Products derived from terrestrial animals, aquatic animals and plants must satisfy the following requirements a) Their country of origin is a country or territory that has a food safety control system satisfying Vietnam’s regulations and included in the list of registered countries and territories that export foods derived from animals, plans and aquatic animals to Vietnam;

Requirement for license for quarantine of imported plants on the list of objects that have to undergo pest risk analysis before import issued by Department of Plant Protection

Article 12. Applications and procedures for licensing import of plant varieties as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 29 of the Law on Crop Production 1. Composition of an application for licensing import of a plant variety: a) An application form, which is made using the Form No 01.NK in the Appendix IX hereof. b) A technical declaration (required only when following procedures for the first shipment of each variety), which is made using the Form No 02.NK in the Appendix IX hereof. c) A copy of the cooperation agreement in case of import for research, testing and international cooperation purposes. d) A confirmation or invitation to the exhibition or fair sent by the organizer in case of import for exhibition purpose.

Article 13. General requirements concerning recognition of circulation and self-declaration of circulation of plant varieties 1. Plant varieties belonging to the main plant species may be produced, traded, exported or imported only after being granted the decision on recognition of plant variety circulation as provided for in Article 15 hereof, or granted the Decision on recognition of privileged circulation of plant varieties as provided for in Article 16 hereof, except in the case where plant varieties are intended for research, trial, exhibition, international exchange or production of hybrid seeds for export.

Regulating the maximum limits of residues of plant protection pesticides in foodstuffs

This measure sets out MRL of pesticide residue in food

Maximum level of melamine cross contamination in foodstuffs

This measure determines simultaneously sweetener substances in foodstuffs, applying National Standard (TCVN 10991:2015, TCVN 10992:2015, TCVN 10993:2015)

Compulsory contents of label of imported food (quantitative; production date; expiry date; warnings (if any))

Plant-originated goods imported to Vietnam must be labeled with the following information: name of products, name and address of production unit, codes, and other information as regulated

Compulsory contents of label of imported foodstuff (quantitative; production date; expiry date; ingredients; warnings if any; usage, storage instructions)

Compulsory contents of label of imported irradiated food (quantitative; production date; expiry date; ingredients; warnings if any; one phrase of "Thuc pham da qua chieu xa")

Compulsory contents of product label: - Clear, accurate and easy for consumer to understand - For functional foods and micro-nutrient foods, the label must includes the ingredients, dosage, effects on health, warning,… - For health-nutrient products, vitamin and mineral supplements, there must be announcement on the requirement against nutritious demand, dosage and doctor's prescription - Name of product must be in large font, and at least 3 times bigger than other letters on the label

Article 10. Labeling and advertising of plant varieties 1. A plant variety shall be labeled as prescribed in the Government’s Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated April 14, 2017 as follows: a) Name of the plant variety. b) Varietal grade specified in the national standard. In case a national standard is unavailable, the basic standard shall apply. c) Characteristics of the plant variety: compulsory criteria specified in the national standard or basic standard for value of cultivation and use; criteria for quality of propagating materials specified in the national standard or basic standard in accordance with Article 25 of the Law on Crop Production. If a basic standard applies in the cases of unavailability of a national standard or national technical regulation, it is required to provide sufficient information about the criteria specified in the Form No. 02.CN in the Appendix II hereof; and other voluntary criteria (if any) for the plant variety. d) Instructions for storage and use: storage conditions; scope of use of the plant variety in terms of season and geographical region, brief planting and caring process (in case of special requirements) in accordance with the information provided in the application for issuance of the decision on recognition of plant variety circulation or documents about self-declaration of plant variety circulation. dd) Safety warnings (if any). e) Quantitative data on the plant variety (weight of the plant variety or quantity of plants, potted plants, cuttings). g) Date of manufacture, expiry date; the date of manufacture of grafted plants, which is the date of grafting; the date of manufacture of breeding branches or cuttings, which is the date of cutting; the date of manufacture of seeds or seed tubers, which is the date of harvest; the date of manufacture of the plant variety propagated using tissue culture method, which is the date on which the plant variety is transferred from the tube to the arboretum. h) Name of the organization producing and importing the plant variety. i) Plant variety circulation code if the plant variety is issued with the circulation decision or extended circulation decision. k) Origin of the plant variety: in the case of imported plant variety, write the phrase “sản xuất tại” (“produced in”) and the country’s name or region from which the plant variety is produced. l) Code of the variety batch corresponding to that specified in the documents serving tracing of plant varieties. Batch code shall be specified according to the Appendix VII hereof. m) Information about the genetically modified plant regarding its propagating materials.

