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Procedure Name | Quarantine of imported breeding aquatic animals |
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Category
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Quarantine
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Responsible Agency
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Animal Quarantine Unit - Department of Animal Health (MARD)
Address: No 15/78 Giai Phong Str, Phuong Mai, Dong Da, Hanoi
Phone: +844 3868 6339
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Legal base of the Procedure
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- Circular 26/2016/TT-BNNPTNT Providing for the quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products
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Circular 285/2016/TT-BTC dated November 14, 2016 of the Ministry of Finance on the collection, remittance, management and amount of veterinary fees and charges
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Processing time
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- Registration for quarantine: Within 05 working days
- Quarantine and quarantine isolation: Within 10 working days
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Fee
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- According to annexes enclosed with Circular No. 04/2012/TT-BTC
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Required Documents
No.
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Type of documents
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Note
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Registration for quarantine
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1
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Application for registration of quarantine of aquatic animals or aquatic products (commodity owners may plan the import of commodities for 03 months from the date of application)
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2
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A notarized copy of the business registration certificate (for enterprises). Enterprises are only required to submit this copy for the first time of registration or after changing or adding business lines
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3
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Form of health certificate/sanitary certificate as requested by competent authorities of the exporting country
For living aquatic animals and aquatic products to be imported into Vietnam, the animal quarantine certificate issued and certified by the animal health agency of the exporting country is required: aquatic animals are healthy, imported from a disease-free area or establishment or country or examined to be free of diseases on the OIE List of diseases contracted by aquatic animals.
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(as required)
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4
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Permit of the competent aquaculture agency for species not included on the List of aquatic animal species permitted for production and trading issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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5
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Permit of the CITES Management Authority of Vietnam, for aquatic animals and aquatic products of species on the list of endangered, precious and rare species of wild fauna and flora prescribed by Vietnamese law or in CITES appendices
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6
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The veterinary hygiene certificate for the keeping place for quarantine isolation of breeding aquatic animals
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(if any)
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7
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Other documents related to the imported commodities
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(at the request of the Department of Animal Health of Vietnam for each specific object).
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Quarantine declaration
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1
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Quarantine declaration paper (Form 3 enclosed with Circular No. 06/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated February 2, 2010)
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2
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The commodity owner shall additionally fill in the form of declaration for quarantine of aquatic animals, aquatic products for export or import (Form 2 enclosed with Circular No. 06/2010/TT-BNNPTNT)
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(if required)
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3
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The written reply of the Department of Animal Health of Vietnam concerning the quarantine of aquatic animals or aquatic products temporarily imported for re-export, transferred through border gate or transited through Vietnam
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4
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A copy of the health certificate issued by the exporting country
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(if any)
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Process Steps
Step 1
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The commodity owner shall submit a registration dossier of quarantine of imported aquatic animals and aquatic products to the Department of Animal Health
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Step 2
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After obtaining the approval of the Department of Animal Health, The commodity owner shall report to the animal quarantine agency.
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Step 3
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On the day aquatic animals arrive at the place of quarantine isolation, the animal quarantine agency shall:
- Check the quarantine dossier already certified by the animal quarantine agency of the border gate of importation
- Quarantine
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Step 4
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Grant the health certificate for aquatic products meeting veterinary hygiene standards
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Process Map:
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Category | Procedure |
The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
Quarantine import breeding aquatic animals | Quarantine Requirement | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development | Applied for quarantine approval before shipment arrive at the border gate
Imported breeding aquatic animals shall be kept in quarantine isolation at places meeting veterinary hygiene requirements approved by competent veterinary agencies and be supervised by these agencies during the time of quarantine isolation | Imported breeding aquatic animals shall be kept in quarantine isolation at places meeting veterinary hygiene requirements approved by competent veterinary agencies and be supervised by these agencies during the time of quarantine isolation | Circular 26/2016/TT-BNNPTNT Providing for the quanrantine of aquatic animals and animal products | 31-12-9999 | Good |
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