Quyết định 2629/1997/BYT-QĐ

DECISION No.2629/1997/BYT-QD OF DECEMBER 13, 1997 ISSUING THE LIST OF FOOD COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO THE 1998 QUALITY REGISTRATION

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Pursuant to Article 7, Chapter II of the Law on Protection of People's Health and the Hygiene Regulation issued together with Decree No.23-HDBT of January 24, 1991;

Pursuant to Decree No.68-CP of October 11, 1993 of the Government on the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 4 of Decree No.86-CP of December 8, 1995 of the Government on the assignment of responsibilities for State management over goods quality and Inter-ministerial Circular No.07/TTLB of July 1st, 1996 of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment guiding the implementation of Decree No.86-CP of December 8, 1995;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health,

DECIDES:

Article 1.- To issue together with this Decision the "List of food commodities subject to the 1998 quality registration" (attached list). Particularly for the list of aquatic food commodities subject to the 1998 quality registration, Decision No.1606/QD-TDC of October 21, 1997 of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment issuing the list of commodities subject to the 1998 compulsory quality registration shall apply.

Article 2.- Organizations and individuals of all economic sectors engaged in production, processing and/or import food commodities specified in the list issued together with this Decision shall have to make goods quality registration as prescribed.

Article 3.- This Decision takes effect from January 1st, 1998. The previous stipulations which are contrary to this Decision's provisions are now annulled.

Article 4.- The Department of Preventive Medicine shall have to organize and inspect the implementation of this Decision.

Article 5.- The head of the Office, the Directors of the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Departments under the Ministry of Health, the Directors of the Health Services of the provinces and cities directly under the Central Government shall have to implement this Decision.

For the Minister of Health

Vice Minister

Associate Professor, Associate Doctor

NGUYEN VAN THUONG

THE LIST OF HOME-MADE AND IMPORTED FOOD COMMODITIES SUBJECT TO THE 1998 QUALITY REGISTRATION

(Issued together with Decision No.2629/1997/BYT-QD of December 13, 1997 of the Minister of Health)

HS code number Commodity items Basis for

Heading Subheading Description of items quality registration

0210 Meat and edible offal, salted, in brine, dried or - The Vietnamese standards smoked; Edible flours and foods processed - The Ministry of Health's standards from meat and offal (in packs) - The basic standards

0210 90 00 - Other, including edible flours, foods - The commercial contracts processed from meat or meat offal - Codex standards

0401 Milk and cream, not condensed and not - ditto - added with sugar or other sweetener. (Bottled or packed fresh milk).

0401 10 - Of a fat content by weight not exceeding 1%

0401 10 19 -- Processed fresh milk

0401 10 90 -- Other

0401 20 - Of a fat content by weight over 1% but not exceeding 6%

0401 20 19 -- Processed fresh milk

0401 20 90 -- Other

0401 30 - Of a fat content by weight exceeding 6%

0401 30 19 -- Processed fresh milk

0401 30 90 -- Other

0402 Milk and cream, condensed and added with - ditto - sugar or other sweetener

0402 10 - In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content by weight not exceeding 1.5%

- In powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content by weight exceeding 1.5%

0402 29 - Condensed sweetened milk

0402 00 10 - Milk and cream, condensed, not added with sugar or other sweetener (skim milk)

0402 00 90 - Other milk and cream

Powder milk for infant of up to 6 months old

Other

0403 Buttermilk, curdled milk, cream, yogurt, kephir - ditto - and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not condensed or added with sugar or other sweetener or flavored or added with fruits or cocoa.

0403 10 - Yogurt, yogurt in packs

0403 10 10 -- Not added with flavors, fruits, nuts or cocoa

0403 10 90 -- Other

0403 90 - Other

0403 90 10 -- Not added with flavors, fruits, nuts or cocoa

0403 90 90 -- Other

0404 Milk scum , whether or not condensed or added - ditto - with sugar or other sweetener; products containing natural milk constituents, whether or not added with sugar or sweetener, not elsewhere specified or included.

