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CIN 2013/038 – Export of Pet Food to China
1. This customer information note is to inform exporters/agents that Defra, as the UK Central Competent Authority for trade in animals and animal products, is completing a questionnaire, in collaboration with industry, as the first stage in the process for seeking agreement for exports of pet food to China. 2. This Notice invites serious expressions [...]
CIN 2013/026 – EXPORT OF BREEDING PIGS TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – AMENDMENT TO GUIDANCE NOTES
1. The purpose of this customer information note is to inform exporters that the notes for guidance for the export of breeding pigs to the People’s Republic of China (200NFG) have been revised in accordance with current Chinese import protocol. For a detailed summary of the requirements please refer to the new NFG. 2. A [...]
CIN 2013/024 – EXPORT OF BREEDING PIGS TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – CERTIFICATION FOR PANDEMIC INFLUENZA A/H1N1/09
1. The purpose of this customer information note is to inform exporters that 200SUP supplementary certificate for the ‘Export of Breeding Pigs to the People’s Republic of China – Certification for Pandemic Influenza A/H1n1/09’ has been revised to exclude the requirement to certify that the area within 50km of the premises of origin have been [...]
EXPORTS TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF FISHERY PRODUCTS (DEAD FISH AND LIVE AQUATIC ANIMALS) FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION: TRANSITION TIME-TABLE FOR NEW AND AMENDED EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATES
Purpose This Customer Information Note (CIN) informs exporters about the timetable for transition from currently used certificates to the newly agreed or amended versions for export of fishery products to China. This information requires urgent attention to ensure uninterrupted ability to export successfully. The information below applies to all UK establishments handling live aquatic animals [...]
CIN 2012/60 – EXPORTS TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA OF FISHERY PRODUCTS (DEAD FISH AND LIVE AQUATIC ANIMALS) FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION – ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR EXPORT AND CERTIFICATION OF CONSIGNMENTS
Purpose This Customer Information Note (CIN) informs exporters about a number of new procedures and also changed procedures regarding the export of fishery products to China. Some of these procedures require urgent action to ensure uninterrupted ability to export successfully. The information below applies to all UK establishments handling live aquatic animals or raw and [...]
CIN 2012/52 – REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR EXPORTERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS TO CHINA
1. This Customer Information Note follows up on CIN 2012/50 issued on 17 September 2012. The purpose of this note is to inform industry that AQSIQ’s new on-line registration system for food and drink exporters is not working well. We understand from exporters and our embassy in Beijing that: • It is difficult to register [...]
CIN 2012/50 – REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR EXPORTERS OF FOOD PRODUCTS TO CHINA
1. This customer information note is to inform exporters/agents that China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has published a Notice requiring the registration with its Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of exporters and importers of food products to China. For this purpose, AQSIQ has published information on their website: http://ire.eciq.cn Please note [...]
OVS Note 2012/27 Bee Pollen and Propolis from China
This OVS Note was issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Therefore Defra cannot advise on its content. Please contact the FSA for further information. Tel: 020 7276 8018, email: imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk This letter is addressed to Border Inspection Posts and Chief Port Health Officers in England only. I am writing to let you know that the [...]
OVS Note 2012/19 Sampling of gelatine imports
Sampling and Testing of Gelatine Imports This OVS Note was issued by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Therefore Defra cannot advise on its content. Please contact the FSA for further information. Tel: 020 7276 8018, email: imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk This letter is addressed to Border Inspection Posts and Chief Port Health Officers in England only. We are [...]
CIN 2012/30 – Export of pig meat to the People’s Republic of China
1. This customer information note is to inform exporters that the following Export Health Certificate and detailed Notes for Guidance are now available for trade use: • 7006EHC – pig meat (excluding trotters, lungs, stomach and intestines) to the People’s Republic of China 7006EHC and NFG for pig meat (excluding trotters, lungs, stomach and intestines) [...]