It is declared that Nafiqad has asked it Ukrainian counterpart to establish a joint coordination mechanism to monitor imports and exports of seafood between the two countries. It has also invited officials from the State Committee for Veterinary Medicine of the Ministry of Agricultural Policy of Ukraine to come to examine the performance of Vietnamese seafood processors which intend to export their products to Ukraine.
Nafiqad Vice Director Tran Bich Nga has sent a letter to Pyotr Verbitsky, Ukrainian Chief State Veterinary Inspector, in preparation for Ukraine ’s application of a new regulation regarding the monitoring of imports of meat and meat by-products as from July 23, 2009. It is informed that the new Ukrainian regulation requires foreign exports to be evaluated and given the okay by relevant Ukrainian agencies before being shipped and sold in there.
Vietnam has asked Ukraine to allow its seafood exporters to continue sending shipments into the country if they pass food safety and hygiene requirements imposed by the market. According to the Nafiqad Ukraine should provide a full account of its guidelines relating to food safety and quarantine of imported and exported seafood to facilitate possible coordination between the two sides on the issue.