0404 - Canned powder milk of various kinds

0404 10 00 - Modified whey and milk, whether or not condensed, whether or not added with sugar or other sweetener

0404 90 00 - Other

0405 Butter and other fats, butter oils, butter derived - ditto - from milk; dairy spreads (in packs).

0405 10 00 - Butter

0405 20 00 - Dairy spreads

0405 90 - Other

0405 90 10 -- Butter oil

0405 90 90 -- Other

0406 Cheese and milk curd used for making cheese (in packs). - ditto -

0406 10 - Fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented and curd for making cheese

0406 90 90 - Other

0901 Coffee, whether or not roasted, whether or not - ditto - decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion (roasted and grinded coffee, in packs, each of a standardized weight).

- Roasted coffee

0901 21 00 -- Not decaffeinated (powder coffee, including instant coffee)

0901 22 00 - Decaffeinated

0901 90 00 - Other

0902 Tea, whether or not flavored (green tea and black tea in boxes - ditto - and packs, of a standardized weight).

0902 10 00 - Green tea (not fermented), in packs each weighing not more than 3 kg

0902 20 00 - Other green tea (not fermented)

0902 30 00 - Black tea (fermented) and other partly fermented tea, in packs, each weighing not more than 3 kg

0902 40 00 - Other black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea

0910 Ginger, saffron, turmeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, - ditto - curry and other spices (in packs)

0910 50 00 - Curry

- Other spices

0910 91 00 -- Mixture of spices

0910 99 00 -- Other

1506 00 00 Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether - ditto - or not refined, but not chemically modified.

1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, - ditto - but not chemically modified.

1507 90 00 - Other: Refined soya-bean oil, bottled

1508 Peanut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not - ditto - chemically modified.

1508 90 90 - Other: Refined peanut oil, bottled

1509 Olive oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.

1509 10 00 - Pure, refined

1509 90 00 - Other

1510 Other oils and their fractions, obtained from olives in a - ditto - solution, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, including blends of these oils or their fractions of heading No.1509

1510 00 90 - Other: used by human as foodstuffs

1511 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not - ditto - chemically modified

- Refined

-- In liquid form (palm olein, palm oil)

- Other, not refined

1512 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions - ditto - thereof, whether or not refined but not chemically modified.

- Sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof

1512 19 -- Other, refined

1512 19 --- Sunflower-seed oil

1512 19 19 --- Other

1512 21 - Cotton-seed oil and its fractions

1512 21 90 -- Other

1513 Coconut, palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, - ditto - whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.

- Coconut oil and its fractions

1513 19 90 --- Other, used in food industry

- Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof

1513 29 90 --- Other, used in food industry

1514 Rape oil and mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether - ditto - or not refined, but not chemically modified.

1514 90 90 -- Other, for the manufacture of foodstuffs

1515 Other congeal vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, - ditto - whether or not refined, but not chemically modified.

1515 19 90 - Linseed oil and its fractions

1515 29 90 - Maize oil and its fractions

1515 50 99 - Sesame oil and its fractions

1515 90 90 - Other

1516 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly - ditto - or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared

1516 10 00 - Animal fats and oils and their fractions

1516 20 00 - Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions

1517 Margarine, edible mixtures and preparations of animal or - ditto - vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading No.1516

1517 10 00 - Margarine, excluding liquid margarine

1517 90 - Other (edible oils derived from vegetable oils)

1517 90 10 -- Shortening

1518 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, - ditto - boiled, dehydrated or blown by heat in vacuum or otherwise chemically treated, other than those of heading No.1516; animal or vegetable oils or oils derived from fractions of different fats or oils, not elsewhere specified or included.

1601 Sausages and similar products, processed from meat, fish, - ditto - animal offal or blood; food preparations based on these products. (sausages or Chinese-type sausages).

- Canned

1601 00 11 -- Smoked

1601 00 - Not canned

1601 00 21 -- Smoked

1602 Meat, offal or blood, otherwise prepared or preserved. - ditto -

1602 10 - Homogenized preparations

1602 10 10 -- Canned

1602 10 90 -- Other

1602 20 10 - Products of animal liver (canned pate)

1602 20 90 -- Canned

1602 31 - Products of poultry of such species as chicken, duck, geese.

1602 31 10 -- Of turkey

1602 31 90 --- Canned

1602 32 00 --- Other

1602 39 00 -- Products of chicken (canned)

-- Products of other poultry species (canned)

1602 41 - Products of pork

1602 41 90 --- Canned

1602 0 10 - Products of bovine animals

1602 90 90 -- Canned

1602 90 10 - Other, including products of animal blood

1602 90 90 -- Canned

1603 Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs - ditto -

or other aquatic invertebrates.

