COMMISSION DECISION of 25 July 1997 amending Decision 97/368/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in China (Text with EEA relevance) (97/587/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas the Commission, in adopting Decision 97/368/EC (3) has established measures in order to ensure that possibly hazardous fishery products from China can not enter the Community;
Whereas these measures include a requirement that frozen shrimps and cephalopods from China presented for importation into the Community must be systematically submitted to a microbiological examination;
Whereas such a test should be intended to detect in particular the presence of Salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 97/368/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 is replaced by the following text:
'Article 3
Member States shall, using appropriate sampling plans and detection methods, subject each consignment of frozen or processed fishery products other than sterilized products originating in China to a microbiological test in order to ensure that the products concerned do not present a hazard to human health. This test must be carried out with a view to detect in particular the presence of Salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus.`
2. Article 4 is replaced by the following text:
'Article 4
Member States shall not authorize the importation into their territory or the consignment to another Member State of fishery products unless the results of the checks as required are favourable.`
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 25 July 1997.