ໄນຈີເລຍE28099sອາຫານແລະການນໍາເຂົ້າກະສິກໍາ ກົດລະບຽບແລະມາດຕະຖານ
Lex ຈິດຕະນາການ LLP, ບໍລິສັດກົດຫມາຍໃນໄນຈີເລຍ, ໄດ້ນໍາສະເຫນີອາຫານ & ຢາ (F&D) Helpdesktoassistindividualsandcompanies ມີ ສ່ວນ ຮ່ວມ ໃນ ການ ຜະ ລິດ, ການແຜ່ກະຈາຍ, ການສົ່ງອອກແລະການນໍາເຂົ້າສະບຽງອາຫານແລະຢາເສບຕິດກໍານົດລະບຽບຜະລິດຕະພັນໃນການປະຊຸມຄວາມຕ້ອງການທີ່ກໍານົດໄວ້ໂດຍອົງການແຫ່ງຊາດຂອງໄນຈີເຣຍເພື່ອເປັນອາຫານແລະຢາສະຫະລັດແລະການຄວບຄຸມ ("Nafdac"). Below is Nigeria’s food and agricultural import regulations and standards.
NIGERIA’S FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL IMPORT REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS
ພາກທີ I.
ກົດໝາຍອາຫານ:
ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບໃນການຄວບຄຸມແລະການຕິດຕາມອາຫານຄວາມປອດໄພມາດຕະຖານແລະການປະຕິບັດໃນໄນຈີເຣຍພັດທະນາການປະຕິບັດຕາມອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງລັດຖະບານ:
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ບັນດາກະຊວງ: ກະຊວງສາທາລະນະສຸກຂອງລັດຖະບານກາງ, ລັດຖະບານກາງກະສິກໍາ & ຊັບພະຍາກອນນ້ຳ ແລະ ກະຊວງການຄ້າຂອງລັດຖະບານກາງ;
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ພະແນກ: Federal Department of Fisheries and Federal Department of ການລ້ຽງສັດ;
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ອົງການ: ອົງການແຫ່ງຊາດສໍາລັບອາຫານແລະຢາສະຫະລັດແລະການຄວບຄຸມ (Nafdac), ມາດຕະຖານການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງໄນຈີເລຍ (ລູກຊາຍ), ແລະການບໍລິການການກັກກັນພືດກະສິກໍາ Nigeria (NAQS) ແລະສະພາປົກປ້ອງຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກ.
ຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ແມ່ນຫຼັກຂອງໄນຈີເລຍE28099sfoodlaws:
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ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍອາຫານ ແລະຢາ
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ອາຫານ, ຢາເສບຕິດ ແລະຜະລິດຕະພັນທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງ (ການລົງທະບຽນ, ເປັນຕົ້ນ.) ປະຕິບັດ
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ກົດໝາຍຄວບຄຸມພະຍາດສັດ
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ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການທົດແທນນົມແມ່
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ຢາບ້າ ແລະຢາປອມ ແລະອາຫານປຸງແຕ່ງທີ່ບໍ່ສະອາດ (ການຈັດສັນຕ່າງໆ) ປະຕິບັດ
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ອົງການແຫ່ງຊາດສໍາລັບອາຫານແລະຢາສະຫະລັດແລະການຄວບຄຸມ (Nafdac) ປະຕິບັດ
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ກົດໝາຍວ່າດ້ວຍສະພາປົກປ້ອງຜູ້ບໍລິໂພກ
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ກົດຫມາຍວ່າດ້ວຍການປະມົງໃນນ
NAFDAC is Nigeria’s food safety authority and is responsible for the regulation and control of food product manufacturing, ການນໍາເຂົ້າ, ການສົ່ງອອກ, ການໂຄສະນາ, sale and distribution in Nigeria. It defines food as any “ບົດຄວາມທີ່ຜະລິດ, ປຸງແຕ່ງ, ຫຸ້ມຫໍ່, ຂາຍໄດ້ໂຄສະນາສໍາລັບອາຫານເພື່ອດື່ມເພື່ອບໍລິໂພກຂອງມະນຸດ, chewing gum and any other ingredient which may be mixed with food for any purpose whatsoever.”
Under the provisions of the law and the accompanying Guidelines, no food item may be imported, manufactured, ເຄື່ອງ, sold or distributed in Nigeria unless it has been registered by NAFDAC. Its scope is to regulate, ການປົກປ້ອງແລະການສົ່ງເສີມການສາທາລະນະສຸຂະພາບໂດຍການຮັບປະກັນຄວາມບໍລິສຸດ, ຄຸນນະພາບ, ຄວາມປອດໄພ, ແລະປະສິດທິພາບ (ນຳໃຊ້ໄດ້) ອາຫານ, ນ້ໍາຫຸ້ມຫໍ່, ຢາເສບຕິດ, ເຄື່ອງສໍາອາງ, ອຸປະກອນການແພດ, ສານເຄມີເຈືອປົນ (ອ້າງເຖິງຜະລິດຕະພັນທີ່ຖືກຄວບຄຸມ) ບໍລິໂພກໄນຈີເລຍ.
NAFDAC ກິດຈະກໍາປົກຄຸມ:
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ໃບອະນຸຍາດ & ການຈົດທະບຽນສະຖານທີ່ອາຫານ
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ການນໍາເຂົ້າ & ການສົ່ງອອກສະບຽງອາຫານ
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ປ້າຍກຳກັບອາຫານ
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ການໂຄສະນາອາຫານ
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ຂັ້ນຕອນການເກັບຕົວຢ່າງ
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ປິດສະຖານທີ່ອາຫານສຸຂະອະນາໄມ
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ການຄວບຄຸມສຸຂະພາບຜູ້ຈັດການອາຫານ
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ການສ່ອງແສງອາຫານ
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ການຕະຫຼາດຂອງນົມແມ່ທົດແທນ
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Ante-mortemand2Forpost-mortemexamination ຂອງສັດອາຫານ
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ມາດຕະການກັກຕົວ
NAFDAC operates at the Federal and State levels along with the state government agencies. At the local government level, ມີການດູແລສຸຂະພາບຕົ້ນຕໍທີ່ຮັບຜິດຊອບສໍາລັບການຂາຍອາຫານຕາມຖະຫນົນ, ການຈັດຕັ້ງການບໍລິຫານແລະຕະຫຼາດພື້ນເມືອງ.
ພາກທີ II. ຂໍ້ກໍານົດການຕິດສະຫຼາກ
ກ. ຄວາມຕ້ອງການທົ່ວໄປ
ກົດລະບຽບຂອງ NAFDAC ຕ້ອງການການຕິດສະຫຼາກອາຫານທີ່ເປັນຂໍ້ມູນ ແລະຄວາມຖືກຕ້ອງ ແລະບໍ່ແມ່ນການສໍ້ໂກງທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ເກີດຄວາມຜິດພາດ..
ຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ແມ່ນເສັ້ນຂອງ NAFDACE2809Fs ຄວາມຕ້ອງການປ້າຍຊື່ຕໍາ່ສຸດທີ່:
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Aproduct262382173Bsbrandnameorcommonnamemustappearinboldletters.
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ຊື່ແລະເຕັມ “ສະຖານທີ່” ທີ່ຢູ່ຂອງຜູ້ຜະລິດສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນປະເທດຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດຕ້ອງໄດ້ຮັບການສະຫນອງໂດຍຜະລິດຕະພັນປ້າຍກໍານົດ.
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ການຜະລິດ “ຊຸດ” ຫຼື “ຫຼາຍ” ເລກ, ວັນທີຂອງການຜະລິດແລະດີທີ່ສຸດກ່ອນວັນທີ 2 Fexpirydate.
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ເນື້ອຫາສຸດທິ, ການລະບຸສ່ວນປະກອບສໍາຄັນinmetric weight forsolidsandmetricvolumeforliquids.
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ສ່ວນປະກອບຕ້ອງຖືກລົງທະບຽນໂດຍຊື່ສາມັນຕາມລໍາດັບຂອງຄວາມໂດດເດັ່ນຂອງພວກເຂົາໂດຍນ້ໍາຫນັກ.
