# Commission Decision of 6 November 2006 amending Commission Decisions 2003/804/EC and 2003/858/EC, as regards certification requirements for live molluscs and live fish of aquaculture origin and products thereof intended for human consumption (notified under document number C(2006) 5167) (Text with EEA relevance) (2006/767/EC), Article 2: Amendments to Decision 2003/858/EC

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Decision 2003/858/EC is amended as follows:
1.. Article 5(1) is replaced by the following:
‘Conditions for the importation of fish products of aquaculture origin for human consumption
Article 5 1. Member States shall authorise the importation into their territory of fish products of aquaculture origin intended for human consumption, only if:
(a) the third country of dispatch appears on the list established by Commission Decision 2006/766/EC;
(b) the consignment is accompanied by a joint public and animal health certificate drawn up in conformity with the model laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2074/2005;
(c) the consignment comply with the provisions for packaging and labelling provided for in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004.’
2.. Article 6 is replaced by the following
‘Additional conditions for the importation of certain fish products of aquaculture origin for human consumption
Article 6 1. Consignments of fish species susceptible to ISA and/or EHN must, in addition to the requirements set out in Article 5, also comply with the following:
(a) the source must be recognised free from diseases in question in accordance with Community legislation or the relevant OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) Standard by the competent authority of the third country of origin, or
(b) the fish must be eviscerated before dispatch, or
(c) the consignment must be sent directly to an approved import centre where the fish are further processed.
2. Consignments of fish species susceptible to VHS and/or IHN, imported into Member States or zones being declared free or under programme for achieving such status in accordance with Articles 5 or 10 of Directive 91/67/EEC, must comply with the following, in addition to the requirements set out in Article 5:
(a) the source must be recognised free from the relevant disease in accordance with Community legislation or the relevant OIE Standard by the competent authority of the third country of origin, or
(b) the fish must be eviscerated before dispatch, or
(c) the consignment must be sent directly to an approved import centre where the fish are further processed.’
3.. Annexes IV and V are deleted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2006/767/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2006-767/article-2
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