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PART II-Section 3---Sub-sedion (ii) \ltftichl< ? gq;1f?1n PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY REGD. NO.D. L.-33004/99 "#. 2S07] ---"'If?.?. ? 28, 2012,,-qt1f7, 1934 No. 2507] ====NE=W=::::D:::E:::Ull:::::::,:::FRID:::::::;;;;;AY=,=D=E=C:::E:::MB=ER=28=,=20=1:::2/P:::A=::U:::S:::A:::7:':,=1934======== cufo1;,q afh- -m ? ( mfor:,q flf,w-r ) ?illfl'•Mi ? ?. 28 ?. 2012 JP"'''' <iT.3R 3023(3').-? tt\!¢lx, ? { <ftl1fc;ie)Pt,h101 ? f.Rr!lf!JT) 31?Pl1.1si. 1963 {1963 q;r 22) ? l:lRT 7 &RT™ :11fcffi<1'iq;"f wirT ? ?. 1fffil $ m. 'lTI7f - 2. m - 3. eqd;s - (ii )? 30 ?. 1993 "# siq;1?1a 1fffil tt\!¢1\! $ ?c'ft;f qlfillG'l.l4'.:llc.'11.l? 31?'<).'<Fllti'&Jiq; q;"f03flQ 205 q;'t x,-T <naT $ fucrm. ?cf 7:1ffifit. ? tiff ? Fcl?-s"I "ff 1!<l? Tf<.lT t <IT cfR9 "ff? ? Tf<.lT t f.rffi, <I\? ! I [im. ti. 214012012-f.rmr f.marorJ ?. <fi.f,r-crr-it,? ? MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th December, 2012 S.O. 3023(E).-In exercise of the power conferred by section 7 of the Export (Quality f Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Government hereby rescinds the notification of the Government of India in erstwhile Ministry of Commerce, number S.0.205, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of dated the 301hJanuary, 1993, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such recession. [F.No. 2/40/2012-ExportInspection] A. K. TRIPATHY, Jt. Secy. 4810 Gl/2012 (1) 2 THE GAZETTE OF lNDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PARTJI-SEC. 3(ii)] '·11 ' ' ? ?' 28 ?' 2012 w.au. 3024(3l).-? ?Nct,tx; f.'rmr ( 4<1tRitl f.14-;101? f¥t? ) ?- 1963 (1963 ? 22) q\t tITTT 17 &RT J;l0f ?1f<@<1'iq,T >l<IT'T? ? cp'i5qT l'fIB (ga?ftRta/f%s:i?Rta)°ct,T f.'rmr (w,Ritl f.14-;101? f¥t?) f.t<p:,, 1992 °ct,T ? ?? ffl cr; ? f.l'"iRirtla f.'rw'! <f'ITTfit ? ,-
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(4) ? f.rwrr cfi *1'R ? "Wf1JTcfi ? imr <ft ? q;) ? cfi f.tcf>c:asi ocf> cr1fFct,a fcnm "G!T-q,JT? ? l,I<il(,{1cfi ? ? ? xrftr if ? cp1 'l:rflT ' . '{-![uifc;ia ? cfITT? ? 'l:rflT 50 ? <IT 3ffw.n ? o1 ? ? ? <ft ? cnx ? ? ??? 'l:rflT 50 ? 'H q;lJ" ?m ? UB? ? I ['lil. '#. 2/40/2012-? f.m8J11T] ,i:. qi",miit, ? ? WI111T:? w:r:r 'llml qi" m, "qjl"[-11. m 3, TI-m (ii) ? an? .f:i&ii<t> q;r.a:rr. 204, ? 30 ?. 1993 !JR! ?'*''?'a??? am a<'l?'cllq_'l!ml <fl m "qjl"[-11, m 3, TI-m Oi) ? an? *i@i<t> '<t>l.a:rr. 1989 ? 25 ffld?(, 1993 !JR! mnfi-«r ? ? ? I NOTIF1CATION New Delhi, the 28th December, 2012 S.O. 3024(E),-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 17 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963) (22 of 1963), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Export of Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1992, namely> l. (I) These rules may be called the Export of Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) (Quality Control and Inspection) Amendment Rules, 2012.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Export of Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1992 (herein after referred to as the principal rules), for rule 5, the following rule shall be substituted, namely» "5. Procedure for Quality Control, Inspection and Certification.- (I) An exporter intending to export Raw Meat (Chilled /Frozen) may,·
(a) apply for the approval of its establishment where the animals are slaughtered to process and pack Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) or where the intended Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) is prepared or processed as per Food Safety Management System based Inspection system specified under sub rule (2); or
(b) follow the consignment wise inspection specified under sub-rule (3).
