Introduction of Official Safety Control on Chinese Products of Animal Origin for Export & Import

1. Laws, Regulations and Standards on Import and Export Food Safety

1.1 Laws

1.1.1 Law of the People’s Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity
Inspection

1.1.2 Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine

1.1.3 Law of the People's Republic of China on Animal Disease Prevention

1.1.4 Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China

1.1.5 Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China

1.2 Regulations

1.2.1 Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine

1.2.2 Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection

1.2.3 Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Veterinary Medicine

1.2.4 Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Feeding Fodder

1.2.5 Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Pesticides

1.2.6 Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Breeding Stock and Poultry

1.3 Regulations of Ministry

1.3.1 Animal Disease Control

1.3.1.1 Control Measures for report on animal epidemic situation (issued by Ministry of Agriculture on Oct 20th, 1999)

1.3.1.2 Control Measures for Inspection and Quarantine of Live Birds Supplied to Hong Kong and Macao (Order of AQSIQ No.26)

1.3.1.3 Specifications on State Animal Epidemic Situation of report and Forecast

1.3.1.4 State Emergency Provision On Prevention and Cure of HPAI

1.3.1.5 Notification regarding of issuing 7 important epizootic control technical protocols including Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Control Technical Protocol (MOA [2002] No. 74)

1.3.2 Hygiene and Safety control on Processing of Meat, Aquatic product and honey for export and import

1.3.2.1 Control Measures for Inspection and Quarantine of Meat for entry-exit (AQSIQ Announcement No. 26, 2002)

1.3.2.2 Regulation on Drug Usage Control for Export Chicken

1.3.2.3 Inspection and Quarantine requirements for Export Chicken and Chicken Products

1.3.2.4 Inspection and Quarantine Administrative Measures for Entry and Exit Aquatic Products (AQSIQ Announcement No. 31, 2002)

1.3.2.5 Inspection and Quarantine Administrative Measures on honey and honey Products for export (CIQ Announcement No. 20)

1.3.3 Administration on Registration of Food Establishments for Export

1.3.3.1 Administrative Regulation of Sanitary Registration for Food processing Establishment for Export (AQSIQ Announcement No. 20)

1.3.3.2 Regulation on Administration of HACCP Management System Certification (CNCA Announcement No.3 2002)

1.3.3.3 Regulation for Administration of Domestic Manufacturers Regarding Food Export Registration in Foreign Countries (CNCA Announcement No.15,2002)

1.3.3.4 Administrative Measures of registration on farm of eels for export

1.3.4 Residue Monitoring

1.3.4.1 Administrative Regulations on detailed rules for implementation of Veterinary drugs

1.3.4.2 Administrative Regulations for implementation of Pesticide (MOA ORDER No.20)

1.3.4.3 Special Renovation Plan on Drug residues of aquatic products

1.3.4.4 Quality Control Guideline for Analysis of Residues

1.3.4.5 Notice on MRLs of veterinary drugs in the foods of animal

1.3.5 Pathogen Control

1.3.5.1 Circular Letter on the Implementation of National Standards of Fresh, Frozen
Poultry Products

1.3.5.2 Circular Letter on Further Strengthening Quality Controls of Exported Chicken Products

1.3.5.3 Emergency Circular on Further Strengthening AI Prevention and Identification

1.3.5.4 Circular Letter on Further Strengthening Quality Controls of the Import of Meat Products

1.3.5.5 Management of Quality Inspection, Supervision and Quarantine of the Import and Export of Meat Products

1.3.6 Sanitary Control in Processing and Storage of Foods for Export

1.3.6.1 Administrative Regulation of Sanitary Registration for Food processing Establishment for Export

1.3.6.2 Sanitation Criteria for Slaughtering and Processing Enterprises of meat Products, and etc.

1.3.6.3 Administrative measure of supervision on quality and safety of food Processing Enterprises

1.4 Standards

1.4.1 International Standards

1.4.1.1 Terrestrial Animal Health Code

1.4.1.2 Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals

1.4.1.3 Aquatic Animal Health Code

1.4.1.4 Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals

1.4.1.5 International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures

1.4.1.6 Relative standards of Codex Alimentarius Commission

1.4.2 Domestic standards (Some GB and SN)

1.4.2.1 GB 2707-1994 Hygiene standard for pork

1.4.2.1 GB 2710-1996 Hygienic standard for fresh (frozen) poultry

1.4.2.1 SN/T 0418—95 Rule for inspection of frozen rabbit meat for export

1.4.2.1 SN/T 0419—95 Rule for inspection of frozen chicken for export

1.4.2.1 SN/T 0384—95 Rule of the inspection of frozen prawn for export