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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 17/2024/TT-BNNPTNT
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Hanoi, November 28, 2024
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CIRCULAR
AMENDMENTS TO CERTAIN CIRCULARS
PRESCRIBING ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH FOOD SAFETY
REGULATIONS OF AGRO-FORESTRY-FISHERY FOOD MANUFACTURING AND TRADING BUSINESSES
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Pursuant to the
Government’s Decree No. 105/2022/ND-CP dated December 22, 2022 defining the
functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to the Law on
Government Organization dated June 19, 2015;
Pursuant to the Law on
Food Safety dated June 17, 2010;
Pursuant to the
Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 elaborating some
Articles of the Law on Food Safety;
Pursuant to the Law on
Products and Goods Quality dated November 21, 2007;
Pursuant to the
Government’s Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated December 31, 2008
elaborating certain Articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;
Government’s Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP dated May 15, 2018 amending
Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP ; Government’s Decree No.
13/2022/ND-CP dated January 21, 2022 amending Decree
No. 132/2008/ND-CP and Decree No. 86/2012/ND-CP dated
October 19, 2012 elaborating and providing guidance on implementation of
certain Articles of the Law on Measurement;
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The Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development hereby promulgates a Circular on amendments
to certain Circulars prescribing assessment and certification of compliance
with food safety regulations of agro-forestry-fishery food manufacturing and
trading businesses under the management of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development.
Article
1. Amendments to certain Articles of the Circular No. 38/2018/TT-BNNPTNT dated
December 25, 2018 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
prescribing assessment and certification of compliance with food safety
regulations of agro-forestry-fishery food manufacturing and trading businesses
under the management of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (hereinafter
referred to as “the Circular No. 38/2018/TT-BNNPTNT):
1. Title of the Circular
is amended as follows:
“Circular providing
guidelines for certification of compliance with food safety regulations of
businesses during production and trading of food under the management of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development”
2. Article 1 is amended
as follows:
“Article 1. Scope
This Circular provides guidelines
for certification of compliance with food safety regulations and food safety
inspection of food manufacturing and trading businesses under the management of
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, responsibilities and authority
of parties involved”
3. Article 2 is amended
as follows:
“Article 2. Regulated
entities
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Food manufacturing and
trading businesses that are put under the control of Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development (hereinafter referred to as “businesses”), except the
following:
a) Small-scale initial
production businesses;
b) Food production and
trading businesses that do not have fixed locations or fishing vessels with the
maximum length of less than 15 meters;
c) Small-scale food
processing businesses;
d) Small-scale food
trading businesses;
dd) Ready-to-eat food
trading businesses;
e) Agro-forestry-fishery
production and trading businesses that have already been awarded one of the
following certificates: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis and
Critical Control Point (HACCP) System, Food Safety Management System ISO 22000,
International Food Standard (IFS), Global Standard for Food Safety (BRC), Food
Safety System Certificate (FSSC 22000) or equivalent, all of which must remain
valid.
2. Entities undergoing
food safety inspection:
a) The businesses
stipulated in clause 1 of this Article;
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3. Agencies,
organizations or individuals whose activities are related to assurance of food
safety during food manufacturing and trading by those prescribed in clauses 1
and 2 of this Article.”
4. Article 3 is amended
as follows:
“Article 3. Definition
For the purposes of this
Circular, terms used herein shall be construed as follows:
1. “agro-forestry-fishery
food trading business” means an entity performing a single, certain or all of
activities and services, such as preserving, transporting or trading
agro-forestry-fishery food or salt.
2. “business carrying out
the initial manufacturing of an agro-forestry-fishery food” means an entity
performing a single, certain or all of activities and services, such as
growing, farming, cultivation, harvest, catching and production of
agro-forestry-fishery food and manufacturing of salt.
3. “assessment” means an
inspection and verification of legitimacy of documentation and physical
inspection of compliance with food safety regulations of an
agro-forestry-fishery food production and trading business as prescribed by
law.”
5. Article 5 is amended
as follows:
“Article 5. Authority
to grant and revoke certificates of compliance with food safety regulations (hereinafter referred to as “Certificates”); inspection of food safety
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a) Directly export food or
participate in manufacturing, semi-processing, processing or preservation of
food for export to countries and territories imposing requirements for health
certification or food safety certification granted by Vietnam’s competent
bodies;
b) Apply for registration
or compilation of or addition to the Export List or other certificates
granted by Vietnam’s competent bodies in accordance with regulations of the
export market;
2. Assessment bodies at
the local level shall be specialized agencies to which the authority to grant
and revoke Certificates; conduct food safety inspection of local
agro-forestry-fishery production and trading businesses and fishing vessels of
other local authorities that so request (except for the businesses specified in
clause 1 of this Article) is delegated by People’s Committees of provinces and
cities;
In case an importing
country’s competent body does not request the central competent body to
directly grant or revoke the Certificate, the local competent body shall grant
or revoke the Certificate and conduct food safety inspection of the business
specified in point a or b clause 1 of this Article.”
6. Article 6 is amended
as follows:
“Article 6. Grant of
Certificates; inspection of food safety
1. The following
businesses shall apply for the Certificate:
a) Businesses that are
required to obtain the Certificate for their operation as prescribed in clause
1 Article 2 of this Circular but have yet to undergo assessment and to be
granted the Certificate;
b) Businesses that have
been granted the Certificate but have had it revoked;
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d) Businesses that change
their legal representative or system for management of requirements for
compliance with food safety regulations (repair, upgradation, expansion or
relocation to a new manufacturing site).
2. Food safety inspection
shall be carried out as prescribed in Article 17 of this Circular.”0}
7. Point d clause 1 of
Article 7 is amended as follows:
“d) Collection of test
samples: The sampling shall be considered and decided by relying on the
evaluation of risks in case there is any suspicion that food products fail to
meet requirements for compliance with food safety regulations or the food
safety control by a business fail to comply with regulations. The collection
and analysis of samples shall comply with prevailing regulations.”
8. Clause 2 of Article 7
is amended as follows:
“2. Method of assessment
includes reviewing and evaluating documents, materials and current conditions
of conformance to requirements for compliance with food safety regulations at a
business: factory, equipment, resources for management and program for
management of food safety, tracing, recall and handling of products that fail
to comply with food safety regulations, implementation results and interviewing
related persons and carrying out sampling where necessary.”
9. Article 8 is amended
as follows:
“Article 8. Business
classification
1. A business shall be
classified into:
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b) Unsatisfactory: The
business has not yet conformed to requirements for compliance with food safety
regulations or there is still a non-conformity that cannot be corrected within
the required time limit.
2. Guidelines for
assessment and classification according to assessment report corresponding to
each type of business are provided in the Appendix II and Appendix III enclosed
herewith. If the manufacturing and trading business falls into any of the cases
specified in clauses 8 and 10 Article 36 of the Government’s Decree No.
15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018, the assessment of requirements for
compliance with food safety regulations of such business shall be carried out
as per regulations applicable to corresponding industries and sectors.”
10. Clauses 1 and 2 of
Article 10 are amended as follows:
“1. Eligibility
requirements applicable to a member of the assessment team:
a) Be honest and
objective, and have no conflict of interest with the assessed business;
b) Have professional
qualifications in the assessment sector;
c) Have already completed
a professional training or refresher training course on assessment or training
or refresher training course on inspection and examination in the assessment
sector.
2. Eligibility
requirements applicable to the head of the assessment team
a) Meet the requirements
set out in clause 1 of this Article;
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11. Article 11 is amended
as follows:
“Article 11.
Fees, charges
The collection of
fees and charges for the assessment serving the purposes of granting
Certificates shall comply with regulations of law on fees and charges”.
12. Title of Chapter II
is amended as follows:
“Chapter II
CERTIFICATION COMPLIANCE OF AGRO-FORESTRY-FISHERY FOOD
PRODUCTION AND TRADING BUSINESSES WITH FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS AND FOOD SAFETY
INSPECTION THEREOF”
13. Title of Section 1
Chapter II is amended as follows:
“Section 1. GRANT AND
REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE OF AGRO-FORESTRY-FISHERY FOOD
PRODUCTION AND TRADING BUSINESSES WITH FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS”
14. Article 12 is amended
as follows:
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1. An application for
Certificate is composed of the documents specified in clause 1 Article 36 of
the Law on Food Safety.
