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Procedure for the Import of Live Fish

Made 2018-10-28 · Text as of 2026-10-01

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  1. 1.1. Define the method and the means of supervision of import live fish import into the state of Israel.

  2. 1.2. This procedure details the process of import, from the examination of the import application by the Import\Export department in the Veterinary Services to the validation check of the Veterinarian Health certificate before and during the fish arrival in Israel, including the examination of the fish in the checkpoint of the import harbor and the release of fish and/or the transfer of the fish into a quarantine facility. 2. Description of the procedure:

  3. 2.1. Updated procedure. Effective Date:

  4. 2.2. Immediately. Responsibility for Implementation:

  5. 2.3. Chief Import & Export Veterinary Officer.

  6. 2.4. Official State Veterinarians at the border inspection points.

  7. 2.5. Official Inspectors at the border inspection points.

  8. 2.6. The Fish Health Veterinary Officer.

  9. 2.7. Fish Importer.

  10. 2.8. Quarantine manager. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health Abbreviations

  11. 2.9. E-mail: electronic mail;

  12. 2.10. Abroad: Outside of Israel;

  13. 2.11. CSS: Computerized Supervision System;

  14. 2.12. INPA: Israel Nature and Park Authority.

  15. 2.13. IVSAH: Israeli Veterinary Services and Animal Health at The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

  16. 2.14. CITES: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora);

  17. 2.15. FIFO: First In First Out;

  18. 2.16. IATA: The International Air Transport Association;

  19. 2.17. OIE: The World Organization for Animal Health;

  20. 2.18. SVC: Spring viraemia of carp, as stated in the second addition to the Ordinance. Definitions

  21. 2.19. "Tax": a tax paid for animal import license according to the second regulation of the regulations.

  22. 2.20. “Animal”: Specimen of the animals listed in the ordinance’s first schedule.

  23. 2.21. “Fish Farming”: Keeping live fish, including for the purpose of breeding;

  24. 2.22. “Fish”: An animal that lives in water, as listed in the first schedule of the ordinance, excluding marine mammals, at all stages of their life.

  25. 2.23. "Edible Fish": Fish that are farmed for human consumption. Note that fish that are farmed for both human consumption and use as ornamental fish will be considered edible fish for this procedure.

  26. 2.24. "Test Fish": Fish grown in Israel that are farmed in quarantine with imported fish. Used for fish diseases detection.

  27. 2.25. “Ornamental Fish”: Fish that are not farmed for human consumption.

  28. 2.26. “Tropical Ornamental Fish”: Ornamental fish species that does not appear in the list of cold water ornamental fish.

  29. 2.27. "Cold water Ornamental Fish": Fish species listed below, including their hybrids:

  30. 2.27.1. Cyprinus carpio koi

  31. 2.27.2. Carassius auratus State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  32. 2.27.3. Carassius carassius

  33. 2.27.4. Ctenopharyngodon idella

  34. 2.27.5. Tinca tinca

  35. 2.28. “The Director”: The Director of Veterinary Services in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, or anyone authorized by him;

  36. 2.29. “The Ordinances”: Animal Diseases – Animal Disease Ordinances [New Version], 5745-1985;

  37. 2.30. "Packing list or Invoice": A List enclosed to the health certificate that details the fish species scientific names (in Latin);

  38. 2.31. "Fish Importer": Every person who imports fish to Israel and / or keeps them in a quarantine facility, for himself or any other person.

  39. 2.32. “Treatment Log”: Written documentation of the treatment administered to the fish, or to the water in the breeding pools, which includes the following:

  40. 2.32.1. Name/ number of pool;

  41. 2.32.2. Date of treatment;

  42. 2.32.3. Cause of disease;

  43. 2.32.4. Name of the formulation;

  44. 2.32.5. Dosage and quantity of the formulation;

  45. 2.32.6. Withdrawal time (days before marketing);

  46. 2.32.7. Date of the conclusion of withdrawal time;

  47. 2.32.8. Water temperature at the time treatment was administered;

  48. 2.33. "Outer Country": A country certificated by the director for importing fish;

  49. 2.34. "A Listed Disease": A disease that appears in the Ordinance second schedule according to the fish species;

  50. 2.35. "Agent of Attorney": A representor of the importer, acting in his authority to request an import license and professionally communicating with the Import- Export department;

  51. 2.36. “Species”: The basic hierarchical system for animal classification in the natural environment.

