Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

This  draft  provides  for  the  amendment  of  the  existing
requirements as follows:
-  provisions  permitting  the  importation  into  the  customs  territory  of  the  Eurasian Economic Union of  soybeans infected with the causative agent of  purple cercosporosa (Cercospora kikuchii) for processing;
-  requirements for enterprises processing soybeans infected with the causative agent of soybean purple cercospora (Cercospora kikuchii);
-  possibility  of  importation  in  hand  luggage  and  baggage  of  passengers  without phytosanitary  certificate  of  melons,  watermelons  and  pumpkins,  in  an  amount  not exceeding  1  piece,  the  weight  of  which  can  significantly  exceed  the  previously permitted 5 kilograms;
-  possibility  of  sending  products  of  high  phytosanitary  risk  subject  to  quarantine phytosanitary  control  without  phytosanitary  certificate  (except  seed  and  planting material) in postal items;
-  clarification of the requirements for fresh citrus fruits, bananas and plantain bananas;
-  possibility  of  moving  certain  types  of  products  subject  to  quarantine  phytosanitary control in bulk within the customs territory of the Eurasian Economic Union.
In addition, changes have been made to the wording of a number of  requirements, which prevent  double  interpretation  and  duplication  of  requirements  for  the  same  type  of products subject to quarantine phytosanitary control.
The draft provides for elimination from the existing requirements, the conditions for:
-  origin  of  unrooted  cuttings  of  fruit,  berry  and  nut-bearing  crops  from  zones,  places, production areas free from soil quarantine objects;
-  origin of grain processing products, meal and oil-cakes from zones, places, production sites free of Striga spp plants;
-  fruits of oak and chestnut;
-  transportation of timber.