ASSISTANCE TO WESTERN BALKAN COUNTRIES FOR IMPROVING COMPLIENCE TO INTERNATIONAL

STANDARDS ON AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH - Risk analysis Risk analysis 27/01/2014 – 31/01/2014 Zagreb, Croatia

IMPORT REQUIREMENTS IMPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR FOR AQUACULTURE AQUACULTURE

ANIMALS ANIMALS IN IN REPUBLIC OF REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIAMACEDONIA

Presenter: Biljana StrojmanovskaE-mail:bikonomova@fva.gov.mk

FOOD AND VETERINARY AGENCYFOOD AND VETERINARY AGENCY

IMPORT OF TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS IMPORT OF TERRESTRIAL ANIMALS AND AQUACULTURE ANIMALSAND AQUACULTURE ANIMALS

NATIONAL LEGISLATION FOR NATIONAL LEGISLATION FOR AQUACULTUREAQUACULTURE

LAWs:LAWs:

Law on Veterinary Health (OJ 113/07, 24/11, 136/11 & 123/12)

Law on Food Safety (OJ 145/10)

BOOK OF RULES RELEVANT FOR BOOK OF RULES RELEVANT FOR IMPORTIMPORT

Book of rules on the procedure for import and transit list of third countries from which imports and approved transit, the form and content of the veterinary health certificate or other documents accompanying consignments of live animals and aquaculture, products of animal origin and the method and procedure of inspection and control at import and transit of consignments of live animals, aquaculture and animal products (OJ 53/10, 86/10, 144/10, 27/11, 66/11, 72/11, 84/11, 95/11, 114/11, 168/11, 185/11, 4/12, 33/12, 45/12, 65/12, 86/12) – Commission Regulation EC 1251/2008

Book of rules on technical and technological requirements and procedures for approval of quarantine, period of quarantine, isolation facilities, duration of isolation and quarantine for different species of animals, duration of observation and tests to be made (OJ 88/10) – Commission Decision 2008/946/EC

PROCEDURE FOR IMPORTPROCEDURE FOR IMPORT

• Request for importForm, content, signature & submision

• Risk analysis

International trade & certification unit(evaluation of risk factors)

Country of export (disease status); Holding of origin

RASSF

IMPORT REQUIREMENTSIMPORT REQUIREMENTS

• Approved country,

Aquaculture animals intended for farming, relaying areas, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities shall only be imported into the RM from third countries, territories, zones or compartments listed in BoR.

APPROVAL FOR IMPORTAPPROVAL FOR IMPORT

• Issue a document for approval of import (import permit/ license)

• Check at border inspection postofficial veterinarian at BiP

Documentary check - compliance of the certificates, import permit, travel route, custom documentation,(CITES permit/certificate)

Identity check Physical check

CERTIFICATIONCERTIFICATION

COMMISSION REGULATION No 1251/2008

Consignments of aquaculture animals must be accompanied by an animal health certificate;

comply with the animal health requirements set out in the model certificate

MODELS OF HEALTH CERTIFICATESMODELS OF HEALTH CERTIFICATES

• animal health certificate for the import of aquaculture animals for farming, relaying, put and take fisheries and open ornamental facilities

• animal health certificate for the import of ornamental aquatic animals intended for closed ornamental facilities

• animal health certificate for transit/storage of live aquaculture animals, fish eggs and uneviscerated fish intended for human consumption

QUARANTINEQUARANTINE

Official veterinarian on animal health • 24 hour notification prior import,

• confirmation of the quarantine facility,

• Fulfillment of quarantine requirements,

• Duration of quarantine

• Diagnostic tests

IMPORT STATISTICSIMPORT STATISTICSTROUT /CARPTROUT /CARP

IMPORT STATISTICSIMPORT STATISTICS

PERSPECTIVESPERSPECTIVES

• IPA –EU project – RISK ANALYSIS

• Quarantine ???

Thank you!