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S.I.              OF 2023 
 
FOOD ACT, 2014  
 
Food Act (Import and Export of Food) Regulations, 2023 
 
Arrangement of Regulations  
 
Regulations  
Part I - Preliminary  
1.   Citation  
2.   Interpretation  
3.   Application  
 
Part II - Food Importation  
 
4. Imported food t o conform to requirements  
5. Food Importation Approval Document  
6. Inspection of food consignments  
7. Sampling and analysis  
8. Clearance of food at the point of entry  
9. Equivalence Agreements  
10. Relabeling  
11. Handling of rejected food  
12. Exemptions with respect to food importe d for personal use  
 
Part III - Food Exportation  
 
13. Inspection and certification of food exports  
 
Part IV - General Provisions  
 
14. Importation or exportation through approved points of entry  
15. Denial, revocation or cancellation  
16. Appeals  
17. Administrative review  
18. Manag ing food recall and food safety emergencies  
19. Offenses and penalties  
20. Fees 
 SCHEDULES  
First Schedule:  High risk foods  
Second Schedule:  Application for food importation approval document  
Third Schedule:  Food  importation approval document  
Fourth  Schedule:  Non Conformance report (NCR)  
Fifth  Schedule:  Fees 
  
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S.I.              OF 2023 
 
FOOD ACT, 2014  
 
Food Act (Import and Export of Food) Regulations, 2023 
 
    In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 read with section 5 (3) (e) 
and Section 18 of the Fo od Act, 2014, the Minister of Health hereby makes the 
following regulations  — 
 
Part I - Preliminary  
Citation  
 
1.  These regulations shall be cited as the Food Act (Import and 
Export of Food)  Regulations, 2022 and shall come into operation on  such date as 
the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette , appoint.  
 
Interpretation  
 
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires — 
 
“Act” means the Food Act, 2014 ; 
 
“Authority” means the Public Health Authority ; 
 
“Authorised Officer” means any public officer o r any other 
person appointed by the Public Health Commissioner as per 
section 4(1) of the Act; and also includes any person authorised 
by the public health commissioner to act as an authorised officer 
as per section 19 (1) and (2) of the Act ; 
 
“Balance she lf-life” means the difference between the date of 
manufacture or date of production and the shelf life ;  
 
“Codex standard” means an international standard adopted by the 
Codex Alimentarius Commission ; 
 
“Competent Authorities” means authorities in the count ry of 
import or export of food mandated to certify food as fit for human 
consumption;  
 
“Country of export” means the country where the food is 
physically shipped for export to Seychelles ; 
 
“Country of origin” means the country where the food was 
manufactur ed; 
  
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“Examination” involves visual verification and sensory evaluation 
to determine compliance to requirements ; 
 
“Food for personal use” means food imported by a person for 
personal or household consumption and shall not be offered for 
sale to the public;  
 
“Food recall” means the action taken to remove food, which is 
unsafe or may pose a health risk to the consumer, from sale and 
distribution, including such food that is already possessed by 
consumers;  
 
“Food recall plan” means the procedures and arrangeme nts that an 
importer or exporter  of food shall have in place to implement a 
food recall;  
 
“HACCP ’’ means a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point 
system  approved by the Authority and put in place by a food 
enterprise to manage and  minimize food risk hazard;  
 
“Health Certificate” means the official written document signed 
and issued by a competent authority in the country of origin or 
export, containing full details of the food safety related status of a 
consignment of foodstuffs destined for export an d in compliance 
with the conditions specified by the relevant authority of the 
importing country;  
 
“High -risk food” means food classified as such by the Authority 
because of its ability to contain or easily support growth of 
pathogenic micro -organisms; or contains chemical toxicants; or 
has been implicated by epidemiological evidence to be frequently 
implicated in causation of food borne illness ; 
 
“Low -risk foods ”  means food classified as such by the Authority 
as food that is unlikely to contain pathogenic  micro -organisms 
and will not normally support their growth because of food 
characteristics and foods that are unlikely to contain harmful 
chemicals ; 
 
“packing list” means the itemized list of food giving the 
description, quantity and weight  of each import ed food ; 
 
“Processed food” means the product, resulting from the 
application of physical, chemical or biological processes to a 
primary food commodity ; 
 
  
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“Shelf life means” the best before or expiration or sell by - date 
placed on a pre -packaged food by a manufacturer, processor or 
packer or any such date fixed under any regulations under the 
Act; 
 
“Visual inspection”  means the process of inspection by the 
authori sed officer and includes assessment of the physical 
condition of the entire food consignment; a ssessing alignment of 
accompanying documents with the food items; and food label 
assessment.  
 
Application  
 
3.   These regulations shall apply to all processed food imported into  
or exported out of Seychelles for sale; with the exemption of the import and 
export of food products of plant and animal origin that is provided for under the 
Animal and Plant Biosecurity Act, 2014; and export of fishery products that is 
provided for under the Export of Fishery Products Act, 1996.  
 
Part II - Food Importation  
 
Import ed food to conform to requirements  
 
4.(1)   No person shall import any processed food for sale into 
Seychelles unless the food complies with the requirements of th is regulation .   
 
(2) Where food is not specifically covered by  the requirements of 
subregulatio n (1), the provisions of the Codex Standard  relevant to that food 
shall apply.  
 
(3) All food falling under the requirements of subsection (1) to be 
imported into Seychelles shall have a balance shelf life of not less than 50%  of 
its displayed shelf life  indic ated on its label remaining  at the time of import.  
 
Food Importation  Approval Document  
 
5.(1)  No person shall be allowed to import food specified in the first 
schedule to these regulations  unless the food has been approved by the Authority 
for importati on. 
 
(2) Any person intending to import food specified in the first 
schedule  to these regulations  shall prior to importation apply for a Food 
Importation Approval Document (FIAD) from the Authority, and the application 
shall be accompanied with a prescribed fe e. 
 
(3)   The application under sub-regulation (2) shall be in the form 
prescribed in the second schedule  to these regulations, and shall include the 
following information  —  
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(a) details of the food to be imported (prod uct name, brand 
name, quantity);  
 
(b) countr y of origin of the food product(s) ; 
 
(c) country of export of the food if not the same as country of 
origin ; 
 
(d) name and address of the manufacturer ; 
 
(e) name and address of the exporter or supplier ; 
 
(f) any other information as may be requested by the 
Authority from time to time . 
 
(4)  The Authority shall assess the application and issue a Food 
Importation Approval Document (FIAD)  to the importer specifying import 
conditions  
 
5.(1)    The Food Importation Approval Document (FIAD) shall be in the 
form prescribed in the  third schedule to these regulations and shall specify the 
following import requirements — 
 
(a) consignments of food specified in the first schedule  to 
these regulations shall be accompanied with an original 
Health Certificate issued by the competent authority in the 
country of origin or export attesting  — 
 
(i) to the compliance of the food to requirements in 
regulation 5 (2) and (3); 
 
(ii) that the  food was prepared and handled under a 
food safety control system implemented within the 
context of HACCP principles ; 
 
(iii) that the food was manufactured at an 
establishments that has been approved by the 
competent authority in the country of origin or 
export ; 
 
(b) food Import Certificate (for dairy and dairy products) 
issued by the competent authority in the country of origin 
or count ry of export ; 
 
(c) certificate of conformity (original copy) where 
equivalence agreements are established between 
Seychelles and the country of origin or export;   
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(d) the Authority, may where deemed necessary, request for a 
particular food to be accompanied by a c ertificate of 
analysis ; 
 
(e) any other import conditions as may be imposed by the 
Authority from time to time.  
 
(2)   A Food Importation Approval Document (FIAD)  shall be  valid 
for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issue provided that the 
product  is of the same brand and origin and shall not be transferable.  
 
(3)  Where there is a change in the information provided by the 
importer in sub -regulation   (3) with respect to the brand and origin of the food, 
the importer shall re -apply for a new food i mportation approval document from 
the Authority.  
 
(4)  The Authority shall from time to time review the risks associated 
with imported food and adopt a risk -based approach for approval and clearance of  
food consignments by profiling the risk associated wi th the food; compliance 
history of the importer; the food manufacturer; country of origin; and any other 
parameters deemed fit for profiling the risk associated with the food commodity.  
 
(5)  The Authority shall maintain and continuously update a register 
of importers of food, providing details of the importer, type of food imported, 
food manufacturer, country of origin or country of export of the food, and 
compliance history of the importer  
 
Inspection of  food consignments  
 
6.(1)  An authori sed officer sh all confirm the conformance of a food 
imported under the requirements of regulation 5  by — 
 
(a) verifying the accompanying documents; and  
 
(b) basing on the risk category of the food and as deemed 
necessary perform visual  inspection  of the food 
consignment,  and take samples for analysis or  
examination.  
 
(2) Notwithstanding sub -regulation ( 1)(b),  as far as practicable, 
every consignment of food specified in the first schedule  shall be subjected to 
visual inspection  before they are cleared for importation into the cou ntry.  
 
(3) The Authority, may, under exceptional circumstances where it 
makes it  impracticable to inspect a food consignment at the port of entry due to 
the nature of the food or the conditions at the port of entry at the time of import, 
authorize a condition al release of the consignment for inspection at the owner’s 
premises or a specified location.   
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(4) For purposes of regulation (4), the importer will make a request 
for the conditional release  of the consignment to the Authority, accompanied with 
a prescribed f ee. 
 
(5) An importer granted conditional release shall comply with all the 
inspection, sampling and clearance requirements within these regulations, and 
shall not distribute, sell, use or transfer the consignment either in  part or in whole 
to any person or any  place until the food consignment is cleared as fit for human 
consumption by an authorised officer.  
 
Clearance of food at the point of entry  
 
7.(1)  Where any food fails to meet the requirements in regulation 6(1), 
the importer shall be issued a Non -Confor mance Report rejecting entry of the 
food into the country . 
 
(2)  The non -conformance  report in sub -regulation ( 1)shall be in the 
form prescribed in the fourth  schedule  to these regulations and shall  — 
 
(a) provide the grounds of rejection clearly stating non-
conformance to the specific provisions of these  regulation 
made thereunder ; 
 
(b)   indicate the appropriate action to be taken by the importer  
who shall bear any associated cost thereof .  
 
Relabeling  
 
8.(1)  All food products imported into the country for sale shall be 
labelled in accordance with the Food Act (Labelling of pre -packed foods) 
regulation 2019.  
 
(2) Where an imported pre -packaged food is found to conform to 
other requirements of the Act and regulations made thereunder, including import 
conditi ons, but fails to meet the labelling requirements in sub -regulation (1), the 
Authority, may upon receiving a request from the food importer, authori se re-
labelling of the food product.  
 
(3) The request  for re-labelling under subregulation (2) shall be made  
in writing in the name of the importer and specifying the name of his or her 
enterprise  as applicable to the Authority  and shall — 
 
(a) specify in details the food which is subject to the 
application;  
 
(b) contain a sample of the food  subject to re -labelling;  
  
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(c) conta in the proposed label to be placed on the food 
subject to the re -labelling .  
 
(4)   An importer  subjet of a request under this regulation  shall not 
request for re -labelling for any food product more than once.  
 
(5)   The importer shall  be liable to  pay a p rescribed fee for relabeling.  
 
Handling of rejected food  
 
9.  The Authority shall , for any food issued with a non -compliance 
report under these regulations, instruct the importer  as the case may be  to — 
 
(a) re-export the food to the country of origin or count ry of 
export; or  
 
(b) immediately  subject to the section 22 of the Act, destroy 
the food where findings of the — 
 
(i) laboratory analysis show presence of 
microbiological organisms, physical or chemical 
contaminants with the potential to cause a 
significant risk to  public health;  
 
(ii) visual inspection and examination show that the 
food contains in whole or in part filthy, putrid or 
decomposed substance that makes the food unfit 
for human consumption . 
 
(2)  Activities under sub regulation (1) shall be carried out at the  cost 
of the food importer .  
 
(3)   The importer shall pay a prescribed fee for the destruction  
activity.   
 
Exemptions with respect to food imported  for personal use  
 
10.(1)  These regulations shall not apply to any person bringing into the 
country food f or his or her personal use . 
 
(2) The exemption in sub -regulation (1) applies to food under the 
control of the Authority as provided in the first schedule of these 
regulations . 
 
Part III - Exportation of food  
 
Inspection and certification of food for exports  
 
11.(1)  All processed  food intended for export shall —  
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(a) be manufactured in an establishment having a food safety 
management system based on  HACCP principles  or 
GMPs,  GHPs, GFPs and other prerequisite  approved by 
the Authori ty; 
 
(b) meet the requirements of the A ct and regulations made 
there under or relevant Codex Standard where the food is 
not specifically covered by requirements in the Act and 
regulations there under.  
 
