Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

The proposed revised "Measures for the Quarantine Administration of Imported Plant Propagation Materials" include the following contents:

1. The contents and scope of quarantine management implemented by Chinese customs on inbound plant propagation materials;

2. Measures and requirements of the Chinese customs for source control of inbound plant propagation materials;

3. The requirements, procedures and approval conditions for the special quarantine approval of inbound plant propagation materials by the Chinese customs;

4. The requirements for import enterprises to declare imported plant propagation materials, the contents and procedures of on-site quarantine implemented by the Chinese customs, the conditions and methods for handling, and the conditions for issuing certificates;

5. The scope and regulatory requirements of the Chinese customs for implementing isolation quarantine on imported plant propagation materials, as well as the handling requirements in case of any abnormal situations;

6. The quarantine supervision requirements of the Chinese customs for imported plant propagation materials include the supervision contents, the responsibilities of enterprises, and emergency response measures, etc.;

7. Requirements for supervision of exhibited plants and for carrying or shipping them, quarantine supervision requirements for cultivation media accompanying plant propagation materials when entering the country, as well as legal responsibilities.

This addendum concerns a: Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation