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Procedure Name

Live Fish Export permit

Description

Category

Registration

Responsible Agency

Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Address: 3rd Floor, New Secretariat Maligawatta, Colombo 10

Phone: +94112446183, +94112973138

Email: depfish@fisheries.gov.lk

Legal base of the Procedure

No.2 of 1996 Fisheries And Aquatic Resources Act

Required Documentation

No.	Type	Notes
1.	Business registration/ company registration
2.	Application Form
3.	Request Letter	If a first-time registration
4.	Detail list of the fish being exported

Process Steps

Step 1	Submit the Application with all the relevant original documents
Step 2	Process the documentation
Step 3	Deputy Director Biology issues a recommendation to Director General
Step 4	Director General Approves the request
Step 5	Issuance of the permit

Category

Export

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Application For Export of Live Fish	Form "A'	02-04-2018	02-04-2018
APPLICATION FOR THE EXPORT OF LIVE FISH IMPORTED TO SRI LANKA	Form "C"	02-04-2018	02-04-2018

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Live Fish Export permit	Permit Requirement		Department of Fisheries and aquatic resources issues export permit for live fish valid for 6 months	Department of Fisheries and aquatic resources issues export permit for live fish valid for 6 months	Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act	31-12-9999	Good