European Union (EU) – Export Requirements for Fish and Seafood

Important note

The export requirements library outlines destination country requirements you need to meet when exporting. Their purpose is to facilitate access to overseas markets for Cambodian exporters.

The destination country conditions provided below are based on information available Department of Post-harvest Technologies and Quality Control (DFPTQ) at the time of posting (June 2024). Before you commence full-scale production and export your products to a foreign market, it is your responsibility to confirm the current import, regulatory and commercial requirements with the importer and the foreign competent authority. You are responsible for ensuring that your exports comply with applicable Cambodian and importing country requirements. When you request an export certificate, the DFPTQ may request that you provide written documentation or verification to confirm that your products have met Cambodian and importing country requirements.

 Eligible

Fishery processing establishments in Cambodia that are willing to export fish and fishery products to the EU shall comply with general hygiene requirements outlined in Regulation (EC) 852/2004 and specific hygiene requirements in Regulation (EC) 853/2004.  Annex II Section IV of Regulation (EC) 853/2004 has specific requirements for the labelling of frozen fishery products and Annex III Section VIII provides specific hygiene criteria to produce fishery products, including specific hygiene requirements for primary production, i.e. fishing vessels and landing sites and processing of fishery products.

In addition, the following EU legislation have most important requirements to for fishery products intended for export to EU:

  1. Microbial criteria in Regulation (EC) 2073/2005
  2. Maximum Levels of environmental contaminants in Regulation (EC) 1881/2006
  3. Use of food additives in Regulation (EC) 1333/2008
  4. Labeling of products to final consumer in Regulation (EC) 1169/2011
  5. Guidelines and clarifications to all the legal requirements can be found on the DG Sante web-site.
  6. The latest versions of all the legal documents can be found on the following webpage.  (Simple Guide to identify the EU Legislation).
  7. The EU Gateway to trade information for exporters and importers is available on the EU Access2Markets portal.
  8. EU market information “Exporting fish and seafood to Europe” can be found on the following website.
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