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EXPORT OF FISHERY PRODUCTS TO EUROPEAN MARKET
One of the missions of Fisheries Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism
is to significantly increase production in fisheries industry by targeting export markets.
The Department of Fisheries therefore provides support and guidance to local companies
to ensure compliance and acceptance of their products by the importing countries.
One of the potential markets to be explored is the European Union (EU) market. The
initiatives undertaken by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Primary Resources had
resulted in the approval to export to EU and the award of EU Numbers by the Directorate
General for Health and Food Safety (DG Sante), European Commission to local
companies deemed as qualified and approved to export to the EU Markets by the
Fisheries Department. The EU approval’s effective entry into force was 5th December
2016.
This is pursuant to the full recognition of the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Primary
Resources and Tourism as the Competent Authority by the Directorate General for Health
and Food Safety (DG Sante), European Commission for exporting aquaculture products
from Brunei Darussalam to the countries in the European Union.
Approval for Brunei Darussalam has been published in the DG Sante website
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/sanco/traces/output/non_eu_listsPerCountry_en.htm.
since 22 November 2016. With the announcement and approval, two shrimp processing
plants operating in Tutong Serambangun namely Golden Corporation Sdn Bhd has been
given an EU Number which enable these factories to export their products to the
European market.
With this development, local entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to penetrate the
European market which is estimated to be worth EUR 21 billion a year, which contribute
24% of the global export market for seafood.
The Department of Fisheries will expand the accreditation and the recognition to other
fisheries sector in line with the 5-year Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Primary Resources
and Tourism and the Department of Fisheries. Exports of seafood products is estimated
to increase by approximately 121% by the year 2020 with an estimated value of over B $
200 million a year.
Department of Fisheries
Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism