Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for the Wild Aquatic Products of Sri Lanka
I. Basis for inspection and quarantine
(1) The Import and Export Animal and Plant Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China, the Implementation Regulations of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Implementation Regulations of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Implementation Regulations of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China;
(2) The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety and the Provisions of the People's Republic of China for the Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Food;
(3) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Fisheries of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on Inspection, Quarantine and Veterinary Health Requirements of Sri Lankan Wild aquatic Products exported to China (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol).
2. Scope of imported products
Wild aquatic animal products and their products intended for human consumption do not include species listed in the Appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the List of Wildlife under Key State Protection of China (LSKPWA), living aquatic animals and aquatic animal and plant breeding materials.
3. Requirements of production enterprises
Production enterprises exporting wild aquatic products to China (including fishing vessels, processing vessels, transport vessels, processing enterprises, independent cold storage) shall be approved by the Sri Lankan authorities and subject to their effective supervision. The sanitary conditions of the production enterprises shall comply with the requirements of the relevant veterinary health and public health laws and regulations of China and Sri Lanka.
According to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the Implementation Regulations of the Import and Export Animal and Plant Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China, the production enterprises that export wild aquatic products to China shall be recommended for registration by the Ministry of Fisheries of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as Sri Lanka) to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as China). No export to China without registration.
4. Requirements for imported products
Sri Lanka shall ensure that wild aquatic products exported to China meet the following conditions:
(a) Lawfully harvested in Sri Lankan national or international waters.
(b) Raw materials and products are not in the areas covered by the following issues:
1. The occurrence in Sri Lanka of a notifiable aquatic animal disease listed in the Catalogue of Imported Animal Quarantine Diseases of the People's Republic of China and a notifiable aquatic animal disease as prescribed by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), which has infected or may infect wild aquatic products imported into China;
2. Major food safety incidents have occurred in Sri Lanka, which have affected or may affect wild aquatic products exported to China;
3. Sri Lanka has exported or intends to export wild aquatic products to China in serious violation of the laws and regulations of China and Sri Lanka and the provisions of the Protocol;
4. A major public health event occurs in the production enterprise, such as the infection of employees with major infectious diseases, which has contaminated or may contaminate wild aquatic products exported to China, their packaging and means of transport;
5. The fishing area is affected by pollutants, such as radioactive pollutants, which have contaminated or may contaminate wild aquatic products imported into China.
(C) does not directly or indirectly use drugs or additives prohibited by both parties, according to the provisions of the use of drugs or additives restricted or permitted by both parties; No pathogenic microorganisms, toxic and harmful substances and foreign bodies listed in the laws and regulations of China and Sri Lanka were found after inspection by the competent authorities.
(4) After inspection and quarantine by the competent authorities, all wild aquatic products imported into China are hygienic, safe and fit for human consumption, and no pathological indications of infectious or parasitic diseases have been found, and no aquatic animal diseases listed in the List of Epidemic Diseases of Entry Animal Quarantine of the People's Republic of China and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) have been found.
(5) The whole process of fishing, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export shall meet the relevant health requirements and traceability requirements of the two sides, as well as the relevant safety and health requirements of the cold chain.
5. Certificate requirements
Each container of wild aquatic products exported from Sri Lanka to China shall be accompanied by at least one original health certificate certifying that the products comply with the veterinary and public health laws and regulations of China and Sri Lanka and the relevant provisions of the Protocol. The Sri Lankan side shall complete the information of the production enterprises involved in the whole process of fishing, processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export on the health certificate, including the names and registration numbers of fishing vessels, processing vessels, transport vessels, processing plants and independent cold storage, and shall not omit the information of the production enterprises involved in any of the above links.
The certificate is printed in both Chinese and English (English is required when completing the certificate). The format and content of the certificate shall be approved by both parties in advance. The Sri Lankan side shall promptly provide the sample of the health certificate, the official seal and the handwriting style of the signatory officer to China for record. If there is any change, the Sri Lankan side shall file it with China at least one month before it becomes effective.
6. Packaging and marking requirements
Sri Lanka's wild aquatic products exported to China shall have outer packaging and separate inner packaging. The internal and external packaging should be new materials that meet international health standards and meet the requirements of preventing pollution by external factors.
The internal and external packaging should be affixed with labels in Chinese and English or Chinese Sinhalese, including: product name and scientific name, specifications, production date, shelf life, lot number, storage conditions, production method (wild fishing), name and registration number of the production enterprise, production region and address of the production enterprise (specific to the state/province/city), destination (marked as the People's Republic of China).
For wild aquatic products exported to China in the form of pre-packaging, the pre-packaged Chinese labels shall comply with the requirements for the labels of imported pre-packaged food in China.
7. Other requirements
The Chinese customs has conducted import inspection and quarantine on Sri Lankan wild aquatic products exported to China.
Non-conforming products will be returned, destroyed or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations. For production enterprises with serious problems or repeated failures, China will take measures such as strengthening inspection and quarantine or suspending imports.
It is hereby announced.
GACC
Nov. 13, 2023
