98/422/EC: Commission Decision of 30 June 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tanzania (notified under document number C(1998) 1855) (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 1998 laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tanzania (notified under document number C(1998) 1855) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/422/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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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 the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas a Commission expert has conducted an inspection visit to Tanzania to verify the conditions under which fishery products are produced, stored and dispatched to the Community;
Whereas the provisions of legislation of Tanzania on health inspection and monitoring of fishery products may be considered equivalent to those laid down in Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas, in Tanzania the Fisheries Division (FD) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force;
Whereas the procedure for obtaining the health certificate referred to in Article 11(4)(a) of Directive 91/493/EEC must also cover the definition of a model certificate, the minimum requirements regarding the language(s) in which it must be drafted and the grade of the person empowered to sign it;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(b) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a mark should be affixed to packages of fishery products giving the name of the third country and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 11(4)(c) of Directive 91/493/EEC, a list of approved establishments, factory vessels or cold stores must be drawn up; whereas a list of freezer vessels registered in the sense of Council Directive 92/48/EEC (2) must be drawn up; whereas this list must be drawn up on the basis of a communication from the FD to the Commission; whereas it is therefore for the FD to ensure compliance with the provisions laid down to that end in Article 11(4) of Directive 91/493/EEC;
Whereas the FD has provided official assurances regarding compliance with the rules set out in Chapter V of the Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC and regarding the fulfilment of requirements equivalent to those laid down by that Directive for the approval or registration of establishments, factory vessels, cold stores or freezer vessels;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,