EU FISHERIES LEGISLATION
by MEGAPESCA

Updated August 2008
IMPORT PROCEDURES
Subject File Title
Veterinary Checks

Directive 97 78 EC 18 December 1997.pdf Laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries
Commission Guidelines for Implementation of Legislation
Guidance document import requirements.pdf On line publication of the European Commission Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General
EU import conditions for seafood.pdf On line publication of the European Commission Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General
General Guidance on EU import and transit rules.pdf On line publication of the European Commission Health and Consumer Protection Directorate General
Import Proceedures









Decision_2006_766_EC_06_November_2006.pdf The Commission has published new consolidated lists of third countries from which imports of fishery products for human consumption are permitted. The list comprise those third countries and territories from which imports of fishery products in any form for human consumption are permitted, and those cuntries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in any form, are permitted. Decisions 97/20/EC and 97/296/EC are repealed and replaced by this Decision.
Decision_2006_767_EC_06_November_2006.pdf Commission decision setting out the revised and updated animal health conditions and certification requirements for live molluscs and live fish of aquaculture origin, and their products imported from third countries.
EC_No_1663_2006_06_November_2006.pdf Commission Regulation amending the rules for official controls of products of animal origin set out in Regulation 854/2004, in respect of inter alia the language of certificates issued by Competent Authorities in third countries. These must be drawn up at least in the official language or languages of the Member State of destination and those of the Member State in which the border inspection takes place, or be accompanied by a certified translation into that language or languages. However, a Member State may also consent to the use of an official Community language other than its own.
EC_No_1664_2006_06_November_2006.pdf Commission Regulation amending the rules for official controls of products of animal origin set out in Regulation 854/2004, in respect of inter alia the wording of model certificates issued by the Competent Authorities of third countries in relation to consignment of fishery products and bivalve molluscs, which must in future consider the animal health requirements for imports live mollusks and live fish of aquaculture origin, and their eggs and gametes and products thereof intended for human consumption. The regulation also amends the permitted reference methods for the detection of the paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) content of edible parts of bivalve molluscs to allow Lawrence method as published in AOAC Official Method 2005.06.
EC_No_1666_2006_06_November_2006.pdf Commission Regulation providing a derogation to the revised lists of third countries from which imports of fishery products and bivalve molluscs for human consumption are permitted, to allow continuing imports to the Community from existing countries under Part II of the Annex to decision 97/296/EC (so-called List II countries). The derogation may only be applied where the Competent Authority of the third country i) has provided the appropriate guarantees to the importing Member State, ii) applies the model health certificate and iii) takes appropriate measures to ensure the products do not enter intra-community trade.


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