Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 6/17/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** CH4016

CH4017

**China, Peoples Republic of**

**FAIRS Product Specific**

**AQSIQ's New Regulations on Inspection and Clearance of Imported Meat
Products**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Maurice W. House

U.S. Embassy, Beijing

**Prepared by:**

Casey E. Bean, ZHANG Jianping, WU Bugang, Adam Branson

**Report Highlights:**

On May 9, 2004, China's State General Administration for Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) issued an Administrative
Regulation on Inspection and Quarantine of Entry Meat Products. The
following is an unofficial translation of that document. China has not
yet notified the WTO about this new regulation due to be effective
November 1, 2004. Of particular interest is an apparently new
requirement that meat products imported in China via Hong Kong be
pre-inspected by the China Inspection Company (Hong Kong) authorized by
AQSIQ.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Beijing \[CH1\]

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Table of Contents

[**Disclaimer 3**](#disclaimer)

[Background 3](#background)

[Begin Translation 4](#begin-translation)

[Administrative Regulation of Inspection and Quarantine on Entry Meat
Products
4](#administrative-regulation-of-inspection-and-quarantine-on-entry-meat-products)

[Chapter I. Administrative Duties of Inspection and Quarantine Agencies
4](#chapter-i.-administrative-duties-of-inspection-and-quarantine-agencies)

[Chapter II. Requirements for Operating Enterprises
6](#chapter-ii.-requirements-for-operating-enterprises)

[Chapter III. Quarantine Review and Approval
7](#chapter-iii.-quarantine-review-and-approval)

[Chapter IV. Pre-Inspection for Transit Imports
8](#chapter-iv.-pre-inspection-for-transit-imports)

[Chapter V. Inspection at Entry Port
8](#chapter-v.-inspection-at-entry-port)

[Chapter VI. Inspection and Quarantine and Certificate Issuance
9](#chapter-vi.-inspection-and-quarantine-and-certificate-issuance)

[Chapter VII. Subsequent Monitoring and Administration
10](#chapter-vii.-subsequent-monitoring-and-administration)

[Chapter VIII. Supplementary Provisions
10](#chapter-viii.-supplementary-provisions)

[Appendix I 12](#appendix-i)

[Countries/regions permitted for meat imports, corresponding product
category, and usage
12](#countriesregions-permitted-for-meat-imports-corresponding-product-category-and-usage)

[Appendix II 14](#appendix-ii)

[Work Performance Examination Form
14](#work-performance-examination-form)

[Appendix III 15](#appendix-iii)

[Requirements for Designated Processing Plants of Entry Meat Products
15](#requirements-for-designated-processing-plants-of-entry-meat-products)

[Appendix IV 17](#appendix-iv)

[Sample Inspection and Quarantine Agency Receipt
17](#sample-inspection-and-quarantine-agency-receipt)

[Appendix V 18](#appendix-v)

[Surveillance Manual on Management of Entry Meat Products In Entry and
Exit of Designated Cold Storage Facilities
18](#surveillance-manual-on-management-of-entry-meat-products-in-entry-and-exit-of-designated-cold-storage-facilities)

[Surveillance Manual on Inspection and Quarantine of Entry Meat Products
In Designated Cold Storage Facilities
19](#surveillance-manual-on-inspection-and-quarantine-of-entry-meat-products-in-designated-cold-storage-facilities)

[End Translation 19](#end-translation)

# Disclaimer

Information in this translated report may not be completely accurate
either because policies may change when the regulation is adopted, or
because clear and consistent information about these policies was not
available. Therefore, U.S. exporters should try to verify all import
requirements with their foreign customers, who are normally best
informed, before any goods are shipped. Final import approval of any
product is subject to the importing country's rules and regulations as
interpreted by border officials at the time of product entry. In the
event of any errors or omissions in this translation, the original
Chinese version shall prevail.

# Background

On May 9, 2004, China's State General Administration for Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) issued the following
announcement on Administrative Measures for Entry Meat. China has not
notified the World Trade Organization about this regulation. This report
was prepared by the Office of Agricultural Affairs of the USDA/Foreign
Agricultural Service in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

FAS Beijing's other GAIN reports concerning China's import Laws and
Regulations with unofficial English translation include:

Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards China Country
Report CH3117 or its most recent version

Law of the PRC on Import and Export Commodity Inspection -- CH2029

Law of the PRC on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine -- CH1051

Implementation Reg. for the Law on Entry and Exit Animal and Plant
Quarantine -- CH2110

Law of the PRC on Food Hygiene -- CH1042

Administrative Measures for Entry Meat Inspection and Quarantine --
CH2043

# Begin Translation

Announcement No. 49 The General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China (May 9,
2004)

In an effort to standardize the administration of inspection and
quarantine of entry meat products, prevent epidemic diseases from
entering into China, reduce safety and health risks, ensure the hygiene
and quality of entry meat product, and facilitate sound development of
trade, the Administrative Regulation of Inspection and Quarantine on
Entry Meat Products was formulated and promulgated by the General
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the
People's Republic of China (AQSIQ) on the basis of the *Law of the
People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection*,
*the Law of the People\'s Republic of China on the Entry and Exit Animal
and Plant Quarantine* and its implementation regulations, *the Food
Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China, the Product Quality Law
of the People's Republic of China, the Administrative Measures for Entry
Meat Inspection and Quarantine* and other relevant regulations. All
relevant organizations are required to abide by the Administrative
Regulation of Inspection and Quarantine on Entry Meat Products.

