Vietnam will join the Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES) ingranting certificates for seafood exports to the European Union (EU),the government portal chinhphu.vn reported on October 11.
TRACESis a trans-European web-based network for veterinary health thatnotifies, certifies and monitors imports, exports and trade in animalsand animal products around the world.
The NationalAgro-Forestry-Fisheres Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) said ithas sent a dispatch notifying the European Commission DirectorateGeneral for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) of its participation in thenetwork after receiving a proposal from the directorate.
TheNafiqad suggested that DG SANCO provide specific guidance and organisetraining courses for concerned Vietnamese authorities and employees ofVietnamese enterprises involved in exporting seafood to the EU.
Thedepartment said joining TRACE would enable it to simplify certificationprocedures, promptly inform authorities and businesses of theconditions of goods and restrict the falsification of documents.
TheEuropean Commission established and began to operate the network in2003. Concerned authorities and private sector economic operators allover the world can use this system to trace the movement of animals andanimal products being traded in the world market.-VNA
TRACESis a trans-European web-based network for veterinary health thatnotifies, certifies and monitors imports, exports and trade in animalsand animal products around the world.
The NationalAgro-Forestry-Fisheres Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) said ithas sent a dispatch notifying the European Commission DirectorateGeneral for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO) of its participation in thenetwork after receiving a proposal from the directorate.
TheNafiqad suggested that DG SANCO provide specific guidance and organisetraining courses for concerned Vietnamese authorities and employees ofVietnamese enterprises involved in exporting seafood to the EU.
Thedepartment said joining TRACE would enable it to simplify certificationprocedures, promptly inform authorities and businesses of theconditions of goods and restrict the falsification of documents.
TheEuropean Commission established and began to operate the network in2003. Concerned authorities and private sector economic operators allover the world can use this system to trace the movement of animals andanimal products being traded in the world market.-VNA
