Canadian Audit of the Mexican Shellfish Sanitation Program Final Audit Report - 2016
3. Legal basis for the audit
The audit was conducted under the authority of the Fish Inspection Act and Regulations, specifically the requirements laid out in section 6(1)(b) which states:
No person shall import, export or process for export or attempt to import, export or process for export live oysters, clams, mussels or other molluscs (except scallops) or raw products derived therefrom, whether frozen or unfrozen, unless the President of the Agency is satisfied on the basis of information submitted to him that the waters from which such shellfish are taken and the premises in which they are handled and processed are of such a nature as will ensure that the shellfish are wholesome.
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