On July 23, the General Administration of Customs issued the Notification on Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for imported Croatian Dairy Products. Since the date of this notification, it allows the import of Croatian dairy products that meet the quarantine requirements.
1. Inspection and quarantine basis. "Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine", "Implementation Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine Law", "The import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China", "The Implementation Regulations of the import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China", "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", "Regulations on the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", "Administrative Measures of import and Export Food Safety", "Administrative Measures for Inspection and Quarantine Supervision of import and Export Dairy Products" and "Protocol of the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia on the Animal Health and Public Health Conditions of Croatian Dairy Products Exported to China".
2. Product allowed to enter. Croatian dairy products exported to China refer to foods processed with heat-treated cow's milk or goat's milk as the main raw material, including pasteurized milk, sterilized milk, modified milk, fermented milk, cheese and processed cheese, cream, cream , Anhydrous cream, condensed milk, milk powder, whey powder, whey protein powder, bovine colostrum powder, casein, milk mineral salt, milk-based infant formula and its premix (or base powder).
3. Requirements for production facilities: Croatian dairy production enterprises exported to China should be approved by Croatian authorities and registered with China.
4. Animal quarantine requirements:
Dairy animals that provide raw milk for dairy products exported to China must meet the following conditions:
a. From farms that have not experienced foot-and-mouth disease, anthrax, rinderpest, Peste des petits ruminants, sheep pox, Rift Valley fever, bovine infectious pleuropneumonia, bovine spongiform encephalopathy and scrapie.
b. Dairy animals are not suffering from brucellosis, bovine paratuberculosis, or tuberculosis.
c. The farm is supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia or a third-party agency recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture.
d. The farm and its surrounding areas are not subject to quarantine restrictions due to animal diseases in accordance with the OIE Code and Croatia’s official animal health regulations.
5. Quarantine approval requirements. imported Croatian pasteurized milk and modified milk produced by pasteurization process should go through quarantine approval in advance and obtain the "Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine Permit".
6. Certificate requirements. Croatian dairy products exported to China should be accompanied by a health certificate issued by the Croatian government.
7. Food safety requirements. Croatian dairy products exported to China should meet China's national food safety standards.
8. Packaging and labeling requirements.
Croatian dairy products exported to China must be packaged in brand-new materials that meet the relevant Chinese standards. The outer packaging must be marked in Chinese and English with specifications, origin (specific to the state/province/city), destination, product name, weight, manufacturer name, registration number, Production batch number, storage conditions, production date and shelf life.
The inner packaging must comply with relevant Chinese regulations, and the label should indicate the country of origin, product name, company registration number, manufacturer name, address and contact information, production date and shelf life, and production batch number.
9. Other
For the list of registered Croatian dairy companies, please visit the website of the General Administration of Customs.
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