Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

The  Department  of  Fisheries  Malaysia  (DoF)  intends  to implement biosecurity inspection and verification visits at foreign hatcheries that wish to export live shrimp (including broodstock and post-larvae) to Malaysia.This measure is introduced to strengthen assurance of compliance with Malaysia's aquatic animal health and biosecurity requirements, and to prevent the introduction of serious transboundary  aquatic  animal  diseases,  in  alignment  with  the  World  Organisation  for Animal Health (WOAH) Aquatic Animal Health Code.The inspection will be conducted on a risk-based and transparent basis, in consultation with the competent authority of the exporting country, and consistent with the principles of equivalence and mutual recognition under the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Agreement).