Dear Panya Suwan,
The regulations covering seafood to be imported into the EU are several and
complex.
You need to contact the "competent authority" in Thailand, who I expect are
the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Department of Fisheries. They
should be able to help you in the first instance.
You need to ensure that the establishment that has processed the fish you
are exporting is on the EU-approved list. The list is available here:
http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/sanco/vets/info/data/listes/11th.pdf
<http://forum.europa.eu.int/irc/sanco/vets/info/data/listes/11th.pdf> .
You also need to get in touch with the importer in the EU member state. The
importer will probably have some experience already - if not, he should get
in touch with the local authorities, in particular the officials (Official
Fish Inspectors) at the Border Inspection Post (BIP) through which the
fishery products will be imported. They usually are happy to give advice on
the products, packaging, labelling and accompanying paperwork, as well as
Customs tarriffs. If anything is wrong with the consignment or the
paperwork, the consignment will be rejected at the BIP and returned to you.
Although aimed at the authorities rather than the exporter, this "Third
Country Guide" produced by DG Sanco (the EU Health and Consumer Protection
Directorate General) is worth a read:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fvo/pdf/guide_thirdcountries_en.pdf
<http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/fvo/pdf/guide_thirdcountries_en.pdf>
Meanwhile, this is where you can find the Commission Decision 94/325/EC,
including amendments, laying down special conditions governing fishery
imports originating in Thailand:
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/consleg/pdf/1994/en_1994D0325_do_001.pdf
<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/consleg/pdf/1994/en_1994D0325_do_001.pdf>
.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Ivan Bartolo
Food Standards Officer
Sea Fish Industry Authority
Tel: 01482 327837
Fax: 01482 223310
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From: Panya Suwan [mailto:panyas@ksc15.th.com]
Sent: 07 November 2005 13:51
To: seafood@ucdavis.edu
Subject: EU : Regulation[Scanned(SUS_Server)]
Dear Member
If someone know the details of the regulation & standard for
exporting seafoods (Frozen & Cooked Shrimp , Frozen fish etc) to EU. member,
what should I should do.
I am in THAILAND.
Thanks & Regards.
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