Dear

Alexander A. Krasnikov

 

Here is the final answer for your mail 16.7.2007

 

You asked for advice because you are going to visit Finland for autonomous sport touring sailing trip on inflatable sailing catamaran. You'll cross the

border by your own car. For the personal nourishment in the trip you will

take with You some canned meat and fish.

 

Your question 1:

 

If you will provide the number and details of a health certificate

for the product issued in Russia, would it be enough for proving

sanitary test passed in Russia for such food?

 

It is not so simple actually, I have to give to you more details:

 

PERSONAL COMSUMPTION:

You should take into the consideration the following Commission regulation which is on the link:

 

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 745/2004

of 16 April 2004

laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal

consumption

(Text with EEA relevance)

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2004/l_122/l_12220040426en00010009.pdf (dead, 2009)

 

Commission Regulation 136/2004 article 8 Point 4 it says you can bring from Russia fish max 15 kg or one fish which weight is not limited if You have caught it by recreational fishing and it is for Your own use without veterinary check.

 

APPROVED ESTABLISHMENT

If you are interested in the commercial import you should follow the next regulations:

The products which are animal origin must have been produced by an establishment which is approved by commission. The list of counties and approved establishment is linked as follows:

 http://circa.europa.eu/irc/sanco/vets/info/data/listes/table0.html (не работает, 2009)

 

As you see there is no approved establishment for bovine meat products in Russia so it is not possible to import these products at all. Rabbit and farmed game meat for example are possible.

 

Here is the link of the Finnish legislation of veterinary checks of import and export, unfortunately it is only in Finnish and Swedish available:

 

http://wwwb.mmm.fi/el/laki/eb/default.html(не работает, 2009)

 

FISHERY PRODUCTS 

If you may bring fishery products over 15 kg or more than one fish from Russia  then they need a veterinary certificate which has a certain model approved by commission. The certificate must have given by official veterinarian.

Примеч.: потерявшие актуальность ссылки удалены. 2009.

TRACES

If you want to import fishery products you need to register as importer in the TRACES system as an importer and make a announcement by Traces one work day before you want the veterinary check for the products.

 

BIP

This check is only possible at veterinary border inspection posts which are in  Vaalimaa, Hamina, Helsinki port Hakuninmaa and Helsinki airport. You can get more information about the TRACES from (http://www.evira.fi/portal/fi/elaimet_ja_terveys/tuonti_ja_vienti/traces/, Secretary Marko Saarikoski, Hakuninmaa BIP p. +3582077 24335)

 

SAFEGUARD MEASURES

in force by the EU-COMMISSION you find in the address

 http://wwwb.mmm.fi/el/laki/komsuojapaatokset_muut.html

It is the importers duty to be aware of actual safeguard measures. So please, follow the chances on the list which is updated continuously.

 

LEGISLATION

More information you find also (unfortunately in Finnish)

Finnish Food safety Agency Eviras homepage:

http://www.evira.fi/portal/fi/elintarvikkeet/elintarviketietoa/elainperaisten_elintarvikkeiden_tuonti_ja_vienti/

 

Also more information  in Finnish:

http://wwwb.mmm.fi/el/raj/

 

Here is the link to EU-legislation :

 

http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/lex/RECH_naturel.do

 

 

Question 2.

 

The Veterinary border inspection is chargeable. How much does it

cost?

 

 If you import the products of animal origin (less than 1 kg and no meat or milk products) for personal

consumption vet checks are not made. But if you want to bring more than one kg for personal consumption the border control is chargeable. And you cannot bring meat and milk products at all as for personal consumption.

 

Here is the link to the Regulation of the Ministry of Forestry and Agriculture for veterinary checks.

http://eviraattori.evira.local/attachments/hallintopalvelut/talousasiat/hinnasto/maa-_ja_metsatalousministerion_asetus.pdf (dead, 2009)

Question 3

How is it passed?

Please look at the Traces and BIP.

 

Please, don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely, 

 

Marjut Hдmдlдinen

 

 

Border Inspection Veterinarian

 

Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira

 

Border Inspection Post

 

Katsastustie 4

 

00430 Helsinki, Finland

 

 

 

Tel. +358 (0) 2077 24332, +358 (0)50-518 1103   

 

Fax. +358 (0) 207724336   

 

E-mail:marjut.hamalainen@evira.fi

 

Internet: www.evira.fi

 

 

 

 

-----Alkuperдinen viesti-----
Lдhettдjд: Alexander A. Krasnikov [mailto:aleckk@mail.ru]
Lдhetetty: 16. heinдkuuta 2007 13:17
Vastaanottaja: Hдmдlдinen Marjut
Aihe: Vetenary border inspection

 

Hello.

 

Soile Rantanen form the National Board of Customs advices to contact

you about my problem. I'm going to visit Finland for autonomous sport

touring sailing trip on inflatable sailing catamaran. I'll cross the

border by my own car. For the personal nourishment in the trip I will

take with me some foodstuff which is limited for passing over board.