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ທາດປະສົມອາຫານ ແລະສີຕ້ອງຖືກປະກາດວ່າເປັນປ້າຍຊື່.
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ເຄື່ອງເທດ, ລົດຊາດແລະສີsmaybelistedassuch, ໂດຍບໍ່ມີການຕັ້ງຊື່ອຸປະກອນສະເພາະ, butanyaartificialcolororflavorshouldbeidentifiedassuch.
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ໝາຍເລກທະບຽນ NAFDAC ຈະຕ້ອງຖືກລວມເອົາປ້າຍກຳກັບຜະລິດຕະພັນ.
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Labeling should be in English. If it is in another language, ການແປພາສາອັງກິດຕ້ອງສະແດງຕໍ່ແພັກເກັດແພັກເກັດ (ບ່ອນທີ່ສາມາດນໍາໃຊ້).
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Stick-onlabelsmeetingNAFDACrequirements are permitteddatedtheydonE28099tremovealy.
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ປ້າຍກຳກັບຕ່າງປະເທດຕ້ອງຍຶດຖືເປັນອັນດັບໜຶ່ງຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນຂອງສິນຄ້າທີ່ມາຮອດຢູ່ປະເທດໄນຈີເຣຍ..
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ປ້າຍກຳກັບຕ່າງປະເທດຕ້ອງຖືກນຳໃຊ້ກ່ອນການສົ່ງອອກ
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preproduction ແລະວັນຫມົດອາຍຸ, Nigerians write the date before the month. Exporters are advised to specify the month in words (ກໍລະກົດ 1, 2005 orindicatemm2Fdd2Fyr) ເພື່ອຫຼີກລ້ຽງການຂັດແຍ້ງທີ່ອາດຈະເກີດຂື້ນໃນຄວາມຜິດພາດຂອງມື້ສໍາລັບເດືອນ.
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NAFDAC regulation stipulates that all food products should carry best-before dates and/or shelf life on their packaging. The regulation states that the expiry date should be “ຢ່າງໜ້ອຍມີຊີວິດການເປັນຢູ່ໃນເວລາກວດກາ.” The last sentence is interpreted to mean that at the time of inspection (ໂດຍNAFDACA ຫຼັງການລຶບລ້າງພາສີ), ວ່າໄລຍະເວລາຈາກການກວດສອບວັນທີຈົນເຖິງວັນທີຫມົດອາຍຸຄວນຈະມີຄຸນນະພາບຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນຫຼາຍກວ່າການເກັບຮັກສາໄວ້ສໍາລັບຊີວິດຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນ. (date of production until expiry).
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NAFDAC does not grant exceptions to labeling requirements.
B. Requirements Specific to Nutritional Labeling:
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Any nutritional claim on the product’s label must be justified. Nutritional labeling is mandatory for any prepackaged food item for which the manufacturer makes a nutrition or dietary claim.
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Foods for special dietary uses with claims of disease prevention, treatment, mitigation, cure or diagnosis must comply with NAFDAC’s guidelines for registration of drugs and be registered as medicinal products or “nutriceuticals”.
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Labels must contain directions for safe usage, cautions such as interactions when taken with other drugs.
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Additional nutritional labeling information is voluntary.
Section III. Packaging and Container Regulations
At present, NAFDAC regulations are not specific on packaging, but the agency is in the process of developing regulations on packaging.
No specific waste disposal laws or product recycling regulations impact imported food products and NAFDAC does not impose any specific restrictions on packaging materials.
ຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ, plastics must be of food grade and should not leach into the product.
Nigerian importers, ຢ່າງໃດກໍຕາມ, often express a marked packaging preference for certain high-value food products (HVP), namely:
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Relatively small sized products prepared and packaged for one-time use.
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Products that can be shipped in bulk and re-packaged locally.
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Perishable food products that undergo processing/packaging treatment to achieve an extended shelf life without refrigeration.
Section IV. Food Additives Regulations:
Nigerian food additive regulations are specified in the relevant legislation.
NAFDAC has developed a specific food additive regulation on non-nutritive sweeteners and on fortification.
