Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for Wild Aquatic Products from Poland to China
I. Sanitary requirements
(I) Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine, Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine, Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, Regulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China;
(II) Measures for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety of the People's Republic of China, Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food of the People's Republic of China;
(III) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland on Inspection, Quarantine and Sanitary Requirements for Wild Aquatic Products Exported from Poland to China.
II. Scope of imported products
Wild aquatic products refer to wild aquatic animal products and their products for human consumption, excluding species listed in the Appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the List of Key Protected Wildlife in China, live aquatic animals and aquatic animal breeding materials.
III. Requirements for production enterprises
Production enterprises (including fishing vessels, processing vessels, transport vessels, processing enterprises, and independent cold storage) that export wild aquatic products to China should be approved by the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and be effectively supervised by it. The sanitary conditions of production enterprises should comply with the requirements of relevant food safety laws and regulations of China and Poland.
According to the relevant provisions of the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China" and its implementing regulations, the "Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine" and its implementing regulations, production enterprises that export wild aquatic products to China should be recommended by the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to the Chinese Customs for registration. Without registration, they are not allowed to export to China.
IV. Requirements for imported products
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland shall ensure that wild aquatic products exported to China meet the following conditions:
(i) They are legally caught in Polish or international waters and supervised by the High Seas Fisheries Inspectorate (MSFI);
(ii) The raw materials and products do not have the following problems:
1. Aquatic animal diseases related to the products of the Protocol listed in the "List of Animal Quarantine Diseases for Import into the People's Republic of China" and required to be reported by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) occur in Poland, causing or possibly infecting wild aquatic products exported to China;
2. Any major food safety incident occurs in Poland, which has affected or may affect wild aquatic products exported to China;
3. Wild aquatic products exported or to be exported from Poland to China seriously violate the laws and regulations of China and Poland and the provisions of the Protocol;
4. Major public health incidents occur in production and processing enterprises, such as employees infected with major infectious diseases, which have contaminated or may contaminate wild aquatic products exported to China and their packaging and transportation vehicles;
5. The fishing area is affected by pollutants, such as radioactive pollutants, which have contaminated or may contaminate wild 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 Poland are found after inspection by the competent authorities;
(iv) All wild aquatic products exported to China are hygienic, safe and suitable for human consumption after quarantine inspection by the competent authorities, and no pathological signs of infectious diseases and parasitic diseases are found, and no aquatic animal diseases that must be reported as listed in the "List of Animal Quarantine Diseases Entering the People's Republic of China" and stipulated by WOAH are found;
(v) The entire process of fishing, production and processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export shall comply with the relevant health requirements and traceability requirements of both parties. At the same time, it shall comply with the relevant safety and health requirements of the cold chain.
V. Certificate requirements
Each batch or container of wild aquatic products exported from Poland 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 Poland and the relevant provisions of the Protocol. The Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development should fill in the health certificate with the information of the production enterprises involved in the whole process from fishing, production and processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export.
The certificate shall be printed in at least Chinese, Polish and English (English and Polish are required languages when filling in the certificate). The format and content of the certificate must be approved by both parties in advance. The Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall promptly provide the certificate sample, official issuing agency seal and signing official handwriting to the Chinese Customs for filing. If there is any change, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland shall file it with the Chinese Customs at least one month before it takes effect.
VI. Packaging and Labeling Requirements
Wild aquatic products exported from Poland to China should have outer packaging and separate inner packaging. The inner and outer packaging should be new materials that meet international health standards and meet the requirements of preventing contamination by external factors.
The inner and outer packaging should have firm, clear and legible labels in Chinese, English or Chinese-Polish, including: product name and scientific name, specifications, production date, shelf life, batch number, storage conditions, production method (marine fishing, freshwater fishing), production area (marine fishing area, freshwater fishing country or region), all involved production enterprises (including fishing vessels, processing vessels, transport vessels, independent cold storage) name, registration number and address (specific to state/province/city), destination (must be marked as the People's Republic of China).
For wild aquatic products imported into China in pre-packaged form, the pre-packaged Chinese label should comply with China's import pre-packaged food label requirements.
VII. Other requirements
China Customs implements import inspection and quarantine on wild aquatic products imported into China.
For unqualified products, they will be returned, destroyed or otherwise handled in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations. For production enterprises with serious problems or repeated unqualified problems, China Customs will take measures to strengthen inspection and quarantine or suspend imports.
GACC
July 4, 2024
