Decision No. 90/2000/QD-BTC Issuing the Fee Schedule for Management of Quality, Safety, and Sanitation of Aquatic Products 90/2000/QĐ-BTC

✦ Tóm lược thông minh

Decision No. 90/2000/QD-BTC of the Ministry of Finance issues the fee schedule for management of quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products. The fees apply to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in production and business of aquatic products subject to inspection as prescribed by law. The fee schedule includes issuing certificates, inspecting conditions ensuring safety and hygiene at aquatic product production and business establishments, inspecting quality, and indices related to safety and hygiene of aquatic products.

Đối tượng áp dụng

Domestic organizations and individuals, as well as foreign organizations and individuals engaged in production and business of aquatic products, must be inspected for quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products by state agencies as prescribed by law.

Các điểm cốt lõi

Domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in production and business of aquatic products must pay the management fees for quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products according to the prescribed rates.
State agencies assigned the task of managing national affairs regarding quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products are responsible for organizing the collection of fees.
The fee schedule includes issuing certificates, inspecting conditions ensuring safety and hygiene at aquatic product production and business establishments, inspecting quality, and indices related to safety and hygiene of aquatic products.
Agencies collecting fees for management of quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products may temporarily retain 90% of the actual collected fees before remitting them to the state budget to cover management expenses.
This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of signature.

🌐 Tác động xã hội từ văn bản này

Positive impact: Strengthening control over the quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products, protecting consumer health.
Negative impact: Increased costs for businesses due to the need to pay management fees for quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products.

❓ Câu hỏi thường gặp

Which organizations and individuals need to pay the fees?

Domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in production and business of aquatic products that are inspected for quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products by state agencies as prescribed by law.

What are the fee rates?

The fee rates include issuing certificates from VND 50,000 to VND 1,600,000, inspecting conditions ensuring safety and hygiene at aquatic product production and business establishments from VND 100,000 to VND 2,000,000, and inspecting quality and indices related to safety and hygiene of aquatic products from VND 30,000 to VND 400,000.

Which agency is responsible for collecting the fees?

State agencies assigned the task of managing national affairs regarding quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products are responsible for organizing the collection of fees during the performance of their functions and duties.

How will the collected fees be used?

Agencies collecting fees for management of quality, safety, and sanitation of aquatic products may temporarily retain 90% of the actual collected fees before remitting them to the state budget to cover management expenses.

When does this Decision take effect?

This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of signature.

Toàn văn

MINISTRY OF FINANCE ********	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ********
Number: 90/2000/QD-BTC	Hanoi, June 1, 2000

DECISION OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE NUMBER 90/2000/QD-BTC DATED JUNE 1, 2000 ISSUING THE SCALE OF FEES FOR MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY, SAFETY AND SANITATION OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS

THE MINISTER OF FINANCE

Pursuant to Decree No. 15/CP dated March 2, 1993 of the Government on the tasks, powers, and responsibilities for state management of ministries and agencies at the ministerial level;
Pursuant to the Prime Minister's Decision No. 853/1997/CT-TTg dated October 11, 1997 on combating smuggling under new circumstances;
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 4 and Clause 2, Article 7 of Decree No. 86/CP dated December 8, 1995 of the Government stipulating the division of responsibilities for state management of product quality;
Pursuant to Clause 6 and Clause 7, Article 2 of Decree No. 50/CP dated June 21, 1994 of the Government on the tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Fisheries;
Pursuant to Decree No. 04/1999/NĐ-CP dated January 30, 1999 of the Government on fees and charges under the state budget;
After receiving the opinion of the Ministry of Fisheries and at the proposal of the Director General of the General Tax Department,

DECISION:

Article 1: The attached Decision sets forth the scale of fees for management of aquatic product quality, safety, and sanitation.

The subjects required to pay the fee for management of aquatic product quality, safety, and sanitation according to the prescribed rates in this Article are organizations and individuals within the country and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in the production and business of aquatic products that are inspected for quality, safety, and sanitation by state agencies in accordance with the law.

Article 2: State agencies assigned the responsibility for state management of aquatic product quality, safety, and sanitation under Decree No. 86/CP dated December 8, 1995 of the Government shall be responsible for organizing the collection of such fees during the performance of their functions and duties (collectively referred to as the collecting agency). The collecting agency for fees for management of aquatic product quality, safety, and sanitation may temporarily retain 90% (ninety percent) of the actual collected fees before remitting them to the state budget to cover expenses for managing aquatic product quality, safety, and sanitation and organizing the collection of such fees; they must register, declare, and remit the fees to the local tax authority where the collecting unit is located in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 04/1999/NĐ-CP dated January 30, 1999 of the Government on fees and charges belonging to the state budget and Circular No. 54/1999/TT-BTC dated May 10, 1999 of the Ministry of Finance guiding the implementation of the aforementioned Decree.

