2004/40/EC: Commission Decision of 23 December 2003 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Guyana (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2003) 5044)
Date: 2003-12-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Guyana, fishery product, health control, import, marketing standard, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 23 December 2003

laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products from Guyana

(notified under document number C(2003) 5044)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/40/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(7)

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), and in
particular Article 11 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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

are produced,

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

In particular, the Veterinary Public Health Unit (VPHU),
is capable of effectively verifying the implementation of
the legislation in force.

The VPHU 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 Com-
munity from Guyana, 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 (2). Those lists should be drawn up on the basis of a
communication from the VPHU to the Commission.

Since the imports of fishery products from Guyana will
be authorized for the first time by the present decision
there is no need for a transitional period, and a period
of three days is sufficient to ensure the publicity of the
authorization. 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.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee
on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Veterinary Public Health Unit (VPHU), shall be the compe-
tent authority in Guyana 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 Guyana
shall meet the requirements set out 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 set out
in Annex I and comprising a single sheet, duly completed,
signed and dated.

The health certificate shall be drawn up in at least one
language of the Member State where the checks are

2.
official
carried out.

The health certificate shall bear the name, capacity and
3.
signature of the representative of the VPHU, and the latter's
official stamp in a colour different from that of the endorse-
ments.

Article 4

(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).

(2) 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

All packages shall bear the word ‘GUYANA’ 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, 23 December 2003.

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 17 January 2004.

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

No d'agrément/
Approval No

Nom/Name

Ville/City Région/Region

SP/002

Noble House Seafoods

East Bank Demerara

Date limite
d'agrément/
Approval limit

Catégorie/
Category

PP

Category Legend:

PP: Processing plant/Etablissement.