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Order No. 453 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on veterinary inspection of hydrobionts, fish, sea food and fish products.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Fish products Inspection Processing/handling Transport/storage Internal trade International trade Authorization/permit Food quality control/food safety
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Order establishes organization of veterinary requirements for inspection of import, processing, storage, transportation and trade of imported and produced on the national territory hydrobionts, fish, sea food and fish products. Import, processing, storage and trade of imported products and export of the aforesaid products from the territory of the Russian Federation shall be permitted exclusively to economic entities that have passed veterinary inspection organized by the Russian Agricultural Supervision Service (Rosselhoznadzor). Import shall be carried out in accordance with written authorization issued by Chief State Sanitary Inspector. Import shall be authorized for live hydrobionts, live and frozen fish, fish products processed at authorized and certified enterprises of the exporting country and free of viruses, diseases and pathogenic micro-organisms.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.fishnews.ru

References - Legislation

Amended by

Order No. 133 amending Order No. 453 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on veterinary inspection of hydrobionts, fish, sea food and fish products.

Legislation | Russian Federation | 2010

Keyword: Fish products, Processing/handling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX