Article 1 
This Regulation sets rules applying to imports of: - fruit and vegetables covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1623/91 (2), and Regulation (EEC) No 827/68 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (4), - processed fruit and vegetable products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1943/91 (6), - other fruit and vegetables falling within Chapters 7, 8 and 20 of the combined nomenclature and not covered by the abovementioned Regulations, with the exception of bananas, originating in, or consigned from, the countries listed in Annex I which are affected by a cholera epidemic caused by the cholera vibrio of the 01 El Tor biotype, Inaba serotype. Article 2 1. Products as indicated in Article 1 must be accompanied by a certificate showing the administrative unit of origin or consignment. 2. Products originating in, or consigned from, administrative units referred to in Annex I shall be admitted for import only if they are accompanied by an official certificate issued by the health authority specified in Annex II and giving the entries provided for in Annex III. 3. No certificate shall be required for products covered by Annex IV if they fulfil the conditions specified therein and providing an accompanying document specifies: - the date of embarkation of the products, and - as appropriate, one of the treatments referred to in Annex IV, Part A.1 or Part B.1, 2 or 3. 4. The products originating in, or consigned from, certain third countries appearing in Annex V must comply with the additional conditions specified therein. Article 3 Checks may be made on the spot by experts from the Member States or the Commission to see whether the health protection and control guarantees offered by third countries are applied effectively. Article 4 When products indicated in Article 1 enter the territory of the Community, the competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall, as appropriate, check - that the certificate referred to in Article 2 (2) meets the requirements set out in Annex III, - the identity of products exempt from certification pursuant to Article 2 (3). Article 5 Member States in which products are to be consumed may carry out sample examinations on products indicated in Article 1. If cholera vibrio is found by the competent authorities, they shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof, irrespective of what is to be done with the contaminated consignment. Article 6 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 2. Detailed rules for application of this Regulation and any changes to the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of a period of one month from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall expire two years after its entry into force. However, six months before this Regulation expires, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the situation of the cholera epidemic with a view to deciding whether this Regulation should be extended should this prove necessary. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1991. For the Council The President P. BUKMAN (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 1.
Article 2 
1. Products as indicated in Article 1 must be accompanied by a certificate showing the administrative unit of origin or consignment. 2. Products originating in, or consigned from, administrative units referred to in Annex I shall be admitted for import only if they are accompanied by an official certificate issued by the health authority specified in Annex II and giving the entries provided for in Annex III. 3. No certificate shall be required for products covered by Annex IV if they fulfil the conditions specified therein and providing an accompanying document specifies: - the date of embarkation of the products, and - as appropriate, one of the treatments referred to in Annex IV, Part A.1 or Part B.1, 2 or 3. 4. The products originating in, or consigned from, certain third countries appearing in Annex V must comply with the additional conditions specified therein. Article 3 Checks may be made on the spot by experts from the Member States or the Commission to see whether the health protection and control guarantees offered by third countries are applied effectively. Article 4 When products indicated in Article 1 enter the territory of the Community, the competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall, as appropriate, check - that the certificate referred to in Article 2 (2) meets the requirements set out in Annex III, - the identity of products exempt from certification pursuant to Article 2 (3). Article 5 Member States in which products are to be consumed may carry out sample examinations on products indicated in Article 1. If cholera vibrio is found by the competent authorities, they shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof, irrespective of what is to be done with the contaminated consignment. Article 6 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 2. Detailed rules for application of this Regulation and any changes to the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of a period of one month from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall expire two years after its entry into force. However, six months before this Regulation expires, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the situation of the cholera epidemic with a view to deciding whether this Regulation should be extended should this prove necessary. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1991. For the Council The President P. BUKMAN (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 1.
Article 3 
Checks may be made on the spot by experts from the Member States or the Commission to see whether the health protection and control guarantees offered by third countries are applied effectively. Article 4 When products indicated in Article 1 enter the territory of the Community, the competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall, as appropriate, check - that the certificate referred to in Article 2 (2) meets the requirements set out in Annex III, - the identity of products exempt from certification pursuant to Article 2 (3). Article 5 Member States in which products are to be consumed may carry out sample examinations on products indicated in Article 1. If cholera vibrio is found by the competent authorities, they shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof, irrespective of what is to be done with the contaminated consignment. Article 6 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 2. Detailed rules for application of this Regulation and any changes to the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of a period of one month from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall expire two years after its entry into force. However, six months before this Regulation expires, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the situation of the cholera epidemic with a view to deciding whether this Regulation should be extended should this prove necessary. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1991. For the Council The President P. BUKMAN (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 1.
Article 4 
When products indicated in Article 1 enter the territory of the Community, the competent authorities of the Member State concerned shall, as appropriate, check - that the certificate referred to in Article 2 (2) meets the requirements set out in Annex III, - the identity of products exempt from certification pursuant to Article 2 (3). Article 5 Member States in which products are to be consumed may carry out sample examinations on products indicated in Article 1. If cholera vibrio is found by the competent authorities, they shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof, irrespective of what is to be done with the contaminated consignment. Article 6 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 2. Detailed rules for application of this Regulation and any changes to the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of a period of one month from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall expire two years after its entry into force. However, six months before this Regulation expires, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the situation of the cholera epidemic with a view to deciding whether this Regulation should be extended should this prove necessary. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1991. For the Council The President P. BUKMAN (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 1.
Article 5 
Member States in which products are to be consumed may carry out sample examinations on products indicated in Article 1. If cholera vibrio is found by the competent authorities, they shall immediately inform the Commission and the other Member States thereof, irrespective of what is to be done with the contaminated consignment. Article 6 1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 2. Detailed rules for application of this Regulation and any changes to the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of a period of one month from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall expire two years after its entry into force. However, six months before this Regulation expires, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the situation of the cholera epidemic with a view to deciding whether this Regulation should be extended should this prove necessary. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1991. For the Council The President P. BUKMAN (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 1.
Article 6 
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee composed of representatives of the Member States and chaired by a representative of the Commission. 2. Detailed rules for application of this Regulation and any changes to the Annexes shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 3. 3. The representative of the Commission shall submit to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged if they are in accordance with the opinion of the committee. If the measures envisaged are not in accordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall, without delay, submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority. If, on the expiry of a period of one month from the date of referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. Article 7 This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall expire two years after its entry into force. However, six months before this Regulation expires, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the situation of the cholera epidemic with a view to deciding whether this Regulation should be extended should this prove necessary. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1991. For the Council The President P. BUKMAN (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 1.
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall expire two years after its entry into force. However, six months before this Regulation expires, the Commission shall present to the Council a report on the situation of the cholera epidemic with a view to deciding whether this Regulation should be extended should this prove necessary. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 22 October 1991. For the Council The President P. BUKMAN (1) OJ No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 150, 15. 6. 1991, p. 8. (3) OJ No L 151, 30. 6. 1968, p. 16. (4) OJ No L 85, 30. 3. 1989, p. 3. (5) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1. (6) OJ No L 175, 4. 7. 1991, p. 1.