Article 3: This Decision takes effect fifteen days from the date of signature. It abolishes all regulations on the collection, payment, and management of fees and charges related to the work of managing aquatic product quality, safety, and sanitation that conflict with this Decision.

Article 4: Organizations and individuals subject to the payment of fees for management of aquatic product quality, safety, and sanitation; units assigned the task of organizing the collection of such fees, and relevant agencies are responsible for implementing this Decision./.

Pham Van Trong

(Signed)

ANNEX 1:

SCALE OF FEES FOR ISSUING CERTIFICATES
(Issued pursuant to Decision No.: 90/2000/QD-BTC dated June 1, 2000 of the Minister of Finance)

No.	Content of Fee Collection	Unit of Measurement	Rate (in thousands of dong)	Remarks
1	Certificate of application of the HACCP quality management program.	One-time issuance	50
2	Certificate of quality and health certificate for batches of aquatic products	One-time issuance	30
3	Certificate of test results for individual indicators	One-time issuance	10	As requested by customers

Note: HACCP is a quality control program based on hazard analysis and critical control point monitoring.

ANNEX 2:

SCALE OF FEES FOR INSPECTION OF CONDITIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SANITATION AT AQUATIC PRODUCT PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS FACILITIES
(Issued pursuant to Decision No. 90/2000/QD-BTC dated June 1, 2000 of the Minister of Finance)

No.	Content of Fee Collection	Unit	Rate (in thousands of dong)		Remarks
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)		(5)
1	Inspection of fishing vessels with main engine power of 90 HP or more:	Per vessel			Only applicable to vessels performing initial processing and long-term preservation
1.1	Vessels with power greater than 250 HP		200
1.2	Vessels with power from 90 HP to 250 HP		150
2	Inspection of commercial aquaculture facilities:	Per facility
2.1	Facilities practicing industrial farming		200
2.2	Facilities practicing intensive farming		150
2.3	Facilities practicing semi-intensive farming		100
3	Inspection of fish ports:	Per port
3.1	Large ports with fish markets, raw material storage facilities, and systems providing services for on-board processing and preservation		200
3.2	Ports with systems providing services for on-board processing and preservation		150
4	Inspection of aquatic product procurement and storage facilities:	Per facility			Self-organized by production and processing facilities
4.1	Facilities with daily production volume of 10 tons or more		200		Purchased from enterprises will self-implement,
4.2	Facilities with daily production volume of 5 to less than 10 tons		150		therefore no fee is charged under this item.
4.3	Facilities with daily production volume of less than 5 tons		100
5	Inspection of aquatic product processing facilities using traditional methods	Per facility	200
6*	Inspection of aquatic product storage facilities (including refrigerated vehicles):	Per facility
6.1	Facilities with storage capacity of 2,000 tons or more		600
6.2	Facilities with storage capacity from 1,000 to less than 2,000 tons		500
6.3	Facilities with storage capacity of less than 1,000 tons		400
7	Inspection of aquatic product processing facilities using industrial methods:	Per facility	1.200		For initial inspection
8	Inspection of aquatic product processing facilities exporting to the EU, US, and equivalent markets	Per facility	1.600		For initial inspection
9	Inspection of HACCP quality management program application evaluation	Per facility	Collect according to items 1 to 8 and add an additional 100,000 dong	Collect according to items 1 to 8 and add an additional 100,000 dong
10	Periodic inspection; Re-inspection	Per facility	Collect 50% of the corresponding amount from items 1 to 8	Collect 50% of the corresponding amount from items 1 to 8

Note: Definitions of initial inspection, re-inspection, and periodic inspection are provided in the Regulation on inspection and certification of aquatic product production and business facilities meeting food safety standards.

ANNEX 3:

SCALE OF FEES FOR INSPECTION OF QUALITY, SAFETY, AND SANITATION INDICATORS OF AQUATIC PRODUCTS
(Issued pursuant to Decision No. 90/2000/QD-BTC dated June 1, 2000 of the Minister of Finance)

