2003/607/EC: Commission Decision of 18 August 2003 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Slovakia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 2975)
Date: 2003-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 August 2003

laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Slovakia

(notified under document number C(2003) 2975)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/607/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 Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (2), and in particular
Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

Slovakia is an acceding State to the Community. An
inspection has been carried out in this country on behalf
of the Commission to verify the conditions under which
fishery products are produced, stored, marketed and
dispatched to the Community.

The requirements of Directive 91/493/EC have been
transposed into the legislation of Slovakia.

In particular, the ‘State Veterinary and Food Administra-
tion (SVFA)’ is capable of effectively verifying the imple-
mentation of the legislation in force.

The SVFA has provided official assurances regarding
compliance with the standards for health controls and
monitoring of live freshwater finfish, from aquaculture,
intended for direct human consumption, as set out in
Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and
regarding the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equiva-
lent to those laid down by that Directive.

is appropriate

It
to lay down detailed provisions
concerning fishery products imported into the Commu-
nity from Slovakia,
in accordance with Directive 91/
493/EEC. These provisions should include that only live
freshwater finfish from aquaculture intended for direct
human consumption may be authorised for imports into
the Community.

It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved estab-
lishments. This list should be drawn up on the basis of a
communication from the SVFA to the Commission.

It is appropriate for the present Decision to be applied
three days after its publication providing for the neces-
sary transitional period.

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.

(8)

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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘State Veterinary and Food Administration (SVFA)’ assisted
by the ‘District Veterinary and Food Administration (DVFA)’
shall be the competent authority in Slovakia 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 Slovakia
shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5.

Article 3

Fishery products shall be live fish produced by freshwater
intended for direct human consumption and

1.
aquaculture,
belonging to one of the following species:

(a) Carp (Cyprinus carpio);

(b) Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);

(c) Silver carp (Hypophthalmichtys molitrix);

(d) Pike (Esox lucius);

(e) Catfish (Silurus glanis);

(f) Zander or European pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca);

(g) Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Salmo trutta);

(h) Grayling (Thymallus thymallis);

(i) Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).

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

The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one official
3.
language of the Member State where the checks are carried out.

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The certificate shall bear the name, capacity, and signa-
4.
ture of the representative of the SVFA, and the latter's official
stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements.

This Decision shall apply from 23 August 2003.

Article 6

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 7

The fishery products shall come from approved establishments
listed in Annex II.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2003.

shall bear

All packages
‘SLOVAKIA’ and the
approval/registration number of the establishment of origin in
indelible letters.

the words

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS

Approval No

Name

City
Region

SK 9-1

SK 9-2

ESOX

ESOX

Jovsa — District Michalovce — Region Kosicky

Hrhov — District Roznava — Region Kosicky

SK 9-3

SLOVRYB as

Ruzomberok — District Liptovsky Mikulas — Region
Zilinsky

Category

PP

PP

PP

PP: Processing Plant