# Administrative Regulation of Inspection and Quarantine on Entry Meat Products

In an effort to further standardize the administration of inspection and
quarantine on entry meat products, prevent epidemic diseases from
entering into China, reduce safety and health risks, ensure the hygiene
and quality of entry meat products, protect agricultural, forestry,
livestock, and fishery production and human health, and facilitate sound
development of trade, this Regulation is established on the basis of the
*Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity
Inspection*, *the Law of the People\'s Republic of China on the Entry
and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine* and its implementation
regulations, *the Food Hygiene Law of the People's Republic of China,
the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China, the
Administrative Measures for Entry Meat Inspection and Quarantine* and
other relevant regulations.

## Chapter I. Administrative Duties of Inspection and Quarantine Agencies

1\. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as AQSIQ) is responsible for the
administration of inspection and quarantine on entry meat products and
the design of inspection facilities at entry ports. AQSIQ designates
meat entry ports based on the inspection facilities and technical
capacity at entry ports. AQSIQ approves and promulgates the List of
Countries (Regions) Permitted for Meat Imports, Corresponding Product
Categories and Usages (hereinafter referred to as the List, see Appendix
I) and designated and registered cold storages and processing plants.
AQSIQ conducts quarantine review and approval as well as risk early
warning, organizes training, examination, and accreditation for
veterinarians qualified to issue quarantine certificates. AQSIQ also
supervises and inspects the work of the inspection and quarantine
agencies on a yearly basis.

2\. All local inspection and quarantine bureaus directly affiliated with
AQSIQ (hereinafter referred to as directly affiliated CIQs) are
responsible for the accreditation of import-operators of entry meat
products, preliminary review of quarantine permit, inspection at entry
ports, verification and supervision of designated and registered cold
storages and processing plants, handling of inspection and quarantine,
implementation of residue monitoring programs, and inspection on work
performance within their jurisdiction, so as to ensure the safety,
hygiene, and quality of the entry meat products.

The directly affiliated CIQs shall formulate corresponding inspection
and quarantine systems, procedures, and records based on local
conditions and standardize the practices of review and approval, port
inspection, issuance of inspection and quarantine certificates, and
routine supervision and administration. System of regular performance
examination (see Appendix II for the examination form) should be
established to inspect that all requirements have been fulfilled to
ensure effectiveness of the inspection and quarantine on entry meat
products.

The directly affiliated CIQs shall accelerate organization and
leadership through practicing "top-person-responsible" mechanism. The
duties of different departments should be clearly defined with a break
down of the implementation at various levels. Systems also need to be
established for rewarding and punishment, post-responsibility, and
investigation to enhance responsibility for staffs at all levels.

3\. Agencies undertaking inspection and quarantine on entry meat
products shall be equipped with the following terms:

1\) There exist designated and registered cold storages or refrigerated
warehouses affiliated to the processing enterprises within their
jurisdiction, which can accommodate the requirement of volume trade and
are adjacent to ports with convenient transportation.

2\) Capable of conducting routine bacteria or pathogen tests and
preliminary screening of common residue testing, the directly affiliated
CIQ in the region should be able to conduct pathogen tests and have
technical methods to confirm residue tests.

3\) Equipped with more than 2 AQSIQ accredited veterinarians who can
issue clearance certificates for entry meat products, the
certificate-issuing veterinarians shall meet the following requirements:
firm political beliefs and high political quality, bachelor's degree or
above and necessary veterinary expertise, having engaged in animal
product inspection and quarantine for at least 5 years, being rich in
experiences of supervision of meat product inspection and quarantine,
being familiar with the requirements for inspection and quarantine of
entry meat products, and having a good command of English.

4\) Equipped with professional staff capable of handling the
surveillance on inspection and quarantine of entry meat products, create
appropriate positions and adopt job-rotation system.

5\) All personnel engaged in surveillance over inspection and quarantine
of entry meat products shall receive professional training by relevant
departments of directly affiliated CIQs and pass examinations before
being assigned to the post. Non-professionals or personnel that have not
passed the examination should not be assigned work related to
surveillance on inspection and quarantine and certificate issuance.

6\) Those who make outstanding achievements in their work of
implementing the laws and regulations concerning inspection and
quarantine on entry meat products shall be awarded and those who make
mistakes in their work or fail in two consecutive job-performance
inspections should be removed from their posts.