An application form for
Certificate of compliance with food safety regulations in the Appendix V to
this Circular; Form of description of infrastructure, equipment and tools used
for ensuring the conformance to requirements for compliance with food safety
regulations in the Appendix VI to this Circular; Certificate of training in
food safety knowledge of the business owner and person directly manufacturing
and trading food provided and confirmed by the business owner.
2. An organization or
individual shall submit the application for Certificate to the competent body
specified in Article 5 of this Circular via the online public service system,
by post or in person at the competent body.
3. After receiving the
application, the competent body shall verify its adequacy and validity and
notify the business of the result and estimated date of assessment in case the application
is valid; or in case the application is unsatisfactory, give a written notice
indicating reasons therefor.
15. Clause 1 of Article
13 is amended as follows:
“1. The competent body
specified in Article 5 of this Circular shall issue a decision on establishment
of assessment team after receiving the notification that the application is
valid. The decision on establishment of an assessment team shall be comprised
of the following information:
a) Bases for carrying out
the assessment;
b) Scope, contents;
c) Name and address of
the assessed business;
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dd) Responsibilities of
the assessed business and the assessment team.”
16. Article 14 is amended
as follows:
“Article 14. On-site
assessment
An on-site assessment
shall be conducted within 15 (fifteen) days from the date of receiving a
sufficient and valid application specified in point b clause 2 Article 36 of
the Law on Food Safety. To be specific:
1. The assessment team
shall release its establishment decision and clearly state the purposes and
contents of the assessment.
2. Carry out physical
assessment: review and evaluate documents, materials and current conditions of
conformance to requirements for compliance with food safety regulations
including factory, equipment, resources for management and programs for
management of food safety, tracing, recall and handling of products that fail
to comply with food safety regulations, implementation results; interview related
persons and carry out sampling where necessary as prescribed in point d clause
1 Article 7 of this Circular.
3. Prepare an assessment
report and inform the assessment results to the business’ representative.
4. In case of discovering
that the business commits a violation, the assessment team shall issue a notice
of administrative violation and submit it to a competent body or competent
person for penalty imposition in accordance with laws.”
17. Point d clause 2 of
Article 15 is amended as follows:
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18. Article 16 is amended
as follows:
“Article 16.
Processing of assessment results, grant and revocation of Certificates
After checking the
assessment report submitted by the assessment team, the competent body shall
verify the report (request the assessment team to provide explanation for the
assessment contents where necessary) and perform the following tasks:
1. In case the assessment
result is “satisfactory”:
a) Grant the Certificate
according to the form in the Appendix IV to this Circular in case the business
meets the requirements for compliance with food safety regulations. The
Certificate shall be valid within 3 (three) years from its date of issue.
b) In case samples are
collected for testing in the course of assessment, the Certificate is granted
to the business only when the “satisfactory” result is available.
In case testing result
shows that the business fails to satisfy food safety regulations, the
Certificate is granted to the business only after the business investigates the
causes, takes remedial actions, and is assessed by the competent body to meet
requirements for compliance with food safety regulations.
2. In case the assessment
result is “unsatisfactory” and the business fails to take corrective actions
within the required time limit: the competent body shall issue a notification
of assessment result and its refusal to grant the Certificate and send it to
the local food safety authority in order to make sure the business does not
operate during the suspension period.
3. In case the business
is given the “unsatisfactory” result but has a corrective action report and is
assessed by the assessment team to meet requirements for compliance with food
safety regulations by the deadline for obtaining the Certificate as prescribed
in point b clause 2 Article 36 of the Law on Food Safety, the competent body
shall carry out verification and grant the Certificate as prescribed in point a
clause 1 of this Article.
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5. Revocation of the
Certificate
a) A business will have
its Certificate revoked if it fails to fully satisfy the conditions set out
under clause 1 Article 34 of the Law on Food Safety;
b) Authority to revoke
the Certificate: the body competent to issue the Certificate also has the
authority to revoke the issued Certificate;
c) The competent body
shall revoke the issued Certificate of the business specified in point a clause
5 of this Article when carrying out food safety inspection, supervision or
assessment or at the request of the inspecting body;
The competent body shall
issue the decision on Certificate revocation after receiving the written
request for Certificate revocation from the inspecting body.
6. In case the issued
Certificate is lost or damaged, the competent body shall rely on the archived
documents, consider and grant a copy from the master register as prescribed by
law on grant of copies from the master register after receiving the business’s
request or issue a refusal notice clearly stating the reasons therefor.
7. In case the address or
administrative division but the location is changed and the Certificate remains
valid, the business shall send a notice of change of information on the
Certificate and attach a copy of the legal document showing such change to the
body issuing the Certificate.”
19. Title of Section 2
Chapter II is amended as follows:
“Section 2. FOOD
SAFETY INSPECTION”
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“Article 17. Food
safety inspection
1. Inspected authority:
The businesses specified in clause 2 Article 2 of this Circular.
2. Inspection principles:
According to clause 4 Article 68 of the Law on Food Safety.
3. Inspection activities:
a) Inspection activities
shall be conducted by the inspection team which is established by the competent
body specified in Article 5 of this Circular and has the responsibilities and
powers prescribed in Article 70 of the Law on Food Safety;
b) On-site food safety
inspection activities shall be made into a report according to the form in the
Appendix IA to this Circular;
c) In case of discovering
that the business commits a violation, the inspection team shall issue a working
minutes or notice of administrative violation and submit it to a competent body
or competent person for penalty imposition in accordance with laws.
4. Planned inspection:
a) On an annual basis,
the competent body specified in Article 5 of this Circular shall rely on the
managerial requirements, evaluation of the compliance with regulations of law
on food safety, developments of food safety incidents, results of food safety
monitoring, results of previous inspections, and instructions from superior agencies
to develop a plan and estimate of inspection costs as prescribed in point a,
Clause 2, Article 69 of the Law on Food Safety and submit them to the competent
body for approval;
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c) Inspection frequency:
no more than 01 inspection/business/year, except for the surprise inspection
specified in clause 5 of this Article.
5. Surprise inspection:
The competent body shall conduct a surprise inspection (without prior notice)
in the following cases:
a) There is any suspicion
that the business violates food safety regulations or is involved in a food
safety incident;
b) The business is found
to be involved in a food safety-related warning given by a domestic or foreign
organization or international organization or food safety-related feedback
given by an organization or individual;
c) A thematic inspection
is carried out under the direction of the superior food safety authority.
6. Processing of inspection
result: Within 5 (five) from the end of the inspection, the competent body
shall undertake the following tasks:
a) Notify the result to
the business in case the inspection result is satisfactory.
b) In case the inspection
result is unsatisfactory: Request the business in writing to correct the
non-conformities detected in the inspection report. The business shall submit a
corrective action report and attach proofs of the corrective actions within 30
(thirty) days from the date of receiving the written request.
c) In case the business
fails to submit the report within the required time limit or the corrective
action result is unsatisfactory, the competent body shall revoke the business’s
issued Certificate as prescribed in clause 5 Article 16 of this Circular or
notify the inspection result to certification body which issued another
Certificate in case the business is specified in point k clause 1 Article 12 of
the Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 in order to revoke or
invalidate the issued Certificate. In case the certification body does not
revoke or invalidate the Certificate of the business violating food safety
regulations, the body issuing the Certificate of registration of conformity
assessment is requested to consider taking actions against the certification
body (if any violation is detected) as prescribed by law.”
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“Article 19.
People’s Committees of central-affiliated cities and provinces
1. Designate competent
bodies as prescribed in clause 2 Article 5 of this Circular.
2. Provide resources and
funding cover by the local government budget so as for the competent authority
to perform tasks as prescribed in this Circular.”
22. Article 20 is amended
as follows:
“Article 20.
Departments of Agriculture and Rural Developments, Food Safety Departments,
Food Safety Management Boards of provinces and central-affiliated cities
1. Preside over and
cooperate with related agencies in requesting provincial People’s Committees to
appoint competent bodies as prescribed in clause 2 Article 5 of this
Circular.
2. Direct and provide
guidance on implementation of this Circular within their jurisdiction.”
23. Article 21 is amended
as follows:
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1. Provide instructions
on assessment and certification of compliance with food safety regulations;
food safety inspection in the entire system from the local through central
level within their remit.
