Circular No. 07/2015/TT-BNNPTNT guiding the adoption of international standards, regional standards and foreign standards in activities managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

(*) Công Báo Nos 297-298 (07/3/2015) THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness No. 07/2015/TT-BNNPTNT Hanoi, February 14, 2015 CIRCULAR Guiding the adoption of international standards, regional standards and foreign standards in activities managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development(*) Pursuant to Law No. 68/2006/QH11 on Standards and Technical Regulations; Pursuant to Law No. 05/2007/QH12 on Product and Goods Quality; Pursuant to Law No. 55/2010/QH12 on Food Safety; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 199/2013/ND-CP of November 26, 2013, de ning the functions, tas s, owers and organi ational structure of the inistry of griculture and Rural Development; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 127/2007/ND-CP of August 1, 2007, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP of December 31, 2008, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality; Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 38/2012/ND-CP of April 25, 2012, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Food Safety; At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgates the Circular guiding the adoption of international standards, regional standards and foreign standards in activities managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Chapter I Article 1. Scope of regulation Issue nos 03-05/March 2015 73OFFICIAL GAZETTE c Article 2. Subjects of application related to the application of international standards, regional standards and foreign standards Article 3. Interpretation of terms Adoption of international standards, regional standards and foreign standards (below international standards, regional standards and foreign standards in activities managed by the Article 4. Purposes, principles and criteria for adoption of standards and international standards. standards related to activities under its management. Article 5. and individuals. c 74 Issue nos 03-05/March 2015OFFICIAL GAZETTE Expense for translation and editing of standards from foreign languages into Vietnamese. standards and national technical regulations, and current regulations. Chapter II Article 6. with this Circular. with this Circular. Article 7. Order, procedures and competence for adoption of standards Issue nos 03-05/March 2015 75OFFICIAL GAZETTE c with this Circular. Circular. Chapter III Article 8. Effect Article 9. Implementation responsibility amendment and supplementation. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development * All forms enclosed with this Circular are not translated. c 76 Issue nos 03-05/March 2015OFFICIAL GAZETTE