For Business and Industry: Notice 19-06 - Revised Notice For Certifying Products Under Export Verification (EV) Programs Questions and Answers (Aug 8,2006)
Q2. An official establishment with an approved EV program ships product to a cold storage warehouse then brings the product back to the official establishment and exports the product from the official establishment. Does the cold storage warehouse need an approved EV program?
A. No. The product is prepared, packaged, and exported at the official establishment. Temporarily holding of the product at an off-site facility does not introduce additional documentation requirements.
Q3. A cold storage warehouse exports beef products stored at their facility for its customers. The customers are sending the cold storage warehouse copies of their EV certification documents (Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) approvals). Does the cold storage warehouse need to include a copy of the EV certification documents with the request for an export certificate?
A. No, not with the application. A copy of the EV certification document is not required for requesting an export certificate, but a copy should accompany the export certificate as support for AMS EV approval when the export documents are presented for signature. The AMS approval is an internal document and does not accompany product to the foreign country.
Q4. Do ID Warehouses need to be on the EV list if they only handle boxed product?
A. No. Only warehouses that handle exposed product under an EV program need to be approved by AMS and placed on the EV list.
Q5. We are a cold storage establishment, and if none of our product is being exported under an Eport Verification (EV) program, do we still need to comply with FSIS Notice 19-06?
A. FSIS Notice 19-06 only applies to establishment where products are certified for export under an Export Verification (EV) program.
Q6. Does FSIS Notice 19-06 only apply to EV beef products?
A. No. FSIS Notice 19-06 applies to any Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) export verification (EV) program. At this time although beef is the predominant species exported, there are EV programs for sheep and goats. In the future there may be EV programs for poultry.