2. Provide guidance on
consistent use of materials, forms and methods of assessment by businesses
under their delegated authority. Where necessary, propose, design and appeal to
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to promulgate detailed forms
and forms of assessment report relevant to the particular characteristics of
each business.
3. Provide professional
training and instructions for officials tasked with assessment tasks and of
local competent authorities.
4. Annually formulate,
approve and organize the implementation of the plan for food safety inspection
of businesses under their management as prescribed in Article 17 of this
Circular.
5. The National Authority
for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development shall
organize the issuance and revocation of the Certificate; inspect food safety of
businesses that semi-process, process and preserve fishery products used as
foods, combined foods, and mixtures of multiple ingredients (plants, animals,
fishery products) as prescribed in clause 1 Article 5 of this Circular and
Circular No. 48/2013/TT-BNNPTNT dated November 12, 2013 of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development and the Circular amending this Circular.
6. The Plant Protection
Department shall grant and revoke the Certificate; inspect food safety of businesses
that semi-process, process and preserve foods of plant origin for export as
prescribed in point b clause 1 Article 5 of this Circular.
The Plant Protection
Department shall introduce and make a list of businesses that semi-process,
process and preserve foods of plant origin for export to countries and
territories imposing other requirements for health certification on the basis
of the Certificate granted by the local competent body or an unexpired
equivalent certificate and in compliance with the food safety criteria laid
down by countries and territories of import. The Plant Protection Department
shall conduct a physical inspection of these businesses where necessary.
7. The Department of
Animal Health shall organize the grant and revocation of the Certificate;
inspect food safety of businesses that manufacture, semi-process, process and
preserve foods of terrestrial animal origin for export as prescribed in clause
1 Article 5 of this Circular.
The Department of Animal
Health shall register, introduce and make a list of businesses that
semi-process, process and preserve foods of terrestrial animal origin for
export to countries and territories imposing other requirements for health
certification on the basis of the Certificate granted by the local competent
body or an unexpired equivalent certificate and in compliance with food safety
criteria laid down by countries and territories of import. The Plant Protection
Department shall conduct a physical inspection of these businesses where
necessary.
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9. Organize the
inspection of implementation by local competent bodies.”
24. Article 22 is amended
as follows:
“Article 22. Local
competent bodies
1. Organize the issuance
and revocation of Certificates and food safety inspection of businesses under
their authority decentralized and within their duties assigned by People’s
Committees of provinces and cities.
2. Formulate, submit to
competent authorities for approval and organize the implementation of the plan
for food safety inspection of businesses under their management as prescribed
in Article 17 of this Circular.
3. Provide professional
training and instructions for officials tasked with carrying out assessments.
4. Periodically
consolidate, update and publish on web portals of competent bodies and People’s
Committees of provinces and cities the list of businesses conforming or failing
to conform to requirements for compliance with food safety
regulations under their management.
5. Archive documents
related to the grant and revocation of Certificates, and food safety inspection
of businesses within their delegated authority or assigned duties.”
25. Clause 5 of Article
24 is amended as follows:
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26. Several Articles and
Appendices of the Circular No. 38/2018/TT-BNNPTNT are amended, repealed and
replaced as follows:
a) Article 9 and Article
18 are repealed;
b) The Appendix IA
Specimen of the Record on food safety inspection at business is added;
c) The specimen of the
Report on assessment of compliance with food safety regulations specified in
the Appendix II and Appendix III is replaced with the Appendix II to this
Circular; the Appendix V is replaced with the Appendix III to this Circular;
the Appendix VI is replaced with the Appendix IV to this Circular; the Appendix
IV is replaced with the Appendix V to this Circular.
Article
2. Amendments to certain Articles of the Circular No. 48/2013/TT-BNNPTNT dated
November 12, 2013 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
prescribing inspection and certification of food safety of fishery products for
export (hereinafter referred to as “Circular No.
48/2013/TT-BNNPTNT”):
1. Title of the Circular
is amended as follows:
“Circular prescribing
inspection and certification of food safety of fishery products for export”
2. Article 1 is amended
as follows:
“Article 1. Scope
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2. Applications,
procedures and powers for assessment and issuance of certificates of food
safety to consignments of fishery products used as exported foods for (hereinafter
referred to as “Health Certificate”) at the request of countries and
territories of import.”
3. Article 2 is amended
as follows:
“Article 2. Regulated
entities
1. Regulated entities
consist of:
a) Business operators participating
in the chain of business operators manufacturing, semi-processing, processing
and preserving fishery food for export to countries and territories requiring
registration and compilation of the Export List;
b) Consignments of
fishery products used as foods for export to countries and territories that
require the Food Safety Certificate granted by a Vietnam's competent body;
c) For consignments of
fishery products used as foods for export that require the quarantine
certification according to regulations imposed by the import market, the body
carrying out assessments and issuing the Health Certificate as specified in
clause Article 5 of this Circular shall simultaneously carry out assessment and
certification of food safety and quarantine.
2. This Circular does not
regulate:
a) Business operators
that have their products only produced or traded for domestic consumption and
are not specified in point a clause 1 of this Article;
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4. Clauses 8 and 9 are
added to Article 3 as follows:
“8. Sample product
consignment means any consignment that is
exported for the purpose of product introduction, display at fairs or
exhibitions or research, not sold for commercial purposes as foods and has a
total weight registered and specified in the export certificate not exceeding
50 kg.
9. Assessment means an inspection and verification of adequacy and
legitimacy of documentation and physical inspection of compliance with food
safety regulations of a business operator and a process for production,
processing and preservation of fishery foods for export in accordance with
regulations laid down by Vietnam and import market.”
5. Article 4 is amended
as follows:
“Article 4. Bases for
assessment, certification and inspection of food safety
Bases for assessment and
issuance of the Food Safety Certificate and issuance of the Health Certificate
to exported fishery food and food safety inspection are the regulations
specified in Articles 41, 42, 68, 69 and 70 of the Law on Food Safety;
regulations and technical regulations of Vietnam and food safety regulations of
the import market.”
6. Article 5 is amended
as follows:
“Article 5. Assessment
bodies
1. Bodies competent to
issue and revoke the Food Safety Certificate and conduct assessments in service
of addition of the Export List, and food safety inspection (hereinafter
referred to as “competent bodies”) are the National Authority for
Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development and its
affiliated regional authorities assigned to perform their duties by region (the
National Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market
Development - Central Region Authority and the National Authority for
Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development - Southern
Region Authority).
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7. Article 6 is amended
as follows:
“Article 6.
Eligibility requirements applicable to inspectors and members of assessment
teams:
1. Eligibility
requirements applicable to an inspector
a) Be honest and
objective, and have no conflict of interest with the assessed business
operator;
b) Have professional
qualifications in the assessment sector;
c) Have already completed
a professional training or refresher training course on assessment or training
or refresher training course on inspection and examination in the assessment
sector.
2. Eligibility
requirements applicable to the head of the assessment team
a) Meet the requirements
set out in clause 1 of this Article;
b) Have at least 03
(three) years of experience in the assessment sector and have already
participated in assessing at least 05 (five) business operators in the
assessment sector.
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a) Have appropriate
professional qualifications;
b) Hold diplomas or
certificates in sampling or obtain diplomas or certificates of completion of
sampling training courses.”
8. Article 9 is amended
as follows:
“Article 9. Fees and
charges
The collection of fees and
charges for assessment serving issuance of the Food Safety Certificate; fees
and charges for assessment serving issuance of the Health Certificate to
consignments of exported fishery products shall be subject to regulations of
law on fees and charges”
9. Title of Chapter II is
amended as follows:
“Chapter II.
ASSESSMENT AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE WITH FOOD SAFETY
REGULATIONS, ADDITION OF EXPORT LIST”
10. Article 10 is amended
as follows:
“Article 10.
Application for Food Safety Certificate
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An application form for
Certificate of compliance with food safety regulations in the Appendix V to
this Circular; Form of description of infrastructure, equipment and tools used
for ensuring the conformance to requirements for compliance with food safety
regulations in the Appendix VI to this Circular; Certificate of training in
food safety knowledge of the business owner and person directly manufacturing
and trading food provided and confirmed by the business owner.
2. An organization or
individual shall submit the application for food safety certificate to the
competent authority via the online public service system, by post or in person
at the competent body.”
11. Article 11 is amended
as follows:
“Article 11.
