Exporting to the EU - Resources for US Seafood Industry

Guidelines on exporting seafood to the European Union (EU) (2008)* 35 p.

U.S. agencies involved with exporting seafood to the 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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