COMMISSION DECISION of 28 January 1999 amending Decision 98/570/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia (notified under document number C(1999) 155) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/135/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by Council Directive 97/79/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 98/570/EC of 7 October 1998 (3) lays down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Tunisia, and in particular the model for the health certificate which must accompany those products;
Whereas Commission Decision 98/569/EC of 6 October 1998 (4) lays down special conditions governing imports of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods;
Whereas the model certificate annexed to Decision 98/570/EC should therefore be amended to take account of imports of frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Tunisia;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex A to Decision 98/570/EC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 January 1999.