Chapter II
METHODS OF INSPECTION
Article 5. METHOD OF STRICT INSPECTION
1. Strict inspection means taking probability samples or taking at doubtful points (sufficient minimum quantity of samples) so as to test, assess all sides of foodstuff safety for all lots of products of a same goods lot under one of the following cases:
a) Foodstuff imported from a overseas processing facility and the inspection agencies have been notified or informed that it located in zone with polluted source or dangerous epidemic pathogens may infect to people;
b) The previous import failed to meet the import requirements;
c) The Ministry of Industry and Trade has issue a written request for application of strict inspection method because products circulated on market are detected to have risk of causing harm to human health and life.
2. In cases defined in Clause 1 of this Article, the goods owners must self-preserve goods (at border gates, place of gathering goods or preservation warehouses) and such goods only permitted customs clearance after the inspection agency has issued a notification of foodstuff satisfying the import requirements.
3. Case of testing samples of two (02) goods lot inspected constantly
with result of meeting the import requirements, the next goods lot of the same kind, same origin will be applied to method of normal inspection defined in Article 6 of this Circular.
Article 6. Method of normal inspection
Normal inspection means taking probability samples (random) sufficiently for organoleptic inspection and testing some targets showing quality, foodstuff safety for goods lot not belong to cases defined in Clause 1 Article 5, Article 7 and Article 8 of this Circular.
Article 7. Method of simplified inspection
Simplified inspection means method of only taking representative samples to inspect labeling, uniformity of the imported goods lot (about origin, lot number) without testing samples to compare with dossiers for one of the following cases:
1. Foodstuff affixed seal of technical-regulation conformity.
2. Foodstuff of a same kind, same origin, and with a stable quality through at least twice consecutive inspections or already certified in writing about eligibility for the simplified inspection by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
3. Foodstuff of a same kind, same origin as the offering sample already tested and satisfied the import requirements.
4. Foodstuff of a same kind, same origin and already inspected before import or with an analysis result report of third party at production country which has been certified by competent agencies of countries signed International treaties with Vietnam involving mutual recognition for activities of foodstuff safety certification.
5. Foodstuff under List of goods certified of bearing seal of standard conformity of export country or the regional common market block which is recognized and announced by Vietnamese competent agencies according to each period.
Article 8. Method of simplified inspection by only inspecting dossier
The simplified inspection by only inspecting dossier means only receipt and inspection of dossier registering for inspection, not taking samples of products. Goods lots under case of only inspecting dossier may be inspected irregularly by other methods if they have signs of violations of regulations of Vietnamese law on quality and foodstuff safety.
For foodstuff products under this inspection method, application of normal inspection method or simplified inspection will be performed once for number of import times within one (01) year of a same goods kind by an import owner and applicable to foodstuffs under one of the following cases:
1. The import foodstuff already certified the satisfaction of foodstuff safety requirements by competent agencies of countries signed International treaties of mutual recognition with Vietnam in activities of foodstuff safety certification.
2. Foodstuff of the production and business organizations or individuals already certified by competent agencies in Vietnam or export countries that it has system of foodstuff safety management in conformity with Vietnamese standards or foreign standards, international standards permitted to apply in Vietnam.
3. Goods lots of a same kind, same origin with those already inspected five (05) previous times and satisfied the import requirements.
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