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The Laws of Fiji
Last Updated: 1 December 2016

[BIO 10,255] Dairy products49 

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(1) Unsterilised dairy products may be imported only from New Zealand and Australia.
(2) Milk, cream, ghee, butter and yoghurt, from countries or territories other than New Zealand or Australia, may be imported only if accompanied by a declaration from the manufacturer stating—
  • (a)that the product referred to has been effectively sterilised; and
  • (b)the sterilisation method used, including temperatures and times, where heat sterilisation has been employed.

[subreg (2) subst LN 83 of 1982 reg 20, effective 6 August 1982]

(3) Cheese may be imported from countries other than New Zealand or Australia if it is accompanied by—
  • (a)a declaration such as is specified in subregulation 2(a); or
  • (b)a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the country or origin stating that the cheese has been stored for a period of at least 4 calendar months after manufacture before being exported; or
  • (c)in the case of cheese being re-exported from Australia or New Zealand, a certificate from a Government Veterinary Officer of the re-exporting country stating that the cheese has satisfied the import requirements of Australia or New Zealand, as the case may be.

[subreg (3) insrt LN 83 of 1982 reg 20, effective 6 August 1982]