Procedure for the Import of Live Fish. País/Territorio Israel Tipo de documento Miscelanea Fecha 2018 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Pesca Palabra clave Comercio internacional Productos pesqueros Certificación Cuarentena Cuestiones de procedimiento Área geográphica Asia, Europa y Central Asia, Mediterráneo, Medio Oriente, Asia Occidental Entry into force notes This procedure enters into force immediately. Resumen This document, developed by the Veterinary Services and Animal Health at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, aims at detailing the process of import, from the examination of the import application by the Import\Export department in the Veterinary Services to the validation check of the Veterinarian Health certificate before and during the fish arrival in Israel, including the examination of the fish in the checkpoint of the import harbor and the release of fish and/or the transfer of the fish into a quarantine facility. It establishes that (i) the import of fish to Israel it is permitted only with an import certificate from the Director of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; (ii) there are two types of import license (a) for tropical ornamental fish (quarantine time is not mandatory); and (b) for cold water fish or edible fish (quarantine time is mandatory); (iii) complete fish release from the harbor depends on the approval of an inspector or a State Veterinarian in the import checkpoint. The procedures regard also (i) fFish deliver to a quarantine facility and the means of their release, including quarantine conditions, special instruction for cold water fish, obligation to execute examinations, and measurements and recording. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.moag.gov.il