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Circular of the Ministry of Transportation on Further Strengthening the Management of Wildlife Transportation in accordance with the Law.

Country/Territory
China
Document type
Miscellaneous
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Wild species & ecosystems, General
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Public health Inspection Transport/storage Enforcement/compliance Biosafety Biosecurity Wild fauna Wildlife products Protection of environment Protection of species Endangered species Quarantine
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

In accordance with the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to Comprehensively Prohibit the Illegal Trade of Wild Animals, Break the Bad Habit of Excessive Consumption of Wild Animals, and Effectively Secure the Life and Health of the People and relevant laws and regulations on wildlife protection, the Circular specifies the responsibilities, real name registration, safety inspection requirements of the shipper and the carrier, and specifies that if the road and waterway transport operators find illegal transport of wildlife and its products in the inspection, they shall timely report to the competent wildlife protection authorities and animal health supervision agencies. If the competent transportation authorities find illegal transportation of wild animals and their products in the process of law enforcement, they shall order rectification.

Full text
Chinese
Website
www.gov.cn

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Implements

Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to Comprehensively Prohibit the Illegal Trade of Wild Animals, Break the Bad Habit of Excessive Consumption of Wild Animals, and Effectively Secure the Life and Health of the People.

Legislation | China | 2020

Keyword: Public health, Inspection, Offences/penalties, International trade, Internal trade, Transport/storage, Enforcement/compliance, Biosafety, Biosecurity, Authorization/permit, Food quality control/food safety, Wild fauna, Wildlife products, Protection of environment, Protection of species, Endangered species, Quarantine

Source: FAO, FAOLEX