2005/73/EC: Commission Decision of 28 January 2005 laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Hong Kong (notified under document number C(2004) 4612)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2005-01-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Hong Kong, fishery product, health certificate, health control, import, supervisory body

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 28 January 2005

laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Hong Kong

(notified under document number C(2004) 4612)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/73/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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:

(7)

(8)

vessels

equipped

It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved estab-
lishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of
freezer
in accordance with the
requirements 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 FEHD to the
Commission.

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
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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

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

In particular,
Department (FEHD)’,
the implementation of the rules in force.

the ‘Food and Environmental Hygiene
is capable of effectively verifying

The FEHD has provided official assurances on 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 on the fulfilment of hygienic
requirements equivalent
to those laid down by that
Directive.

appropriate

It
is
fishery
concerning
Community from Hong Kong,
Directive 91/493/EEC.

to lay down detailed provisions
the
imported
in accordance with

products

into

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The ‘Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
(FEHD)’,
shall be the competent authority in Hong Kong 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 Hong
Kong shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5.

Article 3

1.
Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered
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.

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

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

(2) OJ L 187, 7.7.1992, p. 41.

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The health certificate shall bear the name, capacity and
3.
signature of the representative of the FEHD, and the latter’s
official stamp in a colour different from that of the endor-
sements.

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 17 March 2005.

Article 4

Article 7

The fishery products shall come from approved establishments,
factory vessels, or cold stores, or from registered freezer vessels
listed in Annex II.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 28 January 2005.

All packages shall bear the word ‘HONG KONG’ and the appro-
val/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.

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for fishery products from Hong Kong and intended for export to the European Community, excluding bivalve
molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form

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ANNEX II

LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND VESSELS

No d’agrément/
Approval No

Nom/Name

Ville/City
Région/Region

08

Lee Kum Kee
(Hong Kong)
Foods Limited CONDEMAR S.A.

Tai Po, N.T

Date limite
d'agrément/
Approval limit

Catégorie/
Category

PP

Categorie Legend:

PP

Processing plant/Etablissement.