COMMISSION DECISION of 31 March 1995 on certain protective measures in respect of  infectious anaemia in salmon in Norway and repealing Decision 93/144/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)  (95/118/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 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing  the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and  amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC  (1), as last amended by the Act of  Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 18 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles  governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third  countries  (2), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in  particular Article 19 (7) thereof,
Whereas, following the appearance of infectious anaemia in salmon (ISA) in Norway, the Commission  adopted Decision 93/144/EEC  (3), as last amended by Decision 94/657/EC  (4), banning imports from  Norway of salmon of the species Salmo salar, whether live or slaughtered in the non-eviscerated  state;
Whereas no cases of ISA have ever been found in the region covering the Norwegian coast between the  Swedish border and the border between the communes of Haa and Eigersund (Rogaland); whereas imports  from that region of slaughtered salmon in the non-eviscerated state may be resumed;
Whereas it is necessary to introduce certification arrangements in order to guarantee that salmon  actually come from that region;
Whereas no new cases of ISA have been found in the infected region situated north of Stavanger  since January 1994; whereas, however, the absence of any virological method for identifying the  virus means that it cannot be definitively concluded that the region is henceforth free from the  disease;
Whereas the import into the Community of Norwegian Atlantic salmon, whether live or slaughtered in  the non-eviscerated state, from this region carries with it the risk of introducing the pathogenic  agent causing ISA; whereas such imports must therefore be banned;
Whereas the requirements of this Decision must be adapted in the light of the evolution of the  zoosanitary situation in Norway;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Veterinary Committee,
Member States shall prohibit imports of salmon of the Salmo salar  species originating in Norway, whether live or slaughtered in the non-eviscerated state.
1.  Notwithstanding Article 1, imports of slaughtered and non-eviscerated salmon of the  Salmo salar species originating in Norway shall be authorized provided the salmon come from the  fish farms referred to in point 1 of Annex I and have been slaughtered and packaged in the  establishments referred to in point 2 of Annex I, located along the Norwegian coast between the  Swedish border and the border between the communes of Haa and Eigersund (region of Rogaland).
2.  Packages containing the fish referred to in paragraph 1 must carry a label bearing the  following:
-  'whole salmon`,
-  the codes of the farms and establishments as provided for in Annex I.
3.  Consignments of salmon as referred to in paragraph 1 must be accompanied by a health  certificate in accordance with the model in Annex II.
Decision 93/144/EEC is hereby repealed.
The Member States shall alter the measures they apply in trade in order to bring them  into line with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 1995.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.