Directive No. (8/98) on aquaculture medical drugs used in fish and fish products

53 Government of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Livestock and Fisherh~s DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES DIRECTIVE No. (8/98) August 3, t 998 ln exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Myanmar Marine Fisheries Law 1990, the Director Generru of the Department ofFisheries hereby issues the folJowing Directive for aquaculture medicaJ drugs used in the Fish and Fishe,y Products. Aquaculture medical drugs used in the Fish and Fishery Products 1.1 This Directive applies to monitor the substance and groups of residues list of aquaculture medical drug listed in Annex l. 2. l For the purpose of this Directive, the foJlowing definition shall apply. (a) 'unauthorized substances or products' shall mean the use of unauthorized substances or products the administering of which to fish & shellfish is prohibited under this directive; (b) t illegal treatment' shall mean the use of unauthorized substances or products or the use of substances or products authorized under this directive oflegislation; ( c) 1 residue' shall mean a residue of substances having a pharmacological action, of their metabolites and of other substances transmitted to fish • & shellfish products and likely to be hannfuJ to human health; (d) 'official samples' shall mean a sample taken by the DOF inspection team which bears, for the purpose of examination of the re&idues or substances \isted in Annex I, a reference to the species., the type, the quantity concerned, the method of collection and partivulars identifying the sex cf the fish & shellfish and the origin of the fish & shellfish or of the foh and shellfish product; (e) 'batch of fish & she/lji.,h' shall mean a group of fish or shellfish of the same species, in the same age range, reared on the same holding, at the same time and under the same conditions of rearing. 3.1 The producfion process of fishery prodl1cts and primaYy products of fishery .. ,rigiri shall be monitored in accordance with <,1~.tev\iI)g the presence of the resi\\ues and substances listed in Annex I m live fi'i'.hery an)mals, their excrement and bL,dv fluids and int issue, fi sherv product5. a()\I'nt.\.\\h1re feed. and drinking 4.1 None of aquaculture medical residues left in fishery products \-vhen harvesting which satisfy the requirements laid down by this Directive may be used as fit for human consumption. Rejection oflot for export 5.1 If an authorized officer inspects fish and fishety product that is illegal treatment w-it}1 aquaculhire me.di cal drugs, officer shall reject the 6s}1 and fishery products for human consumption. 6.1 If an authorized officer inspects fish and fishery product that does not meet the requirements of this Directive, officer shall reject the fish and fishery products for export. 7 .1 Any licence-holder for the processing offish and fishery products may abide by this Directive as one of the conditions ofl}1e licence. 7.2 On vinlation of the any terms or conditions of the Directive, criminal action may bf;'.. taken under Section 45 of the Myanma Marine Fisheries Law 1990 · and the licence-holder may also be liable to suspension, revocation, termination and cancellation of the licence under Section 24 of tl1e said Law. Sd xx.,x: Soe Win Director General Department of Fisheries 55 i\NNEX 1 GROUP A - Substances having anabolic effect and unauthorized substance ( 1) Stilbenes, sti!benes derivatives, and their salts and esters (2) Steroids GROUP B - Veterinary drugs (including unlicensed substances which could be used for veterinary purposes. ( l) Antibacterial substances, induding Sltlphonomides, quino!ones (2) Other, veterinary drugs Anthe!mintics (3) Other, substances and environmental contaminents (a) Organochlorine compounds including PcBs (b) Chemical dements (c) Mycotoxins (d) Dyes ANNEXU SAMPLING STRATEGY l. The reside control plan is aixned at surveying and revealing the reasons for residue hazard in foods of fisheries product origin on farms, fish processing plants, and packing station. Official samples are to be taken in accordance \Vith the relevant Annex III. Wherever official samples are taken, sampling must be unforeseen, unexpected and effec:.H~d at no -Iixed t,me and on no particular day of the week. 2. For Group A substances, surveillance should be aimed at detecting the illegal administration of prohibited substances and the abusive administration of approved substances, respectjvely The emphasjs of such sampling n1ust be concentrated according to the relevant of Annex Ill. The samples must be targeted uoong account of the following minimum cirteria: sex, age, species, fattening sys.tern, all available background infonnation~ and all evidence ofmjsuse or abuse of substances of this group. 56 ANNEX III SAl\lPLING LEVELS ANO fREQUENCY The purpose of this Annex is to define the minimum number offlsheries products from which the samples 111ust be taken Each sample can be analysed for detecting the presence of one or more substance Aquaculture products l. Finish farming products A sample is one or more fish, according to the size of the fish in qLtestion and of the requirements of the analytical method. The Maximum number of samples to be collected each year mu st be l per l 00 tonnes offishery production The foUowing breakdown must be respected. GrougA : One third of the total samples: all the samples must be taken at farm level, on fish at all stages of fanning(*), including fish which is ready to be placed on the market for consumption ("-') For sea-farming, in which :::,ampling conditions may be especially difficult, samples may be taken from feed in place of samples from fish Group B : Two thirds ofthe total samples: the sampling should be carried out (a) perterabley at the farm, on fish ready to be placed on the market for consumption; (b) either at the proces.sing plant, ot at wholesale level, oii fresh fish, on condition that tracing back to the farm of origin, in the event of positive results, can be done. In all cases, samples taken at farm level shall be taken from a minimum of l 0%1 of registered sites of production.