The protocol on watermelon export to China is about to take effect, what conditions do businesses and people need to prepare?

Published 2024년 4월 22일

Tridge summary

In a significant development for agricultural trade, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the General Department of Customs of China have finalized a Protocol on plant quarantine requirements for watermelon exports from Vietnam to China, effective June 12, 2024. This agreement, signed during China's General Secretary and President Xi Jinping's state visit to Vietnam in December 2023, marks the culmination of efforts initiated in late 2019 to standardize watermelon export regulations. After extensive technical negotiations on pest control and regulatory compliance, the Protocol aims to ensure Vietnamese watermelons meet China's stringent food safety and quarantine standards, promising a smoother and more sustainable trade pathway for the future.
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The protocol for exporting watermelons to China is about to take effect On April 16, 2024, Director of the Plant Protection Department Huynh Tan Dat signed Document No. 870/BVTV-HTQT sent to the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of the provinces; Organizations and individuals packaging, handling plant quarantine and exporting; industry associations; Plant quarantine units on implementing the Protocol requiring plant quarantine for watermelon exports from Vietnam to China. The document states that, in order to standardize regulations related to the export of fresh watermelons to China, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the General Department of Customs of China have signed a Protocol on plant quarantine requirements for melons. Water exports from Vietnam to China in December 2023. This protocol will officially take effect from June 12, 2024. To implement the Protocol, the Plant Protection Department requests the Departments of ...
Source: Danviet

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