Legal provisions of COM(2010)176 - Rules for imports into the EU from Greenland of fishery products, live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine gastropods and by-products thereof Presented by the Commission - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2010)176 - Rules for imports into the EU from Greenland of fishery products, live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine ... |
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document | COM(2010)176 |
date | June 28, 2011 |
Contents
- Article 1 - Subject matter and scope
- Article 2 - Definitions
- Article 3 - General rules concerning sanitary controls of the products between the Union and Greenland
- Article 4 - Monitoring plans for aquaculture animals
- Article 5 - Checks on products introduced into Greenland from third countries
- Article 6 - Information system
- Article 7 - Identification mark
- Article 8 - Confirmation of compliance with the conditions laid down in this Decision
- Article 9 - Entry into force and applicability
Article 1 - Subject matter and scope
Article 2 - Definitions
(a) | ‘bivalve molluscs’ means molluscs as defined in point 2.1 of Section 2 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; |
(b) | ‘fishery products’ means products as defined in point 3.1 of Section 3 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; |
(c) | ‘by-products and products derived from these by-products’ means animal by-products and derived products within the meaning of points 1 and 2 respectively of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, as far as they are derived from fishery products, bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates or marine gastropods; |
(d) | ‘products originating from Greenland’ means products provided for in points (a), (b) and (c) of this Article, as defined in accordance with the provisions of Annex III to Decision 2001/822/EC. |
Article 3 - General rules concerning sanitary controls of the products between the Union and Greenland
2. Member States shall not apply the veterinary checks applicable on products covered by this Decision. The products coming from Greenland shall be placed on the internal market under the sanitary rules applicable within the Union, provided that Denmark and Greenland ensure, in particular, the full respect of the following conditions:
(a) | the effective transposition and implementation in Greenland of the applicable rules laid down in legal acts of the Union concerning animal health and food safety, relating to the products; |
(b) | the drawing-up and keeping up to date by the competent authorities in Denmark and Greenland of a list of feed and food business operators which have been registered in accordance with Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004; |
(c) | the conformity of consignments of products dispatched to the Union from Greenland with the applicable rules laid down in legal acts of the Union concerning animal health and food safety. |
Article 4 - Monitoring plans for aquaculture animals
Article 5 - Checks on products introduced into Greenland from third countries
To facilitate those veterinary checks, the Commission shall provide to the competent authorities of Denmark and Greenland the CN codes of the products, listed in Annex I to Commission Decision 2007/275/EC.
2. Proposals for border inspection posts in Greenland shall be submitted to the Commission for approval in accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 97/78/EC.
The list of border inspection posts approved for Greenland shall be included in the list of border inspection posts in the Member States, approved in accordance with Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC.
Article 6 - Information system
2. The notification of aquatic diseases concerning the products in Greenland shall be transmitted through the animal disease notification system (ADNS), in accordance with Directive 82/894/EEC and Decision 2005/176/EC.
3. The notification of direct or indirect risks to human health deriving from the products in Greenland shall be transmitted through the rapid alert system for feed and food (RASFF) established by Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
Article 7 - Identification mark
Article 8 - Confirmation of compliance with the conditions laid down in this Decision
Article 9 - Entry into force and applicability
It shall apply from the date of listing in Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of the first border inspection post in Greenland.