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Approving Operations to Check Conformity to the Marketing Standards Applicable to Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Carried Out in Kenya Prior to Import into the Community Regulation
Article 1: Checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables carried out by Kenya prior to import into the Community are hereby approved in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001.
Article 2: Details of the official authority and inspection body in Kenya, as referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, are given in Annex I to this Regulation.
Article 3: The certificates referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, issued following the checks referred to in Article 1 of this Regulation, must be drawn up on forms in conformity with the model set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
Article 4: This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . Official Journal of the European Union
It shall apply from the date of publication in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union of the notice referred to in Article 7(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1148/2001, relating to the establishment of administrative cooperation between the Community and Kenya. Official Journal of the European Union
Recital 1
Article 7 of Commission Regulation 2001/1148 of 12 June 2001 on checks on conformity to the marketing standards applicable to fresh fruit and vegetables ( 2 ) , lays down the conditions for the approval of checking operations performed by certain third countries which so request prior to import into the Community.
Recital 2
The Kenya authorities sent the Commission a request for the approval of checking operations performed under the responsibility of the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS). This request states that the aforementioned inspection bodies have the necessary staff, equipment and facilities to carry out checks, that they use methods equivalent to those referred to in Article 9 of Regulation 2001/1148 and that the fresh fruit and vegetables exported from Kenya to the Community meet the Community marketing standards.
Recital 3
The information sent by the Member States to the Commission shows that, in the period 2001 to 2005, the incidence of non-conformity with marketing standards among imports from Kenya of fresh fruit and vegetables was very low.
Recital 4
Checks on conformity carried out by Kenya should therefore be approved with effect from the date of implementation of the administrative cooperation procedure provided for in Article 7(8) of Regulation 2001/1148.
Recital 5
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
Official authority referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation 2001/1148:
e-mail: kephis@nbnet.co.ke
Inspection body referred to in Article 7(2) of Regulation 2001/1148:
e-mail: kephis@nbnet.co.ke
Exporter
Certificate No:
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
KENYA PLANT HEALTH INSPECTORATE SERVICE (KEPHIS) CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY
Agricultural Produce (Export) Act Cap 319
Packer identified on packaging (if other than exporter)
Identification of Means of transport
Country of origin
Country of destination
Packages (number and type): Nature of produce (variety if specified): Quality class:
Total weight in kg
Gross Net
Duration of validity:
days
Comments
KEPHIS certifies that following inspection by sampling the above consignment conformed with the standards in force
Name of inspector:
(Name in block letters)
Place of issue:
Signature:
Date:
Official stamp
No financial liability with respect to this certificate shall attach to KEPHIS or any of its officers or representative.
Footnote p0: This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 March 2006.