Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Aquaculture Products from Solomon Islands to China
I. Inspection and Quarantine Basis
(I) "Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine" and its implementing regulations, "Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection" and its implementing regulations, "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" and its implementing regulations;
(II) "Measures for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety of the People's Republic of China" and "Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Foods of the People's Republic of China";
(III) "Protocol on Inspection, Quarantine and Sanitation Requirements for Farmed Aquatic Products Exported from the Solomon Islands to China between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Health and Medical Services of the Solomon Islands".
II. Scope of imported products
Aquaculture products refer to aquatic animal products and their products, algae and other marine plant products and their products that are artificially cultivated for human consumption. They do not include species listed in the appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China, live aquatic animals and aquatic plant propagation materials, and do not include species listed in the Solomon Islands Wildlife Protection and Management Law, live aquatic animals and aquatic plant propagation materials.
III. Requirements for production enterprises
Production and processing enterprises and farms that export aquaculture products to China should be approved by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services and be effectively supervised by it. The food safety and sanitation conditions of production and processing enterprises should comply with the requirements of relevant food safety laws and regulations of China and Solomon.
According to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementing regulations and the Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementing regulations, production and processing enterprises that export aquaculture products to China should be recommended by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services to the Chinese Customs for registration. Without registration, they shall not export to China. To export aquaculture products to China, quarantine approval should be obtained in advance and the Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit should be obtained.
IV. Requirements for imported products
The Solomon Islands Department of Health and Medical Services shall ensure that farmed aquatic products exported to China meet the following conditions:
(i) Farmed in domestic waters;
(ii) The raw materials and products do not have the following problems:
1. Aquatic animal diseases listed in the "List of Diseases for Animal Quarantine for Entry into the People's Republic of China" (hereinafter referred to as the "Disease List") and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) that must be reported and are related to the "Protocol" products have occurred in Solomon Islands, causing farmed aquatic products exported to China to be infected or may be infected;
2. Any major food safety incidents have occurred in Solomon Islands, which have affected or may affect farmed aquatic products exported to China;
3. Farmed aquatic products exported or to be exported to China by Solomon Islands seriously violate the laws and regulations of China and Solomon Islands and the provisions of the "Protocol";
4. Major public health incidents have occurred in production and processing enterprises, such as employees infected with major infectious diseases, which have contaminated or may contaminate farmed aquatic products exported to China and their packaging and transportation vehicles;
5. The breeding area has been affected by pollutants, such as radioactive pollutants, which have contaminated or may contaminate farmed aquatic products exported to China.
(iii) No drugs or additives prohibited by either party are used directly or indirectly, and drugs or additives restricted or permitted by either party are used as required; no pathogenic microorganisms, toxic and harmful substances and foreign matter listed in the laws and regulations of China and Solomon are found after inspection by the competent authorities;
(iv) All farmed aquatic products exported to China are safe, hygienic and suitable for human consumption after inspection and quarantine by the competent authorities, and no pathological signs of infectious and parasitic diseases are found, and no aquatic animal diseases that must be reported as listed in the Disease List and stipulated by WOAH are found;
(v) The entire process of farming, production, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export shall comply with the relevant safety and sanitation requirements and traceability requirements of both parties for aquatic products, and also comply with the relevant safety and sanitation requirements of the cold chain.
V. Certificate requirements
Each batch or container of farmed aquatic products exported by Solomon to China shall be accompanied by at least one original health certificate to prove that the batch of products complies with the relevant laws and regulations on food safety of China and Solomon and the relevant provisions of the Protocol. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services of the Solomon Islands shall complete the information of the production and processing enterprises involved in the whole process of breeding, production and processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export on the health certificate.
The certificate shall be printed in at least Chinese and English (English is the required language when filling in the certificate). The format and content of the certificate shall be approved by both parties in advance. The Ministry of Health and Medical Services of the Solomon Islands shall promptly provide the certificate sample, the official issuing agency seal and the handwriting of the signing official to the Chinese Customs for filing. If there are any changes in the content and format of the certificate sample, the official issuing agency seal and the handwriting of the signing official, the Ministry of Health and Medical Services of the Solomon Islands shall file with the Chinese Customs at least one month before the effective date.
VI. Other requirements
The Chinese Customs shall implement inspection and quarantine on imported farmed aquatic products.
For unqualified products, they will be returned, destroyed or otherwise handled in accordance with the provisions of Chinese laws and regulations. For production enterprises with serious problems or repeated unqualified problems, the Chinese Customs will take measures such as strengthening inspection and quarantine or suspending imports.
GACC
August 7, 2024
Catalogue of Aquaculture Products Exported From Solomon Islands to China
|
Serial Number |
English Product Name |
Latin name |
Outline |
Order |
Division |
Genus |
Kind |
Production Methods (Wild or Aquaculture) |
Living Waters (Sea or Fresh Water) |
|
1 |
Kappaphycus longicornis |
Kappaphycus alvarezii |
Rhodophyceae |
Caulissauria |
Rhodophyceae |
Kappaphycus genus |
Kappaphycus longicornis |
Aquaculture |
Seawater |
Note: The types of aquaculture Products in this table may be added or deleted upon confirmation by both parties through formal letters.
