These Measures are enacted to prevent diseases of aquatic animals from spreading into China, protect the safety of fishery production, the health of human bodies and the ecological environment. A quarantine access system will be established to conduct risk analysis and a safety and health control system will be established to evaluate aquatic animals imported for the first time, and also to review traditional trade. Foreign aquaculture farms and packaging enterprises exporting aquatic animals to China will be required to register with China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). Chinese importers will also be requested to register and to establish business records.
China · 2003-04-03