  52. 2.37. “Health Consultant”: A person authorized by the director and is one of the following: State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  53. 2.37.1. A second or third degree in Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural Science, or Natural Science;

  54. 2.37.2. A first degree in Agricultural Science, or Natural Sciences, with four years’ experience in the field of fish farming or the fish health;

  55. 2.37.3. A person with no academic education, with seven years’ experience in the field of fish farming or fish health;

  56. 2.38. “Recognized Laboratory”: A laboratory recognized by the Director. The Director is entitled to rely, in his decisions in recognizing laboratories, on the recommendations of the Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority, under the Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority Law, 5757 – 1997;

  57. 2.39. “Computerized Supervision System”: The supervision web site on the internet;

  58. 2.40. “Quarantine”: As defined in regulation 9 of the Animal Disease Regulations (Import of Animals), 5734-1974;

  59. 2.41. "Fish Farm": A facility for fish breeding, including a quarantine;

  60. 2.42. “Fish Health Veterinary Officer”: A State veterinarian who serves in that position at The Israeli Veterinary Services;

  61. 2.43. “State Veterinarian”: A Veterinarian, who is a public servant, appointed by the Minister of Agriculture to serve as the Government Veterinary Surgeon.

  62. 2.44. "Chief Import & Export Veterinary Officer": A State veterinarian who serves in that position at The Israeli Veterinary Services;

  63. 2.45. "Import License": As specified in regulation 2 of the state regulations.

  64. 2.46. "Authorized department": State department or an organization recognized by the government in the outer country with the authorization of making health certificates.

  65. 2.47. “Sterilization, cleaning and disinfestation formulations”: as defined in the regulations for animal diseases (Sterilization, cleaning and disinfestation formulations), 5742-1982;

  66. 2.48. “Medical formulation”: A formulation as defined in the Pharmacists’ Order (New Version), 5741-1981, including a vaccine, as defined in the Animal Diseases (Micro-organisms, Vaccines and Carriers), 5735-1975;

  67. 2.49. “Exceptional Fish Mortality”: Death of 10% (ten per cent) and more of the fish in a single, fish pool, within 24 hours. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  68. 2.50. "Health Certificate": A formal document, signed by a state veterinarian in the outer country, indicating that the fish were tested and shown no signs of disease factors before being exported to Israel. As stated and agreed between the authorized department in the outer country and IVSAH.

  69. 2.51. "Regulations": Animal disease regulations (animal export) 5734-1974. Chapter A: General 3. One can import fish to Israel only with an import certificate from the director.

  70. 3.1. An application for an import license will be submitted to the import-export department in IVSAH only if the fish species:

  71. 3.1.1. Appears in the list in the third schedule of fishing regulations 1937 (hereinafter – Fishing Regulations) or approved for import by the Introduction Committee of the Israeli Fishing Department. The certificate will be enclosed to the application.

  72. 3.1.2. Permitted for import by INPA and appears in the white list in INPA website: https://www.parks.org.il/en/

  73. 3.1.3. Endangered fish species that requires a CITES permission, can be imported if given a certificate by INPA. Copy of the permission must be delivered with the application.

  74. 3.2. Importer requesting to import fish that must be in quarantine before released in Israel is required to have the means and place to keep the fish, as stated in the quarantine facility certification procedure.

  75. 3.3. Certification issue depends on the health and stamina of the imported animal, on the procedure requirements and any law based requirements that apply to it in Israel. Chapter B: Pre-Import Requirements for Cold Water Fish 4. Cold water fish (edible and ornamental) that are sensitive or carriers of SVC including their hybrids, is allowed under the conditions below:

  76. 4.1. Import only from the source farm of the farmer.

  77. 4.2. The importer will hand in a list to the Import-Export department that includes: State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  78. 4.2.1. The fish species (scientific name), amount of fish, age of the fish, name of the farmer, name of the outer country.

