CELEX: 31995D0090
Language: en
Date: 1995-03-17 00:00:00
Title: 95/90/EC: Commission Decision of 17 March 1995 laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Albania (Text with EEA relevance)

30 . 3 . 95          EN                Official Journal of the European Communities                                No L 70/27
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 17 March 1995
                 laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture
                                              products originating in Albania
                                                  (Text with EEA relevance)
                                                          (95/90/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in
                                                                  accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Committee,
Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to Council Directive 91 /493/EEC of 22
July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the                                          Article 1
production and the placing on the market of fishery
products ('), and in particular Article 1 1 thereof,              The Directory of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of
                                                                  Agriculture and Food (DVSMAF) is recognized as the
Whereas a group of Commission experts has conducted               competent authority in Albania for verifying and certi­
an inspection visit to Albania to verify the conditions           fying compliance of fishery products with the require­
under which fishery products are produced, stored and             ments of Directive 91 /493/EEC .
dispatched to the Community ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas the provisions of Albanian legislation on health          Fishery and aquaculture products originating in Albania
inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be              must meet the following conditions :
considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive
91 /493/EEC ;                                                     1 . each consignment must be accompanied by a
                                                                      numbered original health certificate, duly completed,
Whereas the Directorate of Veterinary Services of the                 signed, dated and comprising a single sheet in
Ministry of Agriculture and Food (DVSMAF), the compe­                 accordance with the model set out in Annex A hereto ;
tent authority in Albania, is capable of effectively veri­        2. the products must come from approved establishments
fying the application of the laws in force ;                          listed in Annex B hereto ;
Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certificate        3. except in the case of frozen fishery products supplied
referred to in Article 11 (4) (a) of Directive 91 /493/EEC            in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved
must also cover the definition of a model certificate, the            foods, all packages must bear the word 'Albania' and
minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in                     the approval number of the establishment of origin in
                                                                      indelible letters .
which it must be drafted and the grade of the person
empowered to sign it ;                                                                       Article 3
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (4) (b) of Directive              1.     The certificate referred to in point 1 of Article 2
91 /493/EEC, a mark should be affixed to packages of              must be drawn up in at least one official language of the
fishery products, giving the name of the third country and        Member State where the checks are carried out.
the approval number of the establishment of origin ;              2.     The certificate must bear the name, capacity and
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11 (4) (c) of Directive              signature of the representative of the DVSMAF and the
91 /493/EEC, a list of approved establishments must be            latter's official stamp in a colour different from that of the
                                                                  other indications on the certificate.
drawn up, whereas that list must be drawn up on the basis
of a communication from the Albanian DVSMAF to the
                                                                                             Article 4
Commission ; whereas it is therefore for the DVSMAF to
ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that           This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
end in Article 11 (4) of Directive 91 /493/EEC ;
                                                                  Done at Brussels, 17 March 1995.
Whereas the DVSMAF has provided official assurances
regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V                                        For the Commission
of the Annex to Directive 91 /493/EEC and regarding                                               Franz FISCHLER
fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down
by that Directive for the approval of establishments ;                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 268, "24. 9. 1991 , p. 15.
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                                                                    ANNEX A
                                                          HEALTH CERTIFICATE
           for fishery or aquaculture products originating in Albania and intended for export to the Euro­
           pean Community with die exception of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine
                                                          gastropods in any form
                                                                          Reference No
           Country of dispatch :               Albania
           Competent authority :               Directorate of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
                                               (DVSMAF)
           I.   Details identifying the products
                Description of fishery or aquaculture product (') :
                — species (scientific name) :
                — presentation of product (2) and type of treatment :
                Code number (where available) :                                                       ......
                Type of packaging :                                                                                 .  ....
                Number of packages :
                Net weight :
                Requisite storage and transport temperature :
           II. Origin of products
                Name(s) and official approval numbers) of establishments) approved by the DVSMAF for exports to the
                European Community :
           III. Destination of products
                The fishery or aquaculture products (') are dispatched from :
                                                                (place of dispatch)
                to :
                                                             (country and place of destination)
                by the following means of transport :
                Name and address of dispatcher :
                Name of consignee and address at place of destination :
          (') Delete where inapplicable.
          (2) Live, refrigerated, frozen, salted, smoked, preserved, etc.
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           IV. Health attestation
                The official inspector hereby certifies that the fishery and aquaculture products specified above :
                 1 . were caught and handled on board vessels in accordance with the health rules laid down by Directive
                     92/48/EEC ;
                 2. were landed, handled and where appropriate packaged, prepared, processed, frozen, thawed and stored
                     hygienically in compliance with the requirements laid down in Chapters II, III, and IV of the Annex
                     to Directive 91 /493/EEC ;
                 3. come from (an) establishments) having an individual facility for water treatment by chlorination,
                     providing the supply of drinking water within the meaning of Directive EEC, and the owner of which
                     is requested to carry out a daily check of the residual chlorine level, and to have carried out, in an
                     official laboratory of the Ministry of Health, monthly checks in respect of the microbiological para­
                     meters ;
                4. have undergone health controls in accordance with Chapter V of the Annex to Directive
                     91 /493/EEC ;
                 5. are packaged, marked, stored and transported in accordance with Chapter VI, VII and VIII of the
                     Annex to Directive 91 /493/EEC ;
                 6. do not come from toxic species or species containing biotoxins ;
                7. have satisfactorily undergone the organoleptic, parasitological, chemical and microbiological checks
                     laid down for certain categories of fishery products by Directive 91 /493/EEC and in the implemen­
                     ting decisions thereto.
                The undersigned official inspector hereby declares that he is aware of the provisions of Directives
                91 /493/EEC and 92/48/EEC.
           Done at                                                ...,
                                            (place)                                                 (date)
                        Official
                        seal (')
                                                                                     Signature of official inspector (')
                                                                       (name in capital letters, capacity and qualifications of person
                                                                                                   signing)
           (') The colour of the stamp and signature must be different from that of the other particulars in the certificate.
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                                                ANNEX B
                                    LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS
           Approval               Establishment                  Address
                                                                         Limit date of
            number                                                          approval
               1    Konservimi Adriatik                   Durres         31 . 12. 1 995
               2    Vival Novosel                         Vlore          31.12.1995
               3    Kap                                   Kavaje         31.12.1995
               4    Albamar                               Durres         31.12.1995
               5    Aulona-Peshk                          Vlore          31 . 12. 1995
               6    Pesca Adriatik                        Vlore          31 . 12 . 1995
               7    Sangiovani                            Lezhe          31.12.1995
               8    Italpeshk                             Durres         31 . 12.1995
               9    Peshk Karavasta                       Lushnje        31 . 12. 1 995
              10    Toma                                  Lezhe          31 . 12. 1995
              11    Ihtisara                              Sarande        31 . 12. 1995
              12    Limjon Peska                          Sarande        31 . 12. 1995
              13    Velipoje Peshk                        Shkoder        31.12.1 995
              14    N. Peshkimi                           Shkoder        31 . 12. 1995
              15    Orik Peshk                            Vlore          31 . 12.1995
              16    Goga-Shengjin                         Lezhe          31 . 12. 199 5