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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/397",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision of 26 May 2009 approving on behalf of the European Community certain amendments to Annex V to the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Canada on sanitary measures to protect public and animal health in respect of trade in live animals and animal products (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/397/EC)",
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  "path": "annex/appendix/II",
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  "number": "II",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "11.\nFishery products and live bivalve molluscs\nCommodity\nEC Exports to Canada\nCanada Exports to EC\nTrade conditions\nEquivalence\nSpecial conditions\nAction\nTrade conditions\nEquivalence\nSpecial conditions\nAction\nEC standards\nCanadian standards\nCanadian standards\nEC standards\nAnimal health\n1.\nLive aquaculture animals and products destined for human consumption or aquaculture\n2.\nDead eviscerated fish for human consumption\n3.\nDead non-eviscerated products for human consumption\n4.\nLive fish eggs for aquaculture\n5.\nLive fish for aquaculture (include finfish, molluscs, crustacean and other invertebrates)\nDirective 2006/88/EC\nFish Health Protection Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c.F-14\n1.\nNE\n2.\nYes 2\n3.\nNE\n4.\nNE\n5.\nNE\nFish health certificate issued by an official body\nFish Health Protection Regulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14\nDirective 2006/88/EC\nDecisions 2003/858/EC 2003/804/EC 2006/656/EC\nRegulation (EC) No 1251/2008\nRegulations (EC) No 2074/2005, (EC) No 1250/2008\n1.\nNE\n2.\nYes 2\n3.\nNE\n4.\nNE\n5.\nNE\nOfficial health certificate\nPublic health\n—\nFish and fishery products for human consumption\nRegulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2073/2005\nFish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12\nFood and Drugs Act and Regulations\nConsumer Packaging and Labelling Regulations (if packaged for retail sale\nYes 1\nSmoked fish packed in hermetically sealed containers that are not frozen, must contain a salt level not less than 9 % (water phase method).\nThe 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.\nFish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12\nRegulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2073/2005\nDecision 2005/290/EC\nYes 1\nFootnote B (I)\nThe 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.\nHealth Canada to be requested to review the smoked fish regulations on priority basis\n—\nLive bivalve molluscs for human consumption, including echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods\nRegulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004\nFish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Inspection Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12 Food and Drugs Act and Regulations\nYes 2\nFootnote C (ii)\nEC to supply a list of approved dispatch centres EC requests Canada to review contaminants limits to assess equivalency\nFish Inspection Regulations made under the Fish Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. F-12\nManagement of Contaminated Fisheries\nRegulations made under the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14\nRegulations (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004, (EC) No 854/2004, (EC) No 2074/2005\nYes 2\nFootnote C (ii)\nOfficial certificate\nEvaluate the equivalency of bacteriological quality based on growing waters vs shellfish flesh\nCanada to supply a list of approved processing plants",
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