2005/218/EC: Commission Decision of 11 March 2005 laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Saudi Arabia (notified under document number C(2005) 563) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2005-03-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Saudi Arabia, fishery product, health certificate, health control, health legislation, import, originating product

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 11 March 2005

laying down special conditions for imports of fishery products from Saudi Arabia

(notified under document number C(2005) 563)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2005/218/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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)

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 GDQCL to the
Commission.

It is appropriate for this Decision to be applied 3 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

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

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

In particular, the ‘General Directorate of Quality Control
Laboratories (GDQCL)’ is capable of effectively verifying
the implementation of the rules in force.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

‘General Directorate of Quality Control Laboratories
The
(GDQCL)’ shall be the competent authority in Saudi Arabia
the purposes of
identified for
and certifying
compliance of
fishery products with the requirements of
Directive 91/493/EEC.

verifying

The GDQCL 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.

Article 2

Fishery products imported into the Community from Saudi
Arabia shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4
and 5.

appropriate

It
is
concerning
fishery
Community from Saudi Arabia,
Directive 91/493/EEC.

to lay down detailed provisions
imported
the
in accordance with

products

into

It is also necessary to draw up a list of approved estab-
lishments, factory vessels, or cold stores, and a list of
in accordance with the
freezer
requirements of Council Directive 92/48/EEC of 16
June 1992 laying down the minimum hygiene rules

equipped

vessels

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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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

Article 6

This Decision shall apply from 19 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, 11 March 2005.

All packages shall bear the words ‘SAUDI ARABIA’ and the
approval/registration number of
factory
vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters,
except
frozen fishery products in bulk and
intended for the manufacture of preserved foods.

the establishment,

in the case of

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

HEALTH CERTIFICATE

for fishery products from Saudi Arabia 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

Approval No

Name

City/Region

Approval limit

Category

KSA-01

National Prawn Company

Al-Laith, Makkah Province

PPa

Legend: PPa Plant processing only or partially materials derived from aquaculture (farmed products).