Application processing
1. After receiving the
application, the competent body shall verify its adequacy and validity and
notify the business operator of the result and estimated date of assessment in
case the application is valid; or in case the application is unsatisfactory,
give a written notice indicating reasons therefor.
2. An on-site assessment
shall be conducted within 15 (fifteen) days from the date of receiving a
sufficient and valid application specified in point b clause 2 Article 36 of
the Law on Food Safety.”
12. Article 12 is amended
as follows:
“Article 12. Issuance
of Food Safety Certificate
The following business
operators shall be subject to assessment serving issuance of the Food Safety
Certificate:
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2. Business operators
whose Food Safety Certificate is revoked or business operators that have
suspended their production for more than 12 (twelve) months from the date on
which the notification is sent to the competent body.
3. Business operators
that have been issued with the Food Safety Certificate but changed their legal
representative or safety assurance system as compared to the scope previously
assessed and certified.
4. Business operators
whose Food Safety Certificate will expire in less than 6 months;
5. Business operators
that have another Certificate as specified in point k clause 1 Article 12 of
the Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 but have not maintained
the validity of such Certificate and wish to participate in the Export
Certification Program as prescribed in this Circular.”
13. Title of Article 13
is amended as follows:
“Article 13.
Establishment of the assessment team”
14. Clause 1 of Article
13 is amended as follows:
“1. The competent body
shall issue a decision on establishment of team for assessment of requirements
for compliance with food safety regulations which is composed of the head and
members in accordance with the regulations set out under Article 6 of this
Circular.”
15. Clause 1 of Article
14 is amended as follows:
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a) Infrastructure,
equipment and human resources for participation in production of fishery
products and management of food safety;
b) Food safety management
program based on HACCP principles (if mandatory);
c) Procedures for
tracing, recall and handling of unsafe products;
d) Specific requirements
of the registered market (the importing country) (if any);
dd) Requirements
for compliance with food safety regulations by suppliers of raw materials to
the business operator (if necessary);
e) Compliance with
regulations on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in
the production, processing and export of catched fishery products (if any);
g) Collection of samples
for analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of hygiene control during
production as outlined in the Appendix IV to this Circular: The assessment team
shall consider and make a decision based on the evaluation of food safety risks
during the on-site assessment.
The collection and
analysis of samples shall comply with prevailing regulations.”
16. Article 15 is amended
as follows:
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1. The assessment report
is provided in the Appendix V to this Circular. If the business operator falls
into any of the cases specified in clauses 8 and 10 Article 36 of the
Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018, the assessment
of requirements for compliance with food safety regulations of such business
operator shall be carried out as per regulations applicable to corresponding
industries and sectors.”
2. An assessment report
must:
a) Be prepared by the
assessment team at the assessed business operator immediately after completion
of the assessment;
b) Fully and accurately
represent the assessment results;
c) Clarify which items
fail to conform to food safety requirements, standards and regulations and the deadline
for taking remedial actions to correct defects;
d) Draw general
conclusions on requirements for compliance with food safety regulations.
dd) Give comments of the
assessed business operator’s authorized representative on the assessment
results and commitments to correcting non-conformities (if any);
e) Carry the signature of
the leader of the assessment team, the signature of the assessed business
operator’s authorized representative, show the adjoining stamp of the business
operator (if any) in the assessment report or signature on each page of the
assessment report in case the assessed business operator does not have its
registered stamp;
g) In case where the
assessed business operator's authorized representative refuses to sign the
assessment report, the assessment team must write: “The assessed business
operator’s representative has not signed the report” and clearly explain the
reasons for such refusal. The assessment report shall have legal value if it
bears signatures of all of members of the assessment team;
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17. Article 17 is amended
as follows:
“Article 17.
Processing of assessment results, grant of Food Safety Certificate
After receiving the
assessment report, the competent body shall inspect the report (request the
assessment team to provide explanation for the assessment contents (where
necessary)) and perform the following tasks:
1. In case the assessment
result is “Satisfactory”:
a) Notify the assessment
result, grant a registration code (if the business operator has not granted
one) as specified in the Appendix VII to this Circular to the business
operator; grant the Food Safety Certificate which shall be valid for 03 (three)
years according to the Form in the Appendix VI to this Circular;
b) In case samples are
collected for analysis and evaluation of the effectiveness of hygiene control
in the course of assessment, the Certificate is granted to the business
operator only when the “satisfactory” result is available.
In case testing result
shows that the business operator fails to satisfy food safety regulations, the
Food Safety Certificate is granted to the business operator only after the
business operator reports the result of cause investigation, takes remedial
actions, and is assessed by the competent body to meet requirements for
compliance with food safety regulations.
2. In case the assessment
result is “Unsatisfactory”:
a) In case the business
operator fails to take corrective actions within the required time limit: the
competent body shall issue a notification of result and reasons for the
unsatisfactory result, revoke the effective Food Safety Certificate (if any) as
prescribed in Article 18 of this Circular and send it to the local food safety
authority in order to make sure the business operator does not operate.
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18. Article 18 is amended
as follows:
“Article 18.
Revocation of Food Safety Certificate
1. A business operator will
have its Food Safety Certificate revoked if it fails to fully satisfy the
conditions set out under clause 1 Article 34 of the Law on Food Safety.
2. Authority to revoke
the Food Safety Certificate: the body competent to issue the Food Safety
Certificate also has the authority to revoke the issued Certificate.
3. The competent body
shall revoke the Food Safety Certificate already issued to the business
operator specified in clause 1 of this Article upon conducting inspection,
supervision and assessment of compliance with food safety regulations or revoke
it at the request of the inspecting body;
The competent body shall
issue the decision on Certificate revocation after receiving the written
request for Certificate revocation from the inspecting body.”
19. Article 19 is amended
as follows:
“Article 19.
Modification of Food Safety Certificate
1. A Food Safety
Certificate that remains valid may be modified in the following cases: it
is lost, misplaced, or damaged; it contains administrative errors during issuance;
the business operator has changed information about its name and address due to
a change of an administrative boundary without changing its legal
representative or food safety management system that has been assessed and
certified.
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20. Article 20 is amended
as follows:
“Article 20. Scope and
eligible entities for participation in of the Certification Program
1. The Export Fishery
Food Certification Program includes the assessment of requirements for
compliance with food safety regulations by a business operator for addition to
the Export List and the assessment serving the purposes of granting the Health
Certificate to fishery food exported to a country or territory as required by
the import market. The List of countries and territories is provided in the
Appendix IX to this Circular.
2. Participation in the
program for certification of exported fishery products is voluntary. Any
business operator that wishes to export fishery products to markets that
require compliance as per clause 1 of this Article shall register the
assessment and addition to the Export List and conduct assessment serving the
purposes of granting the Health Certificate with the competent body specified
in clause 1 Article 5 of this Circular.
3. In case the import
market imposes a new requirement, the National Authority for
Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development shall notify
it to relevant organizations and individuals and implement necessary measures,
and report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to update the
List of markets within 30 (thirty) days from the date of receiving the
regulation from the importing country's competent body.
4. Business operators
participating in the Program and registering assessment and addition to the
Export List according to Article 10 of this Circular shall be subject to an
assessment by the competent body to confirm compliance with::
a) Requirements for
compliance with food safety regulations imposed by Vietnam;
b) Regulations, technical
regulations on food safety imposed by the corresponding importing country.”
21. Article 21 is amended
as follows:
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1. The Export List means
a list including business operators which have obtained the “satisfactory”
assessment result as prescribed in Chapter II of this Circular and satisfied
the criteria set out under points a and b clause 4 Article 20 of this Circular.
Such business operators consist of:
a) Business operators
required to obtain a Food Safety Certificate;
b) Business operators
that have another effective Certificate as specified in point k Article 12 of
the Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018;
c) Business operators
that have been included in the Export List but seek addition to new markets
requiring such registration, or those adding new product categories that have
not yet been assessed and certified.
2. On a monthly basis or
as required by the importing country, the competent body defined in clause 1
Article 5 of this Circular shall: register, introduce, verify, and certify
requirements for compliance with food safety regulations, and prepare the
Export List for each market and submit it to the competent body of the
importing country for recognition; update the recognized Export List on the web
portal.
