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CPG Sec. 110.700 Seizures by the U.S. Customs Service of Prohibited Articles of Foreign Origin Not Intended for Entry into the United States

FinalOffice of Regulatory Affairs08/30/1989

Description

19 CFR 18.21(b) states: "Narcotics and other articles prohibited admission into commerce of the United States shall not be entered for transportation and exportation and any such merchandise offered for entry for that purpose shall be seized, except that exportation or transportation and exportation may be permitted upon written authority from the proper governmental agency and on compliance with the regulations of such agency."

Scope & Applicability

Stakeholders

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importer

Person responsible for establishing FSVP; Person in the United States who owns or has purchased the food at time of entry; entity responsible for FSVP compliance; Entity responsible for FSVP compliance; Entity responsible for conducting hazard analysis; Subject of FSVP requirements for food for humans and animals.; The entity responsible for FSVP compliance and supplier approval.; entity responsible for foreign supplier verification; entity responsible for developing FSVP; entity responsible for

Identified Hazards

Hazards

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hazard to health

conditions for seizure include if the article poses a hazard to health

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