Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 3,000 Vietnamese firmshave received codes granted by China, enabling them to export farm produce andfood products to the Chinese market.
According to the Vietnam Sanitary and PhytosanitaryNotification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam) under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in the last two years, Vietnamesefirms have received 3,013 codes in line with the regulations on farming regionsupervision and origin tracking of farm produce under Orders 248 and 249 of China.
Speaking at a meeting to review the performance of SPSVietnam in 2023 and launch its plan for 2024, Deputy Director of the office Ngo Xuan Nam said Vietnamese firms are now paying more attention to registering toexport to the Chinese market.
Le Thanh Hoa, Director of the SPS Vietnam, said that in 2024, relevant authorities will continue to update draft notices onfood safety measures and animal and plant disease safety. and warnings fromtrade partners and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) members and inform relevantunits.
The office will also coordinate with units to respond tocomments on Vietnam's draft notices of SPS measures notified to the WTO.
It will coordinate with units of the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development incontinuing to negotiate the SPS chapter of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement(FTA), and the Vietnam - United Arab Emirates FTA, and toupgrade the ASEAN - China FTA, the ASEAN - Canada FTA, and the ASEAN Trade in GoodsAgreement.
In 2023, the office received and handled 1,164 notices onSPS-related regulation drafts and changes proposed by WTO members.
It said the higher number of noticesshows that the world market is paying more attention to quality, hygiene, andfood safety, and demanding more on these issues as well as factors related to greengrowth./.