The newly issued Circular 06 and 09 will help companies save millions of dongs a day by reducing and reducing the time spent on pet quarantine-related activities. Picture: Nguyen Huan.
Pursuant to Circular 06 amending and supplementing some articles of circulars regulating quarantine of aquatic animals and animal products and Circular 09 amending and supplementing some articles of circulars regulating quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products recently issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the The most groundbreaking point is the enormous reduction in administrative procedures and specialized inspection activities, thereby reducing costs. The throughput time for companies has fallen sharply.
Mr. Do Hung Thang, Sang Ngoc Food Co., Ltd. said that the cost of testing quarantine activities for imported animals has fallen by more than 60%, the quarantine period has been halved compared to before the introduction of Circulars 06 and 09. In particular, by reducing the waiting time for the results of the quarantine, the logistics costs when the goods arrive at the port are also significantly saved.
According to Mr. Do Hung Thang, the cost of storing yards in the port for each reefer currently costs companies about USD 100/day, equivalent to VND 2.4 million/day. Also, the electricity bill to keep the reefer running is about VND1.6-1.8 million/day. Therefore, without waiting for the results of the quarantine, companies save up to 4 million VND/refrigerated containers every day and will soon be able to deliver goods to partners.
Mr. Do Hung Thang, Sang Ngoc Food Co., Ltd. Picture: Pham Huy.
In addition to the undeniable benefits for people and businesses that the two new circulars bring, Mr. Do Hung Thang said, the national single-window system still faces network congestion at present, which will affect customs authorities if the company fails to obtain the certificate receives animal quarantine from the veterinary bureau, the company then has to return to the veterinary bureau to request a paper copy, greatly affecting the time required to clear the goods through customs and wasting human resources.
“In order to further promote the achievements, capitalize on advances in science and technology, and adapt to the context of ever-evolving animal diseases, the business community would like the authorities to have the opportunity to upgrade the country’s system one, early recognition of the electronic quarantine certificate of the exporting country and faster return of results within the day for shipments arriving at ports in the afternoon and only subject to inspection. Mr. Do Hung Thang, Sang Ngoc Food Co., Ltd.
The employees of the Subdivision of Animal Health Region II (Department of Veterinary Medicine) receive and process company dossiers via the electronic portal. Picture: Nguyen Huan.
Since animal quarantine is extremely important for every country to prevent the entry of diseases, in addition to creating favorable conditions for businesses, it is also necessary to ensure biosecurity, education and disease safety regulations.
To reconcile these two interests, Mr. Bui Duc Anh, Head of Animal Quarantine Station at Lach Huyen Port, Subdivision of Animal Health Region II, suggested that the veterinary sector must continuously assess the risk of animal disease transmission from animal to human countries that export goods to Vietnam, thereby making prompt decisions to allow or suspend imports to protect the health of people and the local livestock industry.
Department of Animal Health laboratories must continue to improve their testing capacity and invest in modern equipment to make quarantine measures more accurate and faster. In addition, the functional units promote coordination with customs, market management, etc. to carry out good management of goods imported into Vietnam.
In addition to Circulars 06 and 09, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has also issued Resolution No. 3522/QD-BNN-TY on the Publication of Revised and Supplemented Administrative Procedures at the request of the Director of the Department of Animal Health., the Veterinary Medicine Sector in the Sector dissolve the management functions. Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development cancels the announced content related to administrative procedures “quarantine for aquatic animals participating in fairs, exhibitions, sports competitions, art performances. Aquatic Animal Products Participating in Fairs and Exhibitions” is set out in Resolution No. 4559/QD-BNN-TY of November 3, 2016 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the Notification of Standard Administrative Procedures. Chemicals under the administrative function of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the field of veterinary medicine. In addition, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has decided to cancel the published content related to administrative procedures “Registration for quarantine of imported terrestrial animals and animal products”.