Exporting to the EU - Resources for US Seafood Industry

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U.S. agencies involved with exporting seafood to the European Union (EU):

FDA:        Food and Drug Administration - European Union Export Certificates for Fishery/Aquaculture Products and Live Molluscan                Shellfish 
               Food and Drug Administration - Export Certificates, Guidance for Industry 
               Food and Drug Administration - European Union  Export Certificate Lists 

NOAA:     National Mairne Fisheries Service, Seafood Inspection Program  
               National Marine Fisheries Service, How to Export Seafood to the European Union by Stéphane Vrignaud August 2002* 23 p. 
               National Marine Fisheries Service, Trade and Commercial Services   

USDA:     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
                    Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA Export Requirements for the European Union

Health Certificate Information:  

Product Official Journal Reference Model from the Official Journal US Issuing Agency Title Comments
Live Animals
Live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods 96/333/EC, L127/35-37 Annex I* FDA/ NOAA Health Certificate pertaining to live bivalve molluscs, as well as echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods intended for direct human consumption in the European Community Health Certificate extended by 2004/41/EC Article 4.3
Molluscs 2003/804/EC, L302/27 Annex II* APHIS/ NOAA Animal Health Certificate for the importation into the European Community of (live molluscs, eggs, and gametes for futher growth, fattening or relaying) (live molluscs for human consumption)  
Fish 2003/858/EC, L324/43 Annex II* APHIS/ NOAA Animal Health Certificate for the importation of (live fish, eggs and gametes for farming) (live fish of aquaculture origin for the purpose of (human consumption) (restocking of put and take fisheries)) into the European Community  
Fish and Fishery Products
Fish products 2003/858/EC, L324/50 Annex IV* APHIS/ NOAA Animal Health Certificate for the importation of fish products of aquaculture origin into the European Community for further processing before human consumption  
Fish products 2003/858/EC, L324/52 Annex V* APHIS/ NOAA Animal Health Certificate for the importation of fish products of aquaculture origin into the European Community for immediate human consumption  
Fishery and aquaculture products 2006/200/EC Annex* FDA/ NOAA Health Certificate for fishery and aquaculture products intended for export to the European Community  

Source:  EU-25 Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Update, EU Certification Guide - Update, 2006 by Gerda Vandercammen, Mary Kate Francis, GAIN Report Number: E36071  

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