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MEETING SPS COMPLIANCE MEETING SPS COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE EXPORT OF REQUIREMENTS IN THE EXPORT OF

NILE PERCHNILE PERCH ““NATIONAL EXPERIENCENATIONAL EXPERIENCE””

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Mr. Philip BorelMr. Philip Borel(Chairman UFPEA/EAIFFPA)(Chairman UFPEA/EAIFFPA)

P.O. Box 24576, KampalaP.O. Box 24576, KampalaTel/ Fax : 041-347835Tel/ Fax : 041-347835

Email: Email: ufpea@infocom.co.ug

Date : 11Date : 11thth May, 2009 May, 2009

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Partnerships / StakeholdersPartnerships / StakeholdersEUEU

GovernmentGovernment

DonorsDonors

-Standard Operating Procedures-Quality Assurance Inspections-SOPs for Fish Inspection & QA

UFPEAUFPEAArtisanal Artisanal FisheriesFisheries

Goods Goods ProvidersProviders

Services Services ProvidersProviders

Competent Competent AuthorityAuthority

-Laboratories-Cold storage -Freight Services

-Ice production-Packaging materials

-Establishments-QAMA-Compliance issues

-Fishers-Fish Suppliers

Upstream Upstream ControlControl

EU Food Legislation

-FSP Project

-GMPs / HACCP-QMS (ISO 9001)-FSMS (ISO 22000)

-National Resource & Food Legislation

Private Sector

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Problems in the pastProblems in the past

Inadequate Infrastructure design / Inadequate Infrastructure design / statusstatus Fish quality/safety requirements not Fish quality/safety requirements not

metmet

Initially, no quality management Initially, no quality management systemssystems

Weak Competent InspectorsWeak Competent Inspectors

Resultant quality problems – EU BanResultant quality problems – EU Ban

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Fish collectionFish collection

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Legislations:Legislations:EU LegislationsEU Legislations:: 178/2002178/2002 - General principles and - General principles and

requirements requirements of Food Law of Food Law 852/2004 - 852/2004 - Hygiene Rules of food stuffsHygiene Rules of food stuffs 853/2004 - 853/2004 - Specific hygiene rules for food Specific hygiene rules for food

stuff stuff of animal origin of animal origin 854/2004854/2004 - Official controls on animal - Official controls on animal

productsproducts 882/2004 882/2004 - Official control to ensure - Official control to ensure

verification verification of compliance with of compliance with feed and food lawfeed and food law

National LegislationsNational Legislations:: Uganda Standards (US 201, US 28)Uganda Standards (US 201, US 28) The Fish (Quality Assurance) RulesThe Fish (Quality Assurance) Rules SOPs for Fish Inspection & Quality AssuranceSOPs for Fish Inspection & Quality Assurance

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UFPEA formation 1992UFPEA formation 1992 Infrastructure ImprovementInfrastructure Improvement Donor Funding:Donor Funding:

• CDECDE• UNIDOUNIDO• USAIDUSAID

Capacity BuildingCapacity Building• External Support Programs;External Support Programs;• Training of Fish Inspectors;Training of Fish Inspectors;• Implementing HACCP, GMP’s, traceability;Implementing HACCP, GMP’s, traceability;• Quality Assurance Managers’ Association Quality Assurance Managers’ Association

QAMA;QAMA;• Traceability and Product recall procedure;Traceability and Product recall procedure;• Common approach in addressing quality Common approach in addressing quality

problems.problems.

Post Ban InterventionsPost Ban Interventions::

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Fish storageFish storage

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Infrastructure up-grading Infrastructure up-grading - (1997)- (1997)

Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety Standards:Quality, Hygiene and Food Safety Standards:•External Support Programs (UNIDO);External Support Programs (UNIDO);•Training of Fish Inspectors;Training of Fish Inspectors;• Implementing HACCP, GMP’s, traceability;Implementing HACCP, GMP’s, traceability;•Establishment of QAMA.Establishment of QAMA.

Compliant EU InspectionsCompliant EU Inspections

Periodic CA Compliant InspectionsPeriodic CA Compliant Inspections

HarmonizationHarmonization

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Fish transportationFish transportation

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Temperature maintenanceTemperature maintenance

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Good hygiene practicesGood hygiene practices

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Quality ControlQuality Control

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Addressing Addressing ChallengesChallenges

Effective upstream controlEffective upstream control Hygiene;Hygiene; Fishing;Fishing; Handling & storage;Handling & storage; Transport;Transport; Food safety trainingFood safety training

Implementing / maintaining quality Implementing / maintaining quality systemssystems Prerequisite programs (GMPs) Prerequisite programs (GMPs) – CDE + – CDE +

UNIDOUNIDO HACCPHACCP ISO 9001:2000 (QMS) ISO 9001:2000 (QMS) – USAID – USAID (SPEED PROJECT)(SPEED PROJECT) ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS) ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS) – UNIDO– UNIDO

Market competition Market competition – CDE– CDE Value addition Value addition – UNIDO – UNIDO (COMPETE PROJECT)(COMPETE PROJECT)

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Addressing other Addressing other ChallengesChallenges

Resource managementResource management Self-monitoring & control programSelf-monitoring & control program Fish for Future campaign (FFF)Fish for Future campaign (FFF) Formation of Regional AssociationFormation of Regional Association

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

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