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Ministerial Decision No.312/2014 issuing the Organizational Regulations for Fish Markets.

Country/Territory
Oman
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Fisheries
Keyword
Fish products Processing/handling Hygiene/sanitary procedures Inspection Authorization/permit Certification Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Asia, Indian Ocean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia
Entry into force notes
This Decision enters into force 4 months after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Regulation, consisting of 45 articles, aims at: organizing fish markets and related controls; regulating fish and fish products trading; providing fish and fish products in the markets; and encouraging the free competition in the fish trading avoiding the monopoly, in coordination with the competent authorities. It establishes that: the fish trading is allowed only in places established by the market management; farmed and imported fish and fish products can be traded after obtaining a permit and specifying some required information; trading in fish and fish product needs a medical certificate from the competent authority to ensure absence of infectious diseases. The Regulation deals also with licenses, rules of issuing and duration, duties of the licensed people.

Full text
Arabic
Website
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