Provisions on the Control of Export-oriented and Imported Foodstuff

" . . """:'-,..". = ..J=.:. ..... : . ;-~a~:..;=; 1 Peace Independence Democracy Unity Prosperi~! Council of Minis~ers Food and Medicine Contro 1 Commi·ttee PROVISIONS ON tHE CONTROL O~'EXPORT~ORIENTED AND IMPORTED .=-C;::· 0 S""j:Vrr. NO. 035/FMC Referring to: Qeeree No. 45/CCM, dated 3/6/91, Ministers on the e s t ab l ishment Medicine Control Committee. of the Councii of of the Food and The Food and Medicine COAtrol Committee issues' these provisions: Part I General Principles Acrtd~.~~ ~i\i~~~!~ i nt rcducec in whatever way into the body, not inc 1ud i ng medicine, psychotropic substances or nar-co t i c d r uqs . Food i ncl udes substances meant for use or as component in food production, substarice ,mixed in food. Article 2: These provisions set the principle'of control and promotion of quality 'and standard food introduced in the lao· POR and exported. in view 'of ensur i ns the consumers' safety, by heiping the people protett their ~nterest in the selectioD of quality and safe food p;oduc~s. Article 3: The imc l emen t a t i on of these provisions vz i L] bring ordar to the l~oscciet~, and sarve as legai basis to relevan; s t a t e o f f i c i a l s of 0.11 1e';a1 ~i, th~ mana c emeri t , care .;.r.~ Gontrol of food products' qu~li~: and standard. Food s t u f f 'i.1por:,-a;... ;:...:.:":, ~erm,:. Ar~~cle ~: ~s import-e~por: ~~s~~a$s permi~ :s o~~~i;,ad 7~O~ cne t-tinistry of Commerce anc i.ou:-ism, cocurne n t s mu s t; ::;2 p resented to the Food and "'1eG ~ c ~ ne ccn t r o 1 Comm i t .:tee -;=0 r ~uai:ty cOi,s1derat1en, ~s fcllo~s: v . '~,- . form 1) .. " .... -, .-,- . ....J"- .... Food cua.l i ty ce r ti fica te r rom t.he Food and Hed i cine Control Committee or similar official organizations of the relevant country. Copy or·.import-export business permit. Article 5: F':lr the purpose ofthe.ir c on t r-o l 0.1.. the bo r-oe r; . importers must declare and .provide, samples of brought food products to be controlled the Food and Medicine Contfol Committee, as re­ confirmation of the do~uments mentioned in Article ~. If the qua 1 i ty concords to' the qua 1 i ty ment·' one d ··i n Art i c 1e ~',- entry to the Lao au t.ho r i zed. certificates PDP. w i 11 -.be If ~he quallty does not concord as provided ,n Ar.ticle 4, the Food and Medicine Control Committee will strictly "forb i d errt r-y. .to the Lao POR of, such .food pr-oducts. Art i cl e '6 : Import-export entrepreneurs of export-ori ented food products must submit- the mentioned food products to a control for quality confirma~ion in conformity wi~h business contracts (if any) to '-',the Food .and Medicine Control comm i t.te'e' b:~:iteb'ari.d Part III Professional service fees Art i c'l e 7 .; All-organ i zat ; ons c:onduct i ngfoodstuff i mpo r t-e e xoor t; business must pay professional service fees and expenses for quality .analysis of food products as provide~ by the hereby attached regulations No. 098/F~1C, dated 23/10/91, on professional service fees~ Part IV Restrictions Article 8: Import.-export entrepreneurs are fc~bid~en :0 bring the follcwi~g food product.s ~~t.o ~ao PDP: 1- Food o r oduc t s 1addng s t i ck e r s , p r ov i c i nc no i n r c r ma t i cn :~:'i :h-: ~"!~c~ .~~ c rcduc t t cn , ,, ., ~.~>. ::'-:::.:i:':: :e::"~~c;:'.-= ? I 1,,\""" U c .: r. - r. -"" - - ,...; U .- - -.... - u ...:J i ·"-·.~ . • ....J\.J ....... .::=»; Syntheti~ foed products. Further details will be contained in separate 'documents. Article 9: Any individual illicitly c i r cu l a t i nq commodities within the Lao PDR or transgressing Article 9 as mentioned here­ above will be subject to warning, penalt..alli. or confiscation, prosecution as provided by the laws. Part V Rights of the Food and Medicine Control Committee Article 10: The Food and Medicine Control Committee has t ne right to conduct control at foodstuff storage sites throughout the country as necessary or to assign other organizations to implemer.~ vari ous . tasks as recommended by the Food and Medi cine Contro i Committee. Article 11: The. Food and Medicine Control Committee is the sole state 'management body whi ch has the author i ty to issue food product quality' certificates. Part VI Organization and Implementation ~. ~"~8 business are to ~:~'~'icti'y "im~iement ·t~ese·'~p·rovi'si;~~.":· - 7 " Article 13: These provisions are effective from the day they are signed by the Prime Minister and promulgated. Vientiane, 26/10/1991 S~a~r~an of the F6cd and Mec~c~ne Controi dommittee ~r. Khampha~ Latsamy I