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Contents : www.food.gov.uk To: Interested Parties 27 June 2008 Reference: FIN 12/2008 Dear Sir or Madam PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM CHINA AMENDMENT TO COMMISSION DECISION 2002/994/EC REGARDING TESTING OF AQUACULTURE FISHERY PRODUCTS FOR RESIDUES OF MALACHITE GREEN & CRYSTAL VIOLET I am writing to let you know that the Commission has published Commission Decision 2008/463/EC which amends Decision 2002/994/EC and extends the protective measures with regard to aquaculture fishery products from China. From 1 July 2008 all consignments of aquaculture fishery products from China must be accompanied by a declaration of the Chinese competent authority stating that each consignment has been subjected before dispatch to a chemical test to detect the presence of malachite green and/or crystal violet and/or their metabolites. These measures are in addition to the existing ones already in place by Decision 2002/994/EC (as amended). However consignments of aquaculture fishery products that are not accompanied by the chemical test results may for a period of no more than six weeks enter the EU providing they undergo tests to detect the presence of malachite green and/or crystal violet and/or their metabolites at the point of entry. Where test results either accompanying consignments of aquaculture fishery products or carried out during the transitional period at ports show the products to be noncompliant i.e. detect the presence of malachite green and crystal violet and their metabolites then appropriate enforcement action would be taken. Commission Decision 2008/463/EC was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 June 2008 can be accessed on the Commission s website at http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do uri OJ:L:2008:160:0034:0035:EN:PDF Please note that this is a PDF file in Acrobat and to access it you will need to have Adobe Acrobat. The advice contained in this letter should not be taken as an authoritative statement of the law or its interpretation. The opinion of your Home Authority or other enforcement Room 315B Aviation House 125 Kingsway London WC2B 6NH Tel: 020 7276 8018 Fax: 020 7276 8024 E-mail: imported.food@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk authorities may differ. Only the courts can decide whether in particular circumstances an offence has been committed. I hope that this is helpful but if you need any further information please let me know. The Agency s imports section on our website can be found at http://www.food.gov.uk/imports Importers may also register for the Agency s on-line Guidance and Regulatory Advice on Import Legislation system (GRAIL) by following this link: https://grail.foodapps.co.uk/grail/general/home.aspx Yours sincerely Ian Grist Imported Food Branch Enforcement Support Division 2

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