The applicant shall apply to the nearest NRCS regional office for approval of the product(s). The applicant shall notify the NRCS at least 10 working days prior to the date on which approval is needed. The application shall be accompanied by the following:
| A.2.1 |
Applicants shall supply details of the products per consignment for which approval is sought by providing the following information: |
| (a) |
The applicable permits as required by DAFF (including OIE Directives); |
| (b) |
Importers shall supply a health guarantee certificate (Annex C) containing evidence that imported products originate from a facility approved for export in the country of origin per consignment for which approval is sought. The NRCS may also request that specific testing be performed; |
| (c) |
Details of the importer, product, bill of entry, quantity, number of product and batch code(s), code list or bill of lading; |
| (d) |
The date and place where it will be available for inspection; |
| (e) |
Name and contact details of a contact person; |
| (f) |
The number(s) of the bill(s) of entry and the date authorized by custom officials; and |
| (g) |
The voyage number of the cargo carrier (vessel, aircraft or registration number of vehicle). |
| A.2.2 |
Any reasonable additional information to clarify the application as requested by the NRCS. |
| A.2.3 |
The NRCS may for the purposes of inspection and verification of products, sample products according to the regulatory risk based sampling plans. |
Statistics Act, 1999
