2002/858/EC: Commission decision of 29 October 2002 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from Mozambique (Text with EEA relevance.) (notified under number C(2002) 4094)
Date: 2002-10-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Mozambique, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import policy, originating product, vessel

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 October 2002

laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from Mozambique

(notified under number C(2002) 4094)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/858/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Com-
munity,

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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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

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

In particular, the ‘Departamento de Inspecção de Pescado
(DIP) — Ministério das Pescas’ is capable of effectively
verifying the implementation of the legislation in force.

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 Mozambique. In
particular those 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.

(6)

(7)

It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved
establishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list
of freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the
requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June
1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules appli-
cable to fishery products caught on board of certain
vessels in accordance with article 3(1) (a) (I) of Directive
91/493/EEC (3). These lists should be drawn up on
the basis of a communication from the DIP to the
Commission. It is therefore the responsibility of the DIP
to ensure compliance with the relevant provisions of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

The DIP has provided official assurances regarding
compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the
Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC with regard to the
control of fishery products, and regarding the fulfilment
of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down
by that Directive.

(8)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Departamento de Inspecção de Pescado (DIP) — Minis-
tério das Pescas’ shall be the competent authority in Mozam-
bique for verifying and certifying compliance of
fishery
products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

( 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.

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Article 2

Article 3

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

2.
Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered
original health certificate, duly completed, signed, dated and
comprising a single sheet in accordance with the model in
Annex I.

3.
The products shall come from approved establishments,
factory vessels or cold stores or from registered 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 ‘MOZAMBIQUE’ and the approval/
registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold
store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.

The certificate referred to in Article 2(2) shall be drawn
1.
up in at least one official language of the Member State in
which the checks are carried out.

The certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature
2.
of the representative of the DIP and the latter’s official stamp
in a colour different from that of other endorsements.

Article 4

This Decision shall apply from 20 December 2002.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 29 October 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for fishery products from MOZAMBIQUE and intended for export to the European Community, excluding
bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form

Reference No:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Country of dispatch:

MOZAMBIQUE

Competent authority:

Departamento de Inspecção de Pescado (DIP) — Ministério das Pescas

I.

Details identifying the fishery products

— Description of Fishery — Aquaculture (1) products: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Species (scientific name):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Presentation of product and type of treatment (2):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Code number (where available):

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Type of packaging:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Number of packages:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Net weight: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

— Requisite storage and transport temperature:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

II. Origin of products

Name(s) and official approval/registration number(s) of establishment(s), factory vessel(s), or cold store(s)

approved or freezer vessel(s) registered by the DIP for export to the EC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

III. Destination of products

The products are dispatched

from:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(place of dispatch)

to: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(country and place of destination)

by the following means of transport: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(1) Delete where applicable.
(2) Live, refrigerated, frozen, salted, smoked, preserved, etc.

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Name and address of dispatcher:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Name of consignee and address at place of destination:

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

IV. Health attestation

— The official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery products specified above:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

were caught and handled on board vessels in accordance with the health rules laid down by Directive
92/48/EEC;

were landed, handled and where appropriate packaged, prepared, processed, frozen, thawed and
stored hygienically in compliance with the requirements laid down in Chapters II, III and IV of the
Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;

have undergone health controls in accordance with Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/
EEC;

are packaged, marked, stored and transported in accordance with Chapters VI, VII and VIII of the
Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC;

do not come from toxic species or species containing biotoxins;

have satisfactorily undergone the organoleptic, parasitological, chemical and microbiological checks
fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the
laid down for certain categories of
implementing decisions thereto.

— The official inspector hereby certifies that any person working on and/or handling the fishery or
aquaculture products above described have satisfactorily undergone the medical supervision laid down in
Chapter III, point II B of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EC

— The undersigned official

inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directives

91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC and Decision 2002/858/EC.

Done at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Place)

(Date)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Signature of official inspector (3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(Name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person signing)

(3) The color of the stamp and signature must be different from that of the other particulars in the certificate.

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ANNEX II

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS

No d’agrément /
Approval No

Nom / Name

Ville / City
Région / Region

Catégorie /
Category

006.6

Mussapa (Recanto de Chiloane)

BEIRA

013.9

Santa Maria (Somopesca)

SOFALA

BEIRA

SOFALA

018.9

Muleve (Manuel de Almeida)

MAPUTO

026.9

Armesua IV (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

042.6

Sobroso (Pescamar, Lda)

043.9

Arpen I (Pescamar, Lda)

044.9

Arpen II (Pescamar, Lda)

046.9

Arpen V (Pescamar, Lda)

047.9

Arpen VI (Pescas Carrelo)

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

BEIRA

SOFALA

048.9

Arpen VII (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

049.9

Crisfer (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

050.9

Rio Saiñas (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

054.9

Pescamar III (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

055.9

Pescamar IV (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

056.9

Ulla (Pescamar, Lda)

057.9

Avia (Pescamar, Lda)

058.9

Arpen IV (Pescamo, Lda)

062.9

Antares 1 (Efripel)

063.9

Antares 2 (Efripel)

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

QUELIMANE

ZAMBÉZIA

QUELIMANE

ZAMBÉZIA

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

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No d’agrément /
Approval No

Nom / Name

Ville / City
Région / Region

Catégorie /
Category

064.9

Antares 3 (Efripel)

065.9

Antares 4 (Efripel)

066.9

Antares 5 (Efripel)

