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FISHERY PRODUCTS QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION |
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Department of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources is the COMPETENT
AUTHORITY for the permitting of export of fishery products. The main objective
of the unit is to ensure the quality and safety of the export
fishery products intended for human consumption, in
the international market through implementing the Fish Products
(Export) Regulations.
This unit performs the following services to help the industry to ensure that the fishery products meet the international standards. |
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Approval of fish processing establishments in Sri Lanka |
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Issue of operating licenses to establishments to process fish for export |
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Inspection of fish processing establishments, landing sites and fishing boats |
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Inspection of transportation of fish (raw materials) from the landing sites to the processing plants |
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Issue of health certificates for each consignment of fish/fishery products for export |
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Approval of laboratories used for testing samples of products, water, ice etc |
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Conduct an official sampling programme for water, ice and fish products |
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Conduct awareness programmes for the industry in quality & safety |
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Conduct an official residue monitoring programme of aquaculture product |
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LEGISLATION |
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Fish Processing Establishments Regulations, 1998 (The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1036/13 of July 16, 1998). |
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Fish Products (Export) Regulations, 1998 (The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1045/1 of September 14, 1998). |
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Amendment to Fish Products (Export) Regulations, 1998 (The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1126/20 of April 06, 2000) to cover drinking water. |
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Aquaculture Management (Disease Control) Regulations, 2000 (The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1155/9 of October 24, 2000). |
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Amendment to Fish Products (Export) Regulations, 1998 (The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1230/14 of April 03, 2002) to cover Additives. |
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Aquaculture (Monitoring of Residues) Regulations, 2002 (The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 1237/19 of May 22, 2002). |
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TESTING LABORATORIES |
| The testing laboratories have been approved for the analysis of water, ice and fish products under the Quality Control System for the export of fishery products. These laboratories have to comply with the ISO 17025 standards. |
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CONTACT INFORMATION |
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