1603 00 10 - Extracts and juices of meat (canned)

1603 00 90 - Other

1701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in crystal. - ditto -

- Raw sugar not yet added with flavoring or coloring matter

1701 11 -- Cane sugar

1701 11 10 --- For refining

1701 11 90 --- Other

1701 12 -- Beet sugar

1701 12 10 --- For refining

1701 12 90 --- Other

- Other

1701 91 00 -- Added with flavoring or coloring matter

1701 99 -- Other

1702 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, mantose, - ditto - glucose and fructose, in crystal; sugar syrups not yet added with flavoring or color matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with natural honey; caramel.

- Lactose and lactose syrup

1702 11 00 -- Containing by weight 99 % or more lactose, expressed as anhydrous lactose, calculated on the dry state

1702 19 00 -- Other

1702 20 00 - Maple sugar and maple syrup

1702 30 - Glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose

1702 30 10 -- Glucose

1702 30 90 -- Glucose syrup

1702 40 00 - Glucose and glucose syrup, containing in the dry state at least 20% but less than 50% by weight of fructose

1702 50 00 - Chemically pure fructose

1702 60 00 - Fructose and fructose syrup, containing more than 50% by weight of fructose

1702 90 - Other, including invert sugar

1702 90 10 -- Mantose and mantose syrup

1702 90 20 -- Artificial honey

1702 90 30 -- Caramel

1702 90 90 -- Other

1703 Molasses obtained from the extraction or refining of - ditto -

sugar (in packs)

1703 10 00 - Cane molasses

1703 90 00 - Other

1704 Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not - ditto -

containing cocoa.

1704 10 00 - Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated

1704 90 00 - Other sugar confectionery

1803 Cocoa powder, in pills, cakes or blocks, whether - ditto - or not defatted.

1803 10 00 - Not defatted

1803 20 00 - Wholly or partly defatted

1804 00 00 Cocoa butter, fat and oil - ditto -

1805 00 00 Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other - ditto -

sweetener.

1806 Chocolate and food preparations containing cocoa - ditto -

1806 10 00 - Cocoa powder, added with sugar or other sweetener

1806 20 00 - Other preparations in blocks or slabs weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other form in containers or immediate packings, of a weight exceeding 2 kg

- Other, in blocks, slabs or bars

1806 31 -- Filled

1806 31 10 --- Confectionery

1806 31 90 --- Other

1806 32 -- Not filled

1806 32 10 --- Confectionery

1806 32 90 --- Other

1806 90 - Other

1806 90 10 -- Confectionery

1806 90 90 -- Other

1901 Malt extract; foods prepared from flour, meal, starch or - ditto - malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40% by weight of defatted cocoa, not elsewhere specified or included; foods prepared from products of headings Nos.0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5% by weight of totally defatted cocoa, not elsewhere specified or included.

1901 10 00 - Preparations for infant use, put up for retail sale

- Other

1901 90 10 -- Malt extract

1901 90 90 -- Other

1902 Pasta, whether or not cooked or stuffed (with meat or other substances) or otherwise prepared, such as: spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, grocchi, ravioli; couscous (cut-cut), whether or not prepared

1902 20 00 - Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared

1902 30 00 - Other pasta

1902 40 00 - Couscous (cut-cut)

1903 00 00 Tapioca and their substitutes prepared from starch, - ditto - in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or in similar form (in packs, of a standardized weight).

1904 Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of - ditto - cereals or cereal products (for example: corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)), in grain form or in the form of flakes or otherwise processed grains (except flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, not elsewhere specified or included.

1904 10 - Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products

1904 10 10 -- Of rice

1904 10 20 -- Of maize (corn)

1904 10 90 -- Other

1904 20 00 - Prepared foods obtained from unroasted cereal flakes, or from mixture of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals

1904 90 - Other

1904 90 10 -- Of rice

1904 90 90 -- Other

1905 Bread, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, - ditto - whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, waffles, rice paper and similar products.

1905 10 00 - Crispbread

1905 20 00 - Ginger bread and the like

1905 30 - Sweet biscuits; waffles and wafers

1905 30 10 -- Sweet biscuits

1905 30 20 -- Waffles and wafers

1905 40 00 - Rucks, toasted bread and similar toasted products

1905 90 - Other

1905 90 20 -- Rice paper and similar products

1905 90 30 -- Other bread

1905 90 90 -- Other

2001 Vegetables and other parts of plants, prepared or - ditto - preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.