(2)  The Authority shall upon a request from the food exporter or 
importing country, or when deemed necessary by the Authority, issue a health 
certificate to accompany the food consignment.  
 
(3) For purposes of subregulation (2), the food exporter shall make an 
application to the Authority for a Health Certificate within a period of — 
 
(a) at least fiftee n (15) working days prior to the exportation 
of the food; or  
 
(b) seven (7) working days where the application is made in 
respect to food that has been inspected before and is being 
exported to the same country as before.  
 
(4) The application for a Health Certif icate shall be accompanied 
with — 
(a) detailed description of the food product to be exported 
including ; 
   
(b) product name; and brand name;  
 
(c) quantity of the food, total number of batches per 
consignment, lot/batch codes and number of lots or 
packages per batch;  
 
(d) detailed requirements and import conditions of the 
importing country ; 
  
(e) name, address, and contact of the food establishment 
manufacturing the food for export;  
 
(f) approval status of the food manufacturing establishment ; 
 
(g) name, address, and contact of the im porter;  
 
(h) destination country for the export;  
  
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(i) expected date of export and point of exit;  
 
(j) proof of payment of the prescribed fee for inspection and 
certification of exports ; 
 
(k) any other information as may be requested by the 
Authority . 
 
(5)  The exporter s hall pay a prescribed fee for the inspection and 
issuance of health certificate  as specified in the fifth schedule.  
 
(6)  An authorised officer, shall upon receipt of the application, verify 
the accompanying documents, physically inspect the food consignm ent; and 
where necessary take samples for analysis and examination.  
 
Part IV -General Provisions  
 
Denial, revocation, or cancellation  
 
12.(1)   The Authority may — 
 
(a) deny issuance of a Food Importation Approval Document 
to an importer where  — 
 
(i) the importer provided false information for 
purposes of obtaining the Food Importation 
Approval Document ; 
 
(ii) the Authority has sufficient information 
implicating the food proposed for importation as 
likely to cause health hazards to the consumers.  
 
(b) revoke or cancel  a Foo d Importation Approval Document  
where — 
 
(i) the importer contravenes the provisions of these 
regulations, the Food Act and regulations made 
thereunder;  
 
(ii) the Authority has sufficient  reason to believe that 
the food no longer conforms to the requirements 
of regulation 4 sub -regulation (1) and (2) ; 
 
(iii) the food product has been notified by a relevant 
Competent Authority or international body to have 
been implicated in food borne incidence either in 
the country of origin or any other country.   
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(2)  Any decision of  the Authority made with respect to subregulation 
(1) shall be communicated to the importer in writing.  
 
Appeals  
 
13.(1)   Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Authority made under 
these regulations may, within 28 days of the decision, make an appeal in writing 
to the Appeals Board  in accordance  with section 37 of the Act.   
 
(2)  The Authority shall give effect to the decision of the Appeals 
Board . 
 
Managing food recall and food safety emergencies  
 
14.(1)  The Food Authority may, — 
 
(a) prohibit, suspend o r restrict importation of any food where 
there is evidence that the food constitutes a serious health 
hazard or has the potential to cause health hazards to the 
consumer ; 
 
(b) suspend importation of a food from a specific country or 
region based on risk percep tion or outbreak of disease 
associated with the food in that country or region ; 
 
(c) instruct the food importer or exporter, as the case may be, 
for the immediate recall of the food from the market 
where there is information that the food constitutes or has 
the potential to cause health hazards to the consumer . 
 
(2)  The food importer or exporter shall be responsible for the recall  of 
a food product from the market once it is proven to cause health hazards to 
consumers.  
 
  (3)   Every food importer  or exporter shall have a food recall plan  
specifying detailed procedures and arrangements necessary to conduct a food 
recall.  
 
Fees  
 
15.   All fees levied under these regulations shall be as prescribed in 
the seventh schedule  to these regulations.  
 
Offenses and penal ties  
 
16.   Any person who contravenes these regulations commits an 
offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding SCR 50,000 or to  
imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years  or to both such fine and 
imprisonment.   
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FIRST SCHEDULE  
 
HIGH RISK FOOD  
 
DAIRY PRODUCTS and ANALOGUES  
 
Examples  
 
Milk and dairy -based drinks  e.g. {plain Milk; plain buttermilk; Dairy -based 
drinks, flavored and/or fermented ( e.g. chocolate milk, cocoa, eggnog, drinking 
yoghurt, whey -based drinks) ; 
 
Fermented an d renneted milk products (plain): e.g. (fermented milks (plain); 
(fermented milk (plain), not heat -treated after fermentation ; fermented milks 
(plain), heat -treated after fermentation); Renneted milk (plain) ; 
 
Cream (plain) and the likes (cream analogs): e.g. {Pasteurized cream (plain);  
Sterilized and UHT creams; whipping and whipped creams; reduced fat creams 
(plain);  Clotted cream (plain); Cream analogues}.  
 
cheese and analogs: e.g. {Unripened cheese;  Ripened cheese (Ripened cheese, 
includes rind, Rin d of ripened cheese, Cheese powder (for reconstitution; e.g. for 
cheese sauces); Whey cheese; Processed cheese (Plain processed cheese, 
Flavored processed cheese, including those containing fruits, vegetables, meat, 
etc.); Cheese analogues; Whey protein ch eese}  
 
Dairy -based desserts: e.g. {pudding, fruit or flavored yoghurt}  
 
Whey and whey products, excluding whey cheese e.g. {Liquid whey and whey 
products; dried whey and whey products}  
 
Milk for manufacture  
Dairy -based frozen desserts: e.g. {ice cream}  
Condensed milk and analogues (plain) (evaporated/reconstituted milk) 
(Condensed milk (plain); Beverage whiteners)  
Milk powder and cream powder and powder analogues (plain)  
 
PROCESSED MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS, INCLUDING POULTRY 
AND GAME  
Examples  
Processed me at, poultry and game products in whole or cuts: e.g. {Heat -treated 
processed meat, poultry and game products (canned); Frozen processed meat; 
poultry and game products (marinated pork/ beef/ chicken cuts)}  
Processed comminuted meat, poultry and game produc ts: e.g. {Heat -treated 
processed meat, poultry and game products (canned);  Frozen processed meat, 
poultry and game products (nuggets, patties, dumplings, salami, meat loaf, 
hotdog}   
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Processed meat, poultry and game products in whole or cuts:  e.g. {Non -heat 
treated processed meat, poultry and game products (cured, fermented, chilled, 
salted, dried)  
Processed comminuted meat, poultry and game products: e.g. {Non -heat treated 
processed meat, poultry and game products (cured, fermented, chilled, salted, 
dried ). 
 
PROCESSED FISH AND FISH PRODUCTS, INCLUDING MOLLUSCS, 
CRUSTACEANS AND ECHINODERMS  
Examples  
Frozen and frozen battered fish, fish fillets and fish products, including molluscs, 
crustaceans and echinoderms; including value added products (battered, 
marin ated, smoked, spiced, fish and squid balls preparations)  
Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and 
echinoderms  
Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and 
echinoderms (Cooked fish and fish products, Cooked molluscs, crustaceans and  
echinoderms, fried fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and 
echinoderms  
 
Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including 
molluscs, crustaceans and echinode rms 
Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including 
molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms  
Semi -preserved fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and 
echinoderms (marinated and/or in jelly; pickled and/or in brine, fish paste)  
Processed fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and 
echinoderms. E.g. Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, 
including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms  
 
EGG AND EGG PRODUCTS  
Examples : 
Liquid egg p roducts;  
Frozen egg products (e.g. frozen eggs, frozen egg whites, frozen egg yolks);  
Dried and/or heat coagulated eggs products (e.g. dried eggs, dried egg whites, 
dried egg yolks)  
Preserved eggs, including alkaline, salted and canned eggs (salted eggs,  century 
eggs)  
Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard)  
 
 
 
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SECOND SCHEDULE  
 
APPLICATION FOR FOOD  IMPORTATION APPROVAL DOCUMENT  
 
 (To be filled in Duplicate)  
 
PART A:  
 
Name and physical address of the importer  ............................ .... 
………………………………… ................................................................... ………  
Tel. No. ……………………  
Expected date of arrival of foo d consignmen t...........................................................  
Expected mode of transport: ship/air/motor ve hicle,………………………………  
Expected point of entry …………………………………………………………  
Previous Permit number and date of issue (if any). 
………………………………………  
 
I here by apply for authorization to import the food products detailed below  
S
N Produ
ct 
name  Bran
d 
nam
e Quantity 
ordered 
(Litre/Kg/
No) Count
ry of 
origin  Name and 
physical 
address of 
manufactu
rer Count
ry of 
Export  Name and 
physical 
address of 
exporter/supp
lier 
        
        
        
        
 
Fees paid SCR………………………  Receipt No………………………  
 
Date…………………   Signature of applica nt and stamp ……………....…..  
 
Note: This Form is for a single consignment only.  
 
Attestation by the Applicant:  I’m fully aware of the requirements of the Food 
Act and Regulations made thereunder with respect to importation of food  
 
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THIRD  SCHEDULE  
 
FOOD IMPORTATION APPROVAL DOCUMENT (FIAD ) 
 
Approval No………..  
 
Permission is hereby granted to M/S………………………..of physical 
address……….. ………………………….. and having premises at 
...………………….village/town to import the food items detailed below into 
Seychell es provided that the import conditions in this permit are met.  
 
Product 
name  Brand 
name  Quantity 
ordered 
(Litre/Kg/No)  Country 
of 
origin  Name and 
physical 
address of 
manufacturer  Country 
of 
Export  Name and 
physical 
address  of 
exporter or 
supplier  
       
General entry conditions  
1. The food consignment to be accompanied with a copy of the approved 
Food Importation Approval Document  
2. The food must conform to the Food Act (Labelling of Pre -Packaged 
Foods) Regulations, 2019  
3. The food must have a remaining shelf  life of not less than 50% at the time 
of import  
Specific entry condition s 
1. The food specified in Schedule 1 shall be accompanied with an original Health 
Certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin or 
export attesting the that t he food meets the following requirements:  
a) Complies with the requirements in regulation 4 (1) & (2);  
b) The food was prepared and handled under a food safety control system 
implemented within the context of Hazard Analysis Critical Control 
Points (HACCP) Sy stem principles  
c) The food was manufactured at an establishments that has been approved 
by the competent authority in the country of origin or export  
 
2. Food Import Certificate (for dairy and dairy products) issued by the competent 
authority in the country of origin or country of export  
Additional conditions ( where applicable) *  
Date of issue  Name, stamp and signature of Authorised Officer  
  
 
THIS PERMIT IS VALID FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS FROM THE DATE 
OF ISSUE  
*Additional import conditions, if any, as sha ll be determined by the Authority   
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FOURTH  SCHEDULE  
 
NON CONFORMANCE REPORT (NCR)  
 
NCR No: ………………………  
To 
M/s (Details of Importer):  
Physical address:  
Telephone number:  
Food Importation Approval Document No:  
 
The food consignment imported on this day …………. f rom (country) ….….. 
through………… entry point; invoice no …………..; Bill of lading/airway bill 
No………… was inspected on this day ……………… and was found Not to 
conform to the requirements provided under the Food Act and the regulations 
made thereunder; or applicab le Codex Standards.  
 
SN Product name  Brand name  Batch No.  Quantity (Litre/Kg/No)  
     
     
Product (s) detailed above are denied entry into the country on following 
grounds:  
1. …. …………………  
2. …. …………………  
This is to therefore request you to make immediate ar rangements to (tick 
appropriate box) - 
a. Re-export of the food to the country of origin or export*  
b. Destroy the food*  
 
* The cost of re -exportation or destruction is to be borne by the importer  
Enclosed: Inspection report/Certificate of analysis  
  
………………… ………… …        …………………………………………  
Date      Signature of Authorised Officer  
 
Declaration by the importer  
I acknowledge receipt of the non -conformance report and shall comply to the 
instructions therein  
……………..…..…   ……………………………………………………  
Date       Signature of I mporter  
 
 
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Ref: Import and Export of Food   Draft prepared for the Gover nment of Seychelles  VP  – January 25, 2023    Pg. 17  
FIFTH  SCHEDULE  
 
FEES  
 
No Item  Fee (SCR)  
1.  Application for Food Importation Approval 
Document (FIAD)  1,500/year/  same brand 
and origin and shall not be 
transferable  
2.  Conditional release of a food consignment  800 
3.  Relabeling of food  5000  
4.  Destruction of condemned food  1,000for certificate /500 
per trip to landfill  
5.  Inspection and certification of exports  1,000  
 
 
 
 
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MADE this .............................  day of February , 202 3. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PEGGY VIDOT  
MIN ISTER OF HEALTH  
 