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Ministerial Decree No.277 of 2001 on Fisheries in freshwater, brackish water and sea water subject to sovereignty of the State.

Country/Territory
United Arab Emirates
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Fisheries
Keyword
Aquaculture Protection of environment Monitoring Inspection Transport/storage Public health Data collection/reporting Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force a month after its publication in the Official Gazette.
Abstract

This Decree consisting of 8 articles aims at establishing a work team at the Ministry of Environment and Water with the main tasks of (i) inspecting the fish farms to ensure that they comply with the parameters and conditions relating to health and technical aspects; (ii) check that the fish farms comply with the technical criteria relating to the preservation and storage of food, the veterinary drugs used for cultivation, conservation in cold stores, etc; (iii) verification of possession of the necessary registers for production and food products; (iv) execution of tests on samples on the production facilities and on the products; and (v) control over aspects of environmental protection. The president of the work team must agree on the inspections with the General Secretariat of Municipalities. Articles 4, 5 and 6 set out the tasks of the team work chairman in relation to fish farm inspection reports.

Full text
Arabic
Website
elaws.moj.gov.ae