4\. The directly affiliated CIQs shall work out their implementation
plan within their jurisdiction in accordance with AQSIQ's annual residue
monitoring program. They shall establish standardized procedures of
sampling, sample delivering, testing, verification, record keeping,
reporting, feedback, and tracking of positive results according to the
Official Sampling Procedures and the Guidelines on Quality Control for
Residue Analysis. On a finding of positive results, the directly
affiliated CIQ shall provide feedback and delivery a sample and report
to AQSIQ within 48 hours and take follow-up measures based on relevant
regulations. When the annual implementation plan is completed, they
shall summarize the results of surveillance, analyze existing problems
and make rational suggestions on inspection and quarantine for the
following year.

5\. All inspection and quarantine agencies shall regularly examine the
processing, storage, and use of entry meat products within their
jurisdiction and report when problems are found. When unqualified meat
products are found through residue monitoring, entry inspection, or
inspection and quarantine, the agency shall report to AQSIQ in a timely
manner to issue warning notifications. The directly affiliated CIQs
shall report to AQSIQ, at the middle or end of the year, on inspection
and quarantine of entry meat products, problems existed, work
suggestions, as well as quality analysis.

6\. All inspection and quarantine agencies shall establish a
coordination mechanism that involves relevant government agencies such
as Customs, Frontier Inspection Stations, the Technology Supervision for
Industry and Commerce, the Farming and Livestock, Health, and Commerce
in keeping close attention to the information about epidemic diseases
and toxic and harmful substance contamination home and abroad.
Inspection and quarantine agencies shall, in conformity with AQSIQ
requirements for orders, bulletins, risk warnings and documents,
communicate and coordinate in a timely fashion with the relevant
agencies to take rapid reaction and severe measures to crack down on
illegal entry or activate emergency plans in the spirit of any order
being carried out and any prohibition being observed.

## Chapter II. Requirements for Operating Enterprises

1\. The directly affiliated CIQs shall undertake quarantine supervision
on importing companies, designated and registered cold storage
facilities, and processing plants of entry meat products within their
jurisdiction.

1\) The directly affiliated CIQs shall accredit those law-abiding
traders, who operate with good credit and have business of importing
meat without any bad record, and report to AQSIQ for review before
publishing their names on the web site.

The directly affiliated CIQs shall conduct site inspections at
accredited enterprises at least twice a year to supervise and check
whether all inspection and quarantine requirements and regulations are
met in their operations and disqualify any found to engage in any of the
following in their application for import quarantine permit and
inspection: smuggling, concealing facts, storing products from epidemic
regions, selling or moving products without permission, opening or
destroying inspection and quarantine seals or labels, forgery or selling
of documents.

2\) Designated and registered cold storage facilities must be
registered, examined, and reviewed by the directly affiliated CIQs based
on the Administrative Measures for Inspection and Quarantine on
Entry-Exit Meat Products (Decree No. 26) and relevant regulations on
registration management issued by the Certification and Accreditation
Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA). Non-registered
cold storage facilities shall not be used for storing entry meat
products.

3\) The directly affiliated CIQs shall examine the designated processing
plants of entry meat products based on the Requirement for Inspection
and Quarantine on Entry Meat Products at Processing Enterprises (See
Appendix III). They shall recommend those that have met the inspection
and quarantine requirements in processing, storing and processing
technology to AQSIQ for record. AQSIQ will make an announcement after
verification.

2\. Entry meat products shall enter China at ports designated in the
Quarantine Permit for Entry Animals and Plants. After declaration for
inspection and quarantine according to relevant regulations, the entry
meat products can enter a designated nearby cold storage facility or
cold storage facility in a processing plant for inspection and
quarantine. If the meat products have passed inspection and quarantine,
a Certificate of Inspection and Quarantine for Entry Goods shall be
issued for processing, sale, and use.

If entry meat products need to be moved to another location for
inspection and quarantine, the inspection and quarantine agency at the
entry port shall seal the products, take necessary measures of epidemic
prevention during transportation, loading and unloading, contact the
inspection and quarantine agency at the destination and monitor the
process of moving the products into the designated and registered cold
storage facilities or cold storage facility in a processing plant. The
inspection and quarantine agency at the destination shall produce a
receipt (See Appendix IV) to the entry port agency and conduct
inspection and quarantine according to relevant laws and regulations.

Meat products that have not obtained a Certificate of Inspection and
Quarantine on Entry Goods issued by the inspection and quarantine agency
at the entry port or at the destination shall not be moved out of the
designated and registered cold storage.

The inspection and quarantine agencies at entry port and destination
shall communicate in a timely manner the information about the entry
meat products and conduct inspection and quarantine and monitoring in
coordination based on responsibilities.

