National legislation

The Act further provides for, among other things: transhipment and bunkering of fish; fish processing establishments; the Vanuatu Observer Programme; a port sampling and monitoring programme; vessel monitoring and measures in respect of fishing vessels listed on the IUU vessel list of any regional...

These Regulations amend the Meat Industry Regulations with respect to meat inspection fees and health certificate fees (prescribed fees payable for a Health Certificate issued by the Veterinary Authority in respect of an animal product intended for export). ...

This Order, made by the Minister of Health under the Food (Control) Act 1993, prescribes amounts for penalty notices in relation with various offences committed under the provisions of the Act and set out in Column 2 of the Tables attached to this Order. Offences include...

This Act amends the Food (Control) Act as set out in the Schedule. The amendments, among other things, insert a new Part (3A) on standards for food fortification, i.e. the addition of micronutrients to food in order to improve the nutritional status of that food. The...

This Order, made by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Fisheries and Quarantine under paragraphs 28(g), (h) and (m) of the Meat Industry Act, prohibit the sale of any whole chicken or chicken pieces, that is previously frozen then defrosted and sold as chilled whole chicken...

This Order makes provision for food hygiene control and labelling of food. They concern health of food handlers, certain of food handlers, display, sale, serving and storage of food, construction and cleanliness of food premises, food processing, packaging and transportation, contents of labelling. The Food Authority...

These Regulations amend the Animal Importation and Quarantine Regulations by repealing paragraph 2(1) (e) (which exempted all fish and fish products with the exception of live fish from the working of the Animal Importation and Quarantine Act) and subclause 2(2)(which specidied that the exemption does not...

A person is to cultivate kava in Vanuatu using only organic methods of cultivation. A person must not sell kava, or offer kava for sale, in Vanuatu unless it is nobles kava or medicinal kava that:(a) was planted at least 3 years before it was harvested;...

This Order places a ban on the importation of beef and beef products from Europe. A person must not import any beef from Europe or a product that contains beef in any form from Europe. ...

These Regulations provide, for purposes of implementation of provisions of the Animal Importation and Quarantine Act, rules relative to the importation of animals, animal products, biological products and the exportation of animals and animal products. They also provide with respect to the examination and placing under...

These Regulations, for purposes of the Meat Industry Act: prescribe general and specific conditions for operators and establishments of the meat processing sector and approved under the Act; prescribe rules of hygiene applying to butcheries; provide for inspection of animals before slaughter and for the inspection...

The Director of Health shall have certain powers in respect of the control of animal diseases. ...

This Act makes provision for the control of manufacturing of and trade in food. Section 1 gives interpretations. Section 2 prohibits manufacture, import, sell or distribute any food listed in that section. Section 3 prescribes rules relative to labelling, advertising, etc. of foodstuffs. Section 5...

These Regulations, for purposes of the Meat Industry Act, declare and describe controlled areas (for purposes of the control of specified meat); prescribe the form of an application for the approval of an establishment under subsection (2) of section 2 of the Act; prescribe application fees,...

This Act makes provision for the control of meat processing through the approval of establishments, the control of exportation of meat and control on production and placing on the market of meat. It establishes the Meat Advisory Board. “Meat” does not include poultry meat (sect. 1)....

The Act regulates the importation of animals, animal products and biological products into Vanuatu. "Biological products" means any substance, chemical, organism or micro-organism having a biological effect on animals or their products, and includes drugs and other remedies, hormones, antibiotics, growth promotants, fungi, bacteria, viruses or...

These Regulations implement provisions of the Cacao Act. Applications for a license for a cocoa fermentary or for a cocoa dealer shall be in the form set out in Schedule 1. Licenses for a cocoa fermentary or for a cocoa dealer shall be in the form...

This Act provides for the licensing of cocoa fermentaries and dealers, concerns standards and inspection of cocoa intended for exportation and establishes the Cocoa Industries Fund. The Act shall not apply to or in relation to cacao beans used or intended to be used as seed...

This Act provides rules for the control of the production of aerated water, ice and ice-cream. "Aerated water" means every kind of non-alcoholic effervescent liquid prepared for human consumption and sold in bottles, syphons, casks or other vessels, and for the purpose of this Act shall...