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Ref : EIC 631/2
28 June 2005
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 226/2005
The
Mainland of China : Administrative Measures on Inspection, Quarantine
and Supervision of Imported Fruit
It is reported in CIC No. 35/2005 dated 27 January 2005 that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has promulgated the Administrative Measures on Inspection, Quarantine and Supervision of Imported Fruit. According to the Measures, fruits to be transhipped via Hong Kong to the Mainland shall be packed in containers and shall enter the country in the original container, original package and with the original phytosanitary certificate issued by the plant protection authority of the exporting country (The Three Originals). The container number should be shown on the phytosanitary certificate. The kind of fruits permitted for importation and the Three Originals must be confirmed by the AQSIQ approved inspection organization in Hong Kong.
- The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department was recently informed by the AQSIQ that the China Inspection Co. Ltd.has been approved as the inspection organization in Hong Kong. Traders may find the application procedures and other essential information in the Company's website at http://www.cichk.com/notes/fruit.htm. Traders may also call the Company at 2440 5566/2668 5383 or fax at 2404 5356/ 2670 0337 for further information.
ENQUIRIES
- If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN of our Department at 2398 5444 or the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department at 2150 7000.
Yours faithfully,
(Hugo CHIU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
Note : While every effort is made
to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot
guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance
placed on the same.