Furthermore, since Uruguay wishes to export to the Community frozen or processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods and the Competent authorities of this country have given the guarantee that these products will be either sterilised, or heat-treated according to the requirements of Commission Decision 93/25/EEC of 11 December 1992 approving certain treatments to inhibit the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in bivalve molluscs and marine gastropods(4), as amended by Decision 97/275/EC(5), the Commission has adopted Decision 2002/19/EC laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Uruguay(6).
Ker želi Urugvaj poleg tega izvažati zamrznjene ali predelane dvolupinske školjke, morske ježe, plaščarje in morske polže v Skupnost in ker so pristojni organi te države zagotovili, da bodo ti proizvodi sterilizirani ali toplotno obdelani v skladu z zahtevami Odločbe Komisije 93/25/EGS z dne 11. decembra 1992 o dopustitvi določenih postopkov za zaviranje razvoja patogenih mikroorganizmov v dvolupinskih školjkah in morskih polžih [4], kakor je bila spremenjena z Odločbo 97/275/ES [5], je Komisija sprejela Odločbo 2002/19/ES o posebnih pogojih za uvoz dvolupinskih školjk, morskih ježev, plaščarjev in morskih polžev s poreklom iz Urugvaja [6].