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Export of meat or meat products to prescribed countries

Type Class Valid From Valid To
General Goods 28/11/1994
Summary:

Meat or meat products from certain animals can only be exported to specific countries if they meet strict processing and storage requirements at approved facilities. If the Director finds that these products contain prohibited substances or do not meet the necessary conditions, they cannot be exported.
Description:

6. (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any law contained, no meat or meat product derived from a prescribed animal shall be exported to any prescribed country, unless -

(a) such animal was slaughtered at a prescribed abattoir;

(b) the meat of such animal was cut at a prescribed cutting plant;

(c) in the case of a meat product, such meat product was processed at a prescribed processing plant; and

 (d) such meat, and where necessary, such meat product, was stored at a prescribed cold storage pending exportation.

(2) Whenever the Director comes to the conclusion that any meat or meat product intended for export to a prescribed country -

(a) is meat or a meat product derived from a prescribed animal -

(i) to which a prohibited substance or Group I substance has at any time been administered; or

(ii) to which a Group II or Group III substance has been administered and which was slaughtered before the withdrawal time applying to such substance expired;

(b) contains any residue of any prohibited substance or Group I or Group II or Group III substance; or

(c) is meat or a meat product in respect of which any provision of subsection (1) has not been complied with.

Commodities Affected by the Measure

# HS Code Description
1 0202 Meat of bovine animals, frozen
2 0207 Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen:
3 0201 Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled:
4 0203 Meat of swine, fresh, chilled or frozen:
5 0206 Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen
6 0210 Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked; edible flours and meals of meat or meat offal:
7 1601 Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products
8 1602 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects
9 0209 Pig fat, free of lean meat, and poultry fat, not rendered or otherwise extracted, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked:
10 0204 Meat of sheep or goats, fresh, chilled or frozen:

Procedures Implementing the Measure

1 Application for meat and meat products export permit
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export Export Permit of Meat and Meat Products 7 Days No
2 Application for registration as a producer of/ Trader in a controlled product at Meat Board of Namibia
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export Producer Certificate 5 Years No
3 Application for In-Transit Meat and Meat Products Permit
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Transit Transit Permit 7 Days No
4 Export permit of animals and animal products
Activity Outcome Valid For Single Use
Export Export permit No

Legal Documents Related to the Measure

Name Type Category
Prevention of Undesirable Residue in Meat Act 21 of 1991 Act Import/Export