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC.

Article 2

Bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastro-
pods originating in Uruguay and intended for human

consumption must originate in the authorised production areas
listed in the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 11 January 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

PRODUCTION AREAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF DIRECTIVE 91/492/EEC

ANNEX

Code

A

B

C

Identification

Classification (1)

35° 05(cid:1) S — 55° 12(cid:1) W

a

35° 11(cid:1) S — 55° 14(cid:1) W

35° 05(cid:1) S — 55° 00(cid:1) W

35° 03(cid:1) S — 55° 00(cid:1) W

35° 03(cid:1) S — 54° 21(cid:1) W

35° 11(cid:1) S — 54° 21(cid:1) W

34° 59(cid:1) S — 54° 30(cid:1) W

34° 46(cid:1) S — 54° 00(cid:1) W

35° 59(cid:1) S — 54° 00(cid:1) W

34° 45(cid:1) S — 53° 46(cid:1) W

34° 52(cid:1) S — 53° 38(cid:1) W

34° 05(cid:1) S — 52° 51(cid:1) W

34° 10(cid:1) S — 52° 44(cid:1) W

a

a

(1) Classification corresponding to criteria laid down in point 1 of Chapter 1 of the

Annex to Directive 91/492/EEC.