Appendix II
United Kingdom
11.
Fishery products and live bivalve molluscs
| Commodity | EC Exports to Canada | Canada Exports to EC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trade conditions | Equivalence | Special conditions | Action | Trade conditions | Equivalence | Special conditions | Action | |||
| EC standards | Canadian standards | Canadian standards | EC standards | |||||||
| Animal health | ||||||||||
| 1. Live aquaculture animals and products destined for human consumption or aquaculture 2. Dead eviscerated fish for human consumption 3. Dead non-eviscerated products for human consumption 4. Live fish eggs for aquaculture 5. Live fish for aquaculture (include finfish, molluscs, crustacean and other invertebrates) | Directive 2006/88/EC | Fish Health Protection Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.F-14 | 1. NE 2. Yes 2 3. NE 4. NE 5. NE | Fish health certificate issued by an official body | Fish Health Protection Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 | Directive 2006/88/EC Decisions 2003/858/EC 2003/804/EC 2006/656/EC Regulation (EC) No 1251/2008 Regulations (EC) No 2074/2005, (EC) No 1250/2008 | 1. NE 2. Yes 2 3. NE 4. NE 5. NE | Official health certificate | ||
| Public health | ||||||||||
| — Fish and fishery products for human consumption | Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2073/2005 | Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations Consumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations (if packaged for retail sale | Yes 1 | Smoked fish packed in hermetically sealed containers that are not frozen, must contain a salt level not less than 9 % (water phase method). The Canadian and EC systems are deemed to provide an equivalent level of protection with respect to microbiological requirements. However, the microbiological criteria used by Canada and the EC for end product monitoring differ in some aspects. For exported products it is the responsibility of the exporter to assure their products meet the criteria of the importing country. | Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 | Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2073/2005 Decision 2005/290/EC | Yes 1 | Footnote B (I) The Canadian and EC systems are deemed to provide an equivalent level of protection with respect to microbiological requirements. However, the microbiological criteria used by Canada and the EC for end product monitoring differ in some aspects. For exported products it is the responsibility of the exporter to assure their products meet the criteria of the importing country. | Health Canada to be requested to review the smoked fish regulations on priority basis | |
| — Live bivalve molluscs for human consumption, including echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods | Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004 | Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations | Yes 2 | Footnote C (ii) | EC to supply a list of approved dispatch centres EC requests Canada to review contaminants limits to assess equivalency | Fish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Management of Contaminated Fisheries Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14 | Regulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2074/2005 | Yes 2 | Footnote C (ii) Official certificate | Evaluate the equivalency of bacteriological quality based on growing waters vs shellfish flesh Canada to supply a list of approved processing plants |