To be able to export to the EU, goods must comply with the principles of technical barriers (TBT), food safety and hygiene (SPS).
EVFTA mainly includes commitments on cooperation and transparency in the field of technical barriers (TBT).
To be able to export to the EU, goods must comply with the TBT principles in the process of processing, packaging products and protecting the environment.
EVFTA includes commitments on the implementation of food safety and hygiene measures (SPS) for goods, especially food and agricultural products.
In addition, there is an additional commitment to emergency SPS measures associated with epidemics and a commitment to limit the geographical scope of the epidemic.
EVFTA has a separate chapter on trade and sustainable development, with commitments on labor, environment, business and sustainable management of raw seafood and aquaculture products; commitment to close cooperation on IUU issues; committing to cooperating and exchanging information on issues related to the control, supervision and enforcement of fishing management measures.
Thus, besides many tariff lines on Vietnam’s seafood products to 0%, the fact that Vietnam has been subject to a yellow card with fishing since 2018 has also had an adverse impact on the country’s export activities. ta.
Therefore, Vietnamese enterprises need to apply flexibly and honestly rules of origin, focusing on labor regulations, standards on labor, environment, … to promote seafood export to the EU.
According to VietnamBiz
