Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A11: Prohibitions for sanitary and phytosanitary reasons 
Date when the measure came into force
08 March 2012 
Publication where the measure is specified
Government Notice No. 27 of 2012 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Fisheries and Marine Resources (Import of Fish and Fish Products) Regulations 2012 
Country/Region applying the measure
Mauritius 
The rationale of the measure
No specific objective stated 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
20(4) (a) The live fish shall be imported from a disease free area.
(b) The country shall not be listed by OIE. 
Reference of the measure
Fourth Schedule; para. 20(4) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 
Notes
Official list of countries affected by the measure are given in the website of OIE (http://www.oie.int/en/animal-health-in-the-world/official-disease-status/) 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
0301.11.00 -- Freshwater No    
0301.19.00 -- Other No    
0301.91.00 -- Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) No    
0301.92.00 -- Eels (Anguilla spp.) No    
0301.93.00 -- Carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus) No    
0301.94.00 -- Atlantic and Pacific bluefin tunas (Thunnus thynnus, Thunnus orientalis) No    
0301.95.00 -- Southern bluefin tunas (Thunnus maccoyii) No    
0301.99.00 -- Other No    
Description
Live fish 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description
Countries listed on Office Internationale de Epizooties (OIE)