THH GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)j

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(Department of Commerce)

ORDER

New Delhi, the 10th July, 2002

S.O.722(E).— Whereas, for the development of the export trade of India, certain

proposals for amending the Order No. SO 729 (E) dated 21^sl August 1995. of

erstwhile Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, relating to Fresh, Frozen and

Processed Fish and Fishery Products and in supersession of Order No. SO 792 (E)

dated 17^U August, 2001, Ministry of Commerce and Industry relating to Maximum

Residual Limits (]VERLs) for antibiotics, pesticides and heavy metals in fish and

fishery products were forwarded to Export Inspection Council and published in Part II

section 3. sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, dated the 17^fh May

20U2 vide Order of the Government of India in the Ministry of Commerce and

Industry, Department of Commerce, number SO 528 (E), as required under sub-rule

(2) of rule 11 of the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Rules, 1964 under

Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963;

And, whereas, ths objections and suggestions were invited from all persons likely to

be affected thereby within a period of thirty days from the date the said notification

was made available to the public:

And whereas the copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on I7^lh

May 2002;

And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft

have been considered by the Central Government;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Export

(Quality Control and Inspection) Act. 1963 (22 of 1963), the Central Government

after consulting Export Inspection Council, hereby makes the following amendments

to the Order No. SO 729 (E) dated 21^st August, 1995, of erstwhile Ministry of

Commerce, Government of India, relating to Fresh, Frozen and Processed Fish and

Fishery Products and in supersession of Order No. SO 792 (E) dated 17^th August

2001, Ministry of Commerce and Industry relating to Maximum Residual Limits

(MRLs) for antibiotics, pesticides and heavy metals in fish and fishery products,

which shall take effect on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, namely :-

In the said Order, in. schedule - L for clause (e). the following shall be inserted,

namely :-

il(e)

Maximum Residual Limits (MRLs) for pesticides, heavy metals and

antibiotics and other pharmacologically active substances in fish and fishery

products shall meet the requirements as given below. However, if the MRLs fixed

by the importing countries arc more stringent than these prescribed limits, the

standards specified by those countries will be complied with.

Pesticides

Max. permissible residual level in ppm

BHC

0.3

Aldrin

0.3

Dieldrin

Endrin

0.3

DDT

5.0

Heavy Metals

Heavy Metals

Mercury

Cadmium

Arsenic

Lead

Tin

Nickel

Chromium

Max. permissible Residual level in ppm

1.0

3.0

1.5

250

Antibiotics and other Pharmacologically Active Substances

Antibiotics

Tetracycline

Oxytetracycline

Trimethoprim

Oxolinic acid

Max. permissible residual level in ppm

0.1

0.05

0.3

(f)

the use of any of the following antibiotics and other pharmacologically active

substances shall be prohibited in the culture of; or in any hatchery for producing the

juveniles or larvae or nauplii of; or in any unit manufacturing feed for; or in any unit pre-

processing or processing shrimp, prawns or any other variety offish and fishery products:

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THF. flAZETTEOFDOIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PAKTII^SBC.,3(U)]

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

(vii)

(viii)

(ix)

(x)

(xi)

(xii)

(xiii)

(siv)

(XV)

(xvi)

(xvii)

(xviii)

(xix)

(xx)

All Nitrofurans including

Furaltadone

Furazolidonc

Fuiyliuramidc

Mfuratel .

Nifuroxime

Nifurprazine

Mtrofiirantoin

Nitrofurazone

Chloramphenicol

Neomycin

Nalidixic acid

Sulphamethoxazole

Aristolochia spp and preparations thereof

Chloroform

Chlorpromazine

Colchicine

Dapsone

Dimetridazole

Metronidazole

Ronidazole

Ipronidazole

Other nitroimidazoles

Clenbuterol

Diethylstilbestrol (DES)

Sulfonamide drugs

(except

approved

Sulfadimethoxine,

Sulfaethoxyp>Tidazine)

Fluoroquinolones

Glycnpeptides

Sulfabromomethazine

and

[F.N0.6/2/2001-EI&EP]

M V P. C. SASTRY, Jt. Secy.

Foot Note : The principal Order was published vide S.O. 729(E) dated 21 st August, 1995 and subsequently amended vide

S.0.792(E) dated 17th August, 2001.

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