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National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No. 5 of 2008)

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Compulsory Specification for Canned Fish, Canned Marine Molluscs and Canned Crustaceans and Products derived therefrom (VC8014)

Annexures

Annex C

C.1 Health Guarantees for Imported Fish and Fishery Products regulated under the NRCS

 

(On Authority's Official Letterhead) Reference No.

 

 

Country of dispatch:

 

Competent Authority:

 

Inspection Authority:

 

I. Identification of products

 

True description of product:

 

- Scientific name: ...........................................................................................

 

- Presentation of product and type of treatment: ...........................................

 

Batch Identification Marks/Code/s Type and Manner of Packaging:

 

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Number of  Packages/Units ...........................................................................

 

Net weight ....................................................................................................

 

Gross weight .................................................................................................

 

Temperature: —

 

Chilled ...............Frozen .....................Ambient....................

 

 

II.        Origin of Products

 

Name and address of approved factories/establishments/facilities

 

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Approval number: ........................................................................................

 

Place of loading/dispatch: ............................................................................

 

 

III. Destination of products:

 

Country of destination: .................................................................................

 

Port of entry .................................................................................................

 

Transport details: ....................................... Sea Freight/Air freight/Other

 

Container number/Flight details: ..................................................................

 

Seal number/air waybill number: ..................................................................

 

Consignor name and address: ........................................................................

 

IV.        Health attestation

 

The official inspector hereby certifies that:

 

1. The fish and fishery products specified above, have been farmed (where applicable), processed, packed and stored in a facility/ies approved by the Competent Authority.

 

2. The fish and fishery products comply lies with the particular CODEX Standard for the specific product/s or where there is no such Standard, with the Compulsory Specifications/Technical Regulations legislated by the Republic of South Africa in terms of the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act, 2008 (Act No.5 of 2008) as amended through the Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014). and contained and referenced in the Compulsory Specification.

 

3. The processing plant and where applicable, aquaculture farms specified above, is/are subject to regular inspection/audit by the Competent Authority in that country to ensure that production, processing practices and food safety systems are in compliance with requirements of the most updated versions of the general CODEX Principles for Food Hygiene and HACCP (CAC/RCP- 1969) as well as with the CODEX Code of Practice for Fishery Products (CAC/RCP 5-2003) and any animal health requirements to be controlled in terms of OIE Directives.

 

4. All products imported into the Republic of South Africa in terms of this Compulsory Specification shall comply with marking requirements as prescribed by the relevant National Legislations.

 

5. The products above:
5.1 are free from microorganisms or substances originating from microorganisms in amounts as prescribed by relevant national legislation;
5.2 shall not contain any other substances in amounts that may present a hazard to human health in accordance with relevant National Legislation.

 

 

Signed at ...................................................

 

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Name and qualification of official Inspector

 

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Signature of official Inspector

 

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Official Stamp with date