Animal Importation and Quarantine Act (CAP. 201). Country/Territory Vanuatu Document type Legislation Date 1988 (2006) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Laws of the Republic of Vanuatu, Consolidated Edition of 2006. Long titleAn Act to make provisions for the regulation and control of the importation of animals, animal products and biological products into Vanuatu, and for matters connected therewith. Subject Livestock, Food & nutrition Keyword Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Animal health Quarantine Inspection International trade Drugs Animal feed/feedstuffs Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Least Developed Countries, Melanesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract The Act regulates the importation of animals, animal products and biological products into Vanuatu. "Biological products" means any substance, chemical, organism or micro-organism having a biological effect on animals or their products, and includes drugs and other remedies, hormones, antibiotics, growth promotants, fungi, bacteria, viruses or parasites capable of causing any disease in animals. Importation or introduction of any animal, animal products, biological product or any related article into Vanuatu requires a permit. The Act specifies requirements regarding necessary importation documents. No person shall import into Vanuatu, any biological product, if it is prescribed by the Minister as a prohibited product. The Minister may, for purposes of preventing the introduction, make Orders prohibiting the landing of animals or any animal product, biological product, related article or of carcasses, fodder, litter, dung or other thing brought from any specified country. Full text English Website www.paclii.org References - Legislation Implemented by Animal Importation and Quarantine Regulations (Cap. 201). Legislation | Vanuatu | 1994 (2006) Keyword: Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Food quality control/food safety, Inspection, International trade, Classification/declassification, Offences/penalties, Animal health, Quarantine, Ecological production/organic production, Institution, Drugs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Animal Importation and Quarantine (Amendment) Act (No. 45 of 1989). Legislation | Vanuatu | 1989 Keyword: International trade, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs Source: FAO, FAOLEX Animal Importation and Quarantine (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 37 of 2014). Legislation | Vanuatu | 2014 Keyword: International trade, Animal health, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX