Eligibility requirements, applications and procedures for issuance of certificates of eligibility for building and modifying fishing vessels in Vietnam
What are regulations on eligibility requirements, applications and procedures for issuance of certificates of eligibility for building and modifying fishing vessels in Vietnam? I have a plan to open a building fishing vessels. I have the above question, please advise.
1. Eligibility requirements to be satisfied by a wooden fishing vessel building facility in Vietnam
Pursuant to Article 52 of Decree 26/2019/ND-CP, there are regulations on eligibility requirements to be satisfied by a wooden fishing vessel building facility in Vietnam as follows:
1. There must be factories and necessary equipment according to Section 2 in the Appendix VI hereof.
2. There must be a quality control and management department and technical staff according to Section 5 in the Appendix VI hereof.
3. There must be a quality management system certification according to ISO 9001 or equivalent (applicable to Class I and Class II facilities); there must be technical procedures according to national technical regulation on classification and construction of fishing vessels (applicable to Class III facilities).
2. Applications for issuance of certificates of eligibility for building and modifying fishing vessels in Vietnam
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 54 of Decree 26/2019/ND-CP, an applications for issuance of certificates of eligibility for building and modifying fishing vessels in Vietnam includes:
1. An application for issuance of the certificate of eligibility includes:
a) An application form (Form No. 01.TC in the Appendix V hereof);
b) A description of eligibility requirements (Form No. 02.TC in the Appendix V hereof).
3. Procedures for issuance of certificates of eligibility for building and modifying fishing vessels in Vietnam
Pursuant to Clause 3 of Article 54 of Decree 26/2019/ND-CP, procedures for issuance of certificates of eligibility for building and modifying fishing vessels in Vietnam are as follows:
3. Procedures for issuance and re-issuance of the certificate of eligibility:
a) The applicant shall submit an application to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the province where the fishing vessel building and modification facility is located;
b) Within 07 working days from the receipt of the sufficient application, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development shall inspect and assess the fulfillment of eligibility requirements by the facility. If the facility fails to satisfy all eligibility requirements, the facility shall take corrective actions. After taking corrective actions, the facility shall notify the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in writing to inspect and assess the fulfillment of eligibility requirements by the facility;
c) If the application is satisfactory and the facility satisfies all eligibility requirements, within 03 working days from the end of the inspection/assessment, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development shall issue the certificate of eligibility for building and modifying fishing vessels according to the Form No. 04.TC in the Appendix V hereof;
d) In case of rejection of the application, a response and explanation shall be provided in writing.
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