2002/808/EC: Commission Decision of 16 October 2002 amending Decision 97/102/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3842)

Commission Decision
of 16 October 2002
amending Decision 97/102/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia
(notified under document number C(2002) 3842)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/808/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), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 11(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/102/EC of 16 January 1997 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia(3), states that the "Committee of Fisheries of the Federation of Russia, assisted by the State Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance (Goskomsanepidnadzor)" is to be the competent authority in Russia for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.
(2) Following a restructuring of the Russian administration, the competent authority for issuing health certificates for fishery products has changed to the "State Fisheries Committee of the Russian Federation", assisted by the "Department of Sanitary and Epidemiological Surveillance (Gossanepidnadzor) of the Ministry of Health (Minzdrav) of the Russian Federation". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.
(3) The wording of Decision 97/102/EC should be aligned on the wording of more recently adopted Commission Decisions, laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in certain third countries.
(4) Decision 97/102/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,