Code of Practice Governing the Export of Fish and Aquatic Products to the European Union. Fisheries Administrative Order No. 227, series of 2008. Country/Territory Philippines Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Water Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Business/industry/corporations Fish products Fishery management and conservation Fishing area Processing/handling Local government Monitoring Protected fishing area Certification Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Registration Aquaculture Food quality control/food safety Internal trade International trade Classification/declassification Food waste Packaging/labelling Molluscs Public health Standards Transport/storage HACCP Potable water Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia Abstract This Code is promulgated to prescribe the procedures and guidelines for the implementation of the FAO No. 228, Series of 2008, to facilitate compliance therewith and achieve the objectives thereof. This Code set policies to ensure that all Philippine businesses producing fishery and aquatic products for export to the European Union meet the additional and specific hygiene rules imposed by EU for these products, including shellfish and that the implementation of procedures based on the Codex HACCP principles, together with the application of good hygiene practices at all stages of the supply and production chain, in line with national and EU requirements. The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), in co-operation with concerned LGU’s and national agencies, must have the responsibility and jurisdiction in the application of these rules and the inspection of all fisheries and aquatic businesses to which they apply. This Code consists of 8 Chapters as follow: Primary Production and Associated Operations(1); General Hygiene Requirements for Food and Aquatic Business Operators (2); Specific Requirements Concerning Fishery and Aquatic Products (3); Specific Requirements for Live Bivalve Molluscs for Export (4); Identification Marking (5); Food and Agriculture Organisation Fishery Catch Areas (6); EU Standards for Potable Water (7); Eu Member State and Territories (8). Full text English