(2) (a) The exporter covered under clause (a) of sub-rule(!), intending to export Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) shall apply in writing to the nearest office of the Export Inspection Agency (established under sub-section (I) of section 7 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963) for approval of its establishment including their facility to store or handle or transportationor process or pack Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen)for exports; I 8 THE GAZETI'E OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART11--SEc. 3(ii)] ,.,, '
(b) It shall be the primary responsibility of the exporter that the establishment for which the application under clause (a) has been made, ensuresthat the Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen I intended for export is prepared, processed and preserved at all stages of production, storage and transport based on good veterinary practices, good manufacturing practices and good hygiene practices and the food products intended to export conforms to the standard specification recognised by the Central Government under section 6 of the Act, and any other restrictions imposed by the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government in respect to commercial, environmental or conservation measure. from time to time;
(c) The Export Inspection Agency shall, on satisfying itself on the basis of assessment and such testing carried out in the manner laid down by the Council, that the establishment meets the requirements with the regard to nature of activities carried out. accord an approval to such establishment and issue the certificate of approval:
Provided that the approval shall be valid for a maximum period of two years and the establishment shall be assessed for consideration for renewal of approval on request:
Provided further that if the establishment decides to carry out activities other than those for which it has received approval, specific approval from the Export Inspection Agency shall be obtained for the purpose and such activities shall include. any changes in infrastructure, facilities, procedures, processing and packing for merchant exporters, or any other related activity:
Provided also that it shall be lawful for the Export Inspection Agency to specify and designate oflicial veterinarian or approve the veterinarian of the establishment necessary and responsible for animal health control and animal disease control including ante mortem and postmortem inspections and this shall include the number of veterinarians necessary in each establishment for performing the relevant functions for slaughtering of animals and production of meat for export: Provide also that if the Export Inspection Agency is not satisfied, it shall refuse to grant the approval to the establishment and communicate such refusal in writing within a period of ten days from the date of assessment to the establishment along with the reasons therefor; [ 'lflT n-= 3(ii) J 9 i '.
(d) The Export Inspection Agency shall ensure that the establishments approved under this sub-rule, continue to comply with the requirements by regular quality control, inspection and monitoring of the establishments for which the Export Inspection Agency shall at all times have free access to all parts of the establishments and records pertaining to the control exercised by the establishment for hygienic handling and processing of food products during all staged of production, storage and transport;
(e) The Export Inspection Agency shall take necessary measures if his requirements cease to be met;
(f) The Council shall maintain the list of all approved establishments, each of which shall have an official number;
(g) On request from the processor or exporter, the Export Inspection Agency shall issue health or veterinary health certificate, in the specified proforma or in the format desired by importing country after satisfying itself that the Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) was processed in the approved processing establishment having valid approval number issued by the Export Inspection Agency and complies with the rules as provided for under the rule 3 and 4 and the instructions if any issued in this respect by the Council.
(h) In case the approved processor would like to export the chilled meat products immediately to realize value on freshness of the product, the certificate may be issued on the day of dispatch of the chilled meat product and the test results of the laboratory sample as required under Clause 5 of the Schedule II of the order S.O. 203, dated the 15th January 1993, shall be verified on retrospective basis and appropriate follow-up actions shall be· taken, in case of non-complaint results of analysis of the sample( s) from the consignment.
