According
to a recent official announcement of China's General Administration of Customs,
based on the relevant laws of China and regulations for quarantine and hygienic
requirements of French feed dairy products exported to China between the
General Administration of Customs of China and Ministry of Agriculture,
Agrifood, and Forestry of France, from now on, imports of French dairy products
that meet the relevant requirements will be allowed into China.
The
approved imported dairy products include feed grade raw milk or animal feed
products made from dairy by-products (whey, buttermilk, skim milk, colostrum,
etc.) that contain vegetable ingredients, vitamin premixes, probiotics and
other ingredients approved for use by the Chinese and French laws, as well as
dairy feed products made from raw milk or dairy by-products that do not contain
the above raw and auxiliary ingredients.
French dairy
exports to China will meet high quality standards
French
production enterprises exporting feed grade dairy products to China must meet
the following conditions. First, the enterprises should meet the requirements
of the relevant feed hygiene and veterinary hygiene regulations of China and
France. Second, the enterprises should obtain official approval from France and
produce under official supervision, and products should be allowed to be sold
freely in France. Third, products from these enterprises should be manufactured
under safety and health quality control programs such as HACCP, and products
accredited by a certificate authority which is recognized by the French laws.
Last, the products should be recommended by Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood,
and Forestry of France and obtain an official registration from China.
During the
time when Emmanuel Macron, French president, visited China from April 5 to 7, a
number of French agricultural and food companies reached an agreement with
China, among which pork and dairy industries benefited the most.
France and China
aim to further cooperation in dairy, beef, and wine industries
According
to a joint declaration between China and France, China and France wish to
strengthen partnerships in agriculture, agro-food, veterinary medicine and crop
disease detection. Furthermore, the countries with to guarantee market access
to pork products, kiwi fruit, and feed-grade dairy products. By the joint
declaration, fifteen pork exporting enterprises from China will be allowed to
register in China. The competent authorities of the two countries will respond
as soon as possible for future registration requests for meat and aquatic
product export enterprises and applications for infant milk formula
registration, as well as market opening requests from the respective
departments of both countries.
The two
countries will continue to exchange and cooperate in the beef and wine
industries. France will support China's application to join the International
Organization of Vine and Wine as soon as possible, and will support China's
holding of the International Conference of the Vine and Wine Industry.
The
president of Inaporc, a French pork corporation, states that the approval of 15
French pork export enterprises in China will improve the development of
relevant industries, as China is the largest customer of French pork outside
the EU. In 2022, France's pork exports to China reached 326 million euros,
accounting for 28% of total exports.
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