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Rwanda - Obtain International Veterinary Certificate

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ProcedureEdit

Apply Online

  1. Visit the eRalis portal via this direct link: eRalis
  2. Enter your email address and password to login if you are a registered user or click on New User to create your account.
  3. In the registration form, choose to register as an individual or company and enter all the required information and then submit by clicking on the submit button
  4. Upon successful submission, you will receive a notification directing you to complete the registration via the link sent to your email inbox
  5. Go to your email account and click on the link provided to setup you password, make sure that the password matches the confirmation password for a successful setup, then click on the Home icon to login
  6. Fill in the online application form and upload all the required documents and then click on submit to send your application
  7. Once submitted, you will be able to see the progress of your application in your account and determine the results of the application through the keys provided i.e. pending, rejected or approved
  8. After the authority has checked and approved the application, it will inform the veterinary services in order to assist and supervise all activities related to the product preparation.
  9. The Rwanda Inspectorate, Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (RICA) will send an inspector for a pre-inspection of the product. Note that in addition to testing animals for health and diseases, the entire production chain will be assessed. This means all elements from feed, over transportation to cold chains at points of departure.
  10. The inspector will inspect the product through all the processes that it may undergo and write a report based of the inspection results
  11. You will be required to sign the inspection result form and if your product did not meet the required standards, the inspector will advise you on areas to improve on
  12. The inspector will forward the results to the relevant authorities for informed decision making and preparing the certificate
  13. Once the certificate has been produced, you will need to visit the RICA office in person to collect it



Apply through EITA:
(There may be an additional cost involved with this process). Agent Disclaimer

  1. Please use the following link to apply : Apply through EITA
  2. You will be presented with plans that you can choose from.
  3. Please select the appropriate plan that is suitable for you and click "Next" and follow the process to complete the application.

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Required DocumentsEdit

  • Import permit
  • Invoices



Office Locations & ContactsEdit

RWANDA INSPECTORATE, COMPETITION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION AUTHORITY (RICA)
P.O Box 621 , Kigali
Tel: +250 788 154 500
Email: [email protected]
Website:RICA

EligibilityEdit

  • Registered Exporters and Importers of agriculture product e.g. meat



FeesEdit

  • Free of charge



ValidityEdit

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever


Documents to UseEdit

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links


Sample DocumentsEdit



Processing TimeEdit

  • Within a 3 working days



Related VideosEdit

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.


InstructionsEdit

  • You must liaise with RICA to organise for the inspection appointment, specifying the location of the goods to be exported.
  • Fresh meat from the slaughter which was inspected and approved for human consumption by the official veterinary inspector, shall be cut into quarters and kept in the cold room at a temperature between +4°C and 8°C. The quarters will be hang on hooks suspended from the metallic railing for at least 8 hours where the meat will mature and ooze.
  • For honey and milk, inspection takes place at the pack house of the RSB certified company. For each batch a certificate of analysis is required to ensure compliance with import conditions of importing country. Inspection of re-exports takes place at the storage place and an import permit is required.
  • Any animal product found to be poorly packaged, foul smelling, showing any discolouration, oozing fluids, etc. will not be issued a certificate and the consignment will be rejected.



Required InformationEdit

  • Category of application
  • Codes
  • Package type
  • Area of production
  • Country of origin
  • Exporting country
  • Address
  • Entry and Exit points
  • Batch number



Need for the DocumentEdit

  • This certificate proves that your product has been deemed fit by veterinary office for export



Information which might helpEdit



Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.


External LinksEdit



OthersEdit

More information which might help people.


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