The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam recently issued Circular 117/2018/TT-BTC amending and supplementing Circular 279/2016/TT-BTC, prescribing food safety and hygiene fees and collection, transfer, management and use thereof.
Compared to the previous regulations, the fees for verification of the satisfaction of eligibility requirements for practicing or trading in food safety sector under Circular 117 are specified as lower, specifically:
No. | Fees for verification of the satisfaction of eligibility requirements for practicing or trading in food safety sector | |
1 | Appraisal of granting a certificate of eligibility for food safety: | |
c | Appraisal of food production facilities (excluding health protection food production facilities): | |
For small-scale production facilities granted certificates of eligibility for food safety | 500,000 VND/ time/ facility | |
For other production facilities granted certificates of eligibility for food safety | 2,500,000 VND/ time/ facility | |
2 | Appraisal of the conditions of testing facilities, conformity certification organizations, state inspection agencies for imported foods: | |
a | Initial evaluation, extended evaluation | 28,500,000 VND/ time/ unit |
b | Re-evaluation | 20,500,000 VND/ time/ unit |
Appraisal fees for the content of movie scripts, programs on tapes, discs, software, other materials, and promotional materials for food, food additives, and processing aids in the field of health | 1,100,000 VND/ time/ product |
More details can be found in Circular 117/2018/TT-BTC effective from January 15, 2019.
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