2003/763/EC: Commission Decision of 15 October 2003 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Cape Verde (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3651)
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Cabo Verde, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 October 2003

laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Cape Verde

(notified under document number C(2003) 3651)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/763/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)

Since the imports of fishery products from Cape Verde
will be authorised ex-nuovo by this decision there is no
need for a transitional period, and a period of three days
is sufficient to ensure the publicity of the authorisation.
Therefore, imports from this country may be permitted
three days after the publication of the present Decision
in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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

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

In particular, the Direcção-Geral das Pescas (DGP) —
Ministério do Ambiente, Agricultura e Pescas, is capable
of effectively verifying the implementation of the legisla-
tion in force.

The DGP 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 Cape Verde, 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 DGP to the Commission.

(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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Direcção-Geral das Pescas
(DGP) — Ministério do
shall be the competent
Ambiente, Agricultura e Pescas,
authority in Cape Verde identified for the purposes of verifying
and certifying compliance of fishery products with the require-
ments of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery products imported into the Community from Cape
Verde shall meet the requirements laid down in Articles 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.

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

Article 4

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

All packages shall bear the words CAPE VERDE and the
approval/registration number of
factory
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.

the establishment,

in the case of

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 27 October 2003.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 October 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

Category

CV 001

SALSESIMBRA LDA

Palmeira/Ilha do Sal

CV 002

FRESCOMAR, ITS

Mindelo/São Vicente

PP

PP

Legend:
PP: Processing plant.