2004/360/EC: Commission Decision of 13 April 2004 laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Zimbabwe (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 1328)
Date: 2004-04-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Zimbabwe, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 13 April 2004

laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Zimbabwe

(notified under document number C(2004) 1328)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/360/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), and in
particular Article 11(1) thereof,

(7)

(8)

It is appropriate for this Decision to be applied 45 days
after its publication providing for the necessary transi-
tional period.

The measures provided for in this Decision are in
accordance 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 Zimbabwe to verify the conditions under
stored and
which fishery products
dispatched to the Community.

are produced,

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

In particular, the ‘Department of Livestock and Veter-
inary Services (DLVS)’, is capable of effectively verifying
the implementation of the rules in force.

The DLVS has provided official assurances on compli-
ance with the standards for health controls and moni-
toring of fishery products as set out in Chapter V of the
Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and on 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-
in accordance with Directive
munity from Zimbabwe,
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 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 DLVS to the Commission.

Article 1

The ‘Department of Livestock and Veterinary Services (DLVS)’,
shall be the competent authority in Zimbabwe identified for
the purposes of verifying and certifying compliance of fishery
products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.

Article 2

Fishery products
from
Zimbabwe shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4
and 5.

into the Community

imported

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 DLVS, and the latter's offi-
cial stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements.

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

shall bear

the word ‘ZIMBABWE’ and the
All packages
approval/registration number of
factory
the establishment,
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.

in the case of

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 4 June 2004.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 April 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

Date limite d'agré-
ment/Approval
limit

Catégorie/
Category

18/FO2PP

Lake Harvest Aquaculture Pvt Ltd

PO Box 322 — Kariba

PP

Categorie Legend:
PP: Processing plant/Etablissement