2002/819/EC: Commission Decision of 18 October 2002 amending Decision 98/569/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia, and Decision 98/570/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3906)
Date: 2002-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Tunisia, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, import, mollusc, originating product, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 October 2002

amending Decision 98/569/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia, and Decision 98/
570/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products
originating in Tunisia

(notified under document number C(2002) 3906)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/819/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 live bivalve molluscs (1), as last
amended by the Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article
9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July
1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and
fishery products (3), as last
the placing on the market of
amended by the Directive 97/79/EC, and in particular Article
11(5) thereof,

Whereas:

capable of effectively verifying the application of the
laws in force.

The wording of Decisions 98/569/EC and 98/570/EC
should be aligned on the wording of more recently
adopted Commission decisions,
laying down special
conditions governing imports of bivalve molluscs, echi-
noderms, tunicates, marine gastropods, fishery and aqua-
culture products originating in certain third countries.

Decisions 98/569/EC and 98/570/EC should therefore be
amended accordingly.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accor-
dance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on
the Food Chain and Animal Health,

(4)

(5)

(6)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Decision 98/569/EC of 6 October 1998
laying down special conditions governing imports of live
tunicates and marine
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
gastropods originating in Tunisia (4), states that
the
‘direction générale de la santé animale (DGSA) du minis-
tère de l'agriculture’ is to be the competent authority in
Tunisia for verifying and certifying compliance of live
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
tunicates and marine
gastropods with the requirements of Directive 91/492/
EEC.

and

products

aquaculture

Commission Decision 98/570/EC of 7 October 1998
laying down special conditions governing imports of
in
fishery
Tunisia (5), as last amended by Decision 1999/135/EC (6),
states that the ‘direction générale de la santé animale
(DGSA) du ministère de l'agriculture’ is to be the compe-
tent authority in Tunisia for verifying and certifying
compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the
requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

originating

Following a restructuring of the Tunisian administration,
the competent authority for verifying and certifying
fishery and aquaculture products and
compliance of
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
tunicates and marine
gastropods has changed to the ‘direction générale des
(DGSV)’. This new authority is
services vétérinaires

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 31.
(5) OJ L 277, 14.10.1998, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 44, 18.2.1999, p. 58.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Commission Decision 98/569/EC is modified as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The “direction générale des services vétérinaires (DGSV)”
shall be the competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and
certifying compliance of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,
tunicates and marine gastropods with the requirements of
Directive 91/492/EEC.’.

2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms,

1.
tunicates and
marine gastropods imported into the Community from
Tunisia shall meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3,
4 and 5.

Each consignment

2.
a
numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed,
dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the
model in Annex A.

accompanied by

shall be

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The products must originate in the authorised produc-

3.
tion areas listed in Annex B.

They must be packed in sealed packages

4.
approved dispatch centre listed in Annex C.

in an

Each package must bear an indelible health mark

5.
containing at least the following information:

— country of dispatch: TUNISIA,

— the species (common and scientific names),

— the identification of the production area and the dispatch

centre by their approval number,

— the date of packing, comprising at least the day and the

month.’

3. In Article 3 paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signa-

‘2.
ture of the representative of the DGSV.’

4. Annex A is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.

Article 2

Commission Decision 98/570/EC is modified as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The “direction générale des services vétérinaires (DGSV)”
shall be the competent authority in Tunisia for verifying and
certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products
with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.’

Each consignment

a
2.
numbered original health certificate, duly completed, signed,
dated and comprising a single sheet in accordance with the
model in Annex I.

accompanied by

shall be

The products shall come from approved establish-
factory vessels or cold stores or from registered

3.
ments,
freezer vessels listed in Annex II.

4.
Except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk
and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods, all
packages shall bear the word “TUNISIA” and the approval/
registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold
store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.’

3. Article 3(2) is replaced by the following:

‘2.
Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signa-
ture of the representative of the DGSV and the latter's offi-
cial stamp in a colour different from that of other endorse-
ments.’

4. Annex A is replaced by the Annex II to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall apply from 3 December 2002.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

Done at Brussels, 18 October 2002.

‘Article 2

1.
Fishery products imported into the Community from
Tunisia shall meet the conditions set out in paragraphs 2, 3
and 4.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX A

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ANNEX II

‘ANNEX A

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