2003/761/EC: Commission Decision of 15 October 2003 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from the United Arab Emirates (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 3647)
Date: 2003-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United Arab Emirates, 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 the United Arab
Emirates

(notified under document number C(2003) 3647)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2003/761/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,

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 DFEC to the Commission.

It is appropriate for the present Decision to be applied
45 days after its publication to provide 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)

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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

The requirements in the legislation of the United Arab
Emirates 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 for Food and Environ-
mental Control (DFEC) of the General Secretariat of the
Municipalities,
is capable of effectively verifying the
implementation of the legislation in force.

The DFEC 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 the United Arab Emirates, 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

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Department for Food and Environmental Control (DFEC)
of the General Secretariat of the Municipalities, shall be the
competent authority in the United Arab Emirates 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 the
United Arab Emirates shall comply with 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 DFEC, 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.

(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.

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Article 5

Article 7

All packages shall bear the words ‘UNITED ARAB EMIRATES’
and the approval/registration number of
the establishment,
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.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 October 2003.

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 8 December 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

001

002

003

006

009

Asmak Seafood Processing Co

Magenta Fish and Seafood Supply

Gulf Seafood LLC

Seville Products Ltd.

Dubai

Dubai

Dubai

Sharjah

Shaheen Fisheries and Meats LLC

Ajman

Legend:
PP: Processing plant.

PP

PP

PP

PP

PP