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The weight that goes on the catch certificate is the weight of the consignment.

EU EHCs currently allow movements of un-depurated wild-capture LBMs between Member States, but not from third countries into the EU. A revised aquaculture certificate is

The Fish Export Service will be used to apply for catch certificates for the export of fish landed in the UK by UK flagged vessels,

The definitions of ‘live aquatic animals’ can be found in Reg 2151/2008 & DIRECTIVE 2006/88/EC. You will also need to be aware of Reg853/2004. There

LBMs from APBs, which are intended to go for relaying or depuration (purification) in the EU, must be accompanied by a specific Export Health Certificate:

Live Bivalve Molluscs (LBMs) that are ready for human consumption (i.e. from class A waters or depurated in the UK) can be exported to the

You can check if you are on the FSAs UK list of approved food establishments here.If you are not on this list, and you are

Useful guidance and flow charts can be found here. Wider Government advice here.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) holds a list of all UK approved food establishments. They will forward the latest version available of this list to

The importer needs to access the Commission website and register.

An audit trail of the fish you are exporting and when and by which vessel it was landed, will need to be maintained throughout the

A catch certificate is required for the export of fish. You can either have one catch certificate for the consignment and reference every catch on

Normally if a load is rejected it can be repurposed, destroyed or re-exported. If the fish has already been forwarded to Boulogne-Sur-Mer for inspection and

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) have confirmed that they will add in missing codes to the Fish Export Service including these.

After this they should then enter the CTC customs transit procedure to avoid the customs charges and tariffs for entering the UK market.

LBMs can be traded both under a live aquatic animal health certificate—this is where they are not for direct human consumption if they are un-depurated

Officials have carefully considered several options, without any success in finding a practical or timely solution. They say that they recognise the importance and urgency

If you miss APHAs bulk upload to TRACES NT, you will need to individually apply to APHA for listing with the EU. This may take

LBMs that are ready for human consumption (i.e. from class A waters or depurated in the UK) can be exported to the EU using the

You need a catch certificate to export any ocean caught fish, except in the cases listed below. To create a catch certificate you will first

The Captains Certificate Guidance has been launched. Information on Captain’s Certificates can be found on Gov.UK. The guidance document and application form to register captains

There is no legal definition of exporter, however the further from the export a person is the less likely they will be to know what

A legal entity with a European based address can be considered as an EU importer—if your business has an office in Europe that business can

A seal is only necessary when the consignment needs to travel under a transit procedure. As part of the plans put in place by the

Sales notes will continue to be a requirement of the UK’s Control Regulation for UK flagged fishing vessels (being retained from existing EU law) and