The General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently issued a notice on preventing the introduction of foot-and-mouth disease into Mauritius into China. The bulletin requires that the direct or indirect import of ungulates and their related products from Mauritius is prohibited.
On 27 March 2021, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) announced an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease type O on a farm in the Rodriguez district of Mauritius, involving 57 cattle from susceptible animals. In order to protect the safety of Animal Husbandry in China and prevent the introduction of the epidemic, in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving china and its implementation regulations, and other relevant laws and regulations, the announcement is as follows:
The direct or indirect importation of ungulates and their related products (originating from unprocessed or processed products that may transmit diseases) is prohibited from Mauritius.
It is forbidden to send or bring into the country ungulates and their products from Mauritius. If found, it will be returned or destroyed.
If ungulate animals and their products from Mauritius are found on ships, aircraft, road vehicles and railway trains, etc., they shall be sealed, and during the stay or operation in China, they shall not be unsealed and used without customs permission. Its waste, swill, etc., shall be harmlessly treated under the supervision of the Customs and shall not be discarded without authorization. If an epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease is found on the means of transport, the contaminated or potentially contaminated areas shall be supervised and disinfected in strict accordance with the law.
Ungulates and their products intercepted by border guards and other departments that have entered Mauritius illegally will be destroyed under the supervision of the Customs.
Any violation of the above provisions shall be dealt with by the Customs in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quarantine of Animals and Plants Entering and Leaving china and its implementing regulations.
(CCTV reporter Sun Shuwen)
(Edited by Yin Huixian)
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