Application for CFS recognition

1. The application form made according to Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith: 01 original.

2. The enterprise registration certificate or investment certificate or another equivalent document as prescribed in Clause 4 Article 81 of the Government’s Decree No. 78/2015/ND-CP dated September 14, 2015: 01 photocopy.

3. The diagram of the CFS in which boundaries, locations of commodity storage facility, camera system, internal roads, security, warehouse and customs offices must be clearly stated: 01 photocopy.

4. The certificate of fulfillment of fire fighting and prevention requirements issued by a police agency: 01 photocopy.”.

11. Article 22 is amended as follows:

“Article 22. Oil depot inspection and supervision conditions

1. The oil depot must have software that is capable of storing, managing and providing online data to customs authorities, including information relating to names, categories, origin, quantity and status of products, times of receiving, dispatching and storing products at the tanks in the oil depot as provided in the customs declaration for management under the automatic customs management and control system.

This regulation does not apply to military oil depots which are used for storing products for business and national defense purposes.

2. The oil depot must be equipped with measuring devices which must be connected online to provide data on amounts of oil and petroleum products stored at tanks to customs authorities.

The measuring devices of military oil depots are only connected online to their supervisory authorities as prescribed by the Ministry of National Defense.

3. It must be also equipped with the camera system which is connected online with customs authorities; all locations in the oil depot, including the moving of products and means of transport to and out of the oil depot, must be monitored 24/7. Camera images must be kept for at least 06 months.

Where the oil depot has an offshore oil and petroleum pipelines and it is unable to install a camera system at the single-point mooring, the depot operation enterprise must facilitate the customs official’s direct inspection.

This regulation does not apply to military oil depots which are used for storing products for business and national defense purposes.”

12. Article 23 is amended as follows:

“Article 23. Application for certification of fulfillment of customs inspection and supervision conditions

Key trader or oil and petroleum trader, as prescribed in the Government’s Decree No. 83/2014/ND-CP dated September 03, 2014, shall submit an application for certification of customs inspection and supervision conditions, including:

1. The application form made according to Form No. 01 in the Appendix enclosed herewith: 01 original.

2. The diagram of the oil depot in which boundaries and locations of tanks and camera system must be clearly stated: 01 photocopy.

3. The certificate of fulfillment of fire fighting and prevention requirements issued by a police agency: 01 photocopy.”.

13. Clause 2, Clause 5 and Clause 6 Article 25 are amended as follows:

“2. The off-airport cargo terminal used for storing imports and exports transported by airway at Noi Bai International Airport or Tan Son Nhat International Airport must occupy a land plot covering the minimum area of 5,000 m2 (including warehouses, yards and other supporting structures), especially the storage facility that covers a minimum area of 2,000 m2. With regard to other international airports and domestic airports licensed to operate international flights, the off-airport cargo terminal must occupy a land plot covering the minimum area of 2,000 m2 (including warehouses, yards and other supporting structures), especially the storage facility that covers a minimum area of 1,000 m2. The warehouse or yard must be separated from surrounding areas by walls, fences, and have a separate facility for storing imports and exports.

The off-airport cargo terminals which have been duly established and recognized to have met conditions for gathering goods and customs inspection before the effective date of this Decree shall continue their operations according to the issued recognition decisions.

5. The off-airport cargo terminal must have software that is capable of storing, managing and providing online data to customs authorities, including information relating to names, categories, quantity and status of goods, times of receiving, dispatching and storing goods at the terminal as provided in the bill of lading and/or customs declaration for management under the automatic customs management and control system.

6. It must be equipped with a camera system which is connected online with its supervisory customs authority. All locations in the off-airport cargo terminal must be monitored 24/7; camera images must be kept for at least 06 months.”.

14. Article 26 is amended as follows: