Annex

List: Competent authorities for finfish and seafood

Effective 11 February 2020 to 18 March 2020

Country	Competent authority
American Samoa	Department of Agriculture
Argentina	Secretariat for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food [Excluding finfish for bait/aquaculture end-uses] Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria [SENASA]
Bahrain	Veterinary Services Section, Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture
Bangladesh	Department of Fisheries
Belgium	Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (The Belgian Food Agency)
British Virgin Islands	Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour Administration Complex Conservation and Fisheries Department
Brunei	Department of Fisheries of the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism [Non-viable aquatic animals and aquatic animal products only]
Cambodia	Animal Health and Production Department Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries Ministry of Health Quarantine Service
Canada	Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Chile	National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA)
China	General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC) CIQ - Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China
Cook Islands	Ministry of Marine Resources
Costa Rica	Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Servicio Nacional de Salud Animal (SENASA)
Denmark	Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Please note: This Competent Authority is not responsible for export certification for goods exported from the Faroe Islands or Greenland).
Ecuador	Instituto Nacional de Pesca
Fiji	Department of Fisheries of the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests Ministry of Health
Finland	Agriculture and Forestry
France	Departmental direction of the Veterinary Service (a local service of the French Ministry of Agriculture)
French Polynesia	Service du Développement Rural Ministry of Agriculture
Germany	Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL)
Greece	Ministry of Agriculture
Greenland	Landsstyre or Royal Greenland
Guatemala	Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food (MAGA) [For cooked prawns only, excluding finfish]
Guam	Agricultural Development Services, Department of Agriculture
Honduras	Servicio Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (SENASA), Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG)
Hong Kong	Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department [For aquatic products only] Hong Kong Food and Environmental Hygiene Department [For food of other animal origin]
India	Export Inspection Agency/Export Inspection Council Ministry of Commerce Livestock and Marine Products Inspection cum Certification Laboratory, Government of Kerala Animal Quarantine & Certification Services Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture
Indonesia	Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Fish Quarantine and Inspection Agency
Iran	Ministry of Jihad-e-Sazandegi
Ireland	Irish Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (An t-Údarás um ChosaintIascaighMhara) (Please note: This Competent Authority is not responsible for export certification for goods exported from Northern Ireland. For Northern Ireland refer to the United Kingdom).
Italy	Ministero Della Salute – Direzione Generale del Servizi Veterinari (Ministry of Health – General Direction of the Veterinary Services) Regione Veneto - Unità Locale Socio Sanitaria (Veterinary Services of the Local Health Units (LHUs or ASL) of the Ministry of Health (MOH)
Japan	Animal Quarantine Service (AQS) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) [non salmonid fish/crustacean meal for aquaculture/stockfeed] Japan Foods Inspection Corporation (JFIC) [non salmonid finfish for human consumption and bait/aquaculture feed]
Kiribati	Fisheries Division, Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resource Development Agriculture Division, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Agriculture Development
Kenya	Ministry of Health - Public Health Department Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Marketing
Korea (South)	Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency/Animal, Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency National Fishery Product Quality Management Service (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries)
Lithuania, Republic of	State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS)
Madagascar	Autorité Sanitaire Halieutique (ASH)
Marshall Islands	Ministry of Resources and Development
Malaysia	Ministry of Health Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Department of Fisheries Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) Marine Fisheries Department Sarawak (MFD)
Maldives	Maldives Food and Drug Authority
Mauritania	Ministère du Développement Rurale et de l'Environnement
Mauritius	Ministry of Blue Economy, Marine Resources, Fisheries and Shipping - Competent Authority Seafood
Mexico	SENASICA Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (National Service for Agrifood Health, Safety and Quality) under the Ministry for Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food of Mexico (Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación).
Micronesia (Federated States)	Division of Agriculture, Department of Resources and Development
Morocco	National Office for Food Safety (L'Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires)
Myanmar	Department of Fisheries - Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
Namibia	Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry
Nauru	Nauru Island Council
Netherlands	Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (Voedsel en WarenAutoriteit)
New Caledonia	Service d'Inspection Veterinaire, Alimentaire et Phytosanitaire Direction de l’Agriculture et de la Forêt
New Zealand	Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Nicaragua	Instituto de Protección y Sanidad Agropecuaria (IPSA)
Niue	Department of Agriculture
Northern Marianas	Department of Lands and Natural Resources
Norway	The Norwegian Food Safety Authority
Oman	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Pakistan	Marine Fisheries Department (MFD), Ministry of Ports & Shipping
Palau	Bureau of Resources and Development
Panama	Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario
Papua New Guinea	Fisheries Inspection Service, National Fisheries Authority
Peru	National Fisheries Health Organisation - SANIPES (Organismo Nacional de Sanidad Pesquera) of the Ministry of Production (Ministerio de la Producción)
Philippines	Bureau of Animal Industry (Department of Agriculture) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Quarantine Services (Department of Agriculture) Department of Fisheries
Poland	General Veterinary Inspectorate
Portugal	Ministerio da Agricultura
Russia	Ministry of Agriculture Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance
Samoa	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Saudi Arabia	General Directorate of Laboratories and Quality Control at the Ministry of Commerce Department of Ministry of Agriculture (ADMA) [Human consumption end use] Feed Sector of the Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) [Animal feed use only, e.g. baitfish, aquaculture, stockfeed and pet food]
Scotland	Scottish Executive, Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD) Aberdeenshire Council Planning and Environmental Services Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Senegal	Ministère de l'Economie Maritime et des Transports Maritimes
Seychelles	Seychelles Bureau of Standards (SBS)
Singapore	Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority
Solomon Islands	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Ministry of Health and Medical Services Ministry of Fisheries & Marine Resources
South Africa	The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) Directorate of Animal Health, National Department of Agriculture Ministry of Environmental Affairs and Tourism National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Directorate of Veterinary Services
Spain (including the Canary Islands)	Ministerio de Agricultura y Pesca, Alimentacion y Medio Ambiente (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment). Canary Islands: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino (Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs) Inspección de Sanidad Animal de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Animal Health Inspección of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) Inspección de Sanidad Animal de Tenerife (Animal Health Inspección of Tenerife)
Sri Lanka	Department of Animal Production and Health Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Sweden	National Food Agency of Sweden (NFA)
Taiwan	Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection (BAPHIQ) [Animal end use only, e.g. baitfish, aquaculture, stockfeed and pet food] Bureau of Standards, Meteorology and Inspection (BSMI) [Human consumption only]
Tanzania	Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism-Fisheries Division Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Fisheries Development Division of the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development
Thailand	Department of Fisheries (DOF) [Human consumption and animal feed (aquaculture and stockfeed) use only] Department of Livestock Development (DLD) [Pet food (including pet fish food) use only]
Tonga	Ministry of Fisheries
Tuvalu	Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Natural Resources
Ukraine	Ministry of Agriculture
United Arab Emirates	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries [not to be used for baitfish]
United Kingdom	Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Uruguay	Ministerio de Ganaderia, Agricultura y Pesca Div. Industrias Pesqueras
USA	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) [for live aquatic animals and animal feed meals containing aquatic animal components] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seafood Inspection Program of the United States Department of Commerce (USDC) [for non-viable aquatic animal and animal products]
Vanuatu	Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries & Biosecurity Biosecurity Vanuatu
Viet Nam	Department of Animal Health (DAH) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) [Not for human consumption] National Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) [Human consumption only]