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Ministerial Decree No. 165 validating the Regulation on the import of foodstuffs subject to state registration.

Country/Territory
Kazakhstan
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Milk/dairy products Ecological production/organic production Genetically modified organism (GMO) Certification Packaging/labelling Processing/handling
Geographical area
Aral Sea, Asia, Caspian Sea, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia
Entry into force notes
This Ministerial Decree enters into force six months from the date of its official publication.
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree addresses the import of foodstuffs subject to state registration, of which only samples necessary for registration testing may be imported prior to registration. Import of foodstuffs shall be authorized if accompanied by: (a) a food safety certificate issued by the exporter; and (b) an import authorization issued by the competent national authority. Import permits for foodstuffs subject to veterinary inspection shall be valid for 30 calendar days, while the import authorization for foodstuffs subject to sanitary and epidemiological inspection shall be valid for the duration of the import contract.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.government.kz

References - Legislation

Amended by

Ministerial Decree No. 88 amending Ministerial Decree No. 165 validating the Regulation on the import of foodstuffs subject to state registration.

Legislation | Kazakhstan | 2009

Keyword: Certification, Registration, Breastfeeding/infant food, Food additives, Genetically modified organism (GMO), Food quality control/food safety, Nutrition

Source: FAO, FAOLEX