(3) (a) An exporter covered under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) intending to export Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) shall submit an intimation in writing in prescribed proforma giving particulars of consignment intended to be exported to the nearest office of the Agency to carry out the consignment wise inspection and a separate application shall be submitted for each consignment of meat processed uniformly e.g. chilled, frozen, chilled and vacuum packed, etc.; IO THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
(b) Every intimation under clause (a) shall be given - [PARTII-SEC. 3(ii)] . '
(4)
(i) not less than three days before the inspection is to be carried out at the establishment situated at the same station where the office of the agency is located; and
(ii) not less than five days before the inspection is to be carried out at the establishment which is not situated at the same station where the offices of the Agency is located;
(c) On receipt of the intimation referred to clause (a), the Agency shall inspect the consignment of Raw Meat (Chilled/Frozen) meant for export by inspection and drawing samples for testing:
(d) The Agency on satisfying itself on the basis of inspection carried out in the manner laid down as provided for under rule 3 and 4 and the instructions if any issued in this respect by the Council that the consignment of the Raw Meat (Chilled I Frozen) conforms to standard specification recognised for the purpose, shall issue the certificate for export declaring such consignment is fit for human consumption and exportworthy and shal I also issue veterinary health certificate, if requested by the exporter. in the specified proforma desired by importing country:
Provided that it shall be- lawful for the Agency to supervise, oversee and secure compliance of the requirement of the above provisions and refuse to issue certificate in respect of meat in any form intended for export not complying with the requirement and communicate such refusal in writing within a period of five days from the date of inspect ion along with the reason therefor;
Provided further that it shal I be lawful for the Agency to specify and designate the official veterinarian necessary and responsible for animal health control and animal disease control including ante mortem and postmortem inspection and this shall include the number of veterinarians necessary in each establishment for performing the relevant to the functions for slaughtering of animals and production of meat for export. The Agency shall have right to reassess the quality of the consignment in storage. transit or at the ports, after issuance of any type of certificate and in the extent of consignment being found not conforming to the standard specifications, at any stage, the certificate originally issued shall be withdrawn . ",..,.. .... ··----?'····-·· [ 'lT'1 JI-? 3(ii)) ]I
(5) (a)
(b)
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3. "6. The certificate issued shall be valid for a period of three days in respect of chilled meat and ninety days for frozen meat and twenty one days for vacuum pack chilled meat from the date of passing of the consignment. If the consignment is not shipped within the period of validity, the exporter shall be permitted to present the consignment for revalidation and in such cases, the validity shall be extended for further period of one third of the earlier validity subject to the compliance as per the rules. The revalidation shall be done only one time. For rule 6 of the principal rules, the following rule shall be substituted, namely> Place of Inspection- Inspection for the purpose of these rules shall be carried out at any premises of the exporter or processor including slaughterhouse or abattoir and the applicant shall ensure that adequate facilities for the purpose exist therein.".
4. After rule 7 of the principal rule, the following rule shall be inserted. namely» "7.A. Fee.- (1) In the case of approval or renewal of approval of establishment or Food Safety Management System based Inspection,-
(i) a fee of five thousand shall be paid to the Export Inspection Agency along with the application made under clause (a) of sub-rule (2) of rule 5; and
(ii) a fee at the rate of 0.2 percent of the freight on board values shall be paid subject to a minimum of five hundred rupees per consignment of the Raw Meat (Chilled /Frozen)to the Export Inspection Agency. 12 THE GAZETfE OF fND!A : EXTRAORDINARY [PARTII-SEC. 3(ii)] . '
(2) For the issuance of the Health Certificate or Veterinary health certificate or any other certificate required by importing country or buyer or for revalidation of any certificate. the establishment or exporter shall pay applicable fee per consignment of the Raw Meat (Chilled /Frozen) to the Export Inspection Agency, as per the instructions issued by Export Inspection Council from time to time.
(3) The applicant or approved establishment or exporter shall pay applicable fee to Export Inspection Agency, for carrying out assessment for approval or renewal of approval of establishment, verification visits, approval of additional activities, re-certification, special permissions, etc. as per the instructions issued by Export Inspection Council from time to time."
(4) The amount of fee for each consignment under these rules shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee and, for this purpose, where such amount contains a part of a rupee, then, if such part is fifty paise or more, it shall be increased to one rupee and, if such part is less than fifty paise, it shall be ignored. [F. No. 2/40/2012-Export Inspection] A. K. TRIPATHY, Jt. Secy.
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette oflndia, Part ll, Section 3, Sub section (ii) vide notification number S.0. 204, dated the 30th January, 1993, and subsequentlyamended vide notification numberS.O. 1989, published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) dated the 25th September, 1993. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-I I 0054 .