2002/941/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 2002 amending Decision 97/102/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia, and repealing Decision 2002/808/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 4755)
Date: 2002-11-29
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, aquaculture, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 29 November 2002

amending Decision 97/102/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and
aquaculture products originating in Russia, and repealing Decision 2002/808/EC

(notified under document number C(2002) 4755)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2002/941/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 the Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article
11(1) thereof,

(4)

(5)

Decision 97/102/EC should therefore be
accordingly and Decision 2002/808/EC repealed.

amended

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,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

(2)

and

products

aquaculture

In Commission Decision 97/102/EC of 16 January 1997
laying down special conditions governing imports of
fishery
in
Russia (3), the ‘Committee of Fisheries of the Federation
of Russia, assisted by the State Committee for Sanitary
and
(Goskomsanepid-
is identified as the competent authority in
nadzor)’
Russia for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery
and aquaculture products with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

Epidemiological

Surveillance

originating

Following a restructuring of the Russian administration,
the Commission adopted Decision 2002/808/EC of 16
October 2002 amending Decision 97/102/EC laying
down special conditions governing imports of fishery
and aquaculture products originating in Russia (4),
to
modify the name of the competent authority for issuing
health certificates for fishery products and to identify the
authority responsible for the inspection and approval of
the establishments and vessels. Nevertheless, the inspec-
tion service identified by Decision 2002/808/EC has not
the power for the approval of the establishments and
vessels. The competent authority for issuing health certi-
ficates
‘State Fisheries
Committee of the Russian Federation’, assisted by the
‘National Centre of Quality and Safety of Fishery
Products’ (National Fish Quality) as inspection service for
the approval and registration of establishments and
vessels. This new authority is capable of effectively veri-
fying the application of the laws in force.

fishery products

the

for

is

Article 1

Decision 97/102/EC is modified as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The “State Fisheries Committee of the Russian Federation”,
assisted by the “National Centre of Quality and Safety of
Fishery Products” (National Fish Quality) shall be the compe-
tent authority in Russia for verifying and certifying compli-
ance of fishery and aquaculture products with the require-
ments of Directive 91/493/EEC.’

2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2

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

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

(3)

The wording of Decision 97/102/EC should be aligned
on the wording of more recently adopted Commission
Decisions,
laying down special conditions governing
imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating
in certain third countries.

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.
(3) OJ L 35, 5.2.1997, p. 23.
(4) OJ L 279, 17.10.2002, p. 51.

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

3.
ments,
freezer vessels listed in Annex B.

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 “RUSSIA” and the approval/
registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold
store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters.’

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

Article 3

‘2.
Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signa-
ture of the representative of the National Centre of Quality
and Safety of Fishery Products (National Fish Quality) and
the latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of
other endorsements.’

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

This Decision shall apply from 15 February 2003. However,
Article 2 shall apply from 30 November 2002.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 4

Article 2

Decision 2002/808/EC is repealed.

Done at Brussels, 29 November 2002.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX A

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