Date of Issue: 28 July 2011
Date of Effect: 26 July 2011
Country: Euopean Union
Compliance with the requirements for residue monitoring of aquaculture products under Council Directive 96/23/EC
Purpose
To provide an update of the status of various industry sectors access for aquaculture products to the European Union (EU) based on their current participation in the national EU residue program.
Background
As previously advised (refer Market Access Advice FISH09/08), a condition for market access to the EU for all farmed products, including aquaculture, is participation in a residue testing program, which meets the requirements of Council Directive 96/23/EC.
The European Commission require AQIS to ensure that only product from aquaculture farms participating in an appropriate residue program is exported to the EU.
A list of aquaculture farms currently participating in an appropriate residue program can be found in the Appendix to this advice.
AQIS registered EU approved establishments receiving product from farms participating in the EU residue monitoring program must be able to demonstrate that only eligible product is exported to the EU. To do this, establishments must ensure they implement procedures to segregate the processing and packaging of this product from product sourced from non-participating farms. These procedures, which will be audited by AQIS, should be documented in the establishments Approved Arrangement.
Lynda Feazey
Export Standards Branch
The information provided above is current at the time of writing and is intended for use as guidance only and should not be taken as definitive or exhaustive. The Commonwealth endeavours to keep information current and accurate, however, it may be subject to change without notice. Exporters are encouraged to verify these details with their importers prior to undertaking production/exports. The Commonwealth will not accept liability for any loss resulting from reliance on information contained in this notice.
Appendix: Aquaculture farms eligible to export to the European Union.
The European Commission (EC) has determined that all farmed products that are exported to the European Union (EU) must be part of an EU recognised and approved residue program. The following aquaculture businesses have agreed to participate in such a program and therefore only product from these businesses is eligible to be exported to the EU from Australia.
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As the industry as a whole participates in a national EU residue testing program, the following species can be sourced from any aquaculture farm within Australia:
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Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
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Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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- Oysters may only be sourced from those harvest areas approved for export to the EU. For further information, please contact your relevant State Australian Shellfish Quality Assurance Program Manager.
- The following species are not covered under a national EU monitoring program and are only eligible for export to the EU when sourced from those businesses listed below:
Abalone
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888 Abalone Contact: Shane Smith |
Two Rocks Abalone P/L T/A Kangaroo Island Abalone Contact: David Connell |
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Streaky Bay Aquaculture P/L Contact: Paul Clark |
Coastal Seafarms P/L Contact: Tim Rudge |
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Great Southern Waters Contact: Anton Krsinich |
Southern Ocean Mariculture Contact: Mark Gervis |
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Ab Tas Marketing Pty Ltd Contact: Nick Savva |
Abalone Farms Australia Contact: Miles Cropp |
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Sam Abalone P/L |
Oceanwave Seafoods Pty Ltd Contact: Joel Gilby, Farm Manager |
Barramundi
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Australian Barramundi Farmers Association Daintree Saltwater Barramundi Good Fortune Bay Bowen |
Australian Barramundi Culture Barramundi Gardens Exmouth Gulf Barramundi Good Fortune Bay Kelso |
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Great Barrier Reef Barramundi |
Infinity Aquaculture |
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King Reef Barramundi Farm |
Marine Produce Australia |
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PEJO Enterprises |
Southern Barramundi |
Marron, yabbies and red-claw
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Blue Ridge Marron |
Cherax Park Aquaculture |
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Cambinata Yabbies |
Southern Yabby Farms |
Mulloway
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Clean Seas Tuna Ltd Contact: Clifford Ashby |
Prawns
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Seafarm Contact: Trevor Anderson |
Southern Bluefin Tuna
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Clean Seas Tuna Ltd Contact: Clifford Ashby Tony's Tuna International Pty Ltd Contact: Robert Gibson |
Blaslov Fishing (Tuna Farm) Pty Ltd Contact: Jeanette Schaife
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Yellowtail Kingfish
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Clean Seas Tuna Ltd Contact: Clifford Ashby |
Southern Star Aquaculture Pty Ltd Contact: Lyndon Giles |