In accordance with Chinese laws and regulations and the inspection, quarantine and sanitary requirements of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China（GACC）and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development of the Republic of Kiribati （MFMRD）on wild aquatic products imported from Kiribati to China, from now on, Kiribati wild aquatic products that meet the following requirements are allowed to be imported:
1. Basis for inspection and quarantine
(1) The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine, Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine, The Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, The Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, Regulation on the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China;
(2)Measures for the Administration of Food Safety for Import and Export, Regulations on the Registration Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food.
(3) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development of the Republic of Kiribati on Inspection, Quarantine and Sanitary Requirements of Wild Aquatic Products imported from Kiribati to China (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol).
2. Scope of imported products
Wild aquatic products refer to wild aquatic animal products and their products, algae and other Marine plant products and their products for human consumption, excluding species listed in the Appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the List of State Key Protected Wild Animals (LSKPWA), living aquatic animals and aquatic animal and plant reproduction materials.
3. Requirements of production enterprises
Production enterprises (including fishing vessels, processing vessels, transport vessels, independent cold storage, the same below) that export wild aquatic products to China shall be approved by the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development of the Republic of Kiribati (hereinafter referred to as the Kiribati side) and subject to its effective supervision. The food safety and sanitary conditions of the production enterprises shall comply with the requirements of the relevant food safety laws and regulations of China and Kiribati.
According to the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementing Regulations,The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine and its implementing Regulations, the production enterprises that export wild aquatic products to China shall be recommended by the Kiribati side to the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Chinese side) for registration. No export to China without registration.
4. Requirements for imported products
The Kiribati side shall ensure that the wild aquatic products exported to China meet the following conditions:
(1) Lawfully fished in Kiribati's exclusive Economic zone (Gilbert Islands, Phoenix Islands and Line Islands).
(2) Raw materials and products have not occurred the following problems:
①An aquatic animal disease in Kiribati that is listed in the List of Quarantine Diseases for the Animals Imported to the People's Republic of China and notifiable as prescribed by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) and is associated with the products of the Protocol causes wild aquatic products exported to China to be infected or likely to be infected;
②Any major food safety incident in Kiribati that has affected or may affect wild aquatic products exported to China;
③The wild aquatic products imported or planned to be exported from Kiribati to China seriously violate the laws and regulations of China and Kiribati and the provisions of the Protocol;
④Any major public health event occurs in the production enterprise, such as the infection of employees with major infectious diseases, which has contaminated or may contaminate wild aquatic products exported to China, their packaging and means of transport;
⑤The fishing area is affected by pollutants, such as radioactive pollutants, which have contaminated or may contaminate wild aquatic products imported into China.
(3) does not directly or indirectly use drugs or additives prohibited by both parties, according to the provisions of the use of drugs or additives restricted or permitted by both parties; No pathogenic microorganisms, toxic and harmful substances and foreign bodies listed in the laws and regulations of China and Kiribati were found after inspection by the competent authorities.
(4) All wild aquatic products exported to China are safe, hygienic and fit for human consumption after inspection and quarantine by the competent authorities, and no pathological indications of infectious or parasitic diseases have been found, and no notifiable aquatic animal diseases have been found as listed in the List of Quarantine Diseases for the Animals Imported to the People's Republic of China and as required by the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).
(5) The whole process of fishing, production and processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export meets the safety and health requirements and traceability requirements of the relevant aquatic products of both sides, and meets the relevant safety and health requirements of the cold chain.
5. Certificate requirements
Each batch or container of wild aquatic products exported to China shall be accompanied by at least one original health certificate certifying that the batch of products comply with the relevant laws and regulations of China and Kiribati on food safety and the relevant provisions of the Protocol. The Kiribati side shall complete the information of the production enterprises involved in the whole process of fishing, production and processing, packaging, storage, transportation, transit and export on the health certificate.
The certificate shall be printed in both Chinese and English (English is required when completing the certificate). The format and content of the certificate shall be approved by both sides in advance. The Kiribati side shall promptly provide the sample certificate, the seal of the official issuing authority and the handwriting of the signatory officer to the Chinese side for the record. If the content and format of the certificate sample, the seal of the official issuing authority and the handwriting of the signing officer are changed, the Kiribati side shall file a record with the Chinese side at least one month before the effective date.
6. Packaging and marking requirements
Wild aquatic products exported to China shall have outer packaging and separate inner packaging. The internal and external packaging should be new materials that meet international food safety standards and meet the requirements of preventing contamination by external factors.
The internal and external packaging shall have firm, clear and legible marks in both Chinese and English, indicating the following: Product name and scientific name, specifications, production date, batch number, warranty period and storage conditions, production method (seawater fishing, freshwater fishing), production region (Marine fishing area, freshwater fishing country or region), all production enterprises involved (including fishing vessels, processing vessels, transport vessels, independent cold storage) name, registration number and address (specific to the state/province/city), destination ( Must be marked as People's Republic of China).
For wild aquatic products exported to China in the form of prepackaging, the prepackaged Chinese labels shall comply with the requirements for the labels of imported prepackaged food in China.
7. Other requirements
The Chinese Customs shall conduct inspection and quarantine on imported wild aquatic products.
For non-conforming products, they will be returned, destroyed or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Chinese laws and regulations. For production enterprises with serious problems or repeated failures, China will take measures such as strengthening inspection and quarantine or suspending imports.
It is hereby announced.
General Administration of Customs
July 23, 2024