CIRCULAR

ON INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF THE SAFETY OF FISHERY FOOD PRODUCTS FOR EXPORT

Pursuant to Law No. 05/2007/QH12 on products and goods quality dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to Law No. 55/2010/QH12 on Food Safety dated June 17, 2010;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated December 31, 2008 providing detailed regulations on the implementation of some articles of Law on products and goods quality;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 38/2012/ND-CP dated April 25, 2012 providing detailed regulations on the implementation of some articles of Law on Food safety;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated January 03, 2008 on functions, tasks, power and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Government’s Decree No.75/2009/ND-CP dated September 10, 2009 on amendments to Article 3 of Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP;

According to suggestion of Director of NAFIQAD,

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on inspection and certification of the safety of fishery food products for export

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

This Circular provides regulations on:

1. Applications and procedures for and power of inspection, issuance and revocation of Certificate of eligibility for food safety (hereafter referred to as certificate of food safety) of fishery food business operators for export (hereafter referred to as “business operators”).

2. Applications and procedures for and power of inspection and issuance of certificate of safety of fishery food products for export (hereafter referred to as Certificate) to markets in which the competent authority of import country requests for the inspection of export shipments and issuance of Certificate of the National Argo – Forestry - Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (hereinafter referred to as NAFIQAD).

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