3. A business operator
shall be removed from the Export List for a specific market in the following
cases:
a) The business operator
submits a written request for removal from the Export List;
b) The business operator
no longer meets the program criteria as specified in clause 4 Article 20 of
this Circular or the competent authority of the importing country requests its
removal from the Export List;
c) The business operator
fails a food safety inspection as specified in point g clause 1 Article 35 of
this Circular, and is not assessed by the assessment body to satisfy
requirements for compliance with food safety regulations within 30 (thirty)
days from the date of inspection result notification;
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22. Article 22 is amended
as follows:
“Article 22. Priority
list
1. The Priority List
comprises business operators which have a strong food safety compliance record,
meet the criteria specified in clause 3 of this Article and are eligible for an
export fishery food certification scheme corresponding to their priority
classification as stipulated in Section 2 of this Chapter.
2. Priority
classification for a business operator with a strong food safety compliance
record:
a) The business operator
shall be classified as Priority Level 2 if it has exported at least five (05)
consignments and has not been found non-compliant with food safety requirements
by the Certification Authority or the import market concerning the following
parameters: pathogenic microorganisms; pathogenic parasites; residual
contaminants, veterinary drugs, pesticides; additives, food processing aids;
biotoxins; allergens for a minimum period of 03 (three) months from the date of
notification of the “Satisfactory” assessment result as prescribed in clause 1
Article 17 of this Circular;
b) The business operator
classified as Priority Level 2 shall be upgraded to Priority Level 1 if it
continues to meet food safety requirements for an additional three (03) months
after being included in the Priority List, has exported at least five (05)
consignments, and maintained its compliance with the parameters outlined in
point a clause 2 of this Article;
During the review period
for priority classification, the business operator must not commit any food
safety violations or incur administrative penalties under Vietnamese law.
3. Criteria for inclusion
in the priority list:
a) The business operator
is listed in the Export List;
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4. Removal from the
Priority list:
A
business operator shall be removed from the Priority List in the following
cases:
a) It no longer meets the
criteria specified in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article;
b) It fails to obtain a
Health Certificate as per points b, c, and dd clause 1 Article 26 of this
Circular;
c) Its export consignment
or food safety risk verification sample is found non-compliant by the
Certification Authority or the import market based on the parameters specified
in point a clause 2 of this Article;
d) It has committed an
administrative violation related to food safety and incurred penalties for its
administrative violation under Vietnamese law.
5. Reinstatement to the
Priority list:
An
establishment may be reinstated to the Priority List if it meets the following
conditions:
a) It meets the criteria
specified in clause 3 of this Article;
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6. The Certification
Authority specified in clause 2 Article 5 of this Circular shall update the
Priority List for business operators in its jurisdiction within a maximum of 3
(three) days from the date the business operator meets the requirements for:
upgrading priority classification, inclusion or reinstatement in the Priority
List (as per clauses 2, 3 and 5 of this Article), removal from the Priority
List (as per clause 4 of this Article).”
23. Clause 3 is added to
Article 23 as follows:
“3. For sample product
consignments: The Certification Authority shall issue the Health Certificate to
the consignments in accordance with clause 3 Article 28 of this Circular.”
24. Article 24 is amended
as follows:
“Article 24.
Requirements for exported products
1. Products must be
produced and stored at a business operator listed in the Export Certification
Program for the respective import market.
2. Products must comply
with food safety regulations, include mandatory labeling information as
required by the import market, ensure no misrepresentation of the product’s
nature, and not violate Vietnamese law.
3. For products that have
undergone semi-processing, processing, packaging, storage, or handling at
multiple establishments:
a) The establishment in
charge of final stage of production (responsible for packaging and labeling) or
the storage establishment (as required by the importing market) must be listed
in the Export List for the respective market;
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c) Establishments
involved in transportation, semi-processing, processing, packaging, labeling,
storage, and export must sign a written commitment to jointly take
responsibility for implementing corrective measures required by the
Certification Authority if the consignment is warned by the importing country's
competent body or found non-compliant by the Certification Authority;
d) Establishments involved
in transportation, semi-processing, processing, packaging, labeling, storage,
and export must maintain comprehensive production, food safety control,
storage, and export records for their respective stages to ensure traceability
in accordance with legal regulations.
4. For live fishery
products intended for export as food:
a) Comply with the
requirements stated in clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article;
b) Be farmed, harvested,
packaged, transported, and exported in compliance with Articles 20, 21, and 23
of the Law on Food Safety;
c) The establishment in
charge of final stage of production (responsible for packaging and labeling)
must establish a production and export supply chain ensuring food safety,
traceability, recall, and handling of unsafe products in accordance with
Circular No. 17/2021/TT-BNNPTNT .
25. Clauses 1 and 3 of
Article 25 are amended as follows:
“1. Each export
consignment shall be granted a Health Certificate in accordance with the form
required by the respective import market and, if required, a Health Certificate
form for transshipment, temporary import, or re-export. The Health
Certificate’s contents shall be consistent with the Health Certificate of the
import market and/or other relevant certifications related to the export consignment
as required by the importing country and in compliance with Vietnamese
regulations.
3. The Health Certificate
shall conform to the content and format required by the respective importing
market and shall be numbered in accordance with Appendix XI enclosed with this
Circular. If necessary, an appendix may be attached to the Certificate to
ensure full certification of all information related to the consignment as per
regulations.”
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“1. The Certification Authority
shall not issue a Health Certificate for an export consignment produced at a
business operator that:
a) Has been notified by
the importing country’s competent body that it has to suspend its import or is
subjected to Health Certificate issuance suspension measure or export
suspension measure according to regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development on introduction of managerial measures at the import market's
request;
b) Fails an inspection or
assessment as stipulated in point a clause 2 Article 17 and clause 1 Article 35
of this Circular;
c) Has had its Food
Safety Certificate revoked as stipulated in Article 18 of this Circular;
d) Fails to correct
non-conformities identified through food safety monitoring or traceability audits
as stipulated in clause 2 Article 35 of this Circular;
dd) Is being suspended
from production as per Articles 30 and 33 of the Law on Product and Goods
Quality or has been subject to sanctions, including suspension or revocation of
its Food Safety Certificate, in accordance with the Government’s regulations on
administrative penalties for quality and food safety violations;
e) Has received a
notification of production suspension.”
27. Article 27 is amended
as follows:
“Article 27.
Verification of food safety risk control effectiveness
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a) Verification
parameters shall comply with the list of food safety indicators and permissible
limits required by the respective import market and shall be updated and
notified by the National Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality,
Processing and Market Development on a periodic or ad hoc basis as any new
managerial requirement is imposed;
b) Minimum verification
sampling frequency for a business operator: Priority Level 1: Once a month;
Priority Level 2: Twice a month. If the business operator’s actual
production or export activity does not meet the required sampling frequency,
the Certification Authority shall determine an appropriate sampling frequency;
c) Verification sampling
rate shall be determined based on: requirements for compliance with food safety
regulations; food safety assurance history; product risk level; scale,
capacity, or production output of the business operator in accordance with
Appendix X to this Circular;
Based on the risk
assessment or new regulations imposed by the import market, the National
Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development
shall report such to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for
guidance on adjusting and updating contents of the Appendix X to make them
conformable;
d) Sampling locations: At
any stage of production, including: on the production line; storage warehouse;
aquaculture establishment, purchasing establishment, semi-processing and
initial packaging establishment for fresh iced, chilled, or live fishery
products;
dd) Verification content:
Production monitoring records, storage conditions, tracing information, history
of food safety assurance conditions of the business operator, and records related
to the origin of raw materials.
2. The verification must
be carried out for at least once per year for each business operator’s group of
products produced and exported:
a) Based on the business
operator’s production and export plan, the Certification Authority shall
cooperate with the operator to develop a verification plan, including details
such as sampling time, sample type, and estimated sample quantity for each
round. The plan shall be communicated to the business operator in writing or
through an appropriate communication method (email, online software);
b) In case of any change
to the production and export plan, the business operator must notify the
Certification Authority in writing or via an appropriate communication method no
later than 03 (three) working days in advance, or 01 (one) working day for the
operator producing live, fresh, or iced seafood, compared to the initially
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a) Within 01 (one)
working day from the date of receiving verification sample test results that do
not meet the food safety requirements of the import market, the Certification
Authority shall issue a non-compliance notification using the form provided in
Appendix XVI to this Circular;
The business operator
shall carry out tracing and cause investigation, establish and implement
corrective actions, including recall and handling of products that fail to
satisfy food safety regulations. The business operator must submit an
explanatory report using the form in Appendix XVII to this Circular to the
Certification Authority within the required limit;
b) Within 05 (five)
working days from the receipt of the business operator’s explanatory report,
the Certification Authority shall verify the report’s contents and issue a
written notification of the verification results to the business operator. If
an on-site verification is required, the Certification Authority shall notify
the business operator of the results within a maximum of 5 (five) working days
from the completion of the on-site verification.”
28. Article 28 is amended
as follows:
“1. Application for
issuance of a Health Certificate for 01 (one) export consignment includes:
a) An application form
for the Health Certificate as per the form in Appendix XII enclosed with this
Circular;
b) A detailed list of the
consignment as per the form in Appendix XIV enclosed with this Circular;
c) Information in the
certificate as required by the importing market in case the certificate is
registered through an online system;
d) In case the consignor
does not directly conduct the production, processing, or storage of the
consignment: a sale/processing/entrustment agreement with the production or
processing establishment must be provided, including a commitment from both
parties (the production establishment and the consignor) to be jointly
responsible if the consignment is subject to a warning from the competent body
of the importing country;
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2. At least 01 (one)
working day before the scheduled export date or pursuant to the regulations of
the import market regarding the issuance date of the Health Certificate, the
consignor shall submit 01 (one) application package to the Certification
Authority through one of the following methods: Direct submission; by post;
email; or online submission and declaration of certificate-related information
based on the import market’s form.
3. Assessment and
issuance of the Health Certificate:
Within 01 (one) working
day from the receipt of full information, the Certification Authority shall
conduct verification and issue the Health Certificate to the export
consignment, as well as Health Certificates for transshipment, temporary
import, and re-export consignments (if required), ensuring that the contents align
with the Health Certificate of the import market on the basis of the result of
food safety risk control verification as stated in Article 27 of this Circular
or shall provide confirmation and state the reasons for ineligibility in the
certificate application.”
29. Article 29 is amended
as follows:
“Article 29.
Registration of assessment
1. An assessment
registration application for 01 (one) export consignment consists of:
a) An application form
for assessment as per the form in Appendix XIII enclosed with this Circular;
b) A detailed list of the
consignment as per the form in Appendix XIV enclosed with this Circular;
c) If the consignor does
not directly produce, process, or store the consignment, they must provide a
contract, purchase agreement, or outsourcing agreement with the
production/processing establishment. This document must include a commitment
from both parties (the production establishment and the consignor) to joint
responsibility in case the consignment is warned by the importing country’s
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a) For live, fresh, or
ice-chilled fishery products: The registration application must be submitted at
least 01 (one) working day before the expected export date.
b) For other products:
The establishment must register and coordinate the inspection schedule with the
Certification Authority to ensure that test results are available before the
expected export date.
3. The consignor must
submit 01 (one) set of the assessment registration application to the
Certification Authority through one of the following methods: Direct
submission, by post; or email or online submission of the application and
declaration of information in the certificate according to the form of the
import market during online registration.
4. Processing of the
assessment registration application: Within 01 (one) working day of receiving a
complete and valid assessment registration application, the Certification
Authority shall review the application for completeness and compliance; guide
the consignor in supplementing any missing or incorrect information, if
applicable.”
30. Point c clause 2 and
clause 3 of Article 31 are amended as follows:
“c. Within 03 (three) days from the date on which
test results are sent to the consignor, if the consignor does not provide
written feedback on the test results, the Certification Authority shall send
the consignor a Notification of Non-conformity in accordance with the
form provided in Appendix XVI enclosed with this Circular. The consignor is responsible
for investigating the cause, implementing corrective measures, handling the
consignment within the required time limit, and preparing an Explanatory Report
in accordance with the form provided in Appendix XVII enclosed with this
Circular for submission to the Certification Authority;
3. Within 05 (five)
working days from the date of receiving the consignor’s Explanatory Report, the
Certification Authority shall review the contents of the report and issue a
written notice of the verification results to the consignor and the production
establishment. In cases where an on-site verification is necessary, the
Certification Authority shall notify the results to the establishment within a
maximum of 05 (five) working days from the completion of the verification
process.”
31. Title of Article 32
is amended as follows:
“Article 32.
Assessment and issuance of the Health Certificate”
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“1. At least 01 (one)
working day before the scheduled export date or pursuant to the regulations of
the import market regarding the issuance date of the Health Certificate, the
consignor shall provide all information related to the export consignment to
facilitate the verification and certification of the contents in the Health
Certificate as required by the respective import market and shall bear
responsibility for the accuracy of the provided information.
Within 01 (one) working
day from the receipt of full information, the Certification Authority shall
conduct verification and issue the Health Certificate to the export
consignment, as well as Health Certificates for transit, temporary import, or
re-export consignments according to the respective form (if required) if the
assessment and test results are satisfactory. For live, fresh, or ice-chilled
fishery products, the Certification Authority is permitted to issue the Health
Certificate while awaiting test results and shall process the test results
according to clause 2 Article 31 of this Circular”.
33. Article 33 is amended
as follows:
“Article 33.
Re-issuance of Health Certificate
1. If the issued
Certificate is lost, damaged, contains administrative errors at the time of
issuance or has its information changed (excluding changes related to product
identification, quantity, product specifications, tracing of the shipment, or
previously assessed and certified quality, food safety, or aquatic animal
health safety) or at the request of the competent body of the importing country/territory,
transit, temporary import, or re-export territory, the consignor must submit a
written request for re-issuance to the Certification Authority, clearly stating
the reason. The request may be submitted in person, by post or email.
2. The Certification
Authority shall reissue the Certificate within 01 (one) working day from the
receipt of the consignor's request or issue a written refusal specifying the
reason for the refusal, which will be sent to the consignor.
3. The reissued Health
Certificate must accurately certify the product identification information,
quantity, product specifications, and traceability of the shipment in
accordance with the content of the original Health Certificate. It must be
assigned a new number as per the provisions of Appendix XI to this Circular and
include a note stating: “Chứng thư này thay thế cho Chứng thư số..., cấp
ngày...” (“This Health Certificate replaces Certificate No. …, issued on
…”) or an annotation complying with the regulations of the importing
country, transit, temporary import, or re-export territory.”
34. Article 35 is amended
as follows:
“Article 35.
Post-assessment and certification inspection and supervision
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a) The authority
responsible for the inspection is defined in clause 1 Article 5 of this
Circular;
b) Planned
inspection: The competent body shall formulate an annual inspection plan based
on managerial requirements; compliance with food safety laws; developments in
food safety incidents; results of previous food safety monitoring and
inspections; directives from superior regulatory agencies. The inspection plan
shall comply with point a clause 2 Article 69 of the Law on Food Safety;
c) The inspection shall
be conducted by an inspection team established by the competent body under
clause 1 Article 5 of this Circular. The inspection team shall have
responsibilities and powers as stipulated in Article 70 of the Law on Food
Safety. The competent body must notify the inspected business operator at
least 03 (three) working days in advance of the inspection;
d) Frequency of planned
inspection: no more than 01 time/business operator/year, except for the surprise
inspection specified in point e of this clause;
dd) The inspection
contents and report format are provided in the Appendix V to this Circular. If
violations are detected, the inspection team must prepare an inspection report
or an administrative violation report and submit it to a competent person for
handling under regulations;
e) The competent body
shall conduct a surprise inspection in the following cases: it is suspected
that the business operator violates food safety regulations or is involved in a
food safety incident; a thematic inspection is conducted as directed by the
superior food safety authority; it is involved in a food safety-related warning
given by a domestic or foreign organization or international organization; it
is involved in food safety-related feedback given by an organization or
individual; it fails 2 (two) assessments according to the results of analysis
and evaluation of effectiveness of hygiene control during production.
g) Processing of the
inspection result: Within 5 (five) working days after completing the
inspection, the competent body shall notify the business operator of the
satisfactory or unsatisfactory inspection result, and request it to correct
non-conformities and submit a report with evidence of corrective actions within
30 (thirty) days from the date of receiving the request;
If the business operator
fails to submit a report or its corrective actions are unsatisfactory, the
competent body may remove the business operator from the Export List, revoke
its Food Safety Certificate (if any); notify the relevant certification body
that issued other certificates if the business operator is specified in point k
clause 1 Article 12 of the Government No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02,
2018, and request the authority issuing the certificate of registration of
conformity assessment services to consider taking actions against the
conformity assessment body as prescribed by law.
