Vietnam: Application for issuance of catch certificate

Specifically, according to Article 11 of Circular No. 21/2018/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, the applicant for issuance or re-issuance of the catch certificate shall submit an application to one of the competent authorities specified in Clause 2 Article 9 of this Circular, whether directly or by post or electronically (if any). An application includes:

- A copy of the catch statement for raw material that describes the raw material used according to Section B Form No. 01 in the Appendix III hereof. In case the raw material has not yet been used up, the applicant shall submit the original of the catch statement for raw material so that the competent authority can certify the amount of raw materials that has not yet been used. In case the raw material has been used up, the competent authority shall collect the original of the catch statement for raw material and retain it;

- A catch certificate prepared using the Form No. 02 in the Appendix III hereof for the product exported to European market or the Form No. 03 in the Appendix III hereof for the product exported to markets of the countries belonging to International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas or a completely filled-out certificate at the request of the competent authority of the importing country;

- Additional information for fishery products obtained from the fishing vessels of Vietnam and Transport details under the Forms No. 02a and No. 02b in the Appendix III hereof.

The catch certificate shall be reissued in case the original catch certificate is torn or lost or any information written on the certificate is revised. An application for re-issuance of the catch certificate includes:

- An application form (Form No. 05 in the Appendix III hereof);

- A completely filled-out catch certificate prepared according to the Form No. 02 or No. 03 in the Appendix III hereof at the request of the competent authority of the importing country;

- An original of the catch certificate that is torn or contains incorrect information (except for the cases where the certificate is lost).

View more details at Circular No. 21/2018/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2019.

Le Hai

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