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| Procedure Name | Importation of Live poultry, poultry products and by-products |
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| Description |
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Category
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Permi |
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Responsible Agency
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Department of Animal Production and Health
Address: 13 Colombo - Kandy Rd, Kandy 20400
Phone: 0812 388 195
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Legal base of the Procedure
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Animals Act, No. 29 of 1958
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Processing time
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Within 3-7 days
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Required Documents
Poultry Meat
| No. |
Type |
Note |
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1
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Application Form
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2
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Specimen Health certificate .
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should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country |
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4
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Copy of the HACCP certificate of the processing plant
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| 5. |
Perfoma invoice |
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| 6. |
Microbiological test report |
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| 7. |
Copy of the Registration Certificate of the plant at the local government. |
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| 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. |
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| 10. |
Processing procedure of the product |
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Poultry by - Products
| No. |
Type |
Note |
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1
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Application Form
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2
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Specimen Health certificate .
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should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country |
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3
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International Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Government authority
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| 4. |
Country of Origin Certificate |
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| 5. |
Fumigation Certificate |
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| 6. |
Processing procedure of the product |
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Pet Bird/s
| No. |
Type |
Note |
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1
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Application Form
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2
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Specimen Health certificate .
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should be obtained from the responsible state authority of the exporting country |
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3
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International Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the Government authority
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| 4. |
Perfoma Invoice |
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| 5. |
A copy of a permit issued by the Department of Wild life Conservation to import bird species- only for pet birds. |
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| 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
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No.
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Step 1
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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.
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Step 2
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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 |
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| Category | Import |
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
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 | | 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 |
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