Commission Decision of 22 February 2006 laying down specific conditions for imports of fishery products from the United States of America (notified under document number C(2006) 495) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/199/EC)

F1 Article 1 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Art. 1 omitted (E.W.S.) (16.11.2022) by virtue of The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1090), regs. 1(1), 9(2)

Article 2 U.K.

Fishery products imported into [F2 Great Britain] from the USA shall meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4 and 5.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in Art. 2 substituted (E.W.S.) (16.11.2022) by The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1090), regs. 1(1), 9(3)

Article 3 U.K.

1. Each consignment shall be accompanied by a numbered original health certificate [F3 in the form published by the appropriate authority from time to time] and comprising a single sheet, duly completed, signed and dated.

2. The health certificate shall be drawn up in [F4 English and may also include other languages].

3. The health certificate shall bear the name, capacity and signature of the representative of the FDA or of the NMFS-NOAA, and the latter’s official stamp in a colour different from that of the endorsements.

[F5 4. In this Article:

• “appropriate authority” means the Secretary of State (in relation to England), the Welsh Ministers (in relation to Wales) and the Scottish Ministers (in relation to Scotland); but the “appropriate authority” is the Secretary of State if consent is given by:

  (a)

  in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers;

  (b)

  in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers.

• “FDA” means the Food and Drug Administration;

• “NMFS-NOAA” means the National Marine Fisheries Service — National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in Art. 3(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (16.11.2022) by The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1090), regs. 1(1), 9(4)(a)

F4 Words in Art. 3(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (16.11.2022) by The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1090), regs. 1(1), 9(4)(b)

F5 Art. 3(4) inserted (E.W.S.) (16.11.2022) by The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1090), regs. 1(1), 9(4)(c)

Article 4 U.K.

The fishery products shall come from approved establishments, factory vessels, cold stores or from registered freezer vessels listed in Annex II.

Article 5 U.K.

All packages shall bear the word ‘USA’ and the approval/registration number of the establishment, factory vessel, cold store or freezer vessel of origin in indelible letters, except in the case of frozen fishery products in bulk and intended for the manufacture of preserved foods.

Article 6 U.K.

This Decision shall apply from 24 April 2006.

F6 Article 7 U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F6 Art. 7 omitted (E.W.S.) (16.11.2022) by virtue of The Animals, Food, Plant Health, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1090), regs. 1(1), 9(5)

Done at Brussels, 22 February 2006.

For the Commission

Markos Kyprianou

Member of the Commission