Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A83: Certification requirement
Date when the measure came into force: 08 March 2012
Publication where the measure is specified: Government Notice No. 27 of 2012
Regulation where the measure is specified: Fisheries and Marine Resources (Import of Fish and Fish Products) Regulations 2012
Country/Region applying the measure: Mauritius
The rationale of the measure: No specific objective stated
Coded list of objectives: X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure: 7. The consignment shall be accompanied by a health certificate stating that –
(a) the product is fit for human consumption;
(b) the fish or fish product has been produced, caught, handled, processed, packaged, labelled, stored and transported under sanitary and hygienic standards as spelt out in the Codex Alimentarius – General Principles of Food Hygiene and the Code of Practice for Fish and Fishery Products (CAC/RCP 52-2003, Rev).
Reference of the measure: Second Schedule; para. 7
Measure also domestic: No

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
PG: 16	Fish products and fresh or chilled fish	No

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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