1999/487/EC: Commission Decision of 2 July 1999 amending Decision 98/568/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Guatemala (notified under document number C(1999) 1828) (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION
of 2 July 1999
amending Decision 98/568/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery products originating in Guatemala
(notified under document number C(1999) 1828)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/487/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 thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 1 of Commission Decision 98/568/EC of 6 October 1998 laving down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Guatemala(3), which states that the Dirección General de Servicios Pecuarios (Digesepe) del Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería y Alimentación shall be the competent authority in the Guatemala for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture produts with the requirements of the Directive 91/493/EEC;
(2) Whereas, following a restructuring of the Guatemala Government, the competent authority for health certificates for fishery products (Digesepe) has changed to the Area de Inocuidad de Alimentos - Unidad de Normas y Regulaciones (AIA - UNR) and this new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force; whereas it is, therefore, necessary to modify the nomination of the competent authority named by Decision 98/568/Ec and the health certificate model included in Annex A to this Decision:
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,