Order No. 472 on import of food with special restrictions and on penal provisions for the violation of various EU laws.

This Order applies to imports into Denmark and imports via Denmark to another country commercial food, which is subject to particular restrictions. The Order does NOT apply to non-food of animal origin imported from other EU Member States and released for free circulation as listed in Section IV. If these are freely circulating in Denmark, provisions of regulations for certain contaminants in foodstuffs and the relevant EU legislation in this area shall apply. Regarding imports of food of animal origin, the provisions of this Order shall be implemented in conjunction with regulations pertaining veterinary inspections on imports of food of animal origin and criminal penalties for violation of the related EU legislation. Certain food is not eligible for import in Denmark, however these restrictions are revoked in cases pest and disease tests on the imported commodities have been carried out by approved laboratories and resulting harmless to human health. The following is subject to said control testing: mussels or living fish and mussels transported in water from Albania for Cholera (Article 5) for histamine on Scombridae, Clupeidae, Coryfenidae, Pomatomidae and Scombresosidae (art. 6). Crustaceans from Bangladesh for chloramphenicol, metabolites of nitrofurans, tetracycline, malachite green and crystal violet (art. 7), for classic swine pest in meat from Bulgaria (art. 8) and mouth and foot disease (art. 9). It is forbidden to import fish products from the Republic of Guinea (art. 11), aquaculture products from India if not tested for pests, particularly for chloramphenicol, metabolites of nitrofurans, tetracycline, malachite green and crystal violet (art. 12), for dioxins and pentachlorophenol (art. 32) and pesticides (art. 33), for African swine pest originating from Italy (art. 13). It is prohibited to import food originating from animals from China (art. 15), non-EU approved and GMO commodities (art. 16, 35). For classic swine pest from Croatia (art. 17), for African and classical swine pest from Latvia (art. 18-19), African swine pest from Lithuania (art. 20). Danish Veterinary and Food Administration lays down the procedures for measures taken pursuant to hormones found in meat and meat products (Mexico, art. 21) and related to the documentation submitted at border inspection posts for the authorization of its import. For hepatitis A from Peru (art. 22), for African swine pest from Poland (art. 23), for classic swine pest from Romania (art. 22), avian influenza, subtype H5N1 from Switzerland (art. 23) for antimicrobial substances, nitrofurans and their metabolites from Thailand (art. 24), Escherichia coli and marine biotoxins from Turkey (art. 27), for salmonella from Bangladesh (art. 30), for ochratoxin from Canada (art. 31). Radioactive substances from Japan and other third countries (Chapter 14, 39), for aflatoxins from USA (art. 36) and other third countries for aflatoxins, pathogens and radioactivity in food and various other contaminants (Chapters 35-38). Penalties for non-compliance with the Order s provisions are listed under Chapter 39.
The Order consists of 43 Chapters distributed in V Sections: Scope and definitions (I); Food of animal origin single restrictions (II); Non-animal food prior notification and rules related to undisclosed parties (III); Non-animal food single restrictions (IV); Penalties and entry into force provisions (V).