Fish Inspection Regulations (C.R.C., c. 802)

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Regulations are current to 2012-01-24 and last amended on 2009-11-26. Previous Versions
  •  (1) The President of the Agency may suspend, revoke or refuse to issue an import licence where the President of the Agency believes on reasonable grounds that the holder of, or the applicant for, the licence

    • (a) has provided false information to the President of the Agency for the purpose of obtaining a licence;

    • (b) has failed to provide a written notification required pursuant to paragraph 6(2)(e);

    • (c) has provided false information to an inspector in a written notification required pursuant to paragraph 6(2)(e);

    • (d) has failed to maintain a record in accordance with subsection 6.1(3);

    • (e) has not paid any of the fees set out in the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice that are payable under these Regulations;

    • (f) has failed to comply with the requirements of section 6.01;

    • (g) is not operating the quality management program in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Inspection Manual; or

    • (h) has otherwise failed to meet the applicable requirements of the Act or these Regulations.

  • (2) Where the President of the Agency has suspended or revoked an import licence pursuant to subsection (1), the importer may, within 60 days after that suspension or revocation, request in writing the President of the Agency to determine whether the licence should be reinstated.

  • (3) The importer shall pay the applicable fee fixed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice for each inspection that is carried out in the course of a determination under subsection (2).

  • (4) The determination referred to in subsection (2) is final.

  • SOR/86-213, s. 4;
  • SOR/90-773, s. 2;
  • SOR/96-364, s. 3;
  • SOR/98-2, s. 6;
  • SOR/2000-184, s. 59;
  • SOR/2002-124, s. 3.

 [Repealed, SOR/98-2, s. 7]

 The fees to be paid for inspection services provided with regard to fish imported into Canada are those that are fixed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency Fees Notice.

  • SOR/96-364, s. 3;
  • SOR/98-2, s. 8;
  • SOR/99-169, s. 2;
  • SOR/2002-124, s. 4.
  •  (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), any fish imported by the holder of a fish import licence into Canada may be subjected on a random basis to an inspection, by an inspector, of a type set out in the table to this section.

  • (2) Where a type of fish produced by a producer fails to pass a type of inspection set out in the table to this section,

    • (a) the type of fish, the name of the producer and the type of inspection shall be

      • (i) recorded by the inspector on the mandatory import alert list, or

      • (ii) reported within 5 days by the holder of a quality management import licence to an inspector for the purpose of inclusion on the mandatory import alert list; and

    • (b) shipments or lots of that type of fish that are produced by that producer and subsequently imported into Canada shall undergo the same type of inspection until four consecutive shipments or lots have passed that type of inspection.

  • (3) Where a type of fish that is produced by a producer fails to pass a label evaluation inspection, lots of that type of fish that are produced by that producer and subsequently imported into Canada shall undergo a label evaluation inspection until one lot passes the inspection.

  • (4) Where a type of fish that is produced by a producer is imported into Canada, and that type of fish produced by that producer has not been imported into Canada within the previous two years, that importation shall undergo every type of inspection applicable to that type of fish.

  • (5) [Repealed, SOR/2002-124, s. 5]

    TABLE

    ItemType of Inspection
    1.Sensory evaluation
    2.Net content determination
    3.Label evaluation
    4.Container integrity evaluation
    5.Fish content of battered or breaded products
    6.Histamine
    7.E. Coli
    8.Faecal coliforms
    9.Listeria monocytogenes
    10.Salmonella species
    11.Standard plate count
    12.Staph. Aureus
    13.Vibrio species
    14.Electrophoresis species identification
    15.Food additives
    16.Sodium and potassium
    17.Heavy metals, other than mercury
    18.Mercury
    19.Moisture content
    20.Pesticides and PCBs
    21.Salt content
    22.Marine toxins
    23.Drug residues
    24.pH
    25.Water activity
    26.Sterility
    27.Quality indices
    28.Tuna colour
  • SOR/96-364, s. 3;
  • SOR/98-2, s. 9;
  • SOR/2002-124, s. 5.