SFPA ISSUES INFORMATION NOTICE TO TRADE REGARDING EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION FOR INDONESIA

SFPA issues Information Notice to Trade regarding Export Health Certification for Indonesia. The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) issued an Information Notice to industry in relation to technical requirements for Irish companies trading with Indonesia. The competent authority in Indonesia introduced the requirement for a specific export health certificate for exports of fishery products from Ireland to Indonesia. A copy of the new export health certificate template was included as well as the Indonesian list of their designated points of entry.

This new certificate should be used with immediate effect for all exports to Indonesia and is available on request by emailing the local SFPA port office. All export consignments of fishery products from Ireland to Indonesia must be accompanied by a copy of this specific health certificate as well as the SFPA generic certificate of origin and a catch certificate. All consignments must also arrive in Indonesia through a designated point of entry. Queries regarding this information notice may be addressed to SFPATradeandAudit@sfpa.ie

About the SFPA

The Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of the sea-fisheries and the sea-food production sectors. It promotes compliance with the EU Common Fisheries Policy, sea-fisheries law and food safety law relating to fish and fish products, verifies compliance and, where necessary, enforces it.  Its mandate covers all fishing vessels operating within Ireland’s 200-mile limit, over 2,000 Irish registered fishing vessels wherever they operate, and all seafood produced in Ireland’s seafood processing companies. The SFPA operates through a network of regional port offices situated at Ireland’s main fishery harbours. For further information visit: www.sfpa.ie

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