2. Supervision of
maintenance of requirements for compliance with food safety regulations by a
business operator on the Export List to markets:
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b) The supervision is
conducted by inspectors meeting the requirements under clause 1 Article 6 of
this Circular (if necessary, the Certification Authority may establish an
inspection team to conduct the supervision);
c) Frequency: No more
than 1 time/business operator/year (except for the business operators having
undergone food safety inspection by the competent body as prescribed in clause
1 of this Article). The supervision should be integrated with activities such
as verification, certification of export consignments and/or verification,
evaluation of tracing, cause investigation and identification, establishment
and implementation of corrective actions with regard to business operators
whose products or consignments are found failing to satisfy food safety
regulations;
d) The supervision
contents are specified in the Inspection Report form provided in the Appendix
IB to this Circular. If violations are detected, an inspection report or
administrative violation report shall be prepared and submitted to a competent
body or competent person for further action;
dd) Processing of
supervision result: Within 3 (three) working days after completing the
supervision, the Certification Authority shall notify the business operator of
the result, request the business operator to take corrective actions and submit
a corrective action report (if any);
In case the business
operator fails to implement corrective actions within the committed time limit
or the corrective actions are inappropriate, the Certification Authority shall
suspend the issuance of Health Certificates and propose the revocation of the Food
Safety Certificate (if applicable), and remove the business operator from the
Export List in accordance with regulations.
3. Post-certification
supervision of consignments:
a) The Certification Authority
shall conduct post-certification supervision of consignments in conjunction
with monitoring the satisfaction of requirements for compliance with food
safety regulations by the business operator as prescribed in clause 2 of this
Article or assess and certify export consignments, verify and assess the
tracing and cause investigation and identification by the business operator
whose products or consignments are found failing to satisfy food safety
regulations or conduct specialized verification, inspection or supervision as
directed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or cooperate with
customs authorities (if necessary) or a combination of the above activities.
b) Contents of
supervision: Considering the consistency of information, documentation, and
records regarding the origin of raw materials, the production and processing of
the consignment after certification, and comparing them with the information in
the application for assessment, on-site supervision or the information recorded
at the staging area awaiting export. The contents and results of the
supervision are provided in the form prescribed in Appendix IB to this
Circular;
In case any violation is
detected, the Certification Authority shall issue a working minutes or
administrative violation report and transfer the case to the competent body or
competent person for handling in accordance with regulations. Simultaneously,
it shall issue a document to invalidate issued Health Certificate.
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35. Article 36 is amended
as follows:
“Article 36. Handling
cases of warned consignments and products failing to satisfy food safety
regulations before export
1. For a consignment subject to a warning from the competent body
of the importing country
Within 03 (three) working
days from the date of receiving an official warning from the competent body of
the importing country, the National Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery
Quality, Processing and Market Development shall request the business operator
in writing to:
a) Trace the consignment,
investigate and identify the cause, establish and implement corrective actions;
submit a report to the Certification Authority using the form in Appendix XVII
to this Circular. Trace, recall and handle products that fail to satisfy safety
regulations (in case of recall) as prescribed in the Circular No.
17/2021/TT-BNNPTNT dated December 20, 2021;
b) Suspend export to the
corresponding importing countries if required by the competent body of the
importing country or in accordance with the regulations of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development;
c) Comply with
regulations on sampling and testing of the violating parameters and be subject
to supervision by the Certification Authority for each export consignment of the
violating product or similar product category manufactured at the business
operator until the competent body specified in clause 1 Article 5 of this
Circular grants a written approval for the report on cause investigation and
corrective actions of the business operator.
2. For products found
failing to satisfy food safety regulations before export: The Certification
Authority shall act in accordance with the relevant provisions of clause 3
Article 27; point c clause 2, clause 3 Article 31 of this Circular.
3. For an exported
consignment or product detected with prohibited chemical residues or
antibiotics before export:
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b) Implement preventive
measures to limit the impact of the violation, issue a working minute or
administrative violation report on food safety, and transfer the case to the
competent body or competent person for handling in accordance with regulations
(if any).
4. After receiving the
report on the investigation results and corrective actions from the business
operator, the Certification Authority shall verify the contents of the report:
a) Within 05 (five) days,
the Certification Authority shall verify the business operator’s explanatory
report and send a document stating the verification results to the business
operator in case additional information is required or issue a document to the
Competent Authority in case the report verification result is satisfactory in
the case specified in clause 1 of this Article;
b) In case of an on-site
verification, the Certification Authority shall notify the business operator of
the on-site verification results and report to the competent body stipulated in
clause 1 Article 5 of this Circular within 05 (five) days from the completion
of the on-site verification process;
5. Within 01 (one)
working day, the Certification Authority shall evaluate the verification report
of the Certification Authority and issue a written notification of the
verification results to the business operator.”
36. Title of Article 37
is amended as follows:
“Article 37. Business
operators participating in the Export Fishery Product Certification Program”
37. Points a and d clause
1 of Article 37 are amended as follows:
“a) Register with the competent body to obtain a Food Safety
Certificate, undergo additional assessment for addition to the Export list, and
be subject to the assessment according to the competent body's plan;
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38. Point g is added to
clause 1 of Article 38 as follows:
“g) If the consignor is
an organization or individual who does not directly engage in the
manufacturing, processing, or storage of the consignment, they must formulate
and apply regulations on tracing, recall, and handling of fishery products
failing to satisfy food safety regulations; monitor storage conditions,
transport duration, hygiene conditions of the transport means, and the
integrity of the products during transportation from the processing or storage
establishment in compliance with Articles 54 and 55 of the Law on Food Safety
and Circular No. 17/2021/TT-BNNPTNT .
39. Article 39 is amended
as follows:
“Article 39.
Inspectors in charge of assessment of requirements for compliance with food
safety regulations
1. Responsibilities:
a) Comply with regulations
on procedures, contents, methods, and bases for the assessment of requirements
for compliance with food safety regulations by business operators in accordance
with this Circular;
b) Maintain
confidentiality of all business-related information, ensure accuracy,
transparency, objectivity, and fairness, and avoid discrimination while
performing duties;
c) Do not request
unnecessary documents or information, and do not cause inconvenience or
harassment to the business operator;
d) Accept the assignment
by the head of the assessment team and the head of the Certification Authority;
take responsibility for the assessment results to the head of the Certification
Authority and to the law.
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a) Request the business
operator to provide documents, records, and product samples (if any) for the
assessment;
b) Access production
areas, storage facilities, and warehouses; review records, take samples,
photographs, copies and notes necessary for the assessment;
c) Prepare reports and
propose handling measures in cases where the business operator violates food
safety regulations;
d) Record individual
opinions and report to the head of the competent body if there is a
disagreement with the conclusions drawn up by the head of the assessment team
as stated in point b clause 2 Article 40 of this Circular.”
40. Article 39a is added
to after Article 39 as follows:
“Article 39a.
Inspectors in charge of quality and food safety assessment and certification
1. Responsibilities:
a) Comply with
regulations on procedures, contents, methods of assessment, sampling for
verification of effectiveness of food safety risk control and for testing of
registered export consignments as prescribed in this Circular;
b) Maintain
confidentiality of all business-related information, ensure accuracy,
transparency, objectivity, and fairness, and avoid discrimination while
performing duties;
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d) Take responsibility for
the assessment results to the head of the Certification Authority and to the
law.
2. Powers:
a) Request the consignor
to provide documents, records, and product samples (if any) for assessment and
certification purposes;
b) Access production
areas, storage facilities, and warehouses; review records, take samples,
photographs, copies and notes necessary for the assessment;
c) Prepare reports and
propose handling measures in cases where the consignor or manufacturing
establishment violates food quality and safety regulations;
d) Refuse to conduct the
assessment if the consignor or manufacturing establishment fails to fully
fulfill their responsibilities under points b and c clause 1 Article 38 of this
Circular.”
41. Article 40 is amended
as follows:
“Article 40. Head of
the assessment team
1. When performing
assigned duties, the head of the assessment team has responsibilities of an
inspector as stipulated in clause 1 Article 39 of this Circular and other
responsibilities as follows:
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b) Process opinions and
assessment results from members of the assessment team and provide the final
conclusion in the assessment report;
c) Review, sign the
assessment report, report the assessment results, and be accountable to the
head of the competent body and to the law for the results given by the
assessment team.