2001 10 - Cucumbers and gherkins

2001 10 10 -- Canned

2001 10 90 -- Other

2001 20 - Onions

2001 20 10 -- Canned

2001 20 90 -- Other

2001 90 - Other

-- Sweet corn

2001 90 11 --- Canned

2001 90 19 --- Other

-- Mushroom

2001 90 21 --- Canned

2001 90 29 --- Other

-- Other

2001 90 91 --- Canned

2001 90 99 --- Other

2002 Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar - ditto - or acetic acid

2002 10 - Tomatoes, in whole shape or in slices

2002 10 10 -- Canned

2002 10 90 -- Other

2002 90 - Other

2002 90 10 -- Canned

2002 90 90 -- Other

2003 Mushroom and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise - ditto - than by vinegar or acetic acid

2003 10 - Mushroom

2003 10 10 -- Canned

2003 10 90 -- Other

2003 20 - Truffles

2003 20 10 -- Canned

2003 20 90 -- Other

2004 Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than - ditto - by acetic acid and vinegar, frozen, other than products of heading No.2006.

2004 10 - Potatoes

2004 10 10 -- Canned

2004 10 90 -- Other

2004 90 - Other

2004 90 10 -- Sweet corn

2004 90 20 -- Canned bamboo shoots

2004 90 90 -- Other

2005 Other vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise - ditto - than by acetic acid and vinegar, not frozen, other than products of heading No.2006.

2005 10 - Homogenized vegetables

2005 10 10 -- Canned

2005 10 90 -- Other

2005 20 - Potatoes

2005 20 10 -- Canned

2005 20 90 -- Other

2005 40 - Peas

2005 40 10 -- Canned

2005 40 90 -- Other

- Beans

2005 51 -- Shelled

2005 51 10 --- Canned

2005 51 90 --- Other

2005 59 -- Other

2005 59 10 --- Canned

2005 59 90 --- Other

2005 60 - Asparagus

2005 60 10 -- Canned

2005 60 90 -- Other

2005 70 - Olive

2005 70 10 -- Canned

2005 70 90 -- Other

2005 80 - Sweet corn

2005 80 10 -- Canned

2005 80 90 -- Other

2005 90 - Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables

2005 90 10 -- Canned

2005 90 90 -- Other

2006 Vegetables, fruits, and other parts of plants preserved by - ditto - sugar (drained, glace or crystallized). Canned fruits preserved in sugar. Fruit jams.

2006 00 10 - Fruits, nuts

2006 00 90 - Other

2007 Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit or nut puree and fruit - ditto - or nut pastes, being cooked preparations, whether or not added with sugar or other sweetener.

2007 10 00 - Homogenized preparations

- Other

2007 91 00 -- Citrus fruits

2007 99 00 -- Other

2008 Fruits, nuts and other edible parts of plants, otherwise - ditto - prepared or preserved, whether or not added with sugar or other sweetener, or liquor, not elsewhere specified or included (in packs).

2008 11 - Nuts, peanuts and other seeds, whether or not mixed together

2008 11 10 -- Peanuts

2008 11 20 --- Oil-roasted peanuts and the like

2008 11 90 --- Sugar-coated peanuts

2008 19 --- Other

2008 19 10 -- Other, including mixtures

2008 19 90 --- Prepared cashewnuts

2008 20 --- Other

2008 20 10 - Pineapples

2008 20 90 -- Canned

2008 30 00 -- Other

2008 40 00 - Citrus fruits

2008 50 00 - Pears

2008 60 00 - Apricots

2008 70 00 - Cherries

2008 80 00 - Peaches

2008 90 - Strawberries

2009 Fruit juices (including grape must), vegetable juices, - ditto - unfermented or not yet added with liquor, whether or not added with sugar or other sweetener (in packs).