No.	Content of Fee Collection	Unit of Measurement			Toll rate	Toll rate
(1)	(2)	(3)			(4)	(4)
A	Inspection of batch quality
1	Export batches of aquatic products	VND/ton			50,000 but the minimum charge per inspection is not less than 300,000 dong and the maximum charge does not exceed 10,000,000 dong per batch.	50,000 but the minimum charge per inspection is not less than 300,000 dong and the maximum charge does not exceed 10,000,000 dong per batch.
2	Additional inspections for special chemical indicators	Additional fees for inspection as specified in Item B4	Additional fees for inspection as specified in Item B4	Additional fees for inspection as specified in Item B4
B	Inspection of samples or individual indicators:
B.1	Inspection of sensory and physical indicators:
1.1	Determination of color, smell, taste	VND/per index	VND/per index				15.000
1.2	Condition (ice surface, defects, meat condition)	nt	nt				10.000
1.3	Size	nt	nt				7000
1.4	Impurities	nt	nt				5000
1.5	Net weight	nt	nt				5000
1.6	Product center temperature	nt	nt				3000
1.7	Vacuum degree	nt	nt				10.000
1.8	Box seal	nt	nt				20.000
1.9	Internal box condition	nt	nt				10.000
1.10	Individual weight	nt	nt				10.000
1.11	Ratio of individuals and water	nt	nt				10.000
1.12	Fineness	nt	nt				20.000
1.13	Evaluation of packaging, labeling, transportation, and storage conditions	nt	nt				5000
1.14	Parasites	nt	nt				15.000
B.2	Inspection of microbiological indicators:
2.1	Sample preparation	nt	nt				10.000
2.2	Total aerobic bacteria	nt	nt				15.000
2.3	Coliforms:
	- MPN method	nt	nt				30.000
	- Plate counting method	nt	nt				15.000
2.4	E. coli	nt	nt				35.000
2.5	Clostridium perfringens	nt	nt				40.000
2.6	Staphylococcus aureus	nt	nt				40.000
2.7	Streptococcus faecalis	nt	nt				30.000
2.8	Yeast	nt	nt				10.000
2.9	Molds	nt	nt				10.000
2.10	Bacillus spp.	nt	nt				15.000
2.11	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	nt	nt				40.000
2.12	Salmonella spp.	nt	nt				40.000
2.13	Shigella	nt	nt				40.000
2.14	Total anaerobic bacteria producing gas₂Provincial People's Committees set specific prices	nt	nt				10.000
2.15	Fecal coliforms: MPN method Plate counting method	nt nt	nt nt				30.000 15.000
2.16	V. cholerae	nt	nt				50.000
2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20	Determination of heat-resistant microorganisms Total Lactobacillus Listeria monocytogenes Anaerobic spores in canned goods	nt nt nt nt	nt nt nt nt				30.000 50.000 150.000 10.000
B.3	Determine common chemical indicators:
3.1	Sample preparation	nt	nt				10.000
3.2	Determine Sulfur (S)₂S)	nt	nt				10.000
3.3	Determine Ammonia Nitrogen (NH)₃)	nt	nt				20.000
3.4	Determine the hardness of the water	nt	nt				15.000
3.5	Determine Chlorine in water	nt	nt				18.000
3.6	Determine pH level	nt	nt				15.000
3.7	Determine moisture content	nt	nt				25.000
3.8	Determine sodium chloride (NaCl) content	nt	nt				35.000
3.9	Determine acid content	nt	nt				15.000
3.10	Determine fat content	nt	nt				40.000
3.11	Determine ash content	nt	nt				25.000
3.12	Determine total nitrogen and crude protein content	nt	nt				35.000
3.13	Determine formaldehyde nitrogen or amino nitrogen content	nt	nt				20.000
3.14	Borate	nt	nt				40.000
3.15	Cyclamate	nt	nt				40.000
3.16	Sodium benzoate	nt	nt				40.000
3.17	Saccharin	nt	nt				80.000
3.18	Qualitative determination of Urea	nt	nt				60.000
3.19	Calcium	nt	nt				45.000
3.20	Phosphate	nt	nt				60.000
3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25	Sand content Volatile basic nitrogen content Content of SO₂ Content of NO₂ Content of NO₃	nt nt nt nt nt	nt nt nt nt nt				45.000 20.000 35.000 30.000 30.000
B.4	Determine special chemical indicators:
4.1	Determine heavy metals (Cd, As, Hg, Pb...)	/1 element	/1 element				70.000
4.2	Mycotoxins	/1 group	/1 group				200.000
4.3	Pesticide residues	/1 indicator	/1 indicator				200.000
	- Next additional indicator	VND/per index	VND/per index				50.000
4.4	Iron	nt	nt				50.000
4.5	Histamine Check by thin layer chromatography Check by high-performance liquid chromatography	nt	nt				350.000 500.000
4.6	Determine PSP, DSP using biochemical method on mice	nt	nt				400.000
4.7	Verify PSP, DSP, ASP by HPLC	nt	nt				400.000
4.8	Antibiotic residues	nt	nt				300.000
4.9	Food dyes
	+ Qualitative:	/1 color	/1 color				40.000
	+ Quantitative HPLC	/1 color	/1 color				100.000