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Procedure Name

Importation of Live poultry, poultry products and by-products

Description

Category	Permi
Responsible Agency	Department of Animal Production and Health Address: 13 Colombo - Kandy Rd, Kandy 20400 Phone: 0812 388 195
Legal base of the Procedure	Animals Act, No. 29 of 1958
Processing time	Within 3-7 days

Required Documents

Poultry Meat

No.	Type	Note
1	Application Form
2	Specimen Health certificate .	should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country
4	Copy of the HACCP certificate of the processing plant
5.	Perfoma invoice
6.	Microbiological test report
7.	Copy of the Registration Certificate of the plant at the local government.
8.	Country of Origin Certificate	(if the country of export is different).
9.	Specimen of the International Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Government authority.
10.	Processing procedure of the product

Poultry by - Products

No.	Type	Note
1	Application Form
2	Specimen Health certificate .	should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country
3	International Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Government authority
4.	Country of Origin Certificate
5.	Fumigation Certificate
6.	Processing procedure of the product

No.	Type	Note
1	Application Form
2	Specimen Health certificate .	should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country
3	International Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Government authority
4.	Perfoma Invoice
5.	A copy of a permit issued by the Department of Wild life Conservation to import bird species- only for pet birds.
6.	Agreement of “On farm Quarantine of Imported Birds”- only for poultry breeder stocks	(If applicable)
7.	Documents to prove the country of transit	(If applicable)

Process Steps

No.
Step 1	Importers must send a request to Director General of Department of Animal Product and Health specifying the type of import and the country of origin to obtain the updated Health requirements and based on that a specimen Health certificate should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country.
Step 2	Duly filled application forms with relevant Documents should be submitted to the Director General of Department of Animal Product and Health
Step 3	Risk assessment will be carried out on intended imports
Step 4	Issuance of the Permission to Import

Category

Import

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Application for Approval to Import Mechanically Deboned Meat, Other type of Poultry Meat, Chicken Powder, Egg Powder, Other type of Chicken & Egg Products	This is the form required for getting approval to Import Mechanically Deboned Meat, Other type of Poultry Meat, Chicken Powder, Egg Powder, Other type of Chicken & Egg Products	13-12-2017	12-03-2018	Department of Animal Production and Health
Application for Approval to Import Poultry, Cage & Aviary Birds	Application for Approval to Import Poultry, Cage & Aviary Birds	13-12-2017	30-03-2018	Department of Animal Production and Health
Application for Approval to Import Feathers and Other Poultry by-products.	Application for Approval to Import Feathers and Other Poultry by-products.	13-12-2017	09-03-2018	Department of Animal Production and Health

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Importation of Live poultry, poultry Products and by-Products	Permit Requirement	Department of Animal Production and Health	This is a measure to Import Live poultry, poultry Products and by-Products.	Prior to sending the application importers must send a request to DG/DAPH specifying the type of import and the country of origin to obtain the updated Health requirements and based on that a specimen Health certificate should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country.	Animal Diseases Act No. 59 of 1992	31-12-9999	Good