Fishery Product Regulations (L.N. No. 40/1998). Country/Territory Eritrea Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Gazette of Eritrean Laws, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 56-89. Subject Food & nutrition, Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Landing Fishery management and conservation Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Fish products Processing/handling Authorization/permit Standards Inspection Packaging/labelling International trade Internal trade HACCP Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Least Developed Countries, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Entry into force notes This Regulation shall come into force on 25 May, 1998. Abstract These Regulations prescribe conditions and standards with respect to hygiene and quality in the production, processing, packing and placing on the market of fish products. The Regulations are divided into 6 Parts: Preliminary (I); Placing on the market of fishery products (II); Quality control and safety assurance (III); Competent authority (IV); Approval (V); Importation (VI); exportation (VII); Final provisions (VIII). Part II is subdivided into the following chapters: Fishing vessels (1); Requirements during and after landing (2); General conditions for plants on land (3); General conditions for handling fishery products on shore (4); Health control and monitoring of production conditions (5); Packaging (6); Identification marks (7); Storage and transport (8). Competent authorities are; the Fish Inspection and Quality Control Division of the Ministry of Fisheries, the Quality Development Unit, and the Quality Control Unit. Part V concerns the approval of processing plants. Quality control and safety assurance is carried out in accordance with principles laid down in article 24 and a HACCP program as provided for in Regulations No. 41 of 1998. (Completed by 3 Schedules containing model of health certificate (1); laying down microbiological recommended criteria (2); and laying down rules for an organoleptic check (3). Full text English References - Legislation Implements Fishery Product Proclamation (No. 105/1998). Legislation | Eritrea | 1998 Keyword: Fishing vessel, Landing, Fishery management and conservation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Fish products, Authorization/permit, International trade, Internal trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Regulations to amend the Fishery Product Regulations L.N. No. 40/1998 (L.N. No. 71/2003). Legislation | Eritrea | 2003 Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Research, Inspection, Fish products Source: FAO, FAOLEX