GUY - ΨD – EXPORT
FOOD SAFETY
Guyana / Food safety
DISTRIBUTION
EXPORT
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Section 32. No person shall export aquatic animals, aquatic animal products or commodities from Guyana unless the person is registered as an exporter in accordance with this Act.
Section 33. (1) No person shall export aquatic animals, aquatic animal products or other commodities without an export permit issued by the Authority.
(2) An application for an export permit under subsection (1) shall be submitted to the Authority in the prescribed form and accompanied by any prescribed fee.
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Section 32. No person shall export aquatic animals, aquatic animal products or commodities from Guyana unless the person is registered as an exporter in accordance with this Act.
Section 33. (1) No person shall export aquatic animals, aquatic animal products or other commodities without an export permit issued by the Authority.
(2) An application for an export permit under subsection (1) shall be submitted to the Authority in the prescribed form and accompanied by any prescribed fee.
Section 17 (1) (extract) ([…]) any person who wants to engage in the trade or export of livestock or process, trade or export of livestock products shall apply to the authority for a licence to do so
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Section 32. No person shall export aquatic animals, aquatic animal products or commodities from Guyana unless the person is registered as an exporter in accordance with this Act.
Section 33. (1) No person shall export aquatic animals, aquatic animal products or other commodities without an export permit issued by the Authority.
(2) An application for an export permit under subsection (1) shall be submitted to the Authority in the prescribed form and accompanied by any prescribed fee.
Regulation 15. In application of section 47 of the Fisheries Act the following additional export conditions are established:
(1) Provisions applied to exports of fishery products from Guyana to other countries shall comply with the conditions laid down in these Regulations and be supplementary with the requirements of the legislation of the country to which Guyana exports.
(a) No person shall export, process for export or attempt to export or process for export, any fishery product unless that fishery product is prepared or processed in an establishment in accordance with the requirements laid down in Part XI of these Regulations.
(b) No person shall export, process for export or attempt to export, process for export any fish that is tainted, decomposed or unwholesome or otherwise fails to meet the requirements of these Regulations.
(2) All shipments of fishery products of any type, in any presentation, quantity, and by any means, should be accompanied by an Export Health Certificate delivered by the Competent Authority and set forth in Schedule No 2 of these Regulations.
(3) In case of failure to present this certificate, exportation of product shall be forbidden.
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Section 24. (1) No terrestrial animal, terrestrial animal product or commodity shall be exported from Guyana except in accordance with this Act.
(2) For the purpose of meeting the requirements of the importing country for the export of terrestrial animals, terrestrial animal products or commodities, the Authority may -
(a) carry out biological tests, vaccinations or disinfection procedures;
(b) carry out inspection, approval and certification procedures of animals and establishments;
(c) observe terrestrial animals during transport to the place of shipment and at the point of departure;
(d) send advance notice to the importing country; or
(e) issue international veterinary certificates.
Section 35. For the purpose of ensuring that the requirements of the importing country are met for the import of aquatic animals, aquatic animal products and commodities, the Authority may -
(a) carry out diagnostic tests;
(b) observe the aquatic animals, aquatic animal products or commodities during transport to the place of shipment and at the point of departure;
(c) send advance notice to the importing county; or
(d) issue international aquatic animal health certificates.
Regulation 15. In application of section 47 of the Fisheries Act the following additional export conditions are established:
(2) All shipments of fishery products of any type, in any presentation, quantity, and by any means, should be accompanied by an Export Health Certificate delivered by the Competent Authority and set forth in Schedule No 2 of these Regulations.
(3) In case of failure to present this certificate, exportation of product shall be forbidden.
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Section 40. (1) Any person who commits an offence under this Act shall be liable on summary conviction -
(a) in the case of a first offence, to a fine not less than twenty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for six months;
(b) in the case of a subsequent offence, to a fine not less than forty thousand dollars or to imprisonment for two years;
(c) where the offence is a continuing offence. to an additional fine of not less than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for two days for each day, on which the offence continues.
(2) Upon the conviction of any person for any offence under this Act, the court may, in addition to any other sentence imposed, declare any animal, animal product, commodity or other object in respect of which the offence has been cornmitted or which was used in connection with the offence forfeited to the State and disposed of as the court may direct.
Section 28. Any person who engages in the trade or export of livestock or export of livestock products in contravention of section 17 or fails to comply with any other provision of this Act …commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of one hundred thousand dollars for every day the offence continues after conviction