- Orange juice

2009 11 -- Frozen

2009 11 10 --- Ready for instant consumption

2009 11 90 --- Other

2009 19 -- Other

2009 19 10 --- Ready for instant consumption

2009 19 90 --- Other

2009 20 - Grapefruit juice

2009 20 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 20 90 -- Other

2009 30 - Juices of citrus fruits

2009 30 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 30 90 -- Other

2009 40 - Pineapple juice

2009 40 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 40 90 -- Other

2009 50 - Tomato juice

2009 50 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 50 90 -- Other

2009 60 - Grape juice (including grape must)

2009 60 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 60 90 -- Other

2009 70 - Apple juice

2009 70 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 70 90 -- Other

2009 80 - Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable

2009 80 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 80 90 -- Other

2009 90 - Mixtures of juices

2009 90 10 -- Ready for instant consumption

2009 90 90 -- Other

2103 Sauces and preparations for making sauces; mixed - ditto - condiments and mixed seasonings; mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard.

2103 10 00 - Soya-bean sauce

2103 20 00 - Tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces

2103 30 00 - Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

2103 90 - Other

2103 90 10 -- Monosodium glutamate

2103 90 20 -- Seasonings

2103 90 90 -- Other

2104 Soups and broths and preparations for making soups - ditto - broths; homogenized composite food preparations (in packs).

2104 10 00 - Soups, broths and the like

2104 20 00 - Homogenized composite food preparations

2105 Ice cream and the like, whether or not containing cocoa - ditto -

2106 Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included (in packs) - ditto -

2106 10 00 - Proteins concentrates and condensed protein substances

2106 90 - Other

2106 90 10 -- Preparations for making lemonades or other beverages

2106 90 30 -- Ice cream powder (other than those of headings

No.1701, 1702, 1806 or 1901)

2106 90 40 -- Preparations for making jelly (congealed fruit juice)

2106 90 -- Other

2106 90 91 --- Preparations used for making alcoholic beverages

2106 90 99 --- Other

2201 Water, including natural or artificial mineral waters - ditto -

and aerated water, not yet added with sugar or

other sweetener nor flavored; ice and snow.

2201 10 - Mineral water and aerated water

2201 10 10 -- Mineral water

2201 10 20 -- Aerated water

2201 90 00 - Other

2202 Water, including mineral water and aerated water, - ditto -

added with sugar and other sweetener or flavored

and other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit

or vegetable juices of heading No.2009

2202 10 - Water, including mineral water and aerated water, added with sugar and other sweetener or flavored

2202 10 10 -- Beverages flavored with fruit essences (orange, lemon,

strawberry...)

2202 10 20 -- Cola water and the like

2202 10 90 -- Other

2202 90 00 - Other

2203 00 Beer made from malt - ditto -

2203 00 10 - Canned beer

2203 00 90 - Other

2204 Wine made from fresh grape, including high-strength - ditto - wines, grape must other than that of heading No.2009

2204 10 00 - Sparkling wine

2204 10 00 -- Champagne

10 00 -- Other

- Other wines, grape must with fermentation prevented

or arrested by the addition of alcohol

21 00 -- In containers holding 2 liters or less

29 00 -- Other

30 00 - Other must

2205 Vermouth and other wines of fresh grape flavored - ditto -

with plants or aromatic substances.

2205 10 00 - In containers holding 2 liters or less

2205 90 00 - Other

2206 Other fermented beverages (for example: cider, perry,

mead...); mixtures of fermented beverages and non-

alcoholic beverages, not elsewhere specified or included.

2206 00 10 - Fruit wines

2206 00 20 - Honey wine

2206 00 30 - Rice wine (including sake and other wines added

with vitamins)

2206 00 90 - Other

2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength of - ditto -

under 80% vol; spirits, liquors and other alcoholic beverages.

2208 20 - Spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc

-- Brandy (for example: cognac)

2208 20 11 --- In bottles

2208 20 19 --- Other

-- Other

2208 20 91 --- In bottles

2208 20 99 --- Other

2208 30 - Whisky

2208 30 10 -- In bottles

2208 30 90 -- Other

2208 40 - Rum and tafia

2208 40 10 -- In bottles

2208 40 90 -- Other

2208 50 - Gin and Geneva

2008 50 10 -- In bottles

2008 50 90 -- Other

2208 60 - Vodka

2208 60 10 -- In bottles

2208 60 90 -- Other

2208 70 - Liquors and cordials

-- Liquors

2208 70 11 --- In bottles

2208 70 19 --- Other

-- Cordials

2208 70 91 --- In bottles

2208 70 99 --- Other

2208 90 - Other

2208 90 10 -- Rice spirit

2208 90 90 -- Other

2209 00 Vinegar and vinegar substitutes obtained from

acetic acid (in bottles)

2209 00 10 - Vinegar

2209 00 20 - Substitutes for vinegar obtained from acetic acid

2402 Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco - ditto -

or of tobacco substitutes.

