Question follow-through · 76008

Fisheries: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often physical sampling checks are applied by the Service d’Inspection Vétérinaire Et Phytosanitaire to UK consignments of Category 3 fishmeal and fish oil exported through Calais;

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
9 Sept 2025
Target answer date
16 Sept 2025
Answer
23 Sept 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often physical sampling checks are applied by the Service d’Inspection Vétérinaire Et Phytosanitaire to UK consignments of Category 3 fishmeal and fish oil exported through Calais;

  2. 16 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The baseline frequency rate for physical checks on consignments of fishery products, is set out in EU legislation, though this may be increased where serious deficiencies are identified on specific goods. The EU regulations also require that for Processed...

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