## Chapter III. Quarantine Review and Approval

1\. Based on stipulations of bilateral quarantine agreements (including
quarantine agreement, protocol, and memorandum) signed with exporting
countries or regions, the registration status of the foreign processing
enterprises, and the animal epidemic situation in exporting countries or
regions, AQSIQ shall, following risk assessment, draft the List of
Countries (Regions) Permitted for Meat Imports, Corresponding Product
Categories and Usages and shall publish and update the information on
the AQSIQ web site in a timely manner.

2\. All directly affiliated CIQs shall conduct preliminary review in
accordance with the Administrative Measures on Review and Approval of
Entry Animal and Plant Quarantine (Decree No. 25) and the above List.

1\) An applicant should be accredited by a local CIQ directly affiliated
with AQSIQ.

2\) If the applicants are a registered cold storage facility or
processing plant that has been approved and designated by AQSIQ, they
may submit their applications to the local CIQs directly under AQSIQ.

3\) If the applicants are not a registered cold storage facility or
processing plant that has been approved and designated by AQSIQ, they
need to submit their applications along with local CIQ-endorsed storage
agreements or processing contracts signed with designated and registered
cold storage facilities or processing plants.

4\) If the entry port and the final destination of the imported meat
products fall within the jurisdiction of different CIQs, the preliminary
review shall be conducted jointly by both CIQs at the entry port and the
final destination.

3\. AQSIQ is responsible for final review and approval of quarantine
based on local CIQ's preliminary reviews.

Imported meat products being applied that come from non-epidemic area
but not on the List prescribed in Article 1 of Chapter III are
considered special product imports. Based on the preliminary review
report of the local CIQ, AQSIQ shall, following risk assessment and
endorsement of the head of relevant department, issue a Quarantine
Permit for Entry Animal and Plant. Meat products imported under such
special approval must be limited to the purposes of processing for
re-export or consumption by the importer itself. The leftovers from
processing or self-consumption shall be handled in accordance with
relevant quarantine regulations.

## Chapter IV. Pre-Inspection for Transit Imports

The consignee or his agent of the meat products imported via Hong Kong
shall apply for a pre-inspection for transit imports at the China
Inspection Company (Hong Kong) authorized by AQSIQ. The China Inspection
Company (Hong Kong) shall strictly follow the requirements of AQSIQ and
attach a new seal on the product and produce a certificate after the
pre-inspection. The inspection and quarantine agency at the entry port
shall accept an inspection request in the presence of a certificate
produced by the China Inspection Company (Hong Kong). The two agencies
shall work closely to ensure smooth connection and coordination.

## Chapter V. Inspection at Entry Port

1\. When accepting an inspection request, the inspection and quarantine
agency shall verify the validity of the documents submitted by the
consignee or his agent, the conformity of the permit applicant with the
consignee on the official quarantine certificate produced by the
exporting country or signatory of business contract, and consistency of
the original copy of the Quarantine Permit for Entry Animal and Plant
submitted by consignee with the copy kept by the inspection and
quarantine agency. The inspection and quarantine agency shall verify and
cancel the import quantity based on facts.

Meat products transiting through Hong Kong must carry an original
inspection certificate produced by the China Inspection Company (Hong
Kong). Failure to carry such a certificate will result in rejection of
an inspection request.

2\. The inspection and quarantine agency shall conduct port inspection
and sterilization treatment for epidemic prevention on entry meat
products in accordance with relevant regulations to ensure that the
entry meat products comply with the requirements of "Three Originals"
(original container, original seal, original certificate). Site
inspection shall include verification of relevant documents and
inspection of intactness of container seals and opening the container
and checking whether the goods are in order and any signs indicating
that the goods have been moved, and other unreasonable form of goods
being stacked. The agency shall verify whether the following items
comply with the documents: serial number of the container, seal number,
product name, quantity (weight), origin of production, date of
production, name or the registration number of the manufacturer,
packaging specification, trade mark, quarantine seal of the exporting
country, and the number of the quarantine certificate. The agency will
inspect whether the destination indicated is consistent with the fact,
whether the product is older than its shelf life, and whether there is
any language indicating "not suitable for human consumption". The
products that comply with the requirements shall be sealed with a
quarantine label on the container and moved to a designated cold storage
facility or processing company for inspection and quarantine.

## Chapter VI. Inspection and Quarantine and Certificate Issuance

1\. The products shall be unloaded to a designated and registered cold
storage facility or the cold storage facility of a processing company
after they have passed port inspection. While unloading, check whether
there are mixing of other goods, changes in packaging, merging of
containers, concealing of facts, items missing in reports, etc., and
keep a record in file for future reference in accordance with the
stipulations of Decree No. 26 and other relevant documents.

