Venezuela - Certification Requirements

Acts and Regulations

Labelling requirements:

• each carton or container in the lot must be labelled with the importer's licence number
• each box or carton must have the port of destination clearly marked
• all units of measurement, weight, length, etc., must be stated in metric on all documentation

Tolerances or Guidelines

These tolerances apply to all products either fresh or frozen:

Heavy Metals	Fish Species	Tolerance
Arsenic :	sardines, shellfish, tuna	0.1 ppm
Cadmium :	sardines, tuna	not detectable
	shellfish	0.1 ppm
Copper :	sardines, tuna, shellfish	0.1 ppm
Mercury :	sardines, shellfish	0.1 ppm
	tuna	0.5 ppm
Tin :	sardines, shellfish, tuna	100.0 ppm

Certification Requirements

Certificate of Origin and Hygiene (FP1404 (11/91)).

Pre-Approval letter may be required.