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Procedure for export of sesame seeds to the European Union countries
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.... 68B 12074010 12074090 Kg Sesame seeds whether or not broken of seeds quality Other sesame seeds whether or not broken Free Free Export of items both at Sl. No. 68A and 68B to European Union countries shall be permitted subject to following conditions:- (i) Indian Oilseeds & Produce Export Promotion Council (IOPEPC) is designated as competent authority to issue export certification. (ii) The IOPEPC shall issue export certification within two working days of receiving the request from exporter subject to a 'Certificate of Analysis' by a NABL accredited laboratory. (iii) The procedure for export of sesame seeds to the European Union countries has been outlined in the document 'Procedure for Control of Contamination of Salmonella in Sesame Seeds for Export to EU' which is available on the website of DGFT at http://dgft.gov.in/. 3. Effect of this notification: Conditions for export of sesame seeds to European Union countr....
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....nbsp; National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories 11. RASFF Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed LIST OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES EU MEMBER STATES 1. Austria 2. Belgium 3. Bulgaria 4. Croatia 5. Czech Republic 6. Denmark, including Greenland and Faroe Islands 7. Estonia 8. Finland 9. France, including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion 10. &n....
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....tnam, Taiwan, the USA, Greece, Germany, Malaysia, Russia, the Netherlands and Iran are the top ten export destinations for the Indian sesame seeds. With effect from 1st October 2014, the EU has included sesame seeds in the list of products which are required to undergo an increased level (20%) of official controls. Accordingly this control is to be exercised on the imports of feed and food of non-animal origin (FNAO) at the points of entry in line with Regulation (EC) No. 669/2009. This decision of has been taken by the EU after considering the Rapid Alerts originating from several EU countries on account of microbiological contamination in the consignments originating from India. The Salmonella contamination therefore has now become the major non-tariff trade barrier for export of sesame seeds from India to the EU countries. The Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) mission from EU visited India in December 2014 and has stated in its report that the current monitoring/control system in place in India is not adequate to ensure export of Salmonella free sesame seeds. The Department of Commerce, Government of India has vide its public notice no. 38/2015-2020 dated 1s` October 201....
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....pect of each consignment from the IOPEPC- the competent authority. 3.3 To affix such label/marking on each packet, bag, box etc. which among others will display adequate information, code no. etc. required for easy identification of the FBO concerned and also enables downstream traceability. The label/marking affixed by the merchant exporter FBO should facilitate traceability upto the source of material. 3.4 To bring to the notice of IOPEPC any complaint received regarding non-compliance with EU Commission's Regulation along with the corrective measures taken, if any. 3.5 FBO will have to obtain a stuffing certificate prior to shipment. 4. Criteria for recognition and registration of FBOs 4.1 The FBO should have a valid FSSAI License. 4.2. FBOs comply with the general and specific hygiene requirements as per EC regulation no. 852/2004 (Annexure A). The FBO should have developed and documented the processing protocols in conformity with GMP and should have created required infrastructure and engaged skilled manpower for implementation of the said protocol. The steps of this protocol must be displayed at appropriate places wit....
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....bility towards shipping lines, customs and excise authorities, etc., or any consequence arising due to availing the said option. 5.8 In case, any of the five samples drawn from a consignment as per procedure, tests positive for Salmonella, the laboratory will be obliged to immediately notify the FBO concerned and also intimate to IOPEPC. 5.9 The consignment which fails the test will be required to be treated appropriately within a reasonable time in consultation with IOPEPC and the FBO concerned will be required to maintain all the related records. 5.10 Protocols for sampling and anaylsis will be subject to review and refinement in consultation with the member laboratories 6. Issue of Certificate of Export (COE) 6.1. The FBO will be required to apply within three working days of receipt of lab test report to IOPEPC for issue of COE in respect of each consignment (Annexure F). 6.2 IOPEPC will issue the COE (Annexure G) by taking into consideration the test report certifying absence of Salmonella and the status of fulfilling other requirements, if any, within 48 hours of receiving the request from the exporter provided the l....
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....s and any technical issue requiring its consideration. 9.5 On the basis of the recommendation(s) of the committee(s), the IOPEPC will issue advices and directives to the FBO concerned for upgrading its infrastructure and/or amend its protocols to meet the requirements of EU countries. 10. Procedure for dealing with RASFFs and complaints 10.1 The IOPEPC shall communicate the RASFFs to the FBO concerned within 5 working days from the date of receipt. 10.2 FBO will be required to conduct a root-cause-analysis for Salmonella contamination within another 21 days and subsequently, within the period specified by the IOPEPC, furnish an action taken report about the measures undertaken by the FBO to avoid recurrence of such alerts. 10.3 The IOPEPC will maintain an FBO wise RASFF database. LIST OF ANNEXURES ANNEXURE A: GENERAL AND SPECIFIC HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS ANNEXURE B: REQUEST FOR SAMPLING OF CONSIGNMENTS ANNEXURE C: SAMPLING PROCEDURE OF SESAME SEEDS ANNEXURE D: TEST REPORT ANNEXURE E: APPLICATION FOR SUPERVISION OF SHIFTING/RELOCATION OF CONSIGNMENT ANNEXURE F: REQUEST FOR ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT ANNEXURE G: CERTIFICA....
