Imports - OVS Note 08/33
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De-listing of Fiji for imports of fishery products
This letter is addressed to Border Inspection posts in England only.
I am writing further to my letter to you of 14 February, reference OVS/2008/12, which alerted BIPs that the EU Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health (SCoFCAH) was considering de-listing Fiji for the export of fishery products to the EU.
I can now inform you that Commission Regulation 439/2008 was published in the Official Journal on 22 May 2008 and removes Fiji from the List of approved countries in Annex II of Commission Regulation 2076/2005 (as amended). Commission Regulation 439/2008 comes into force on 25 May 2008.
However, you should also note that Article 2 of Commission Regulation 439/2008 allows for a transitional period for imports of fishery products produced and certified before 25 May 2008, for a period not exceeding 6 weeks from then.
Commission Regulation 439/2008 can be accessed on the Commission’s website -
Please note that this is a PDF file in Acrobat and to access it you will need to have Adobe Acrobat.
When Regulation 439/2008 takes effect, Fiji will no longer be one of the List II countries with which Member States can have a bilateral agreement for the import of fishery products. The Agency will arrange for the bilateral agreement to end as set out in paragraph (5) of the preamble to the Regulation.
We have removed from our website the list of approved establishments in Fiji for imports of fishery products, but for your use until the end of the transitional period, I attach these details as an Annex to this letter.
The advice contained in this letter should not be taken as an authoritative statement of the law or its interpretation. Only the courts can decide whether in particular circumstances an offence has been committed.
I hope that this is helpful but if you need any further information please let me know. The Agency’s imports section on our website can be found at http://www.food.gov.uk/imports
Port Health Authorities may also register for the Agency’s on-line Guidance and Regulatory Advice on Import Legislation system (GRAIL).
Yours sincerely
Mary Heaton
Imported Food Branch
Enforcement Support Division
Annex
List of approved establishments in Fiji from which the import of fishery products into the UK is authorised for human consumption under bilateral arrangement.
Accreditation No. |
Establishment – Town |
Region (State/Province) |
FCE 06875 |
Pacific Fishing Company Ltd, |
Eastern Division |
FJ 001 |
Fiji Fish Marketing Group, Queens Road, |
Central Division |
FJ 003 |
Celtrock Holdings Ltd, Muaiwalu Wharf, Walu Bay, P.O.Box 13968, SUVA. |
Central Division |
FJ 004 |
Tri Pacific Marine Ltd, Wailada Industrial Subdivision, Lami, Fiji Islands. |
Central Division |
FJ 005 |
Trans Pacific Seafood (Fiji) Pty Ltd, 72 Royal Palu Road, Navutu Subdivision |
Western Division |
FJ 006 |
Golden Ocean Fish Ltd.33, Freeston Road, Walu Bay, GPO Box 13596, Suva, Fiji Islands. |
Central Division |
Page published:
30 May, 2008