2003/609/EC: Commission Decision of 18 August 2003 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Saint Pierre et Miquelon (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 2977)
Date: 2003-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Saint Pierre and Miquelon, 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 Saint Pierre et
Miquelon

(notified under document number C(2003) 2977)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/609/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,

(7)

(8)

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,

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

An inspection has been carried out on behalf of the
Commission in Saint Pierre et Miquelon to verify the
conditions under which fishery products are produced,
stored and dispatched to the Community.

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

In particular, the ‘Direction des Services de l'Agriculture:
Services Vétérinaires (DSA)’ belonging to the ‘Ministère
français de l'agriculture et de la pêche’,
is capable of
effectively verifying the implementation of the legislation
in force.

The DSA has provided official assurances regarding
compliance with the standards for health controls and
monitoring of fishery 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

It
to lay down detailed provisions
concerning fishery products imported into the Commu-
nity from Saint Pierre et Miquelon, 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 DSA to the Commission.

Article 1

The ‘Direction des Services de l'Agriculture: Services Vétéri-
naires (DSA)’ of the ‘Ministère français de l'agriculture et de la
pêche’, shall be the competent authority in Saint Pierre et
Miquelon identified for the purposes of verifying and certifying
compliance of fishery products with the requirements of Direc-
tive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery products imported into the Community from Saint
Pierre et Miquelon shall meet the requirements set out in Arti-
cles 3, 4 and 5.

Article 3

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.

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

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

Article 4

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15.
(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41.

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

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Article 5

Article 7

shall bear

the words

All packages
‘SAINT PIERRE ET
MIQUELON’ and the approval/registration number of the estab-
lishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in
indelible letters, except in the case of frozen fishery products in
bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods.

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 4 October 2003.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 18 August 2003.

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

975-02-01

Interpêche

Bd Constant Colmay — Saint-Pierre

975-02-03

Société des Nouvelles Pêcheries

Bd Constant Colmay — Saint-Pierre

975-02-02

Société Nouvelle
Miquelon

des

Pêches

de

Rue des Acadiens — Miquelon

Category

PP

PP

PP

PP: Processing Plant