Actually there will be some canned meat and fish. Could you please

assist me what do I need for that.

 

1. If I will provide the number and details of a health certificate

for the product issued in Russia, would it be enoght for prooving

sanitary test passed in Russia for such food?

2. The Vetenary border inspection is chargeable. How much does it

cost and how is it passed?

 

I really appreciate your avdice.

 

Best regards,

 Alexander                            mailto:aleckk@mail.ru

 

 

RS> Hello,

 

RS> A traveller may bring into Finland for his own use fish and fishery

RS> products only one kilo (without having to perform veterinary border

RS> inspection).

RS> A traveller may bring into Finland meat products only through border

RS> crossing point where is a vetenary border inspection   a border

RS> veterinarian will performa chargeable border inspection to the

RS> products (e.g. Vaalimaa customs, not Nuijamaa).

RS> The meat products have to accompany a health certificate according to

RS> an approved model and issued by the veterinary authorities in Russia.

RS> The normal  shop  receipt is not sufficient.

RS> In practise travellers can not bring meat and meat products from

RS> Russia.

RS> You can ask Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira) about further

RS> information on importation of meat products (e.g. border inspection,

RS> how much it costs), www.evira.fi; Virva Valle, tel. +358 2077 24226,

RS> Nina Aalto, tel. +358 2077 24332, Marjut Hдmдlдinen, tel. +358 2077

RS> 24332 (veterinarians on border).

 

RS> Best Regards,

 

 

RS> Soile Rantanen (e-mail: Soile.Rantanen@tulli.fi)

RS> Tullihallitus - Tullstyrelsen - National Board of Customs

 

 

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Marjut Hдmдlдinen

rajaelдinlддkдri

Elintarviketurvallisuusvirasto Evira

 

Elдinlддkinnдllinen rajatarkastusasema

Katsastustie 4

00430 Helsinki

 

Border Inspection Veterinarian

Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira

Border Inspection Post

Katsastustie 4

00430 Helsinki, Finland

 

Tel. +358 (0) 2077 24332, +358 (0)50-518 1103    

Fax. +358 (0) 207724336    

E-mail:marjut.hamalainen@evira.fi

Internet: www.evira.fi

 

 

Marjut Hдmдlдinen

 

rajaelдinlддkдri

 

Elintarviketurvallisuusvirasto Evira

 

Elдinlддkinnдllinen rajatarkastusasema

 

Katsastustie 4

 

00430 Helsinki

 

 

 

Border Inspection Veterinarian

 

Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira

 

Border Inspection Post

 

Katsastustie 4

 

00430 Helsinki, Finland

 

 

 

Tel. +358 (0) 2077 24332, +358 (0)50-518 1103   

 

Fax. +358 (0) 207724336   

 

E-mail:marjut.hamalainen@evira.fi

 

Internet: www.evira.fi

 

 

 

 

-----Alkuperдinen viesti-----
Lдhettдjд: Alexander A. Krasnikov [mailto:aleckk@mail.ru]
Lдhetetty: 16. heinдkuuta 2007 13:17
Vastaanottaja: Hдmдlдinen Marjut
Aihe: Vetenary border inspection

 

Hello.

 

Soile Rantanen form the National Board of Customs advices to contact

you about my problem. I'm going to visit Finland for autonomous sport

touring sailing trip on inflatable sailing catamaran. I'll cross the

border by my own car. For the personal nourishment in the trip I will

take with me some foodstuff which is limited for passing over board.

Actually there will be some canned meat and fish. Could you please

assist me what do I need for that.

 

1. If I will provide the number and details of a health certificate

for the product issued in Russia, would it be enoght for prooving

sanitary test passed in Russia for such food?

2. The Vetenary border inspection is chargeable. How much does it

cost and how is it passed?

 

I really appreciate your avdice.

 

Best regards,

 Alexander                            mailto:aleckk@mail.ru

 

 

RS> Hello,

 

RS> A traveller may bring into Finland for his own use fish and fishery

RS> products only one kilo (without having to perform veterinary border

RS> inspection).

RS> A traveller may bring into Finland meat products only through border

RS> crossing point where is a vetenary border inspection   a border

RS> veterinarian will performa chargeable border inspection to the

RS> products (e.g. Vaalimaa customs, not Nuijamaa).

RS> The meat products have to accompany a health certificate according to

RS> an approved model and issued by the veterinary authorities in Russia.

RS> The normal  shop  receipt is not sufficient.

RS> In practise travellers can not bring meat and meat products from

RS> Russia.

RS> You can ask Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira) about further

RS> information on importation of meat products (e.g. border inspection,

RS> how much it costs), www.evira.fi; Virva Valle, tel. +358 2077 24226,

RS> Nina Aalto, tel. +358 2077 24332, Marjut Hдmдlдinen, tel. +358 2077

RS> 24332 (veterinarians on border).

 

RS> Best Regards,

 

 

RS> Soile Rantanen (e-mail: Soile.Rantanen@tulli.fi)

RS> Tullihallitus - Tullstyrelsen - National Board of Customs

 

 

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