2. Within the ambit of
his/her assigned duties, the head of the assessment team has powers of an
inspector as stipulated in clause 2 Article 39 of this Circular and other
powers as follows:
a) Recommend the head of
the competent authority to issue a decision to change the members of the
assessment team to fully execute the contents specified in the decision on the
establishment of the assessment team;
b) Draw up the final
conclusion of the assessment team regarding the assessment results.”
42. Article 41 is amended
as follows:
“Article 41. National Authority
for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development and its
affiliated regional authorities
1. Responsibilities:
a) Organize the review of
dossiers, conduct food safety inspections, issue, revoke the Food Safety
Certificate; conduct assessment and supplement the Export List by areas which
they are assigned to manage;
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c) Fully archive
documentation related to the results of dossier verification, business operator
assessment, issuance, revocation of the Food Safety Certificate, and
supplementation of the Export List; conduct inspection and post-inspection of
business operators in compliance with regulations; provide documents, full and
accurate reports on issues related to assessment and certification of
compliance with exported fishery product safety regulations at the request of
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
d) Be responsible for the
assessment and certification of food safety of exported fishery products;
dd) Maintain
confidentiality of information related to business secrets of the business
operators subject to assessment and issuance of the Food Safety Certificate;
e) Publish, register,
introduce, and update the list of business operators participating in the
Export Fishery Product Certification Program by each market in accordance with
this Circular;
g) Report to the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development on updates regarding the list of markets
where the competent body of the importing country requires the National
Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development
to conduct assessment and certification for export consignments as per this
Circular;
h) Update regulations and
technical regulations of Vietnam and importing countries regarding requirements
for compliance with fishery product safety regulations and notify business
operators, consignors, relevant authorities, and organizations for consistent
application.
2. Powers:
a) Conduct assessment,
issue, and revoke the Food Safety Certificate; conduct assessment and add
business operators to the Export List; handle cases where business operators
violate regulations of this Circular within their competence and under
regulations of law;
b) Request business
operators subject to assessment to conduct actual production for at least one
of the products registered for assessment with a complete process or a
high-risk product to serve the assessment activity; request business operators
to correct non-conformities related to the requirements for compliance with
food safety regulations as stated in the assessment report and food safety
inspection report; request business operators to take corrective actions
regarding criteria violating food safety regulations as per this Circular.
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d) Request relevant
competent authority to take actions against organizations and individuals
violating the provisions of this Circular in accordance with the law.”
43. Article 41a is added
to after Article 41 as follows:
“Article 41a.
National Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market
Development - Centers
1. Responsibilities:
a) Organize the dossier
review, assessment, issuance, revocation, and reissuance of the Health
Certificate for exported fishery product consignments in areas which they are
assigned to manage;
b) Provide inspectors
with training in and professional guidance on dossier review, assessment, and
issuance of the Health Certificate for exported fishery product consignments;
c) Supervise the
maintenance of requirements for compliance with food safety regulations by
business operators on the Export List to markets;
d) Fully archive
documentation related to the maintenance of requirements for compliance with
food safety regulations, results of dossier review, appraisal, issuance,
revocation, and reissuance of Health Certificates to exported fishery product
consignments in compliance with regulations; provide documentation and complete
and accurate reports on issues related to assessment and certification when
requested by the National Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality,
Processing and Market Development its affiliated regional authorities;
dd) Be responsible for
the result of supervision of maintenance of requirements for compliance with
food safety regulations, assessment and issuance of Health Certificates to
exported fishery product consignments;
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g) Maintain
confidentiality of information related to business secrets of the business
operators subject to assessment and certification of exported fishery product
safety;
h) Manage, compile, and update the Priority List in accordance with
this Circular;
i) Report to the National
Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market Development
the performance of assigned tasks as stipulated in this Circular;
2. Powers:
a) Conduct assessment, issue,
revoke, and reissue Health Certificates to export consignments in accordance
with this Circular; refuse assessment and issuance of the Health Certificate if
a consignor fails to fulfill their responsibilities as stipulated in clause 1
Article 38 of this Circular;
b) Request any assessed
business operator to rectify non-conformities and defects related to
requirements for compliance with food safety regulations as stated in the
assessment report and supervision report; conduct cause investigation, implement
corrective measures, and report the implementation results when the
Certification Authority and the competent body of the importing country issues
a food safety violation warning as stipulated in this Circular;
c) Request relevant
competent authority to take actions against organizations and individuals
violating the provisions of this Circular in accordance with the law.”
44. Title of Article 42
is amended as follows:
“Article 42.
Departments of Agriculture and Rural Developments, Food Safety Departments,
Food Safety Management Boards of provinces and central-affiliated cities
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45. Several phrases,
Articles and Appendices of the Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BNNPTNT are amended,
repealed and replaced as follows:
a) Article 16 and Chapter
V are repealed;
b) Appendices III and
VIII are repealed;
c) The phrase “kiểm tra”
(“inspection”) is removed from the following points and clauses: title of Article
7; clause 2, clause 3 Article 13; title of Article 14; clause 2 Article 14;
clause 1, clause 2 Article 37;
d) The phrase “kiểm tra”
(“inspection”) is replaced with the phrase “thẩm định” (“assessment”) in the
following points, clauses and Articles: clause 3 Article 3; clause 1, clause 2
Article 23; title of Chapter III; Article 30; title of Article 31; clause 1
Article 31; clause 2 Article 32; clause 1, clause 2 Article 38; Appendix XV of
Circular No. 48/2013/TT-BNNPTNT ;
d) The phrase “kiểm tra”
(“inspection”) is replaced with the phrase “thẩm định” (“assessment”) in the
following points, clauses and Articles: clause 3 Article 3; clause 1, clause 2
Article 23; title of Chapter III; Article 30; title of Article 31; clause 1
Article 31; clause 2 Article 32; clause 1, clause 2 Article 38; Appendix XV of
Circular No. 48/2013/TT-BNNPTNT ;
e) The phrase “Cơ quan kiểm
tra, chứng nhận” (“inspection and certification authority”) is replaced with
the phrase “Cơ quan thẩm quyền” (“competent body”) in the following points,
clauses, Articles and Appendices: point d clause 1 of Article 37; point c
clause 2 of Article 37;
g) The phrase “Cục Quản
lý Chất lượng nông lâm sản và thủy sản” (“National Argo – Forestry - Fisheries
Quality Assurance Department”) in point b clause 2 of Article 26 is replace
with the phrase “Cục Chất lượng, Chế biến và Phát triển thị trường” (“National
Authority for Agro-Forestry-Fishery Quality, Processing and Market
Development”);
46. Appendix I is
replaced with Appendix VI to this Circular; Appendix II is replaced with
Appendix VII to this Circular; Appendix IV with Appendix VIII to this Circular;
Appendix V is replaced with Appendix IX to this Circular; Appendix VI is
replaced with Appendix X to this Circular; Appendix VII is replaced with Appendix
XI to this Circular; Appendix IX is replaced with Appendix XII to this
Circular; Appendix X is replaced with Appendix XIII to this Circular; Appendix
XI is replaced with Appendix XIV to this Circular; Appendix XII is replaced
with Appendix XV to this Circular; Appendix XIII is replaced with Appendix XVI
to this Circular; Appendix XIV is replaced with Appendix XVII to this Circular.
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Article
3. Effect
1. This Circular comes
into force from January 15, 2025.
2. This Circular
supersedes the Circular No. 32/2022/TT-BNNPTNT dated December 30, 2022 of
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, which shall cease to have effect
from the effective date of this Circular.
3. Transitional clauses:
a) Any business operator
classified as Priority Level 1 or 2 and included in the Priority List before
the effective date of this Circular may continue to apply regulations on
sampling for food safety risk verification until there is a change to the
priority classification;
b) Any application for
registration of food safety assessment or certification; assessment or
certification of fishery product consignment submitted before the effective
date of this Circular shall comply with the regulations of law in force at the
time of submission.
4. In the cases where any
of the legislative documents referred to and applied in this Circular is
amended, supplemented or replaced, the newest one shall prevail.
5. Difficulties that
arise during the implementation of this Circular should be reported to the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for consideration and
amendments./.
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PP. THE MINISTER
THE DEPUTY MINISTER
Tran Thanh Nam