2003/302/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2003 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from Sri Lanka (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 1286)
Date: 2003-04-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sri Lanka, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import policy

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 25 April 2003

laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from Sri Lanka

(notified under document number C(2003) 1286)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/302/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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the
Commission in Sri Lanka to verify the conditions under
which fishery products
stored and
dispatched to the Community.

are produced,

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

In particular, the ‘Department of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources of
the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean
Resources’ (DFAR), is capable of effectively verifying the
implementation of the legislation in force.

The DFAR has provided official assurances regarding
compliance with the standards for health controls ands
monitoring of fisheries products as set out in Chapter V
of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the
fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those
laid down by that Directive.

is appropriate

to lay down detailed provisions
It
concerning fishery products imported into the Commu-
nity from Sri Lanka, in accordance with Directive 91/
493/EEC.

It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved estab-
lishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of
freezer vessels equipped in accordance with the require-
ments of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16 June 1992
laying down the minimum hygiene rules applicable 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 DFAR to the Commission.

It is appropriate for the present Decision to be applied
45 days after its publication providing for the necessary
transitional period.

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,

(7)

(8)

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the
Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources’ (DFAR), shall be the
competent authority in Sri Lanka identified for the purposes of
verifying and certifying compliance of fishery products with
the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery products imported into the Community from Sri Lanka
shall comply with Articles 3, 4 and 5.

(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 3

Article 5

Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered
1.
original health certificate in accordance with the model
in
Annex I and comprising a single sheet, duly completed, signed,
and dated.

the words ‘SRI LANKA’ and the
All packages shall bear
approval/registration number of
factory
the establishment,
vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters,
frozen fishery products in bulk and
except
intended for the manufacture of preserved foods.

in the case of

2.
The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official
language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.

This Decision shall apply from 17 June 2003.

Article 6

3.
The certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature
of the representative of the DFAR, and the latter's official stamp
in a colour different from that of other endorsements.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 7

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 25 April 2003.

The fishery products shall come from approved establishments,
factory vessels or cold stores, or from registered freezer vessels
listed in Annex II.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS

Approval No

Name

City/Region

Category

DFAR/FPE/98/01

Tropic Frozen Foods Ltd

DFAR/FPE/98/02

Southern Fish Factory

Negombo

Kosgoda

DFAR/FPE/98/03

Skyway Sea Food's Specialist's (Pvt) Ltd

Negombo

DFAR/FPE/98/08

Alpex Marine (Pvt) Ltd

DFAR/FPE/98/09

Jay Sea Foods Processing (Pvt) Ltd

DFAR/FPE/98/11

Apollo Marine International (Pvt) Ltd

DFAR/FPE/98/14

Aqua Gardens (Pvt) Ltd

DFAR/FPE/98/15

Global Sea Foods (Pvt) Ltd

Hendala
Wattala

Kepungoda
Pamunugama

Wathupitiwala
Nittambuwa

Bangadeniya

Perakolawatta
Badalgama

Categorie Legend:
PP: Processing plant

PP

PP

PP

PP

PP

PP

PP

PP