Plant-originated goods imported to Vietnam must be packed appropriately

Article 6 stipulates the requirements of food safety for containing and packaging materials by production and business units

Regulating the maximum limit of micro-fungus toxin in foodstuffs

Requirement on sending registered documents, either in English or Vietnamese, by relevant authority of exporting countries Vietnam's Quality Administration Agency of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery for registration purpose

This measure requires registration for plant quarantine in order to import

Requirement on registration dossier for exporter; Appraisal of dossier by NAFIQAD and Plant Protection Department

Requirement on testing of products in cases of: - Upon the request of production and business units, and other related agencies - state management of food safety

Article 2. List of plant quarantine articles subject to the pest risk analysis before being imported into Vietnam 1. Plants and live plant parts. 2. Fresh bulbs and fruits. 3. Weeds and weed seeds. 4. Beneficial organisms used in plant protection industry. 5. Imported plants infected with quarantine plant pests defined as indigenous ones in Vietnam. 6. Other plant quarantine articles likely to carry quarantine plant pests shall be identified by the Plant Protection Department for submission to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for his decision.

SPS control is required for imported plants, including testing requirement

Planted-originated goods imported to Vietnam must be certified by authorized Vietnamese agency on ensuring the food safety

This measure requires certificate of plant quarantine in order to import

Functional foods, micro-nutrients , GMO, and irradiated foods must have Certificate of Free Sale

Every food manufacturer and seller must obtain the certificate of food safety, except for those specified in Clause 1 Article 12 of this Decree.

Each shipment has a certificate of food safety issued by a competent authority of the exporting country

SPS Certificate for the import of plants under the list of object under quarantine requirements and hazard analysis

Imported food must be granted a notification of qualification for import by authorized agency

Certificate of phytosanitary is required for imported plants

3. To grant a certificate on compliance with SPS requirement and food safety for products of plant origin, as per the form in Appendix IIa if the imported batch does not contain objectives under control or giving harm to Viet Nam and meets food safety requirements

Imported plants must be inspected for quarantine

Requirement on inspection of foodstuff

Inspection on food safety of import by authorized agency at the border gate.

Plant-originated goods imported to Vietnam must be inspected on food safety based on Chapter 3 of this document

Inspection on food safety of import by authorized agency at the border gate.

This measure requires hazard analysis must be done with objects subjected to plant quarantine before importing to Vietnam

1. Food manufacturers and sellers shall retain information about manufacturers or suppliers of products and buyers (if any) in the form of contracts, logbooks or other methods to serve origin tracing. Information serving origin tracing includes: a) Names and categories of the products sold; d) Dates, quantities, batch numbers of the products sold.

2. The organization or individual producing and selling plant varieties shall have documents serving tracing of the plant variety batch, including information about plant variety sales contract and invoices; documents about quality of the plant variety batch and appropriate label according to Article 10 of this Decree.

SPS Certificate for the import of plants under the list of object under quarantine requirements and hazard analysis

Article 1. List of plant quarantine articles 1. Vegetation Plants and living parts of plants. 2. Plant products a) Various types of tubers, bulbs, fruits, seeds, flowers, leaves, plant bodies, stems, roots, barks; b) Various types of grains, broken seeds, oil cakes, raw natural fibers and botanic fibers; c) Flour and starch extracted from plants (except for dough and modified starch); d) Tobacco stems, fibers, pipe tobacco fibers, yeast used in animal feeds, raw cotton, waste cotton, straw, thatch and aquatic plants; dd) Round wood, timber, wood pallets, sawdust, coconut sawdust; e) Animal feed materials extracted from plants; g) Plant rack made from plants. 3. Various types of mushrooms (except for salted, pickled, frozen, canned mushrooms and yeasts). 4. Cocoons, silk wastes and lac. 5. Various types of insects, spiders, pathogenic fungus, nematodes, germs, viruses, phytoplasmas, viroids and noxious weeds used for testing, training, biological control and scientific research. 6. Means of conveyance and storage of plant quarantine articles. 7. Other articles likely to carry quarantine plant pests shall be identified by the Plant Protection Department for submission to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for his decision. 8. Where the exportation of articles that are not specified in the List in accordance with this Article, the plant inspection shall be carried out at the request of importing countries and International Agreements of which Vietnam is the signatory.