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NAFDAC requires that wheat and maize flour, vegetable oil and sugar be fortified with Vitamin A, while salt must be iodized.
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NAFDAC applies the food additive standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, EU and FDA in its assessment of food safety.
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No person may manufacture, import, advertise, sell or present any food item or beverage containing a non- nutritive sweetener for human consumption unless the product is “specified for special dietary usage.”
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Non-nutritive sweeteners, including saccharin and cyclamates, may be used in low calorie, dietary foods/beverages but are not permitted in any food or beverage to be consumed by infants or children.
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Potassium bromate as a bread improver is not permitted. Other several bread improvers are now available.
There are penalties for the violation of provisions of the NAFDAC regulations.
Section V. Pesticides and Other Contaminants
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The pesticide residue limits and mycotoxin standards of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, EU and USFDA are applied by NAFDAC in its assessment of food safety.
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All food products must have a certificate of analysis, ເຊິ່ງສະແດງໃຫ້ເຫັນເຖິງNAFDAC262382173Bssatisfaction thattheitemisfreeofradioactive contentsinaddition toother quality parameters. ມີການອະນຸມັດສູງສຸດຂອງຢາຂ້າແມງໄມ້.
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NAFDAC reserves the right to subject any domestic or imported product to its own analysis to determine wholesomeness of food product. NAFDAC officials routinely subject imported foods to inspection and analysis at the port of entry, ລະດັບການຄ້າປີກແລະການປະຕິບັດການວິເຄາະຫ້ອງທົດລອງ.
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Contaminated products are subject to seizure and destruction by NAFDAC and possible prosecution.
Section VI. Other Regulations and Requirements
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The manufacturer shall make an application for the registration of processed food. In case of a manufacturer outside Nigeria, such shall be represented in Nigeria by a duly registered Nigerian company.
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Importers of food products through their representatives in Nigeria must first submit an application to NAFDAC, stating the name of the manufacturer, ຊື່ (brand name where applicable) ຜະລິດຕະພັນ.
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A separate application form is required for each regulated product.
ເອກະສານຕໍ່ໄປນີ້ການລົງທະບຽນ ແລະຕໍ່ອາຍຸການອະນຸຍາດການນໍາເຂົ້າຜະລິດຕະພັນອາຫານ:
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ຜູ້ຜະລິດຕ່າງປະເທດຕ້ອງໄດ້ຮັບການນໍາສະເຫນີໃນ Nigeriabyaduly ລົງທະບຽນບໍລິສັດສ່ວນບຸກຄົນ.
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NAFDAC ພິຈາລະນາຕົວແທນທ້ອງຖິ່ນທີ່ມີຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບຢ່າງເຕັມທີ່ສໍາລັບການຜະລິດຕະພັນ, ເຊັ່ນການຈົດທະບຽນ, ການແຜ່ກະຈາຍໂທ, ນິຕິກຳ.
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The Nigerianimporter2FdistributormustfileevidenceofaPowerofAttorneyfromthemanufacturer, ທີ່ອະນຸຍາດໃຫ້ຜູ້ຕາງຫນ້າໃນໄນຈີເລຍ.
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ການຢັ້ງຢືນການຜະລິດແລະການຂາຍຟຣີທີ່ອອກໃຫ້ໂດຍອົງການສຸຂະພາບທີ່ມີຄວາມສາມາດ, authenticated by the Nigerian Embassy in the country of origin. Product license or evidence of product registration in the country of origin is an added advantage.
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ຜູ້ນໍາເຂົ້າທັງໝົດຕ້ອງຍື່ນໃບຮັບຮອງການລົງທະບຽນຊື່ຍີ່ຫໍ້ 2 ເຄື່ອງຫມາຍການຄ້າກັບເຄື່ອງຫມາຍການຄ້າ
Registry in the Ministry of Commerce in Nigeria. This is done in the name of the owner of the trademark to protect the owner.
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A NAFDAC application form duly completed by the local agent (ຜູ້ນໍາເຂົ້າ) ການຂຶ້ນທະບຽນສິນຄ້າທີ່ຖືກຄວບຄຸມ.
