Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2002 of 22 May 2002 approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out in Cyprus prior to import into the European Community
Date: 2002-05-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cyprus, fresh fruit, fresh vegetable, import, marketing standard, quality label

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 851/2002

of 22 May 2002

approving operations to check conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and
vegetables carried out in Cyprus prior to import into the European Community

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28
October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in
fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regu-
lation (EC) No 545/2002 (2), and in particular Article 10
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001 of 12 June
2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing stan-
dards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2379/2001 (4),
lays
down the conditions under which the Commission may
approve checking operations performed by certain third
countries which so request prior to import into the
Community,
in compliance with the conditions laid
down in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.

On 13 September 2001 the Cypriot authorities sent the
Commission a request
for the approval of checking
operations performed by the Produce Inspection Service
of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism.
This states that Cyprus Produce Inspection Service have
the necessary staff, equipment and facilities to carry out
checks,
to those
referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/
2001 and that the fresh fruit and vegetables exported
from Cyprus meet the Community marketing standards.

they use methods equivalent

that

The information sent by the Member States and in the
possession of the Commission departments shows that,
in the period 1997 to 2001, the incidence of non-
conformity with marketing standards amongst imports
of fresh fruit and vegetables from Cyprus was very low.

For a number of years representatives of the Cypriot
inspection body have been regular participants at
various seminars and training activities organised by
different Member States. They have also participated in
occasional international efforts to agree marketing stan-

(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 84, 28.3.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 156, 13.6.2001, p. 9.
(4) OJ L 321, 6.12.2001, p. 15.

dards for fruit and vegetables, such as the Working Party
on Standardisation of Perishable Produce and Quality
Development of the United Nations Economic Commis-
sion for Europe (UNECE).

(5)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Management
accordance with the opinion of
Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Checks on conformity with marketing standards carried out by
Cyprus on fresh fruit and vegetables from Cyprus shall be
approved in accordance with the conditions laid down in
Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.

Article 2

The official correspondent in Cyprus, under whose responsi-
bility the checking operations are performed, and the inspec-
tion body in charge of carrying out those checks, as referred to
in Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, are given in
Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 3

The certificates referred to in the second subparagraph of
Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, issued following
the checks referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, must be
drawn up on forms in conformity with the model given in
Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the European
Communities.

It shall apply from the date of publication in the C series of the
Official Journal of the European Communities of the notice referred
to in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, relating to
the establishment of administrative cooperation between the
European Community and Cyprus.

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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 May 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

— Official correspondent pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:

ANNEX I

Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
Department of Commerce
CY-1421 Nicosia
Tel. (357) 22 86 71 00
Fax (357) 22 37 51 20
Email: mintrade@spidernet.com.cy

— Inspection body pursuant to Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001:

Headquarters of Produce Inspection Service (P.I.S.)
Nicosia District Office
CY-1421 Nicosia
Tel. (357) 22 86 71 76
Fax (357) 22 37 54 43
Email: mcitrpa@cytanet.com.cy

Produce Inspection Service (P.I.S)
Larnaca District Office
CY-6650 Larnaca
Tel. (357) 24 30 47 20
Fax (357) 24 30 47 13

Produce Inspection Service (P.I.S.)
Limassol District Office
PO Box 56052
CY-3304 Limassol
Tel. (357) 25 30 65 40
Fax (357) 25 30 65 62

Produce Inspection Service (P.I.S.)
Paphos District Office
PO Box 60108
CY-8100 Paphos
Tel (357) 26 30 65 34
Fax (357) 26 30 65 33

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MODEL CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7(3) OF REGULATION (EC) No 1148/2001

ANNEX II