1\) Inspection of packaging

The outside package should be clean, durable, dry, and free from mold or
peculiar smell. The outside packaging shall be labeled with identifiable
labels in both English and Chinese, indicating the name, specification,
origin of production, date of production, shelf life, storage
temperature, factory registration number and destination, etc. The
destination must indicate the People's Republic of China and a one-time
inspection and quarantine label should be attached to the seal. The
packaging materials must be free from toxins and harm and comply with
the hygienic requirements for food packaging materials. No iron nails or
clips should be used on paper cartons. The inner package must be made
from innocuous, harmless and new materials and shall be labeled with
product name and the manufacturer's registration number, etc.

2\) Inspection on means of transportation

The means of transportation must be clean, sanitized and free from
peculiar smells. The temperature-control system should operate normally
and there should be no abnormal record reported during temperature
measuring.

3\) Sensory inspection

Randomly take a few samples and open their packages to see whether there
is any deterioration, contamination, hair, blood or odor and whether the
products have blood congestions, the congestion area, and its proportion
in the samples. Check whether there are hemorrhages, inflammation,
abscess, blister, scab, or pathological changes such as node focus,
etc., whether there are rigid hairs and if the quantity of the rigid
hairs in each 10 kilograms of the products has exceeded the stipulated
number, whether there are any banned articles mixed in the products, or
there are any animal bodies, parasites, pests, foreign matters, and
other abnormal signs.

4\) Inspection on specification

Check whether the specifications comply with relevant documents or norms
such as contract, letter of credit and whether the content is consistent
with the label outside the package.

5\) In case lab testing is needed, samples of the products should be
taken accordingly. After entry port inspection, sensory inspection, and
lab testing have passed, a qualified veterinarian will issue a
Certificate of Inspection and Quarantine for Entry Goods after he or she
has reviewed and verified the relevant procedures and records. The
veterinarian may demand re-inspection if necessary.

2\. The inspection and quarantine agency at the destination shall verify
and conduct inspection and quarantine on the meat products that have
been transported to a designated processing company within its
jurisdiction, and feedback to the inspection and quarantine agency at
port once the products are confirmed to have moved into a storage
facility (see Appendix IV). If the products are found not to have
transported to the destination as indicated, the port inspection and
quarantine agency should be contacted immediately and risk warning
measures should be taken. If the consignee refuses to transport the
products to the designated destination, he or she shall be disqualified
from application for inspection and approval, the deposit confiscated,
and penalized according to the law. Such cases shall be reported to
AQSIQ in a timely fashion.

3\. Aside from the AQSIQ decree, announcement, risk warning notice, and
document, other cases of disqualification can be handled as follows:

1\) Products that come from epidemic regions that carry pathogens of
animal epidemic diseases of categories I and II and that residues of
toxic or harmful substances exceeding the maximum levels shall be
returned or destroyed.

2\) If products have failed in the sensory inspection or microbial
inspection, harmless treatment such as cooking or irradiation shall be
applied under the monitoring of the inspection and quarantine agency.

3\) Products detected of carrying pathogenic bacteria shall be returned,
destroyed or receive harmless treatment.

4\) Products that have failed inspection and quarantine prescribed in
item 1 of Chapter V and VI of this regulation shall be returned or
destroyed.

## Chapter VII. Subsequent Monitoring and Administration

1\. Directly affiliated CIQs shall adopt an annual review mechanism over
accredited operators of entry meat products as well as the designated
and registered cold storages and processing plants within their
jurisdiction. The CIQs shall examine the imports, storage, and
processing activities of these entities and produce assessment reports.
For those who have met the requirements, their accreditation will be
retained and their names will be reported to AQSIQ and published.

2\. The inspection and quarantine agencies shall monitor the designated
and registered cold storage facilities and processing plants of entry
meat products to fill out the Manual of Monitoring and Management (see
Appendix V) based on facts and set up necessary files for future
reference; verify and cancel the products in accordance with product
quantity going in and out of storage and ensure their usage; monitor the
production process of the designated processing plants and make sure the
handling of the processing wastes comply with requirements of veterinary
epidemic and environmental protection.

Entry meat products for processing and re-export shall pass inspection
and quarantine, obtain a Certificate of Inspection and Quarantine of
Entry Goods, and be processed or used in the way prescribed in the
Quarantine Permit for Entry Animal and Plant.

3\. The department responsible for quality and technology monitoring
shall strengthen their monitoring and administration over meat
production, processing, and storage, and prevent the products in
epidemic areas from entering the distribution sector.

## Chapter VIII. Supplementary Provisions

1\. Importers that smuggle goods, conceal facts, or illegally import
meat products shall be disqualified from application for inspection and
approval and shall be penalized based on Article 35 of Law of the
People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection and
Article 59 of the Implementation Regulations for Law of the People's
Republic of China on Entry-Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine.

2\. Importers that violate the regulations and transfer the entry meat
products without permission or open/destroy the seal or labels of
inspection and quarantine without approval shall be disqualified from
application for inspection and approval and penalized according to
Article 33 of Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export
Commodity Inspection and Article 60 of the Implementation Regulations
for Law of the People's Republic of China on Entry-Exit Animal and Plant
Quarantine.

