When applying for for a certificate requires that a security is lodged, the procedure for lodging a security is the following:
The approved forms of security are a cash deposit and a security pledge provided by a guarantor approved by the Finnish Food Authority.
A cash deposit is to be paid to the following bank account of the Finnish Food Authority:
FI04 5000 0121 5047 80
OKOYFIHH
(reference: security)
A security pledge shall be of a predetermined form and the customer negotiates the security pledge with his or her own financial institution. A sample of the security pledge is available on request by e-mail from Mavi (oili.hassinen(at)mavi.fi). A signed bank guarantee pledge shall be sent to:
The Finnish Food Authority
P.O. Box 100, FI-00027
THE FINNISH FOOD AUTHORITY, FINLAND
In urgent cases a receipt of the cash deposit or the signed bank guarantee pledge can be sent first by e-mail (to oili.hassinen(at)ruokavirasto.fi). A statement of the account will be sent to the customer.
The Finnish Food Authority decides on the release of an assigned security or forfeits it in accordance with requirements laid down by EU legislation on the organization of markets. In case the customer has pledged a cash guarantee, the sum to be forfeited shall be deducted from this security. If the customer has provided a bank guarantee as a security, the Finnish Food Authority shall invoice the customer for the sum to be forfeited.
Customers who want to have the released security paid back into their bank account must submit a request in writing to Financial Management at the Finnish Food Authority (e-mail to oili.hassinen(at)ruokavirasto.fi or tuovi(at)ruokavirasto.fi). The request may be freeform but it must be dated and signed, and it must specify the security number, the amount of the securityand the number of the bank account where the security is returned.
User manual for Electronic Import and Export Licence ServiceApril 202016.8.2016