On August 01 2013, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development isssued the Joint Circular 20/2013/TTLT-BYTBCT-BNNPTNT on conditions and procedures for accrediting food testing agencies for state inspection

On August 30, 2006, the Government issued the Decree No 89/2006/ND-CP on labeling of goods

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) China is the 5th largest importer of Vietnam cephalopod, accounting for 6.6% of the total export value of Vietnam cephalopod to markets.

On August 30, 2006, the Government has issued the Decree 89/2006/ND-CP on labeling of goods.

On July 19, 2013, the Government of Vietnam has issued the Decree No. 81/2013/ND-CP detailing a number of articles and measures to implement the Law on Handling of Administrative Violations.

On December 19, 2007, the Ministry of Health has issued the Decision No. 46/2007/QĐ-BYT on promulgating “Regulation on maximum residue level of chemical and biological contamination in foodstuffs”.

On 03 December 2014, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued the Circular No. 45/2014/TT-BNNPTNT on inspection and certification on food safety conditions of manufacturers and traders of agricultural materials and agro-forestry and fishery products.

On October 08, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued the Circular No. 33/2015/TT-BNNPTNT on regulations on monitoring of food hygiene and safety in harvests of bivalve mollusks.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) As of November 2017, Vietnam’s shrimp exports reached US$3.5 billion, up 21.8% over the same period in 2016. This represented the efforts of enterprises when facing difficulties in exports to markets. Moreover, the area and output of shrimp rose in the country to ensure the supply of raw materials for processing plants. The exchange rates of Yen, Euro and Yuan against the USD also facilitated Vietnam’s shrimp exports.

(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Following the action plan of the Program "Marine product enterprises committed to combating IUU fishing”, on Feb 1st 2018, Vietnamese marine product companies have simultaneously hung the board of commitments to combating IUU fishing at the company gates or doors of processing plants. This is one of the actions demonstrating the determination of the Vietnamese enterprises in combating IUU fishing, protecting the prestige of export marine products and for the sustainable development of Vietnamese fisheries.