QUELIMANE

ZAMBÉZIA

QUELIMANE

ZAMBÉZIA

QUELIMANE

ZAMBÉZIA

095.9

Ocean Striker (Gambeira)

MAPUTO

096.9

Egmont (Pescalto, Lda)

195.9

Lee Anne (Gambeira)

216.1

Gabriel Xavier Barca

227.9

Elize (Impescol)

240.1

Prestige

279.9

SAA (Pescamar, Lda)

291.6

Ligonha (Companhia de Pescas da
Zambézia)

295.9

Caroline (Gambeira)

297.9

Sirius (Indicus Pesca)

342.1

Recanto de Chiloane

398.1

Prapesca

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

BEIRA

SOFALA

BEIRA

SOFALA

BEIRA

SOFALA

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

BEIRA

SOFALA

478.9

Olagorta (Angopesca, Ltda)

MAPUTO

507.9

Pescamar Nove (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

508.9

Pescamar Dez (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

PP

FV

PP

FV

FV

FV

FV

PP

FV

FV

FV

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No d’agrément /
Approval No

Nom / Name

Ville / City
Région / Region

Catégorie /
Category

509.9

Pescamar Onze (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

531.9

Key Largo (Sulpesca, Lda)

MAPUTO

555.1

Irmãos Pinto

MAPUTO

559.1

Combinado Pesqueiro de Cabo Delgado

MOCIMBOA DA PRAIA

CABO DELGADO

583.9

Bluefin (Marbeira)

607.1

Aqua & Mar

651.9

Poolster (Mavimbi, Lda)

670.9

Phanton (Gambeira)

681.9

Pescabom I (Pescabom, Lda)

682.9

Pescabom II (Pescabom, Lda)

BEIRA

SOFALA

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

BEIRA

SOFALA

BEIRA

SOFALA

772.9

Jannie URK (Bonar Sociedade Pesqueira)

MAPUTO

773.9

Pescamar XII (Pescamar, Lda)

MAPUTO

774.9

805.9

Pescamar XIII (Pescamar, Lda)

Cassiopela (Indicus Pesca)

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

900.9

Cygnus 1 (Copoic)

QUELIMANE

901.9

Cygnus 2 (Copoic)

QUELIMANE

902.9

Cygnus 3 (Copoic)

QUELIMANE

904.9

Trópico (Sociedade Industrial de Pesca,
Lda (SIP))

MAPUTO

905.9

Nauticus (Pescas Aruangua, Lda)

BEIRA

906.9

Polo Norte (Sociedade Industrial de
Pesca, Lda (SIP))

MANICA

MAPUTO

FV

FV

PP

PP

FV

PP

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

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No d’agrément /
Approval No

Nom / Name

Ville / City
Région / Region

Catégorie /
Category

922.9

Pescabom III (Pescabom, Lda)

923.9

Pescabom IV (Pescabom, Lda)

BEIRA

SOFALA

BEIRA

SOFALA

924.9

Panavezys (Gambeira)

MAPUTO

925.9

Recanto I (Recanto de Munhava)

BEIRA

926.9

Angel I (Pemol Lda)

SOFALA

MAPUTO

933.9

Recanto II (Recanto de Munhava)

BEIRA

SOFALA

940.9

Ruby-1 (Bonar Fisheries Holding)

MAPUTO

946.9

Recanto III (Recanto de Munhava)

BEIRA

SOFALA

950.9

Recanto IV (Recanto de Munhava)

BEIRA

SOFALA

977.9

Lago Castenheiras (Angopesca, Ltda)

MAPUTO

991.9

Pestrai I (Pestrai, Lda)

BEIRA

SOFALA

992.9

Recanto V (Perola de Vilanculos, Lda)

MAPUTO

993.9

Recanto VI (Perola de Vilanculos, Lda)

MAPUTO

994.9

Marine I (Marine International, Lda)

MAPUTO

A21.9

Sawa III (Indicopesca)

A22.9

Sanaga III (Indicopesca)

A25.9

Pestrai II (Pestrai, Lda)

A49.9

Equinócio (Sociedade Industrial de
Pesca, Lda (SIP))

MAPUTO

MAPUTO

BEIRA

SOFALA

MAPUTO

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

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No d’agrément /
Approval No

Nom / Name

Ville / City
Région / Region

Catégorie /
Category

B20.9

Krustamoz I (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

B21.9

Krustamoz II (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

B22.9

Krustamoz III (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

B23.9

Krustamoz IV (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

B48.9

Ibramugi-I (Marbeira)

B49.9

Ibramugi-II (Marbeira)

BEIRA

SOFALA

BEIRA

SOFALA

B51.9

Krustamoz V (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

B58.9

Krustamoz VI (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

B67.9

Krustamoz VII (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

B81.9

Krustamoz VIII (Crustamoz, Lda)

MAPUTO

C04.9

Ria Mar (Indicopesca)

MAPUTO

C05.9

Tropical (Mawipi Pescas, Lda)

MAPUTO

C06.9

Rio Huelva (Indicopesca)

MAPUTO

C07.9

Tharsis (Cipesca)

BEIRA

SOFALA

C08.9

Recanto VII (Recanto de Chiloane)

BEIRA

SOFALA

C09.9

Recanto VIII (Recanto de Chiloane)

BEIRA

SOFALA

C11.9

J. A. El menuta (Indicopesca)

MAPUTO

C17.9

Pemba Bay (Indicopesca)

MAPUTO

Categorie Legend:

FV Factory vessels.

PP Processing plant.

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV

FV