2402 10 00 - Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos, containing tobacco

2402 20 00 - Cigarettes made from tobacco

2402 90 00 - Other

2402 90 10 -- Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos of tobacco substitutes

2403 90 20 -- Cigarettes of tobacco substitutes - ditto -

2403 Other processed tobacco and other processed tobacco

substitutes; homogenized or "reconstituted" tobacco;

tobacco extracts and essences.

2403 10 - Cigarettes, whether or not containing tobacco sub

stitutes in any proportion

2403 10 10 -- Put up for retail sale

2403 10 90 -- Other

- Other

2403 91 00 -- "Homogenized" or "reconstituted" tobacco

2403 99 00 -- Other

2912 Composite of synthetic essential oils of banana and - ditto -

other fruits, absolute, for use in food industry.

2912 41 00 - Vanillin (4- hydroxy- 3- metoxybenzal dehyt)

2912 42 00 - Ethyl vanillin (etoxy-hydroxybenzal dehyt)

2925 Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin - ditto -

and its salts) and imine-function compounds

2925 11 00 - Saccharin and its salts (chemical sweetener)

2925 19 00 - Other

2942 00 00 Other organic compounds - ditto -

3203 Coloring matters of vegetable or animal origin (including - ditto -

dyeing extracts but excluding animal black), whether or

not chemically defined; preparations based on coloring

matters of vegetable or animal origin.

3203 00 10 - For use in food industry

3301 Essential oils (whether or not deterpenated) including - ditto -

concretes and absolutes; resinoids; extracted oleoresins;

concentrates of essential oils in fats, in fixed oils, in waxes

or the like, obtained by enfleurage or maceration; terpenic

by-products of the deterpenation of essential oils; aqueous

distillates and aqueous solutions of essential oils.

3301 - Essential oils of citrus fruit

3301 11 00 -- Of bergamot

3301 12 00 -- Of orange

3301 13 00 -- Of lemon

3301 14 00 -- Of lime

3301 19 00 -- Other

3301 - Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit

3301 21 00 -- Of geranium

3301 22 00 -- Of jasmine

3301 23 00 -- Of lavender

3301 24 00 -- Of peppermint (menthol)

3301 25 00 -- Of other mints

3301 26 00 -- Of vetiver

3301 29 -- Other

3301 29 10 --- Of aniseed

3301 29 20 --- Of cinnamon

3301 29 30 --- Of cajeput

3301 29 40 --- Of citronella

3301 29 50 --- Of cassia

3301 29 90 --- Other

3302 Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures - ditto -

(including alcoholic solutions) with a basis of one or

more of these substances, of a kind used as raw materials

in industry; other preparations based on odoriferous

substances, of a kind used for manufacture of beverages.

3302 10 - Of a kind used in food or beverage industries

3302 10 10 -- Mixtures of odoriferous substances

3302 10 90 -- Other

NOTES

1. The list of food commodities subject to the quality registration is arranged in a table with three main columns, in which:

* The first column specifies four-digit code numbers as commodity group headings which may be added with 2 or 4 more numerals (more concrete guides to commodity sub-heading), corresponding to commodities specified in the second column - commodity items announced by the General Department of Statistics with a view to creating harmony and convenience for commodity exchange and State management. In case of any terminological difference between the above-said commodity names and those defined in the Vietnamese Standard, the quality registration using the Vietnamese Standard's terminology shall be encouraged.

* Prescribed in the third column is the basis for quality registration that includes the Vietnamese standards and the commodity quality regulations issued by the specialized management minitries, in which:

2. The quality norms subject to the compulsory registration, including:

- The Vietnamese standards that must be fully applied or the compulsory norms involved in the Vietnamese standards;

- The base standards that must not be lower than Vietnam's compulsory standards (the TCVN standards and the food safety and hygiene standards of the Ministry of Health).

3. Other criteria that may be used by production establishments for reference purpose when they make quality registration, include:

- Quality clauses in commercial contracts signed by the import enterprises with foreign exporters;

- The international standards which shall become applicable in the absence of relevant regulations of Vietnam.

4. The Ministry of Health shall uniformly manage and issue quality registration certificates for tobacco products.

For the Minister of Health

Vice Minister

Associate Professor, Associate Doctor NGUYEN VAN THUONG