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Fifteen product samples (20 ກໍລະນີຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນນົມ) ຂຶ້ນກັບການຫຸ້ມຫໍ່ຂະຫນາດຕ້ອງຖືກຈັດໃຫ້ຢູ່ໃນ NAFDAC ສໍາລັບຮ່າງກາຍ 2 ການອອກແບບຫ້ອງທົດລອງແລະການວິເຄາະເຊິ່ງໃຊ້ເວລາປະມານສີ່ອາທິດ.
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ອະນຸຍາດຕ້ອງໄດ້ຮັບຈໍານວນຈໍາກັດເພື່ອຈຸດປະສົງຂອງການລົງທະບຽນ.
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Acomprehensivecertificate ofproductanalysis ອອກໃຫ້ໂດຍຜູ້ຜະລິດ.
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Aletterofinvitation fortheinspectionoffactorytobesubmitted bythe applicantinNigeria and shallstateth ທີ່ຢູ່ ທີ່ຢູ່ຂອງຜູ້ຜະລິດ, ຊື່ຜູ້ຕິດຕໍ່, ທີ່ຢູ່ອີເມວ, ເບີໂທລະສັບປະຈຸບັນ ແລະ ແຟັກ.
ຂະບວນການລົງທະບຽນ NAFDAC ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບເອກະສານ, ການກວດກາສະຖານທີ່ການຜະລິດ, ການທົບທວນຄືນບົດລາຍງານການກວດກາ GMP, laboratory analysis for assessment of food safety and quality, vetting of labels to confirm compliance with NAFDAC’s labeling regulations. The process also involves advertisement (optional) control to ensure that it is not deceitful, fraudulent or misleading. These activities culminate in the issuance of a NAFDAC Registration Number, which is an attestation of product quality and safety.
The process of registration now involves GMP audit visits by inspectors of the agency to factory locations in the respective countries of origin. The registration of any food product with NAFDAC is a detailed process and could take between 1-3 months from the date samples are submitted for laboratory tests to be completed. Manufacturers/exporters wishing to sell their food products in Nigeria also should be aware of relevant requirements and regulations of the Nigerian Customs Service. A successful application will be issued a ໃບຢັ້ງຢືນຂອງການຈົດທະບຽນ withavalidityperiodoffiveyears.
ຄໍາແນະນໍາສໍາລັບຕົວແທນຂອງຜູ້ຜະລິດຕ່າງປະເທດ
1. ຕົວແທນຂອງຜູ້ຜະລິດຕ່າງປະເທດຕ້ອງເອົາໃຈໃສ່ເປັນຂັ້ນຕອນທີ່ຮັບປະກັນວ່າຜະລິດຕະພັນຖືກຄວບຄຸມສໍາລັບຕະຫຼາດໄນຈີເຣຍໄດ້ຖືກລົງທະບຽນກ່ອນການສົ່ງສິນຄ້າຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນດັ່ງກ່າວນໍາເຂົ້າໃນປະເທດ.
2. NAFDAC will normally authorize the importation of small quantities of unregistered products for the purpose of submission as samples for registration. A written authorization specifying the quantity of the unregistered products to be imported can be obtained from NAFDAC.
3. On arrival of the imported samples and presentation of the authorization to the NAFDAC inspectors at the ports, the consignment will be treated the same way as other normal imported consignments. Before the consignment is therefore cleared from the ports, the importer is required to present the following:
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Authorization to import samples of the unregistered product.
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Bank draft for the prescribed port inspection fees payable to NAFDAC.
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Properly completed Customs Bill of Entry
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ໃບຢັ້ງຢືນການວິເຄາະຜະລິດຕະພັນທີ່ອອກໂດຍຜູ້ຜະລິດ.
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ໃບຢັ້ງຢືນການຜະລິດ ແລະຂາຍໃຫ້ຟຣີໂດຍລັດຖະບານ ມີສິດອຳນາດໂດຍກົດໝາຍໃນປະເທດທີ່ມາຈາກຕົ້ນກຳເນີດການອອກກຳມະສິດຄວບຄຸມຜະລິດຕະພັນທີ່ຮັບຮອງໂດຍສະຖານທູດໄນຈີເຣຍໃນປະເທດຂອງການຜະລິດ.
