Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

The draft Regulation lays down phytosanitary import conditions for  plants,  plant  products  and  other  objects  that  may  pose  a  phytosanitary  risk  to  the European Union. The draft is based on the current import conditions as laid down in the Council  Directive  2000/29/EU,  which  will  be  repealed  and  replaced  with  the  provisions notified  herewith,  and  on  the  existing  plant  health  rules  for  marketing  of  certain  seeds and propagating material.
The draft Regulation contains a number of Annexes that establish the list of plants, plant products  and  other  objects  (regulated  articles)  that  shall  be  accompanied  by  a Phytosanitary  Certificate  when  introduced  into  the  European  Union,  the  EU  lists  of quarantine pests and regulated non-quarantine pests, the list of protected zones in the European  Union  and  the  list  of  quarantine  pests  relevant  thereto,  the  list  of  regulated articles  the  import  of  which  into  the  European  Union  is  prohibited  and  the  lists  of phytosanitary  requirements  that  imported  regulated  articles  shall  comply  with  when introduced into the European Union or into specific protected zones.
In addition, the draft Regulation also contains several Annexes establishing the rules for the internal movement of  regulated articles in the European Union.  These Annexes are provided for information and clarity purposes.