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Procedure NameGranting CITES Certificate/Permit for the import of specimens defined in Appendices to CITES
Description
Category
Permit/license
Responsible Agency            
 
CITES Management Department – Vietnam Administration of Forestry
Northern Division
Address: Building A3, No 2 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Phone: +(844) 3733 5676
Email: cites_vn.kl@mard.gov.vn
 
Southern Division
Address: Floor 3rd Building No 12, Vo Van Kiet, Distric I, HCMC       
Phone: +(848) 3821 8206
Email: citesphianam@gmail.com
 
Legal base of the Procedure
  • Decree 82/2006/ND-CP of the Government on management of export, import, re-export, introduction from the sea, transit, breeding, rearing and artificial propagation of endangered species of precious and rare wild fauna and flora
  • Decree 98/2011/ND-CP dated October 26, 2011 of the Government amending, supplementing some articles of Decrees on agriculture
  • Circular 04/2015/TT-BNNPTNT guiding the implementation of Decree 187/2013/ND-CP of the Government, detailing the Commercial Law's provisions on international goods trading and goods trading, processing and transit agency with foreign countries in the domains of agriculture, forestry and fisheries
 
Processing time
  • Within 5 working days from the date of reception of the adequate and valid dossier
Fee
  • VND 0
 
Required Documents
No.
Type of documents
Note
1
Application for granting CITES Certificate/Permit for the introduction from the sea of the specimens defined in Appendices I and II to CITES
Form 01/LN enclosed with Circular No. 04/2015/TT-BNNPTNT
2
CITES certificate/permit for export and re-export granted by the CITES Management Agency of the exporting/re-exporting country
Photocopy
3
Commercial contract among (between) relevant parties
Photocopy
Where imported specimens are living wild animals or plants, the following papers are required:
 
4
Written certification of full satisfaction of rearing, keeping and tending conditions by provincial/municipal aquatic resource-protecting agencies
Photocopy
5
Written certification by CITES Management Authority of Vietnam that the introduction of such specimens shall not adversely affect the environment and the conservation of domestic fauna and flora species, for cases where such fauna and/or flora species are introduced for the first time into Vietnam.
Photocopy
 
 
Process Steps
Step 1
Submit the dossier of application to the CITES Management Department – at the Head Office of the Vietnam Administration of Forestry or the Southern Division of the CITES Management Department in Ho Chi Minh City
Step 2
Receive and examine the dossier within 10 working days.
If the dossier is to be pending to examination of relevant agencies, within 05 working days, the CITES Management Department shall inform the applicant of this requirement
Step 3
Notify the result:
Grant the Permit/Certificate
State relevant reasons for refusal
 
Process Map:
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
TitleDescriptionCreated DateUpdated DateIssued By
Request for CITES permit Circular 04/2015/TT-BNNPTNT17-08-201617-08-2016Ministry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentThis is Dowload File
This procedure applies to the following measures
NameMeasure TypeAgencyDescriptionCommentsLegal DocumentValidity ToMeasure Class
CITES certificate/permit for the import of specimens for commercial purposesPermit RequirementMinistry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentCITES certificate/permit for the import of specimens for commercial purposes CITES certificate/permit for the import of specimens for commercial purposes Decree 82/2006/ND-CP on Management of export, import, re-export, introduction from the sea, transit, breeding, rearing and artificial propagation of endangered species of precious and rare wild fauna and flora31-12-9999Good