§ 171

(1) If a foreign state’s inspection system for meat products is recognized, the foreign state may make an application to the Minister in writing for the recognition of the system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling that is used in an establishment and that is subject to that inspection system.

(2) The application must include the following information: (a) the name of the person who conducts any relevant activities and the establishment’s address; (b) the establishment’s registration number, or another identification number for the establishment, that is provided by the foreign state; (c) a statement that identifies the system in respect of which the application is made; (d) a declaration by the authorized representative of the foreign state who makes the application that states that the system in respect of which the application is made is subject to the foreign state’s recognized inspection system and meets the requirements of that inspection system that apply to the conduct of those activities in respect of meat products that are intended to be exported to Canada; and (e) the name, title and signature of the authorized representative of the foreign state who makes the application.

(3) The Minister must recognize a system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling in respect of which an application is made if (a) the foreign state’s inspection system for the relevant meat products is recognized under subsection 170(3); and (b) the system of manufacturing, processing, treating, preserving, handling, testing, grading, coding, slaughtering, storing, packaging or labelling is subject to the inspection system referred to in paragraph (a) and meets the requirements of that inspection system that apply to those activities in respect of meat products that are intended to be exported to Canada.