  79. 4.2.2. A certificate from the authorized department in the outer country, indicating that in three years prior to the import the source farm was examined for SVC according to the last edition of the Manual diagnostic of aquatic animals and the Aquatic code of the OIE. 5. Cold water fish sensitive or carriers of SVC are:

  80. 5.1. Cyprinus carpio carpio

  81. 5.2. Cyprinus carpio koi

  82. 5.3. Carassius carassius

  83. 5.4. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

  84. 5.5. Aristichthys nobilis

  85. 5.6. Ctenopharyngodon idella

  86. 5.7. Carassius auratus

  87. 5.8. Leuciscus idus

  88. 5.9. Tinca tinca

  89. 5.10. Abramis brama 6. In addition to the articles above, by virtue of his authority from sub-regulation 2(c) of the state regulations, the director may give a certificate, refuse to give it, cancel it, postpone it, add or change its conditions of it. 7. These requirements will not exempt the importer from the duty of receiving an import license, or receiving any license and permission required by any other Israeli law. Chapter C: Application for an import license 8. There is a division between the different types of licenses considering the fish species, and the risk analysis and management. 9. Types of licenses and their validity:

  90. 9.1. Import license for tropical ornamental fish: allows fish import from all over the world and quarantine time is not mandatory. License validity: 36 (thirty six) month.

  91. 9.2. Import license for cold water fish or edible fish: Allows fish import from outer country and quarantine time is mandatory. License validity: 18 (eighteen) month.

  92. 9.3. Method of documents submission: State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  93. 9.3.1. The documents will be submitted by E-mail to the department of Import- Export in IVSAH.

  94. 9.3.2. The documents will be clear and neat, signed with signature and stump with the name and position of the document editor.

  95. 9.3.3. Will be written either in Hebrew or in English. For documents in any other languages one must submit a notarized translation to Hebrew or English or a translation from a relevant consulate or embassy.

  96. 9.4. The required documents:

  97. 9.4.1. Application for an import license, as specified in the first appendix of this procedure.

  98. 9.4.2. Additional certificates according to the fish species:

  99. 9.4.2.1. Certificate from the fishing department: a certificate will be submitted according to article 7.1.1 of this procedure.

  100. 9.4.2.2. Certificate from INPA: a certificate will be submitted according to article 7.1.3 of this procedure.

  101. 9.4.2.3. Certificate of tax payment. 10. Application approval by the Import-Export department office:

  102. 10.1. Every application will be received in the system and get a serial number;

  103. 10.2. Handle duration of an application will be up to 7 (seven) business days;

  104. 10.3. Document examination for presence and completion: if any document from the detailed documents in article 13.4 of this procedure was not submitted, the application will be delivered back to the importer detailing the reasons for its incompletion. The application will be handled again only when all the documents and required information is submitted;

  105. 10.4. An application containing all the required documents will be delivered to the Import- Export Veterinary Officer that is allowed to consult the Fish Health Veterinary Officer before approving the application and delivering the license;

  106. 10.5. Applications will be handled according to FIFO;

  107. 10.6. The signed license will be delivered to the mail address that the importer wrote in the application. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  108. 10.7. The importer must inform the Import-Export department of every change of details delivered for the license approval. If there was a change in the arrangement of the fish species for which the license was given, the importer will have to apply for a new license accordingly.

  109. 10.8. In a case when the examined details found inaccurate and/or incomplete the application will be rejected. A rejection paper will be sent by E-mail, detailing the rejection reasons.

  110. 10.9. In a case that the importer did not complete all the requirements within 12 (twelve) month from the last rejection paper, the application handle will end and all the papers will be sent back to the importer without the handling tax of the application. Chapter D: Fish Release at the Border Checkpoint 11. Complete fish release from the harbor depends on the approval of an inspector or a State Veterinarian in the import checkpoint. 12. Release coordination: The importer or his representative will coordinate the fish release terms at least 24 (twenty four) hours before the fish arrival in Israel. The coordination will be carried out through E-mail in the import checkpoint and will be updated in the Outlook system in the border checkpoint. 13. When the shipment arrives the importer or his representative must present the following documents:

  111. 13.1. Import license or import license number;

  112. 13.2. Bill of lading;

  113. 13.3. Original health certificate, according to the Israeli version that appears in IVSAH website. Signed by a State Veterinarian in the origin country, the signature must be written in English;

  114. 13.4. Supplier bill: will be submitted in a case when the health certificate refers to the shipment details in the supplier's bill; 14. IVSAH's handling of the shipment in the checkpoint:

  115. 14.1. The case will be handled according to FIFO;

  116. 14.2. The State Veterinarian or the inspector will examine the papers and medically examine the fish considering risk analysis and management. He will make sure State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health that there is no fear of disease distribution and/or damage to the fish welfare as follows:

  117. 14.2.1. There is no morbidity or exceptional fish mortality in the shipment; 14.2.2. the fish did not undergo any cut through live tissue and/or tattoo and/or coloring in a manner that hurts a living tissue or penetrate it, this according to the regulations in the Animal Welfare (Animal Protection) Law, 5754- 1994;

  118. 14.2.3. The shipment beg which contains water and gas, did not lose more than 50% (fifty) of the maximus amount of gas that can fill the bag, the fish do not look like they suffer from law oxygen rates;

  119. 14.2.4. The fish were not packed and/or shipped in contradiction to any of the IATA instructions;

  120. 14.2.5. Compatibility between the fish in the shipment and the health certificate:

  121. 14.2.5.1. Fish species, age and amount are compatible to the details in the health certificate and/or the supplier's bill;

  122. 14.2.5.2. In a shipment of tropical ornament fish there are no cold water fish or edible fish.

  123. 14.2.5.3. The shipment does not contain any fish that are forbidden for import by the fishing department or INPA. In a case of suspicion of this sort, the case will be assigned to the fishing department or INPA accordingly.

  124. 14.3. If the inspector or the State Veterinarian found that the shipment follows the requirements above he will give:

  125. 14.3.1. For tropical ornament fish: a certification to market the fish in Israel.

  126. 14.3.2. For cold water fish or edible fish: certification to deliver the fish to quarantine.

  127. 14.4. If the inspector or the State Veterinarian found defects in the shipment, the case will be delivered back to the importer or his representative alongside a paper of delay or disqualification of the case with details about the defects for resubmission of the case. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  128. 14.5. If the inspector or the State Veterinarian suspected morbidity of the fish they will inform the Fish Health Veterinary Officer. According to the situation the State Veterinarian may ask the importer to construct examinations in a recognized laboratory. All payments for the examinations including the transfer of the fish will be the responsibility of the importer.

  129. 14.6. If the State Veterinarian found any violation of article 17 of this procedure he may order the shipment of the fish back abroad or their extermination according to article 8 of the regulations. Chapter E: Fish Deliver to a Quarantine Facility and the Means of Their Release 15. Cold water fish or edible fish must be delivered to quarantine, as detailed in article 13.2 of this procedure. 16. The fish will be delivered only to a certificated quarantine, as specified in the Fish Quarantine Facility Certification procedure. 17. The fish will be delivered directly from the border checkpoint to the quarantine. 18. The importer or the farmer will inform the Fish Health Veterinary Officer at least 48 (forty eight) hours in advance about the arrival of the shipment. 19. The quarantine conditions:

  130. 19.1. No animals will be allowed to enter the quarantine facility but the fish of the same shipment;

  131. 19.2. No fish from different countries or different supplier of the same country will enter the quarantine at the same time;

  132. 19.3. The quarantine facility will be inhabited only by one species of fish during the quarantine time. The Fish Health Veterinary Officer may allow more than one species to inhabit the same place if the fish arrives from the same reproduction institution. In any case each species will be acclimatized in a different water structure;

  133. 19.4. The fish acclimation process will be in the means of: All in – All out, meaning that no fish will be put in the facility as long as the place was not cleaned and sterilized. When there are no imported fish, the farmer is allowed to place other fish in the facility, if as soon as imported fish arrive the place will be cleaned and sterilized. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  134. 19.5. In a case of morbidity or exceptional mortality of the fish, the farmer or the importer will inform the Fish Health Veterinary Officer, and will act according to his orders. A sample of fish that died during the quarantine time will be taken care of according to the orders of a State Veterinarian as follows:

  135. 19.5.1. Will be delivered to a recognized laboratory when still fresh;

  136. 19.5.2. Will be frozen and then delivered to a recognized laboratory;

  137. 19.5.3. The remaining fish will be exterminated and delivered to extinction in an approved facility as stated in Animal Diseases Regulations (carcasses) 5741-1981.

  138. 19.6. The importer and/or the farmer are responsible for the biosecurity of the facility and the workers including control over the entrance of people, disinfection and/or replacement of shoes, disinfection of the workers' hands and other protection equipment.

  139. 19.7. No medical treatment to the fish or the water will be done without the Health consultant's recommendation. Recommendations for fish treatment will be given only if usage of medical formulations will be according a State Veterinarian prescription and regulation 16 of the Pharmacists Regulations (issue of veterinarian medical formulations), 5749-1988.

  140. 19.8. Special instruction for cold water fish:

  141. 19.8.1. In spite of what is written in article 23.1 of this procedure, if there is no way to allocate several fish for examination of listed diseases, test fish will inhabit the quarantine first, before the imported fish. The test fish will inhabit the quarantine alongside the imported fish during all the quarantine time. If needed, the test fish will be used for medical examination of listed diseases before releasing the imported fish.

  142. 19.8.2. Use of test fish will be done under the following conditions:

  143. 19.8.2.1. They are a closer to the age of the imported fish as possible;

  144. 19.8.2.2. They are from a farm free from the diseases listed in the Ordinance second schedule;

  145. 19.8.2.3. They are not vaccinated against any listed disease;

  146. 19.8.2.4. They will be acclimated in the facility at least 14 (fourteen) days before the import date. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  147. 19.8.3. During the quarantine time the fish will be exposed to various temperatures (from 10 (ten) degrees to 25 (twenty five) degrees at least). This will be recorded according to article 24.2.2 of this procedure.

  148. 19.8.4. The Fish Health Veterinary Officer will take fish samples for examination of listed diseases on the basis of risk analysis and management and according to the instruction from the OIE website:

  149. 19.8.4.1. Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals;

  150. 19.8.4.2. Aquatic Animal Health Code. 20. Obligation to execute examinations, measurements and recording:

  151. 20.1. During quarantine time the importer will execute daily tracking and control tests on the fish.

  152. 20.2. The importer will record a daily list of the following:

  153. 20.2.1. Morbidity or mortality of fish;

  154. 20.2.2. Water temperature;

  155. 20.2.3. Usage of sterilization, cleaning and disinfestation formulations for treatment including date of beginning of treatment and its end, fish species, active agant, quantity, and the name of the pool were the formulation was used – no later than 72 (seventy two) hours from the beginning of the treatment.

  156. 20.2.4. Usage of medical formulation of vaccines for treatment including, fish species, type of treatment, date of beginning of treatment and its end, and the name of the pool were the formulation was used – no later than 72 (seventy two) hours from the beginning of the treatment.

  157. 20.3. In the case of fertilized eggs of fish from the Salmonidae species family, the importer will take samples as instructed below, and bring them to the Fish Diseases Laboratory at Beit Dagan Kimron Veterinary Institute:

  158. 20.3.1. Taking samples of at least 5 (five) grams for every 10 (ten) kilograms of eggs;

  159. 20.3.2. When the eggs are packed in more than one package the importer will take samples from each package according to article 24.3.1. 21. Quarantine time duration: State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  160. 21.1. In general the quarantine time duration is decided by risk analysis and management.

  161. 21.2. Cold water fish: at least 180 (one hundred and eighty) days from the day of acclimation;

  162. 21.3. Fish of the Salmonidae family species: at least 60 (sixty) days from the day of acclimation;

  163. 21.4. Fertilized eggs of fish of the Salmonidae family species: at least 14 (fourteen) days from the day of acclimation;

  164. 21.5. Other fish: at least 30 (thirty) days from the day of acclimation;

  165. 21.6. Crustacean: at least 40 (forty) days from the day of acclimation;

  166. 21.7. Mollusca: at least 90 (ninety) days from the day of acclimation.

  167. 21.8. Quarantine time duration will appear in the import license.

  168. 21.9. Despite of all of the above the Fish Health Veterinary Officer may extend or shorten the time duration based on risk analysis and management among others.

  169. 21.10. During the quarantine time the Fish Health Veterinary Officer will take examinations considering risk management. 22. Actions to be taken in a case of examination of a listed disease in a quarantine:

  170. 22.1. In a case that a listed disease was examined in imported fish, they will be exterminated according to regulation 19 of the regulations with a warrant.

  171. 22.2. The facility, the water and the equipment will be handled accordingly:

  172. 22.2.1. All the perishable equipment will be exterminated according to the orders of a State Veterinarian.

  173. 22.2.2. The permanent equipment will undergo disinfection and cleaning.

  174. 22.2.3. The water in the facility will undergo disinfection. 23. Release of fish from quarantine facility:

  175. 23.1. Cold water fish and fish from the Salmonidae species family: before release, samples will be taken to negate the option of presence of listed diseases in a recognized laboratory.

