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THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT OF
VIETNAM
NATIONAL AGRO-FORESTRY-FISHERIES QUALITY ASSURANCE, PROCESSING AND MARKET
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 629/CCPT-ATTP
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Hanoi, August 17, 2023
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To: Exported food
quality authorities of countries
On behalf of National
Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance, Processing And Market Development
Department (NAFIQPM), the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of
Vietnam would like to deliver the message below:
Pursuant to Regulations
of European Commission (EC) No. 178/2002, 852/2004, 853/2004, 2017/625,
2020/2235, 2022/2292 on assurance of food safety and hygiene throughout the
chain of production, preparation, processing and preservation of fishery
products being exported into European Union (EU), NAFIQPM would like to notify
the mandatory contents of certification for shipments of fishery products
exported from your countries into Vietnam for processing and export into EU:
1. General
requirements for export shipments to Vietnam for processing and export into EU:
- The fishery product
shipment is from one of the countries/regions, facilities (factory ships,
reefer ships, fish factories, cold storages) on the EU-approved lists.
- The shipment is
manufactured, prepared, processed, preserved in accordance with EC Regulations
on food safety and hygiene (EC 178/2002, 852/2004, 853/2004).
- The products satisfy
EU's requirements regarding microorganisms, pollutants and labeling, and are
supervised or controlled by competent authorities throughout their production
process.
2. The certification contents in Health/Veterinary
Certificates issued by exported food safety authorities of exporting countries
to shipments of fishery products; bivalve molluscs exported into Vietnam can be
found in the Appendix hereof.
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In order for us to
supervise and obtain adequate information about certification of shipments of
fishery products processed in Vietnam from raw materials imported from EU countries
for export into EU countries, NAFIQPM would like you to include the
aforementioned certification contents in the Health/Veterinary Certificates
applied for by your exporters/manufacturers before the shipments are exported
into Vietnam.
Thank you for your
cooperation./.
Sincerely,
Nguyen Nhu Tiep
DIRECTOR OF NAFIQPM
APPENDIX
CERTIFICATION CONTENTS IN HEALTH/VETERINARY CERTIFICATES
GRANTED TO SHIPMENTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO VIETNAM FOR PROCESSING
AND EXPORT INTO EU
(Enclosed with Official Letter No. .../CCPT-ATTP dated ... of NAFIQPM - The
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam)
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Certification contents in Health/Veterinary Certificates
of export shipments to Vietnam for processing and export into EU
Reference to EU Regulation
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Fish, crustaceans and products from those animals
intended for human consumption
“-have been obtained
in the region(s) or country(ies) .......which, at the date of issue of this
certificate is/are authorised for entry into the Union of fishery products
and in Annex IX to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405;
-come from (an)
establishment(s) applying general hygiene requirements and implementing a
programme based on the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP)
principles in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 852/2004,
regularly audited by the competent authorities, and being listed as an EU
approved establishment;
-have been caught
and handled on board vessels, landed, handled and where appropriate prepared,
processed, frozen and thawed hygienically in compliance with the requirements
laid down in Section VIII, Chapters I to IV of Annex III to Regulation (EC)
No 853/2004;
- have not been
stored in holds, tanks or containers used for other purposes than the
production and/or storage of fishery products;
- satisfy the health
standards laid down in Section VIII, Chapter V of Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004 and the criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No
2073/2005;
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- have been marked
in accordance with Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
-fulfil the
guarantees covering live animals and products thereof, if of aquaculture
origin, provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Article 29
of Council Directive 96/23/EC, and the concerned animals and products are
listed in Commission Decision 2011/163/EU for the concerned country of
origin;
-have been produced
under conditions guaranteeing compliance with the maximum levels for
contaminants laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006;
-have satisfactorily
undergone the official controls laid down in Articles 67 to 71 of Commission
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627.”
Section II.1. Health
Attestation, Chapter 28, Certificate Model: Fish- Crust-HC, Annex III
Regulation EU 2020/2235
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Fish, crustaceans caught by EU-approved vessels,
transferred in third countries before entry into Vietnam
“- have been
landed and unloaded hygienically from the approved/registered vessel(s)
........................ (indicate approval/registration number(s)) in
compliance with the relevant requirements laid down in Chapter II of Section
VIII, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
- if applicable,
have been stored in approved cold store(s) ......... (indicate approval
number(s)) in compliance with the relevant requirements of Chapter VII of
Section VIII of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
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-if applicable, have
been loaded in a container ................................... (indicate
container number) or in a truck ........................ (indicate
registration number plate of truck and of trailer) or in an aeroplane
.............................. (indicate the flight number) in compliance
with the requirements laid down in Chapter VIII of Section VIII of Annex III
to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004; and
- are accompanied by
the print outs(s) of the Transhipment Declaration/Landing Declaration or
relevant parts thereof.
- fulfil the
guarantees covering live animals and products thereof, if of aquaculture
origin, provided by the residue plans submitted in accordance with Article 29
of Council Directive 96/23/EC, and the concerned animals and products are
listed in Commission Decision 2011/163/EU for the concerned country of
origin;
- have been produced
under conditions guaranteeing compliance with the maximum residue levels for
contaminants laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.”
Section II.1. Health Attestation, Chapter 29, Certificate
Model: EU- FISH-HC, Annex III Regulation EU
2020/2235
Bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates, marine
gastropods
“- have been
obtained in the region(s) or country(ies) …..which, at the date of issue of
this certificate is/are authorised for entry into the Union of (4)[live
bivalve molluscs] (4)[live echinoderms] (4)[live tunicates] (4)[live marine
gastropods] (4)[products of animal origin derived from live bivalve
molluscs/live echinoderms/live tunicates/live marine gastropods], and listed
in Annex VIII to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/405;
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- have been
harvested, where necessary relayed and transported in accordance with Section
VII, Chapters I and II, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
- were handled,
where necessary purified, and packaged in compliance with Section VII,
Chapters III and IV, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
- were prepared,
processed, frozen and thawed hygienically in compliance with the requirements
laid down in Section VIII, Chapters III and IV, of Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004
- satisfy the health
standards laid down in Section VII, Chapter V, of Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004, (4)[Section VIII, Chapter V, of Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004] and the criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No
2073/2005;
- have been
packaged, stored and transported in compliance with (4)[Section VII, Chapters
VI and VIII, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004] (4)[Section VIII,
Chapters VI to VIII, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
- have been marked
and labelled in accordance with (4)[Section I of Annex II and Section VII,
Chapter VII, of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004] (4)[Section I of
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004];
- in the case of
Pectinidae, marine gastropods and Holothuroidea that are not filter feeders
harvested outside classified production areas, these comply with the specific
requirements laid down in Section VII, Chapter IX, of Annex III to Regulation
(EC) No 853/2004;
- come from a
production area classified according to Article 52 of Commission Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2019/627 as [A] [B] or [C] at the moment of their harvesting
(please indicate the classification of the production area at the moment of
harvesting) (except for Pectinidae, marine gastropods and Holothuroidea that
are not filter feeders, which are harvested outside classified production
areas);
- have satisfactorily
undergone the official controls laid down in (4)[Articles 51 to 66 of
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/627 or in Article 11 of Commission
Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/624] (4)[Articles 69 to 71 of Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2019/627];
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- have been produced
under conditions guaranteeing compliance with the maximum residue levels for
pesticides laid down in Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European
Parliament and of the Council, and the maximum levels for contaminants laid
down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006.”
Section II.1. Health Attestation, Chapter 31, Certificate
Model: MOL- HC, Annex III Regulation EU 2020/2235