Some problems about application of security certificate and temporary certificate

Introduction: according to the information learned from the second GM training meeting of the Ministry of agriculture, the Ministry of agriculture has further clarified the import procedures of GM agricultural products used as processing raw materials, thus clarifying many questions in the industry about the application of safety certificates and interim certificates 1、 Application for safety certificate: 1 The general procedures are as follows: 1) the R & D company of agricultural genetically modified organisms shall first apply for the safety certificate of a certain genetically modified organism, and the specific steps shall be in accordance with the "safety management procedures for importing agricultural genetically modified organisms used as processing raw materials" listed in the notice on the implementation of the regulations on the safety management of agricultural genetically modified organisms and the supporting regulations; 2) Once the R & D company has obtained the safety certificate, the traders can apply for the import safety certificate of each batch of genetically modified organisms according to the simplified procedure, and need to provide three materials: the copy of the safety certificate obtained by the R & D company, the import safety management registration form and the safety precautions to be taken In this way, the procedures for traders to apply for safety certificates are simplified Because it is difficult for traders to fill in many technical contents Since the GM office has made it clear that simplified procedures can be used to apply for the safety certificate, when the application for the safety certificate of Monsanto is approved by the GM office will undoubtedly become the focus of attention at home and abroad It is reported that the GM office has accepted Monsanto's applications for GM soybeans, rapeseed, corn and cotton 2 Supplementary notes: 1) the safety certificate for the import of genetically modified organisms for processing raw materials (including domestic sales and direct processing) is issued according to the batch; 2) the so-called same batch refers to "five identical", that is, the same genetically modified organisms, the same consignor, the same consignee, the same means of transport and the same place of origin As long as one of the above five items is changed, the safety certificate must be reapplied; in particular, the genetically modified organisms of the same species refer to the same gene change If there are both herbicide resistant and insect resistant soybeans in a ship, two safety certificates must be applied for; in addition, if the means of transport is changed, the safety certificate must also be reapplied Take soybeans as an example If 200000 tons of soybeans are shipped in four ships, four safety certificates need to be applied for The origin refers to the country of production 3) the safety certificate is valid once and will be withdrawn and cancelled by the port quarantine department every time; 4) For the import of directly processed genetically modified agricultural products, such as genetically modified soybean meal and soybean oil, as long as the soybean has obtained the safety certificate, the safety certificate can be applied for according to the simplified procedures mentioned above, and the information of soybean can be filled in the "receptor organism" and "target gene" in the import safety management registration form; 5) The principle of "qualitative and quantitative" is still applied to the detection of genetically modified agricultural products In this way, for the goods mixed with other impurities in the transportation, the inspection at the port may encounter difficulties For example, if genetically modified soybeans have obtained safety certificates, but it is unexpected that genetically modified corn has been mixed in the packaging or transportation, and the trading business has not applied for the safety certificate of corn in advance, once it is detected during inspection, it will be handled, and the strength of implementation depends on the quality inspection department; 6) If an overseas company does not have an office in China, it may entrust a domestic agent company to apply 2、 The interim certificate is only applicable to the import of agricultural genetically modified organisms used as processing raw materials; 2 The application for interim certificate must be based on the application for safety certificate In particular, during the interim measure period, as long as the R & D company has applied to the Ministry of agriculture for the safety certificate of certain genetically modified organisms, the overseas traders exporting such genetically modified organisms to China can apply for the interim certificate of such genetically modified organisms or their direct processed products; 3 The valid documents of the country or the third country provided when applying for the interim certificate must be the official documents (or copies thereof) approved by the official at that time for planting and marketing Argentina's soybean needs to provide the relevant approval documents of its own government Brazil can temporarily quote the approval documents of USDA and FDA of the United States; 4 The temporary certificate is not issued according to the batch (Note: the batch concept here is the same as above), only one temporary certificate is issued if it is consistent with the same foreign trade company and the same genetically modified organism; during the period of temporary measures, it is valid for many times, and each time it is used, the port quality inspection department shall register the original of the temporary certificate; 5 More than one temporary certificate can be applied for For example, if an overseas trading company will have more than one ship of soybeans at different ports in the same period, because the original can only be used for inspection, and a temporary certificate may not be able to turn around To solve this problem, the overseas trading company can apply for more than two; 6 The period of validity of the temporary measures is December 20, 2002, which is subject to the arrival date of the goods; 7 During the period of the temporary measures, as long as the R & D provider submits the application for the safety certificate to the GM office, the overseas trader can apply for the temporary certificate; 8 If the overseas company does not have an office in China, it can entrust the domestic agent company to apply The provisional measures were issued for the normal operation of trade, but what traders don't know now is that they don't know the conditions under which the GM office officially accepted their application It is understood that many traders have submitted materials to the office, but only limited to "leaving the materials there" The GM office did not say that the materials were OK or not There are still many questions, concerns and guesses about when to issue the first interim certificate in the market After two days' meeting, many trade chambers of Commerce have revised the application form for interim certification submitted previously Based on the 30 day approval time, it is estimated that the earliest time for foreign soybeans to come in is after April 20, that is to say, the earliest time for foreign soybeans to come in is after May (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: