VN, NZ facilitate border clearance of agro-forestry-aquatic products via e-Cert
Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed to facilitate border clearance of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products through the use of electronic certification (e-Cert).
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam and New Zealand have agreed to facilitate borderclearance of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products through the use of electroniccertification (e-Cert).
Anagreement to this effect was signed by Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development (MARD) and Ministry of Finance, and New Zealand’s Ministryfor Primary Industries at a ceremony in Hanoi on July 21.
Speakingat the signing ceremony, MARD Deputy Minister Le Quoc Doanh describedcooperation in e-Cert with New Zealand as an important step helping Vietnamintegrate more deeply into global trade, while paving the way for the country toaccess other potential markets.
Followingthe signing, the sides will work to complete the agreement and bring e-Cert tolife, he said, pledging that competent agencies will create the best possibleconditions for customs clearance of agricultural, forestry and aquaticproducts.
DeputyMinister of Finance Vu Thi Mai said her ministry sees the agreement as abreakthrough initiative that is expected to contribute to facilitating tradebetween the two countries, spurring growth, ensuring law enforcement andbringing high-quality products to consumers.
Withthe agreement, the two sides will continue with the exchange of administrativeand commercial documents online, towards mutual recognition of these papers,she added.
Forher part, New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Wendy Matthews said the deal wouldhelp to promote the two-way trade in a faster, safer and cheaper fashion./.
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At the signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
