Sub-Decree No. 59. A’NKR-BK on Upgrading Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Department (Camcontrol) to Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (Camcontrol) under the Ministry of Commerce.

This Sub-decree aims to upgrade Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Department (Camcontrol) of the Ministry of Commerce as stated in Sub-Decree No. 91 A’NKR.BK of 1 August 2007 on the Establishment and Functioning of Ministry of Commerce to Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (Camcontrol) under the Ministry of Commerce. Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (Camcontrol) has its mission as follows: ensure quality, safety of products and services as well as consumer protection; ensure best trade practices; ensure conformity requirements set by laws related to trade; cater for commercial services as a third party; ensure that both food and non-food products on sale in the market are of quality and safety and to protect consumer interests.
Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Directorate-General (Camcontrol) has its responsibilities as follows: provide import-export inspection services with Customs and Excise based on the Trade Facilitation through Risk Management; protect consumers, to ensure quality, safety of products and to repress fraud; issue certificate of quantity for export goods upon the request from applicants so as to fulfill importing country requirements; check National Standard Conformity on quality, safety of products using National Standard; conduct cooperative pre-check on products and services that may affect safety, consumers’ health or production; inspect products and services in markets; manage Laboratory Department of Ministry of Commerce to diagnose quality of products; collect import-export inspection fees and fee on diagnostic of product quality; as a secretariat for National Codex Committee; as a Contact Point of receiving and disseminating Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary (SPS); as a Contact Point of providing information on food safety under framework of ASEAN-China cooperation; carry out other duties designated by Ministry’s leaders.