Evira’s role in food export to China

28.3.2018 China compliance coaching day –workshop

Joni Haapanen

Evira Export Team

Aim: to enhance the export of Finnish food, feed and various animal based products

Evira acts as the central competent authority in veterinary export issues and is responsible for:

Co-operation with the officials of third countries on animal diseaseand food safety issues– Declaration of compliance on Finland´s food safety and official control– Declaration of compliance on the exporting facility and product

Market access questionnaires– Recently finished to China: BSE-questionnaire, fish questioinnaire +

additional reports, (next fish feed and poultry)

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Evira Export Team

Inspection and audit tasks directed to verify the compliance of operators with export requirements and the effectiveness of the official export control at the local level– Control systems (China, Eurasian Economic Union incl. Russia, USA)

Administration of Veterinary and Phytosanitary certificates

Training and guidance of business operators and official veterinarians on export requirements

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is in charge of the SPS-(sanitary and phytosanitary) requirements of international trade– Evira: implementation of bilateral agreements

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Evira export

1. The product fullfils the requirements of EU and national legislationNote: the requirements of export country can be more strict than above

2. It is the responsibility of exporting operators to ascertain exportconditions and be assured for fullfilling the requirements

(Act of Animal Diseases 441/2013 61§; MMM 17/08 36 §)

The content of permission to export / export certificate varies depending on export product and country – export country defines!

– Food of animal origin – more challenging– Food of plant origin, ”Less risky” (food safety, animal diseases) products – less

challenging

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Export requirements

Food of plant originFood with both animal-

and plant-basedingredients

Food of animal origin

Phytosanitarycertificate

Free sale -certificate, Control certificate

Veterinary healthcertificate

Export

Export product

Possible market acces questionnaires, bilateral agreement on exportconditions

Possible export country approvals of establishments, registrations, audits

Assurance that…– The products are free for trade in the EU

– The exporting company is under the supervision of competent local public health authority

– The products were manufactured and stored in an establishment approved by the competent local public health authority

– …..

General assurance, not specific to each batch

Local competent authority issues

Other certificates may be required, for ex. about the chemical, microbiological, radiological or physical characteristics of theproduct

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Free sale certificate, Certificate of control, HACCP certificate etc.

Products of animal origin– The objective is to prohibit spread of animal disease and assurance of

compliance of the product

Bilateral sanitary certificates between China and Finland (food):– Pork– Fishery products– Milk productsMandatory to use!Competent authority can order from Evira export

(Usually) specific to each batch Official veterinarian issues

Export companies requiring veterinary certificates must be registered to Evira´s export register (Act of Animal Diseases 441/2013 70§)

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Veterinary Certificate

The objective is to prohibit spread of plant diseases

Usually required for unprocessed vegetable, fruit, berries ja cereals –

For export to China: also for some processed berry and cereal products

Evira issues a certificate to each export shipment

Export companies requiring phytosanitary certificates must be registeredto Evira´s plant health register

https://www.evira.fi/en/plants/import-and-export/plants/export-to-non-eu-countries/phytosanitary-certificate/

Contact person in Evira:

Sari Haikola (sari.haikola@evira.fi)

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Phytosanitary certificate

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Export requirements for food fromFinland to China

All producers, exporters and importer in the supply chain have to register to Chinese authority AQSIQ http://ire.eciq.cn/

Country level approval: AQSIQ = General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Establishment level approval/registration: CNCA = Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China

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Relevant Chinese authorities

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Export requirements for food fromFinland to China: food of animal origin

Pork meatExport conditions in theprotocol and veterinarycertificateEstablishment level approvalprocess incl. CNCA auditControl system

Meat other than porkExport not possible at themoment – no protocol

Milk productsExport conditions in the veterinary certificateEstablisment registration, Control systemIMF: Establishment level approval processincl. CNCA audit, Control system, Product recipe approval (CFDA)

Fishery productsExport conditions in the veterinary certificateEstablishment level approval process incl. CNCA audit, Control systemOnly products from certain fish speciespossible

HoneyExport not possible at the moment – no protocolPossible for processed honey products?

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Export requirements for food fromFinland to China: food of plant origin

CerealExport conditions in theprotocol for oat, oat flakes and barleyEstablisment registrationPhytosanitary certificate

MushroomsExport not possible at the moment – no protocolExport of processed mushrooms possible?

Berry productsExport of unprocessed products notpossible at the moment – no protocolExceptions for ”old export” f.ex. blueberriesExport of processed berries possible?Phytosanitary certificate

”All food and beverages”From 1.10.2019 general certificate for all foods?"the product meets the standards and requirements of the Chinese law”WTO+EU negotiations

Products (meat, fish and fishery products, milk products) that require country and establishment level registration/ approval

Requirements, registration and approval by Chinese authorities

Declaration of compliance by Evira, regular audits, reporting to Chineseauthorities (eControl), training on export requirements

– Operators have to commit to Evira´s China specific control system

Not a legal task for Evira – the cost divided between the operators (at the moment c. 3000 e/y)

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China specific control system

The Food and Beverage Market Entry Handbook: The People’s Republic of China:a Practical Guide to the Market in China for European Agri-food Products and Products with Geographical Indications

Certificates for export, e.g.– Phytosanitary certificate – Evira

– Free sales certificate – municipal health inspector

– Veterinary certificate – official veterinarian

Animal-based products most challenging – specific control system needed

Plant health issues concern most often unprocessed fruit, vegetables, cereals – may be required also for more processed plant-based products

Other certificates, e.g.– Certificate of Origin – chamber of commerce, municipal health inspector

– Certificate of Analysis – company, accreditated laboratory

– Certificate for Organic production – Evira

– Certificate for the Export of alcohol – Valvira

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Certificates for export

Chinese importers– Both the exporter and the Chinese importer must be registered to AQSIQ– The importer should be in contact with the right CIQ (AQSIQ’s local

inspection and quarantine agencies of imported and exported goods)– For certain products (meat, dairy) additional registration to CNCA may be

required

Evira

Commission Market Access Database http://madb.europa.eu/madb/datasetPreviewFormIFpubli.htm?datacat_id=IF&from=publi

Commission: The Food and Beverage Market Entry Handbook: ThePeople’s Republic of China

Export statistics – Uljas / ETL– what food products have been exported from Finland

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How to find out more informationon the requirements?

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Export statistics

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Export statistics: milk products

Thank you! Questions?