2004/267/EC: Commission Decision of 17 March 2004 amending Decision 1999/813/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as regards the designation of the competent authority and the model of health certificate (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 825)
Date: 2004-03-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Viet Nam, fishery product, health certificate, import, originating product, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 17 March 2004

amending Decision 1999/813/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery
products originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as regards the designation of the compe-
tent authority and the model of health certificate

(notified under document number C(2004) 825)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/267/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

In Commission Decision 1999/813/EC (2), the ‘National
Fisheries
Inspection and Quality Assurance Center
(NAFIQACEN) of the Ministry of Fisheries’ is identified
as the competent authority in Vietnam for verifying and
aquaculture
certifying
products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/
EEC.

compliance of

fishery

and

Following a restructuring of the Vietnamese administra-
the competent authority has changed to the
tion,
‘National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary
Directorate
is
capable of effectively verifying the application of the
rules in force.

(NAFIQAVED)’. This new authority

The NAFIQAVED has provided official assurances on
compliance with the standards for health controls and
monitoring of fishery and aquaculture products as set
out in Directive 91/493/EEC and on the fulfilment of
hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down in
that Directive.

Decision 1999/813/EC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

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

Article 1

Decision 1999/813/EC is amended as follows:

1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The “National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary
Directorate (NAFIQAVED)” shall be the competent authority
in Vietnam for verifying and certifying compliance of
fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.’

2. In Article 3, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

Certificates must bear the name, capacity and signa-
‘2.
ture of
the NAFIQAVED and the
latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of other
endorsements.’

the representative of

3. Annex I is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Deci-

sion.

This Decision shall apply from 4 May 2004.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 3

Done at Brussels, 17 March 2004.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

(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 315, 9.12.1999, p. 39, Decision as amended by Decision

2000/331/EC (OJ L 114, 13.5.2000, p. 39).

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ANNEX

‘ANNEX I

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