  176. 23.2. Other edible fish, fertilized eggs of fish of the Salmonidae family species, Crustacean and Mollusca: before release, samples will be taken to negate the option of presence of listed diseases in a recognized laboratory as stated in article 24.3 of this procedure and/or risk analysis and management. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  177. 23.3. At the end of the quarantine time duration the importer will inform the Fish Health Veterinary Officer by E-mail that the quarantine time ended and enclose a statement about the fish release from quarantine as detailed in appendix 2 of this procedure. Applicable Documents

  178. 23.4. The Animal Diseases Ordinance [New Version], 5745-1985.

  179. 23.5. The Animal Diseases Regulations (Animal Import), 5734-1974.

  180. 23.6. The Animal Welfare Act (Animal Protection), 5754-1994.

  181. 23.7. The Animal Welfare Regulations (Animal Protection) (Maintenance for non- agriculture purposes), 5769-2009.

  182. 23.8. The Pharmacists’ Regulations (New Version), 5741-1981.

  183. 23.9. Animal Disease Regulations (micro-organisms, vaccines and carriers) 5735-1975.

  184. 23.10. Animal Disease Regulations (disinfectant preparations, cleaning and disinfestation), 5742-1982.

  185. 23.11. Animal Disease Regulations (Carcasses) 5741-1981.

  186. 23.12. The Israel Laboratory Accreditation Authority Law, 5757-1997.

  187. 23.13. Free Import Warrant.

  188. 23.14. The OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code (the Aquatic Code).

  189. 23.15. OIE Manual of Diagnostic Tests for Aquatic Animals. 24. Appendices

  190. 24.1. Appendix 1: Application for import of live fish to Israel.

  191. 24.2. Appendix 2: Importer and/or farmer's statement about fish release from quarantine. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health Procedure written by: Position: Dr. Nadav Davidovich Fish Health Veterinary Dr. Zvi Avni Officer Dr. Shlomo Grazi State Veterinarian - responsible for Ben-Gurion Airport Import- Export Veterinary Officer Procedure approved by: Signature and Date: Dr. Tamir Goshen (Acting) Director of October 28th 2018 Veterinary Services

  192. Appendix 1: Application for import of live fish to Israel. To: Import – Export Veterinary Officer Veterinary Services and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development P.O. Box 12, Bet Dagan 5025001, Israel Applicant Name ID No. / Company No. / Mobile phone No. of the Association No. owner/representative of the company/ association. Importer/ business address (Destination) I the applicant who signed above hereby declare: 1. I have not yet taken and will not take any measures to import any live fish listed below before receiving a signed veterinary license including the requested veterinarian conditions. 2. I read the procedure and its appendices carefully and it is clear to me that this application will not give me the permission to import live fish before I received the license mentioned above. State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health 3. I hereby obligate myself to be responsible of all confinement expenses, medical treatments (including vaccinations and examinations), and the containment of the fish in a certificated quarantine and complete all the payments before the date of the fish release from the quarantine. 4. I am aware that this license will not give me permission to import fish that are forbidden by any other state law. Fish Details: Name and address of the facility/farm: Origin country: Fish species (common and scientific Number of fish: Age of fish: name): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. _____________________ ___________________ Date: Signature: (Fill the original and a copy at least 15 (fifteen) days before the import due date). Paid Tax of: _____________ NIS Receipt number: _________ Date: __________________ Signature: ____________ State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health

  193. Appendix 2: Importer and/or farmer's statement about fish release from quarantine. To: Import – Export Veterinary Officer Veterinary Services and Animal Health Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development P.O. Box 12, Bet Dagan 5025001, Israel Owner's Name: ID No. / Company No. / Mobile phone No. of the Association No. owner/representative of the company/ association. Importer/ farmer name: ID number: Phone number: Quarantine name and address: 1. I the importer/ farmer signed above hereby declare: a. The fish below were examined by me during the last 72 (seventy two) hours and didn't show signs or morbidity or exceptional mortality. b. The fish are not forbidden for marketing because of exceptional mortality or unexplained morbidity. c. The fish are not appointed to extermination and/ or elimination in order to eradicate a disease. 2. I hereby request to release the fish listed in the table below from the quarantine: Fish origin country Arrival date at the quarantine Fish species (common and Fish age: Number of fish Number of fish scientific name): at arrival: today: 1 . 2 . 3 . State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Veterinary Services and Animal Health Additional information: _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________ ________________ ___________________ Date: Signature:

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