Exporters of fishery and marine products must comply with varying certifications or requirements for their merchandise depending on the importing country, as the Philippines aims to conduct pre-shipment inspection on a risk-based basis.
Dennis de Vera, officer in charge of the Fisheries Inspection and Quarantine Division of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), said that although BFAR Fisheries Administrative Order 210, Series of 2001 requires a mandatory pre-shipment inspection, they are amending the regulation to have such inspection prior to the export of fish and fishery products be conducted in a risk-based manner.
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