Article 8. Elaborating eligibility requirements for production and sale of plant varieties An organization or individual producing and selling plant varieties shall comply with the eligibility requirements specified in Article 22 of the Law on Crop Production and some of the following regulations: 1. Before selling plant varieties, the organization or individual shall send a notification via an email or in person or by post to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the province where plant varieties are sold, which contains the following information: business location, name of the organization or individual or legal representative and contact telephone so that the notification is posted on the web portal of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development;

Article 6 stipulates the requirements of conformity assessment prior to production, business, import and usage of supplementary substances

Requirement on registration of conformation at authorized agency prior to import

Article 4. Application for issuance of the certificate of food safety 1. Application for a new certificate of food safety: a) The application form made according to the Form No. 01a provided in the Appendix enclosed herewith; b) The description of facilities, equipment and devices meeting food safety requirements made according to the Form No. 02a (for food manufacturers), Form No. 02b (for food sellers) or both the Form No. 02a and the Form No. 02b (for an establishment both manufacturing and selling foods) provided in the Appendix enclosed herewith; c) The certificate of good health or the written certification of health, granted by the health facility of district level or higher, of the establishment owner and persons directly engaging in the production or trading of foods (the copy certified by the food establishment); d) The certificate of completion of training course in food safety or the certificate of qualification in food safety of the establishment owner and persons directly engaging in the production or trading of foods (the copy certified by the food establishment).

Article 8. Inspection after issuance of the certificate of food safety 1. Regulatory authorities that have the power to issue the certificate of food safety prescribed in Article 6 hereof and other competent authorities shall conduct inspections after the issuance of the certificate of food safety. 2. A regulatory authority is entitled to conduct inspection of the food establishment whose certificate of food safety is issued by its inferior authority. 3. The inspection after the issuance of the certificate of food safety shall be conducted once a year.

A hazard analysis report must be done prior to importation by Vietnamese authority

Compulsory contents of label of imported irradiated food (quantitative; production date; expiry date; ingredients; warnings if any; one phrase of "Thuc pham da qua chieu xa")

Compulsory contents of product label: - Clear, accurate and easy for consumer to understand - For functional foods and micro-nutrient foods, the label must includes the ingredients, dosage, effects on health, warning,… - For health-nutrient products, vitamin and mineral supplements, there must be announcement on the requirement against nutritious demand, dosage and doctor's prescription - Name of product must be in large font, and at least 3 times bigger than other letters on the label

Compulsory contents of label of imported foodstuff (quantitative; production date; expiry date; ingredients; warnings if any; usage, storage instructions)

Compulsory contents of label of imported food (quantitative; production date; expiry date; warnings (if any))

Compulsory contents of label of imported genetically modified food (quantitative; production date; expiry date; ingredients; warnings if any; one phrase of "Thuc pham bien doi gen" or "Bien doi gen" next to the name of GMO ingredient alongside content)

Plant-originated goods imported to Vietnam must be labeled with the following information: name of products, name and address of production unit, codes, and other information as regulated

Conditions regarding storage and transport of foodstuff

Traders of foodstuff are required to meet conditions of facilities, factories, etc.

Food trading establishments that are required to have Certificates of conformity with food safety regulations under the management of MOIT must have Certificate of enterprise registration, Certificate of household business registration or other papers of equivalent legal effect

Importers have to present certificate of free sale for selected agricultural products

This measure sets out requirement to acquire Certificate of Free Sale for imported products as preconditions for other competent authorities in Vietnam to grant other certificates

SPS Certificate for the import of plants under the list of object under quarantine requirements and hazard analysis

Article 14. On-site assessment 1. The assessment body shall inform the proposed time of assessment based on which the rank of the assessed business is determined 05 working days prior to the assessment. 2. The Assessment Team shall release its establishment decision and clearly state the assessment contents. 3. Carrying out the physical assessment: Checking and verifying documents, materials and actual conditions of facilities, equipment and human resources involved in production and trading activities; conducting interviews and carrying out sampling where necessary as provided in clause 1 of Article 7 herein.

Article 20. Cargoes subject to compulsory health declaration Health declaration must be carried for cargoes imported, exported or in transit, except cargoes which are in transit without unloading, cargoes subject to quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products, and those subject to quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products as regulated by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Article 2. Fee payers Entities producing and trading agro-forestry- fishery products and imported, exported and domestic fishery products requesting the State management authorities in charge of agriculture and rural development to carry out quality control and food safety shall pay fees prescribed herein. Article 3. Fee collection agencies Agencies collecting fees for assessment of quality control and food safety in agriculture are authorities in charge of agro-agricultural-fishery product safety and quality control, including The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department; Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Departments of the South and Central Coast, Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Centers; Reference Testing and Agrifood Quality Consultancy Center; Departments of Animal Health; Plant Protection Department; Department of agro-forestry-fishery food processing and salt industry; Directorate of Fisheries; Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Sub-Departments; Sub-Departments of Livestock production and Health; Sub-Departments of Crop Production and Protection and Fishery Sub-Departments. Article 4.Amount of fees The amount of fees is prescribed in the Schedule attached hereto.

This measure requires importer to pay fees for granting certificate of, announcement of, inspection of food safety and hygiene

Importers have to pay fees for SPS control of plant

This measure requires importers to pay customs duties immediately (rather than the grace period of 275 days if the imported products serve export-oriented production)

This measure sets out procedures and documents for registering rights to import (by trader with no presence in Vietnam)

Article 13. General requirements concerning recognition of circulation and self-declaration of circulation of plant varieties 1. Plant varieties belonging to the main plant species may be produced, traded, exported or imported only after being granted the decision on recognition of plant variety circulation as provided for in Article 15 hereof, or granted the Decision on recognition of privileged circulation of plant varieties as provided for in Article 16 hereof, except in the case where plant varieties are intended for research, trial, exhibition, international exchange or production of hybrid seeds for export.

SPS control for exported plants is required, including testing requirement

This measure requires to unexpectedly test the quality of domestically-manufactured products when having information and warnings on domestically-manufactured products for export which are incompliant with the conditions in the Law on Product and Goods Quality.

Exported plants must be inspected for SPS control purpose

Article 14. On-site assessment 1. The assessment body shall inform the proposed time of assessment based on which the rank of the assessed business is determined 05 working days prior to the assessment. 2. The Assessment Team shall release its establishment decision and clearly state the assessment contents. 3. Carrying out the physical assessment: Checking and verifying documents, materials and actual conditions of facilities, equipment and human resources involved in production and trading activities; conducting interviews and carrying out sampling where necessary as provided in clause 1 of Article 7 herein.

Certificate of phytosanitary control is required for exported plants

Article 11. Applications and procedures for licensing export of plant varieties as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 28 of the Law on Crop Production 1. Composition of an application for licensing export of a plant variety: a) An application form, which is made using the Form No 01.XK in the Appendix VIII hereof. b) A technical declaration (required only when following procedures for the first shipment of each variety), which is made using the Form No 02.XK in the Appendix VIII hereof. c) A copy of the business registration certificate or investment certificate or ID Card or Citizen ID Card if the applicant is an individual. d) A copy of the cooperation agreement in foreign language enclosed with a notarized Vietnamese translation thereof in case of export for research, testing and international cooperation purposes. dd) A confirmation or invitation to the exhibition or fair sent by the organizer in case of export for exhibition purpose.

This measure requires exporters to pay fees for granting certificate of, announcement of, inspection of food safety and hygiene

Exporters should pay fees for SPS control of plants