3\. Forgery or tampering of inspection and quarantine documents, stamps,
labels, or seals shall be penalized in accordance with Article 36 of Law
of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity
Inspection and Article 62 of the Implementation Regulations for Law of
the People's Republic of China on Entry-Exit Animal and Plant
Quarantine.

4\. Importers of meat products, designated and registered cold storage
facilities or processing plants that violate the regulations and operate
illegally, store products from epidemic areas, or process products not
in line with the stipulated way or usage shall be disqualified from
designated storage or processing status and penalized according to
Article 42 of the Food Hygiene Law and Article 59 of Law of the People's
Republic of China on Entry-Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine.

5\. Inspection and quarantine staff that violate laws, regulations, or
this Regulation by abusing power, playing favoritism and committing
irregularities, neglecting duties, forging inspection and quarantine
results, delaying certificate issuance, or creating difficulties for
customers shall be investigated and sanctioned by his company or higher
agency according to Article 38 of Law of the People's Republic of China
on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, Article 45 of Law of the
People's Republic of China on Entry-Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine,
and Article 52 of the Food Hygiene Law.

6\. This Regulation is subject to the explanation of AQSIQ.

7\. This Regulation will take effect as of November 1, 2004. In case
there are any previously issued documents that conflict with this
Regulation, the provisions of this Regulation shall prevail.

# Appendix I

## Countries/regions permitted for meat imports, corresponding product category, and usage

+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| Export      | Product category   | Usage       | Note               |
| country     | and date of        |             |                    |
| (region)    | signing the        |             |                    |
|             | protocol           |             |                    |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| United      | Swine products     | Marketing   | Poultry products:  |
| States      | (protocol signed   |             | banned in 2003 in  |
|             | on 4/10/1999)      | Marketing   | California,        |
|             |                    |             | Nevada, Arizona,   |
|             | Poultry products   | Marketing   | Texas, New Mexico  |
|             | (protocol signed   |             | due to New Cattle  |
|             | on 4/10/1999)      |             | Disease; banned    |
|             |                    |             | nationwide on      |
|             | Bovine products    |             | 2/10/2004          |
|             | (protocol signed   |             | nationwide due to  |
|             | on 4/10/1999)      |             | AI                 |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             |                    |             | Bovine products:   |
|             |                    |             | banned from        |
|             |                    |             | 12/25/2003         |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| Canada      | Swine products     | Marketing   | Swine manufacturer |
|             | (protocol signed   | (registered | registration       |
|             | on 3/31/2000)      | man         | numbers in China:  |
|             |                    | ufacturers) | 1A, 9, 41, 69, 87, |
|             | Bovine products    |             | 126, 147, 150,     |
|             | (protocol signed   | Processing  | 199, 254, 330,     |
|             | on 6/14/2000)      | (non        | 334, 394, 456,     |
|             |                    | -registered | 484, 513, 567)     |
|             | Chicken products   | man         |                    |
|             | (protocol signed   | ufacturers) | Swine and its      |
|             | on 12/3/1990)      |             | edible by-products |
|             |                    | Processing  | manufacturers      |
|             |                    |             | registration       |
|             |                    | Processing  | numbers in China:  |
|             |                    |             | 4, 7               |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             |                    |             | Registration       |
|             |                    |             | numbers of swine   |
|             |                    |             | meat fragmentation |
|             |                    |             | plants in China:   |
|             |                    |             | 14, 80, 81, 129,   |
|             |                    |             | 147C, 191, 270A,   |
|             |                    |             | 320                |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             |                    |             | Registration       |
|             |                    |             | numbers of Bacon   |
|             |                    |             | meat manufacturers |
|             |                    |             | in China: 223,537  |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             |                    |             | Bovine products:   |
|             |                    |             | banned after       |
|             |                    |             | 5/22/2003 due to   |
|             |                    |             | BSE                |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             |                    |             | Chicken products:  |
|             |                    |             | banned on          |
|             |                    |             | 2/20/2004 due to   |
|             |                    |             | AI                 |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| Denmark     | Swine products     | Marketing   | Three              |
|             | (protocol signed   | from 3      | manufacturers      |
|             | on 8/15/2000)      | ma          | registration       |
|             |                    | nufacturers | numbers in China:  |
|             |                    | others for  | 25, 32, 338        |
|             |                    | processing  |                    |
|             |                    |             | Registered cold    |
|             |                    |             | storage number:    |
|             |                    |             | 180                |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+

