REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 614] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2002/ASADHA 19,1924 2185 GI/2002 ( ' ) 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY |PARTII—SEC, 3(ii)l JS 4 THH GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)j MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) ORDER New Delhi, the 10th July, 2002 S.O.722(E).— Whereas, for the development of the export trade of India, certain proposals for amending the Order No. SO 729 (E) dated 21sl August 1995. of erstwhile Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, relating to Fresh, Frozen and Processed Fish and Fishery Products and in supersession of Order No. SO 792 (E) dated 17U August, 2001, Ministry of Commerce and Industry relating to Maximum Residual Limits (]VERLs) for antibiotics, pesticides and heavy metals in fish and fishery products were forwarded to Export Inspection Council and published in Part II section 3. sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 17fh May 20U2 vide Order of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Department of Commerce, number SO 528 (E), as required under sub-rule
(2) of rule 11 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964 under Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963; And, whereas, ths objections and suggestions were invited from all persons likely to be affected thereby within a period of thirty days from the date the said notification was made available to the public: And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on I7lh May 2002; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft have been considered by the Central Government; 5 Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act. 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Government after consulting Export Inspection Council, hereby makes the following amendments to the Order No. SO 729 (E) dated 21st August, 1995, of erstwhile Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, relating to Fresh, Frozen and Processed Fish and Fishery Products and in supersession of Order No. SO 792 (E) dated 17th August 2001, Ministry of Commerce and Industry relating to Maximum Residual Limits (MRLs) for antibiotics, pesticides and heavy metals in fish and fishery products, which shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, namely :- In the said Order, in. schedule - L for clause (e). the following shall be inserted, namely :- il(e) Maximum Residual Limits (MRLs) for pesticides, heavy metals and antibiotics and other pharmacologically active substances in fish and fishery products shall meet the requirements as given below. However, if the MRLs fixed by the importing countries arc more stringent than these prescribed limits, the standards specified by those countries will be complied with. Pesticides Pesticides Max. permissible residual level in ppm BHC 0.3 Aldrin i 0.3 Dieldrin Endrin
0.3
0.3 DDT 5.0 Heavy Metals Heavy Metals Mercury Cadmium Arsenic Lead Tin Nickel Chromium Max. permissible Residual level in ppm
1.0
3.0 75
1.5 250 80 12 Antibiotics and other Pharmacologically Active Substances Antibiotics Tetracycline Oxytetracycline Trimethoprim Oxolinic acid Max. permissible residual level in ppm
0.1
0.1
0.05
0.3
(f) the use of any of the following antibiotics and other pharmacologically active substances shall be prohibited in the culture of; or in any hatchery for producing the juveniles or larvae or nauplii of; or in any unit manufacturing feed for; or in any unit preprocessing or processing shrimp, prawns or any other variety offish and fishery products: «»'*^-£ii/e,j^tf- THF. flAZETTEOFDOIA: EXTRAORDINARY [PAKTII^SBC.,3(U)]
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(ix)
(x)
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(xiii) (siv) (XV)
(xvi)
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(xx) All Nitrofurans including Furaltadone Furazolidonc Fuiyliuramidc Mfuratel . Nifuroxime Nifurprazine Mtrofiirantoin Nitrofurazone Chloramphenicol Neomycin Nalidixic acid Sulphamethoxazole Aristolochia spp and preparations thereof Chloroform Chlorpromazine Colchicine Dapsone Dimetridazole Metronidazole Ronidazole Ipronidazole Other nitroimidazoles Clenbuterol Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Sulfonamide drugs (except approved Sulfadimethoxine, Sulfaethoxyp>Tidazine) Fluoroquinolones Glycnpeptides Sulfabromomethazine and [F.N0.6/2/2001-EI&EP] M V P. C. SASTRY, Jt. Secy. Foot Note : The principal Order was published vide S.O. 729(E) dated 21 st August, 1995 and subsequently amended vide S.0.792(E) dated 17th August, 2001. Primed by tlio Manager, Govt, of India Press, Ring Road, Muyapuri, Nuw Dullii-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110034.