{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-155/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/155",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 18 February 2005 amending Decision 97/102/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia, as regards the designation of the competent authority and the model of health certificate (notified under document number C(2005) 357) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/155/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-155",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 18 February 2005\namending Decision 97/102/EC laying down special conditions governing imports of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Russia, as regards the designation of the competent authority and the model of health certificate\n(notified under document number C(2005) 357)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2005/155/EC)\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving 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, and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nIn Commission Decision 97/102/EC, the ‘State Fisheries Committee of the Russian Federation’ is identified as the competent authority in Russia for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with the requirements of Directive 91/493/EEC.\n(2)\nFollowing a restructuring of the Russian administration, the competent authority has changed to the ‘Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation’. This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the rules in force.\n(3)\nThe Ministry of Agriculture has provided official assurances on compliance with the standards for health controls and monitoring of fishery and aquaculture products as set out in Directive 91/493/EEC and on the fulfilment of hygienic requirements equivalent to those laid down in that Directive.\n(4)\nDecision 97/102/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(5)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 35, 5.2.1997, p. 23. Decision as last amended by Decision 2002/941/EC (OJ L 325, 30.11.2002, p. 45)."
    }
  ],
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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