{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-505/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/505",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 13 July 2005 amending Decision 96/355/EC laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Senegal, as regards the competent authority and the model of health certificate (notified under document number C(2005) 2651) (Text with EEA relevance) (2005/505/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-505",
  "path": "introduction",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Decision\nof 13 July 2005\namending Decision 96/355/EC laying down special conditions governing the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Senegal, as regards the competent authority and the model of health certificate\n(notified under document number C(2005) 2651)\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(2005/505/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 96/355/EC, the ‘Ministère de la pêche et des transports maritimes — Direction de l’océanographie et des pêches maritimes — Bureau du contrôle des produits halieutiques (MPTM — DOPM — BCPH)’ is identified as the competent authority in Senegal for verifying and certifying compliance of fishery and aquaculture products with Directive 91/493/EEC.\n(2)\nFollowing a restructuring of the Senegal administration, the competent authority has changed to the ‘Ministère de l’Economie Maritime — Direction des Pêches Maritimes — Bureau de Contrôle des Produits Halieutiques (MEM — DPM — BCPH)’.\n(3)\nThat new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the rules in force.\n(4)\nThe MEM — DPM — BCPH 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(5)\nDecision 96/355/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nIt is appropriate for this Decision to be applied 45 days from the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union thereby providing for the necessary transitional period.\n(7)\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 137, 8.6.1996, p. 24."
    }
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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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