Government issues tra fish regulations

The Government has issued a decree on aquaculture management, and tra fish products processing and export, the Government Office reported this week.
Government issues tra fish regulations ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Government hasissued a decree on aquaculture management, and tra fishproducts processing and export, the Government Office reported.

According to the decree, which will be effective on July 1, 2017,activities involving the farming of commercial tra fish mustmeet four conditions.

Individuals and organisations rearing tra fishmust have their locations and area suitable with land use plans of theprovincial People’s Committee.

They must have infrastructure that meets technical conditionsfor farming commercial tra fish such as water supply systemseperating from waste water system and waste treatment area meeting conditionson protecting environment and veterinary hygiene.

Aquaculture facilities must meet regulations on food safety andhave certificate on identification number for ponds farming tra fishaccording to existing regulations.

The decree also has regulations on commercial tra fishprocessing conditions. The individuals and organisations farming tra fishmust satisfy conditions of investment and business according to the July 1,2016 decree.

They must implement regulations and technical standards on foodsafety for seafood processing and have a certificate of eligibility for foodsafety granted by relevant State offices.

They must have a traceability system meeting regulations andensuring ability of traceability at the facilities.

Tra fish products that areexported must be processed at tra fish processing facilitiesmeeting all the conditions mentioned above.

If individuals and organisations exporting tra fishproducts do not have processing facility as per the requirement, they must havecontracts on purchasing tra fish products from facilitiesmeeting those conditions or contracts on processing the products from eligiblefacilities.

Decree 55/2017/ND-CP hasspecific regulations on registering identification number for pondsfarming tra fish and regulations on quality and food safetyfor commercial tra fish products.

It also stipulates responsibilities of the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry ofForeign Affairs, and Ministry of Finance to implement this decree, superviseimplementation of this decree and solve commercial disputes related with tra fishexport products.

The people’s committees of central-levelprovinces and cities have been given directions on implementing this decree intheir provinces and cities and have land use plans for farming tra fish andreports on farming, processing and exporting of tra fish.-VNA
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