French Polynesia

1.1 Prohibited

Unless specified within the commodity list below, the Department is unaware of any specific requirement for edible non-prescribed goods that are for export to French Polynesia.

1.2 Conditions

Unless specified within the commodity list below, the Department is unaware of any specific requirement for edible non-prescribed goods that are for export to French Polynesia.

2.1 Prohibited

Unless specified within the commodity list below, the Department is unaware of any specific requirement for inedible non-prescribed goods that are for export to French Polynesia.

2.2 Conditions

Unless specified within the commodity list below, the Department is unaware of any specific requirement for inedible non-prescribed goods that are for export to French Polynesia.

These include:

• honey
• honeybee collected pollen
• beeswax
• propolis
• royal jelly for human consumption.

1. Preconditions for market access

2. Documentation requirements

2.1 Government certification

Edible bee products – general

For edible bee products, use certificate HFP1 (manual certificate).

I declare that these edible bee products:

• have been prepared, handled, stored and transported in accordance with Australian food hygiene regulations and in compliance with a HACCP based food safety program and are therefore deemed suitable for human consumption.
• have undergone radiation treatment at a rate of at least 10 kGy and all precautions have been taken to prevent contamination with Aethina tumida.
• the irradiated product has been handled, prepared or processed, identified, stored and transported under a competent HACCP and sanitary programme consistently implemented and in accordance with the requirements laid down in Codex alimentarius by Code of Practice for Radiation Processing of Food CAC/RPC 19-1979, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods CODEX STAN 1-1985 and General Standard for Irradiated Foods CODEX STAN 106-1983.

I hereby declare that the information supplied on this form is true and correct in every particular and that the product described above is acceptable for sale in Australia.

Food products with more than 50 per cent net weight in bee products excluding propolis

Note

Food products exempt from these certification requirements are such food products which have been baked, fried or contain bee products that have been boiled, or are encapsulated by a substance that does not contain sugar, fruit, honey, pollen or royal jelly and packaged in consumer-ready packages for direct retail sale.

For food containing greater than 50 per cent net weight of bee products other than propolis, use HFP2 (manual certificate).

The food containing bee-products other than propolis:

• has been prepared, handled, stored and transported in accordance with Australian food hygiene regulations and in compliance with a HACCP based food safety program and are therefore deemed suitable for human consumption.
• contain bee-products which have undergone radiation treatment at a rate of at least 10 kGy and all precautions have been taken to prevent contamination with Aethina tumida.
• the irradiated product has been handled, prepared or processed, identified, stored and transported under a competent HACCP and sanitary programme consistently implemented and in accordance with the requirements laid down in Codex alimentarius by Code of Practice for Radiation Processing of Food CAC/RPC 19-1979, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods CODEX STAN 1-1985 and General Standard for Irradiated Foods CODEX STAN 106-1983

I hereby declare that the information supplied on this form is true and correct in every particular and that the product described above is acceptable for sale in Australia.

Food products containing propolis

For food containing propolis, other than refined propolis in consumer ready packaging for direct sale, use HFP6 (manual certificate).

The food containing propolis:

• has been prepared, handled, stored and transported in accordance with Australian food hygiene regulations and in compliance with a HACCP based food safety program and are therefore deemed suitable for human consumption.
• contain bee-products which have undergone radiation treatment at a rate of at least 10 kGy and all precautions have been taken to prevent contamination with Aethina tumida.
• the irradiated product has been handled, prepared or processed, identified, stored and transported under a competent HACCP and sanitary programme consistently implemented and in accordance with the requirements laid down in Codex alimentarius by Code of Practice for Radiation Processing of Food CAC/RPC 19-1979, General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods CODEX STAN 1-1985 and General Standard for Irradiated Foods CODEX STAN 106-1983

I hereby declare that the information supplied on this form is true and correct in every particular and that the product described above is acceptable for sale in Australia.

Food products containing refined propolis in consumer ready packaging for direct sale

For food containing refined propolis in consumer ready packaging for direct sale, use HFP8 (manual certificate)

The food containing propolis:

• has been prepared, handled, stored and transported in accordance with Australian food hygiene regulations and in compliance with a HACCP based food safety program and are therefore deemed suitable for human consumption
  
• contains refined propolis and foods are packaged in consumer-ready packages for direct retail sale.
  

I hereby declare that the information supplied on this form is true and correct in every particular and that the product described above is acceptable for sale in Australia.

3. Other requirement

4. Exemptions granted by importing country

1. Preconditions for market access

2. Documentation requirements

2.1 Government certification

Inedible bee products containing beeswax

For inedible bee products containing beeswax use HFP9 (manual certificate)

I declare that:

The inedible bee products containing beewax:
contains beeswax that has undergone radiation treatment at a rate of at least 10 kGy all precautions have been taken to prevent contamination with Aethina tumida.

I hereby declare that the information supplied on this form is true and correct in every particular and that the product described above is acceptable for sale in Australia.

Inedible beeswax intended for beekeeping

For inedible beeswax intended for beekeeping, use HFP11 (manual certificate).

Beeswax intended for beekeeping;

Has undergone radiation treatment at a rate of at least 10 kGy and all precautions have been taken to prevent contamination with Aethina tumida; and do not contain any synthetic pesticide residues at a level superior to analysis detection or originate from biologic agriculture.

I hereby declare that the information supplied on this form is true and correct in every particular and that the product described above is acceptable for sale in Australia.

Inedible pollen

For inedible pollen, use HFP12 (manual certificate).

Honey bee-collected pollen has undergone radiation treatment at a rate of at least 10 kGy and all precautions have been taken to prevent contamination with A. tumida.

I hereby declare that the information supplied on this form is true and correct in every particular and that the product described above is acceptable for sale in Australia.