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ພະລັງງານຂອງທະນາຍຄວາມ, notarized, ຜະລິດໂດຍຜູ້ຜະລິດທ້ອງຖິ່ນໄນຈີເຣຍ.
4. ການລ່ວງລະເມີດ, the consignment of the unregistered product would be cleared from the ports to a bonded warehouse at the expense of the importer. ຫຼັງຈາກນັ້ນ, the importer is prosecuted and the products forfeited to the Government together with any assets or property obtained or derived directly or indirectly from the commission of the offence.
B. Expiry Dates
NAFDAC Pre-packaged Food Labeling Regulations stipulates that all food products should carry best-before dates and/or shelf life on their packaging. The policy states that the expiry date should be “at least half the shelf life as at time of inspection.” The last sentence is interpreted to mean that at the time of inspection (ໂດຍNAFDACA ຫຼັງການລຶບລ້າງພາສີ), ວ່າໄລຍະເວລາຈາກການກວດສອບວັນທີຈົນເຖິງວັນທີຫມົດອາຍຸຄວນຈະມີຄຸນນະພາບຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນຫຼາຍກວ່າການເກັບຮັກສາໄວ້ສໍາລັບຊີວິດຂອງຜະລິດຕະພັນ. (date of production until expiry). Exporters are advised to specify the month in words (ກໍລະກົດ 1, 2005 orindicatemm2Fdd2Fyr) ເພື່ອຫຼີກລ້ຽງການຂັດແຍ້ງທີ່ອາດຈະເກີດຂື້ນໃນຄວາມຜິດພາດຂອງມື້ສໍາລັບເດືອນ.
C. Prepackaged Food Products
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The following guidelines govern the sale of prepackaged food products in Nigeria:
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No person may sell a prepackaged food unless a label has been affixed thereto.
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Aprepackagedfoodlabel must not bepresentedinamanner, ອັນໃດຜິດ, ຫຼອກລວງ ຫຼືມັກສ້າງຄວາມປະທັບໃຈກ່ຽວກັບລັກສະນະ, ຄຸນນະພາບ, ປະລິມານແລະຕົ້ນກໍາເນີດ.
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ບັນຊີລາຍຊື່ຄົບຖ້ວນຂອງສ່ວນປະກອບທີ່ໃຊ້ໃນການກະກຽມຂອງອາຫານຈະປະກາດວ່າໄດ້ຖືກປະກາດໂດຍລໍາດັບຂອງອັດຕາສ່ວນຂອງພວກເຂົາ.
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ລະດັບຄວາມທົນທານຕໍ່າສຸດຕ້ອງຖືກລະບຸໄວ້ໃນປ້າຍຊື່ພ້ອມກັບເງື່ອນໄຂການເກັບຮັກສາພິເສດ.
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ລາຍການອາຫານທີ່ບັນຈຸໄວ້ລ່ວງໜ້າ ທີ່ມີການປັບປ່ຽນການແຜ່ກະຈາຍລັງສີຕ້ອງຖືກປະກາດອອກ ແລະ ລັກສະນະຂອງການແຜ່ກະຈາຍລັງສີຈະຖືກຕັ້ງຢູ່ເທິງປ້າຍຊື່.
NAFDACofficialsroutinelyvisitdepots, ຕະຫຼາດຂາຍປີກຍ່ອຍເພື່ອຢືນຢັນວ່າຜະລິດຕະພັນອາຫານທີ່ນໍາເຂົ້າແມ່ນປະຕິບັດຕາມກົດລະບຽບທ້ອງຖິ່ນ.
NAFDAC ອາດຈະຂັດຂວາງການນໍາເຂົ້າ, ການແຜ່ກະຈາຍ, saleoruseofanyprepackagedfooditem, ຊົ່ວຄາວ ຫຼື ຖາວອນ ແລະ ການປັບຄ່າບໍລິຫານບໍລິຫານແມ່ນເຮັດໃຫ້ຜະລິດຕະພັນບໍ່ປະຕິບັດຕາມກົດລະບຽບເກີນກຳນົດ.
D. Advertisement Requirements
NAFDAC must approve all advertisement/promotional materials prior to utilization.
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Advertised food products must demonstrate that the products are legally registered with NAFDAC.
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An application for advertisement must be submitted to NAFDAC for its approval.
Section VII. ຊັບສິນທາງປັນຍາ
Nigeria is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and a signatory to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Universal Copyright Convention (UCC) and other major International Agreements on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).
The Patents, ເຄື່ອງຫມາຍການຄ້າ, and Industrial Design Registry of the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment is saddled with responsibility for issuing patents, ເຄື່ອງ ໝາຍ ການຄ້າ, and industrial designs. Once conferred, a patent conveys the exclusive right to make, import, sell, use a product, or to apply a patented process. Registering a trademark grants the holder the exclusive right to use the registered mark for a specific product or class of products.
Section IX. Import Procedures
ກ. ກວດສອບ
Effective January 1, 2006, the government of Nigeria commenced the implementation of Destination Inspection (DI) to replace Pre-shipment Inspection (PSI). Under the new scheme, goods destined for Nigeria’s ports are inspected at the point of entry rather than at the point of shipment, which was hitherto the practice. The scheme will be carried out by the Nigeria Customs Service (ສ), while three firms that will act as Destination Inspection Service Providers, will provide scanning services at ports of entry.
B. Documentation
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Any person intending to import physical goods into Nigeria shall in the first instance process Form “M” through any authorized dealer bank irrespective of the value and whether or not payment is involved.
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Supporting documents shall be clearly marked “VALID FOR Foreign Exchange (FOREX) / NOT VALID FOR FOREX” as appropriate i.e. depending on whether or not foreign exchange remittance would be involved.
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The validity period of Form “M” for plants and machineries shall be for a period of one year.
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All applications for goods subject to Destination Inspection shall carry the “BA” code; while those on exemption shall indicate “CB” in the prefix of the numbering system of the Form “M”.
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An exemption shall be as approved by the Honorable Minister of Finance prior to completion of Form “M”.
The Form “M” and relevant pro-forma invoice shall carry a proper description of the goods to be imported to facilitate price verification viz:
1. Generic product name, i.e.. product type, category
2. Mark or brand name of the product where applicable.
3. Model name and or model or reference number where applicable.
4. Description of the quality, grade, specification, capacity, size performance etc.
5. Quantity and packaging and or packing.
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Documents in respect of each import transaction shall carry the name of the product, country of origin, specifications, date of manufacture, batch or lot number, Standards to which the goods have been produced (e.g. Nigeria Industrial Standards-NIS, British Standards PD, ISO, IES, DIN, (ແລະອື່ນໆ).
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Where import items such as food, drinks, ເຄື່ອງສໍາອາງ, ຢາເສບຕິດ, ອຸປະກອນການແພດ, chemicals etc., are regulated for health or environmental reasons, they shall carry EXPIRY dates or the shelf life and specify the active ingredients, ບ່ອນທີ່ສາມາດນໍາໃຊ້.
C. Duty
The importer’s bank issues a certified check to the Federal Government’s Import Duty account for payment of the import tariff. This payment must be completed before the original IDR and other necessary shipping documents are released by the Nigerian Customs Service (ສ) to the importer who may now initiate the process of clearing his goods. This could be accomplished during transport time.
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In January 2006, Nigeria began a partial implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET). The Nigerian government has reduced its tariff bands from twenty to five. The five tariff bands are a zero duty on capital goods, machinery, and medicines such as anti-retroviral drugs and other medicines not produced in the country; 5% duty on imported raw materials; 10% duty on intermediate goods; 20% duty on finished goods; ແລະ 50% duty on goods in industries that the GON wants to protect.
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All HVP imports are assessed a 5 percent Value Added Tax, a port surcharge equivalent to 7 percent of the duty amount and a Customs inspection service charge equal to 1 percent of the duty amount. The GON frequently reviews its list of items prohibited for imports. Exporters to Nigeria should ascertain the import status of their products before shipment.
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