+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| Argentina   | Chicken products   | Processing  | Boneless beef      |
|             | (protocol signed   |             | comes from south   |
|             | on 8/16/2002)      |             | to south latitude  |
|             |                    |             | 42                 |
|             | Boneless beef      |             |                    |
|             | (protocol signed   |             |                    |
|             | on 9/10/1997)      |             |                    |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| Brazil      | Chicken products   | Processing  | Bovine products    |
|             | (summary signed on |             | come from Bahia    |
|             | 2/25/2003)         |             | and other 11       |
|             |                    |             | states             |
|             | Bovine products    |             |                    |
|             | (summary signed on |             |                    |
|             | 2/25/2003)         |             |                    |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| Australia   | Bovine products    | Processing  |                    |
|             | (protocol signed   |             |                    |
|             | on 2/26/2003)      |             |                    |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             | Sheep products     |             |                    |
|             | (protocol signed   |             |                    |
|             | on 2/26/2003)      |             |                    |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             | Deer products      |             |                    |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| New Zealand | Bovine products    | Processing  |                    |
|             | (protocol signed   |             |                    |
|             | on 10/26/2003)     |             |                    |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             | Sheep products     |             |                    |
|             | (protocol signed   |             |                    |
|             | on 10/26/2003)     |             |                    |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             | Deer products      |             |                    |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+
| France      | Chicken (signed on | Processing  |                    |
|             | 10/23/2000)        |             |                    |
|             |                    |             |                    |
|             | Duck               |             |                    |
+-------------+--------------------+-------------+--------------------+

# Appendix II

## Work Performance Examination Form

  --- ---------------------------------------- -------------- -------------
      Checking Content                         Pass Failure   Description

  1   Strictly implement declaration for                      
      inspection and quarantine based on                      
      Import Meat Quarantine Permit                           

  2   Carefully check the declaration document                
      and cancel the IMQP after verification                  
      by facts                                                

  3   Conduct on-site inspection and                          
      quarantine and disinfections on entry                   
      meat products based on the regulations;                 
      check whether IMP with original                         
      containers, sealing and certificate;                    
      check container temperature records;                    
      seal containers with quarantine marks                   

  4   Conduct Inspection and quarantine after                 
      entry meat products have entered                        
      warehouses; keep real, reliable and                     
      complete records                                        

  5   Check inspection and quarantine results                 
      and issue certificates based on                         
      regulated procedures; standardized                      
      document filing                                         

  6   Deal with unqualified products based on                 
      regulated procedures; records true,                     
      reliable and complete                                   

  7   Strictly implement follow-up                            
      requirements,                                           
  --- ---------------------------------------- -------------- -------------

# Appendix III

## Requirements for Designated Processing Plants of Entry Meat Products

1\. A processing plant for entry meat product should set up an epidemic
prevention leader team with participation of the head of enterprise and
draft a quality assurance hank book that includes epidemic prevention
mechanism of veterinary hygiene, a warehouse entry-exit management
system for raw material and finished products, and a management system
on hygiene in processing and that is reviewed and accredited by
inspection and quarantine agencies. Efforts are needed to carry out the
task of epidemic prevention of veterinary hygiene as well as food
hygiene and safety.

2\. Site selection of processing plant should stay away from breeding
farm, veterinary station, slaughterhouse, and water, and be segregated
from other buildings with walls. No breeding animals exist within one
kilometer in radium with the plant or warehouse being the center.

3\. Layout of the plant should be reasonable and the production area
should be segregated from the living and office area. Each entrance to
the production area should be built with a sterilization pool (trough,
pad) as wide as the entrance, and irrelevant persons should not enter or
exit the production areas. Workshop layout should comply with the
requirements of processing techniques and areas with different functions
should be divided separated from one another. Staff, raw materials, and
finished products should proceed through different entrances to avoid
cross-contamination.

4\. Locker-room, washroom, and bathroom should be built at the entrance
to the production area. Locker-room should be equipped with ultraviolet
light and sufficient lockers and hooks. Washrooms should be equipped
with sterilization and dryer facilities and staff should wash and
sterilize their hands before entering the production area.

5\. A dedicated warehouse, with specially assigned person in charge,
should be set up to store sufficient sterilization equipment,
facilities, and medicament.

6\. A complete water treatment facility should be built with sewage
discharge complying with the national sewage-discharging standard and
must be issued a certificate by the environmental agency at the county
level or above.

7\. Entry meat products should be placed in a dedicated storage that
complies with "*the inspection and quarantine requirements of designated
cold storages for entry meat products"*.

8\. With reference to "*the hygienic requirements for enterprises that
produce export foods,"* establish hygienic operation norms in production
and processing and train personnel accordingly to ensure the product
quality and prevent contamination.

9\. The production and processing staff should get medical check-ups at
least once a year and perform their duties after they have passed the
medical check-up. People with skin injuries must not work in the storage
or workshop areas.

10\. The production and processing staff should change clothing and
shoes, wash and sterilize hands, and proceed through sterilization pool
(trough, pad) before entering (exiting) the storage or workshop. They
should be dressed in protective clothing such as work uniform, shoes,
and cap.

11\. The production and processing staff should change from protective
clothing before leaving the work place, and they should wash and
sterilize the protective clothing regularly.

12\. Treatment of packaging materials, wastes, and sewage must reach the
goal of disinfection and sterilization, and be accredited by an
inspection and quarantine agency.

13\. Transportation vehicles, tools, storages, and workshops should be
strictly sterilized before and after each batch of processing.

14\. An enterprise should report to the inspection and quarantine agency
in a timely manner when a suspected epidemic situation is identified
during processing or storage, and should deal with the situation under
the supervision of the inspection and quarantine officials.

15\. Raw materials should come from the imported meat products that have
been approved by the inspection and quarantine agency and passed
inspection and quarantine. Inspection and quarantine documents should be
kept for future reference. A complete record should be maintained to
track the material entry into the warehouse to the finished product exit
out of the warehouse.

16\. An enterprise should not re-sell or transfer the approved entry
meat products without processing.

# Appendix IV

## Sample Inspection and Quarantine Agency Receipt 

Serial No.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Receipt of Inspection and Quarantine Goods, P. R. of China

Inspection and quarantine bureau of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,

The goods under "transfer notice of entry goods" with serial number
\_\_\_\_\_\_ issued by your bureau were transferred to
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_enterprise (storage) on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_
(day/month/year). We have conducted inspection and quarantine on the
goods and feedback on the transfer information as follows:

  ---------------- ------------ ----------------- ------------- --------- --------------
  Goods            Name of      Quantity/weight   Container     Product   Registration
  information      goods                          No./seal No.  origin    No./label of
                                                                          exporting
                                                                          country

                                                                          

                                                                          

                                                                          

                                                                          

                                                                          

  Transportation   Seal number                                  Vehicle   
  means            placed at                                    number    
  information      entry port                                             

  Attached         Quarantine                     Number of               
  documents        permit No.                     quarantine              
                                                  certificate             
                                                  issued by               
                                                  exporting               
                                                  country                 

                                                                          

  Abnormal                                                                
  situation                                                               

  Applicant                                                               
  ---------------- ------------ ----------------- ------------- --------- --------------

Note: This receipt has two copies. The first copy is kept by inspection
and quarantine bureau at destination; the second copy is to be delivered
to the inspection and quarantine bureau at entry port.

Inspection and quarantine bureau of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (seal)

Date:

# Appendix V

## Surveillance Manual on Management of Entry Meat Products In Entry and Exit of Designated Cold Storage Facilities

Enterprise
name\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Address of
Enterprise\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Registration
number\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Done by Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
at\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Note:

This manual should be filled out with a black or blue ink pen, clear and
neat.

The cold storage keeper should finish this manual. The content should be
real, complete, and reliable.

"Variety" column should be filled in details according to the varieties
approved by the permit.

This manual should be kept properly and subject to inspection by the
inspection and quarantine agency.

In case of loss of this document, please report to the local inspection
and quarantine office immediately.

Entry-exit record of imported meat products to the cold storage

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 6%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 13%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
<col style="width: 13%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Record</td>
<td>Date</td>
<td>Variety</td>
<td><p>Quantity</p>
<p>(piece)</p></td>
<td><p>Weight</p>
<p>(ton)</p></td>
<td>Product origin /registration number of enterprise</td>
<td>Product label</td>
<td>Delivery or taking person (process and use details)</td>
<td>Declaring No./customs clearance No.</td>
<td>Location in storage</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Entering storage</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Exiting storage</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Notes on Inspection and Quarantine Surveillance

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Surveillance date       Details of Surveillance Signature of
                                                  Surveillance Official

                                                  

                                                  
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

## Surveillance Manual on Inspection and Quarantine of Entry Meat Products In Designated Cold Storage Facilities

Inspection and quarantine
agency\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name of cold
storage\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Registration number of cold
storage\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Done by Exit-Entry Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Note:

This manual should be filled out with a black or blue ink pen, clear and
neat.

The inspection and quarantine official should finish this manual. The
content should be real, complete, and reliable.

"Variety" column should be filled in details according to the varieties
on the declaration form.

This manual should be kept properly and subject to inspection at any
time.

Inspection record of entry meat products

<table>
<colgroup>
<col style="width: 5%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 16%" />
<col style="width: 3%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 15%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td><blockquote>
<p>Date</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Declaration No.</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Container No. /label No.</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Variety</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Quantity /weight</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Product origin /registration number of processor</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Sensory inspection results</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Sample test needed or not</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>Location in storage</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><blockquote>
<p>In</p>
<p>/out date</p>
</blockquote></td>
<td><h6 id="signature">Signature</h6></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Record of inspection and quarantine surveillance

  ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
  Surveillance date Description of    Result assessment Signature of
                    surveillance                        surveillance
                                                        official

                                                        

                                                        

                                                        

                                                        

                                                        
  ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------

# End Translation