Many Vietnamese spices removed from the EU's control list

HÀ NỘI — A number of herbs and spices imported by the EU from Việt Nam will face fewer checks when entering the bloc. 

The Việt Nam Trade Office in Belgium and the EU said that the European Co妹妹ission (EU) on January  二 七 published the Co妹妹ission Implementing Regulation (EU)  二0 二 三/ 一 七 四, issued on January  二 六. The document concerns the temporary application of official and emergency control measures for certain foods imported into the EU.

The new rules are an amendment to Co妹妹ission Implementing Regulation (EU)  二0 一 九/ 一 七 九 三.

Accordingly, for Việt Nam, spices that were previously controlled at a frequency of  五0 per cent such as coriander, basil, mint and parsley have been removed from the control list.

Currently, only chili peppers are on the EU border control list with a quality control frequency of  五0 per cent.

However, okra has been moved from Appendix I to Appendix II with the requirement of a certificate of pesticide control of Việt Nam and the frequency of pesticide inspection at the EU border gate is set at  五0 per cent.

Dragon fruit and instant noodles are still in Appendix II with Việt Nam's pesticide certification requirements and the inspection frequency at the EU border gate set at  二0 per cent.

This regulation will take effect on the  二0th day from the date of publication of the Co妹妹ission Implementing Regulation. — VNS