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....med of problems identified during official controls. 5. FBOs are to keep and retain records relating to measures put in place to control hazards in an appropriate manner and for an appropriate period, commensurate with the nature and size of the food business and FBOs are to make relevant information contained in these records available to the competent authority and receiving food business operators on request. 6. FBOs producing or harvesting plant products are, in particular, to keep records on: (a) any use of plant protection products and biocides; (b) any occurrence of pests or diseases that may affect the safety of products of plant origin; and (c) the results of any relevant analyses carried out on samples taken from plants or other samples that have importance to human health. 7. FBOs shall, as appropriate, adopt the following specific hygiene measures: (a) Compliance with microbiological criteria for foodstuffs, (b) Procedures necessary to meet the targets set to achieve the objectives of this Regulation, (c) Compliance with temperature control requirements for foodstuffs, (d) Sampling and analysis ANNEXURE-B FORMAT OF SUBMITTING REQUE....
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....time of receipt of samples : ................................................ Name of person receiving the samples : ........................................... Sample identification numbers: ......................................................... Comments about samples' integrity and condition : .................................... ......................................................................................................... Label for sample container Name of laboratory Sample slip no. Sample description Consignment (lot/batch no.) Address where sampling was done Test(s) requested Date of sampling Name and signature of sampler Name and signature of customer A completed copy of this form is to be returned to the FBO while the other copy is to be retained by the Laboratory for future reference, if needed. ANNEXURE C SAMPLING PROCEDURE FOR SESAME SEEDS 1. The exporter shall provide the schedule to the approved laboratory well in advance for drawing sample from the approved facility. 2. The sampling shall ....
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....tificate of Analysis (Test Report) Test Certificate no. : dated: i) General Details: Exporter's name and address: Request reference no. and date: Date of receiving the sample(s): Dates of start and completion of analysis: Sample description: ii) Sampling details (as per sample slip): Sampled by (name of the sampler and sampling agency): Sample Slip no.: Address of place of sampling Marking on the bags (if any) Date and time of sampling Consignment Details Consignment Code (lot /batch no.) Total no. of bags Type of packaging Total quantity (MT) No. of bags sampled Hologram /sticker /seal no. affixed on the sampled bags Total quantity of sample drawn (g) Seal no. on laboratory sample Sampling....
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....idity 4. Name and address of the FBO where sampling was undertaken 5. Name and address of the processing unit where sample was drawn one 6. Name and address of the place where the lot is intended to be shifted 7. Consignment details: No. Number of bags/packages Quantity (MT) /container Date of packing Grade and variety of the produce 8. Destination port and country Date: Signature of the representative of FBO Name and designation........................................ Place: ................................. This is to certify that, I have supervised the shifting/relocation of the aforesaid lot from the sampling location to the stuffing location as mentioned above. Date: &n....
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....nbsp; (Signature) Place: Name and designation ANNEXURE-G CERTIFICATE OF EXPORT This is to certify that the under mentioned consignment of sesame seeds has been tested for Salmonella and has been found fit (free from Salmonella) for export. Certificate no. and date Validity (30 days from the issue of test report) Name and address of the FBO IEC Code number IOPEPC RCMC number IOPEPC recognition certificate number Name and address of FBO Destination port a....
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....sp; ................................................................... ANNEXURE- I STUFFING CERTIFICATE FOR EXPORT OF SESAME SEEDS TO EUROPEAN UNION This is to certify that the consignment of................name of product) with the following details is allowed to be shipped to......................(name of destination country) 1. Pre-shipment stuffing certificate No............... Dated ......... 2. Name and address of the Exporter 3. Details of consignment: Product details Consignment code (Lot / batch Nos). Number of bags/packages Packaging size Quantity (MT) (gross) 4. Date of stuffing/loading into the container 5. Address where stuffing/loading was carried out 6. Container No. 7. Name of the agency and stuffing supervisor 8. Bill of lading no. and date 9. Voyage/Vessel no./name 10. Port of discharge 11. Country of final destination 12. Seal no. of the container 13. Details of lab analysis certificate No.................. Dated ..............