2002/24/EC: Commission Decision of 11 January 2002 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Republic of Slovenia (notified under document number C(2002) 14/1) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2002-01-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovenia, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, import policy, originating product

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 January 2002

laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Republic
of Slovenia

(notified under document number C(2002) 14/1)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/24/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

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(1) thereof,

Whereas:

An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the
Commission in the Republic of Slovenia to verify the
conditions under which fishery products are produced,
stored and dispatched to the Community.

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

the Veterinary Administration of

In particular
Republic of Slovenia (VARS)
verifying the application of the laws in force.

the
is capable of effectively

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 the points 1 to 7 of Annex
II to the Directive 92/48/EEC (3) must also be drawn up.
These lists must be drawn up on the basis of a
communication from the VARS to the Commission. It is
therefore for the VARS to ensure compliance with the
provisions laid down to that end in Directive 91/
493/EEC.

(7)

(8)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

It is appropriate to lay down detailed rules concerning
the health certificate which must, under Directive 91/
493/EEC, accompany consignments of fishery products
imported into the Community from Slovenia. In partic-
ular these rules must specify the definition of a model
certificate,
the minimum requirements regarding the
language or languages in which it must be drafted and
the status of the person empowered to sign it.

The mark which must be affixed to packages of fishery
products should give the name of the third country and
the approval/registration number of the establishment,
factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin,
except for certain frozen products.

The Veterinary Administration of the Republic of Slovenia
(VARS) shall be the competent authority in Slovenia for veri-
fishery and aquaculture
fying and certifying compliance of
products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Slovenia 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;

(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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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2. the products must come from approved establishments,
factory vessels or cold stores, or 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 ‘SLOVENIA’ and the approval/
registration number of
factory vessel,
cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.

the establishment,

Article 3

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

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

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from the 60th day following that of
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 11 January 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX A

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ANNEX B

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS

Approval No

Name

City
Region

Approval
limit

Category

165

471

Delamaris

Mariva

H-553

Delmar

Legend:

PP:

Processing plant.

IZOLA

PORTOROZ

IZOLA

PP

PP

PP