| U.S. and World Food Safety Internet Sites |
| Federal Register http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr-retrieve.html |
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World Trade Organization (WTO) http://www.wto.org/ |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administrationhttp://www.fda.gov |
| FDA Import informationhttp://www.fda.gov/ora/import/ora_import_program.html |
| Import detention information http://www.fda.gov/ora/ids/ora_ids_homepage.html |
| Pesticide Analytical Manual (on-line) http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/pami3.html |
| Fish & Fishery Products HAACP Guide http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/haccp-2.html |
| United States Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov |
| Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) http://www.usda.gov/ams/titlepag.htm |
| Pesticide Data Program Information http://www.usda.gov/ams/index.htm |
| Fruit & Vegetables Division http://www.usda.gov/AMS/fruitveg.htm |
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
http://www.usda.gov/agency/fsis/homepage.htm |
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Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) http://www.aphis.usda.gov/index.html |
| Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) http://www.fas.usda.gov |
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Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standard Report (Fairs)
http://www.fas.usda.gov/itp/ofsts/us.html |
| U.S. Regulatory Status of Pesticideshttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regstat.htm |
| American Crop Protection Association http://www.acpa.org/ |
| 1996 Food Quality Protection Act http://www.acpa.org/public/issues/fqpa96.html |
Registration of food facilities
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/
RegistrationofFoodFacilities/default.htm |
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EU Import Regulations
Fish & Crustaceans |
EU Directives
As strict control applies to importation of fish products for consumption in the EU. Only
certain approved and listed non-EU countries and certain companies within those countries
are permitted to export fish and crustaceans to the EU market (more information regarding
approval and listing can be found at http://europa.eu.int/comm/fisheries/policy_en.htm).
In a few cases a single exporter can be approved even though his home country is not
approved. Imports of fish products are only allowed for countries, which are
included on a specified EU lists part of Directive 97/296 and 97/20 – see
http://europa.eu.int/comm/fisheries/doc_et_publ/factsheets/legal_texts/sani_en.htm).
The list is divided into EEA countries, completely harmonized countries, provisionally
harmonized countries as well as not harmonized countries where different regulations on
imports to the EU apply. With regards to trade with fish products, the EU has set very strict rules regarding the quality standard of the products. Following the harmonization of rules and regulations in the EU (of January 1993) uniform quality regulations apply EU-wide. Two directives, issued by the European Commission, bear special relevance to the trade with fish products. Directive 1991/493/EEC and Directive 1991/492/EEC regarding health conditions for the production and placing of fish products. These directives specifically deal with hygienic conditions in the process of handling, preparation, processing, packaging, storage, and transportation. On the basis of these directives, bans and restrictions have been imposed several times. The key feature of both directives is that all fish products, whether fresh, chilled, frozen, canned, salted, smoked or dried, imported from developing countries into the EU must come from a preparation, processing, packaging or storage facility, which has been approved by a relevant official body in the country concerned. Other directives impose strict requirements to buildings, constructions, purification tanks and storage of the products in order to minimize the microbiological hazards that exist in the handling and processing of fish products. An exporter of fish products must therefore allow certain investigations to be carried out during the production phase and record data for a supervisory authority.
For more information on EU directives, see http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/ |
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EU Import Regulations
Fruits & Vegetables
http://www.aloalebanon.org/5.pdf |
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| Useful Websites |
The Food Safety web-site of DG Health & Consumer Protection:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/index_en.htm |
The Food Safety web-site of DG Health & Consumer Protection:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/index_en.htm |
Detailed information on import conditions for animals and animal products:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/animalproducts/index_en.htm |
Key questions on the present rules on food hygiene and official food controls.
http://ec.europa.eu/food/international/trade/interpretation_imports.pdf |
Expanding Exports – online helpdesk managed by DG Trade:
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issues/global/development/thd_en.htm |
Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) and inspection reports:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/fvo/index_en.htm |
Legislation search engine:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/RECH_menu.do?ihmlang=en |
Third Country Establishments' Lists:
http://circa.europa.eu/irc/sanco/vets/info/data/listes/ffp.html |
Residues of Veterinary Medicinal Products - Third Countries:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/chemicalsafety/residues/third_countries_en.htm |
Official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption:
http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/lvb/f84003.htm |
Food Labeling - Community Legislation:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/foodlabelling/comm_legisl_en.htm |
EU Exporter Help Desk:
http://exporthelp.europa.eu/ |
| Others: |
Strengthening Fishery Products Health Conditions in ACP/OCT Countries:
http://www.sfp-acp.eu/EN/index.htm |
EU Food Law News:
http://www.rdg.ac.uk/foodlaw/index.htm |
FAO Information portal on international fish trade:
http://www.globefish.org/Page 24 |
General Food Law – Introduction
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/foodlaw/index |
Gateway to the European Union
http://europa.eu/index_en.htm |
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JAPAN
http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Food%20and%20Agricultural%20Import%20Regulations%20and%20Standards
%20-%20Narrative_Tokyo_Japan_8-19-2009.pdf |
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UAE
Import duties, regulations and standards for fruits and vegetables – UAE there is a ban or irradiated foods; there are common customs duty in UAE…No need to pay custom duties for food products.
http://eacexport.com/default.asp?id=87&newsid=53 |
CHINA – Entry/Exit Animal and Plant Regulations
Entry-Exit Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine
http://english.aqsiq.gov.cn/SpecialTopics/EntryExitAnimalandPlantInspectionandQuarantine09
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Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine.
http://english.aqsiq.gov.cn/SpecialTopics/EntryExitAnimalandPlantInspectionandQuarantine09/
ServiceGuide/PlantInspectionandQuarantine/LawsandRegs/200709/t20070903_37903.htm
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Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China
on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine.
http://english.aqsiq.gov.cn/SpecialTopics/EntryExitAnimalandPlantInspectionandQuarantine09
/ServiceGuide/PlantInspectionandQuarantine/LawsandRegs/200709/t20070905_38054.htm
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