Circular No. 44/2010/TT-BNNPTNT providing for conditions on food safety and hygiene-guaranteed intensive Asian catfish-rearing establishments and zones

20 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issueno 03/Augusl2010 (Cong Baa nos487·4881Augusl 12, 2010) THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Circular No. 44/2010!fT-BNNPTNT of July 22, 2010, providing for conditions on food safety and hygiene-guaranteed intensive Asian catfi sh-rearing establishmentsandzones Pursuant10 the Government 'sDecree No. OIl 2008lND-CP of January 3. 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organiza tio nal structureof theMinistryof'Agricultureand Rural Development; Pursuant 10 the Government's Decree No. 751 20091ND-CP of Septemb er 10, 2009, amending Article 3 of the Government 's Docrca No. 01/ 2008lND-CP of Jam/Ill)' 3, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structureoj the MinistryofAgnculture and Rural Development; Pursuant to the Government 's Decree No. 59/ 20051ND-CP of May 4, 2005, prescribing the conditions on a number of'fishery productionand business lines; Pursuant to the Gaven/melli'sDecree No. 331 20051ND-CP of March 15, 7005, de/ailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Animal Health, The Min istry of Agri culture alld Rura l Development provides f or conditions on foo d safety and hygiene- guaranteed intensive Asian catfish-rearing establishments and zones as follows: Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application Issue no03/August 2010 (Gong BaD nos 487·488/August 12,2010) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 21 I . Scope of regulation: This Circular provides for conditions on food safety and hygiene guaranteed intensive Asian catfish-rearing establishments and zones. 2. Subjects of application: Thi s Circular applie s to organizations and individuals involved in intensive commercial Asian catfish rearing in Vietnam. This Circular does not apply to organizations and individuals conducting extensive, modified extensive and semi-intensive commercial Asian catfish rearing. 3. Co m mercia l As ian catf is h rearin g establishments comply with the general provisions of this Circular and when being inspected under GAP (SQF, VietGAqP, Global GAP,... ) process will be granted Asian catfish rearing certificates of corresponding degree by functional agencies. Article 2. Interpretation of terms In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows: I. Inten sive Asian catfi sh rearing establishments (below referred to as Asian catfish-rearing establishments) are places where intensive Asian catfi sh farming activities are carried out, which are owned by individuals or organizations. 2. Intensive Asian catfish farmi ng zones (below referred to asAsian catfish farming zones) are areas where exist one or many intensiveAsian catfish- rearing est abli shments , with th e minimum area of 30 ha each and the common use of supplied water sources. 3. Food safety and hygiene-guaranteed intensive Asian catfish farming means a form of conditional Asian catfish rearing, which satisfies the standards prescribed in Chapter II of this Circular. Chapter II CONDITIONS ON RFARING ESTABLISHMENTS AND ZONES Article 3. General conditions I . Asian catfish-rearing establishments and zones must lie within planned regions; comply with local regnlations on Asian catfish farming. Small and separate Asian ca tfish-re aring establishments lying outside the planned regions before this Circular takes effect shall comply with local regulations on management and supervision. 2. Asian catfish rearing establishments must be numbered and registered under regnlations of the Minist ry of Agri cnltnre and Rural Development. 3. Water source quality must be guaranteed under the provisions of Appendix I to this Circular. Article 4. Conditions on Infrastructure I. Rearing pond systems a/ A rearing pond must cover at least 3,000 m' of water surface; the minimum c1epth from pond bed to water surface must be 3m and the pond banks must be solid and leak-free. b/ The pond bed must be leak-free. be flat and slant by gO - 100to the sluice gates. c/ Ponds must be built with solid separate water supply and water drainage sluice gates against leaking. 2. Supplied water, wastewater and waste treatment systems a/ Storage (sed iment) areas : With water sources prone to pollution, rearing establishments and zones must build storage (sediment) areas for water treatment before supply into rearing ponds; ponds must be built with solid banks and bed against leaking. b/ Wastewater treatment systems: Asian 22 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issue no03/August 2010 (Gong Baanos 487-4881August 12, 2010) catfish-rearing establishments and zones are enco uraged to build areas for treatment of wastewater from rearing ponds before discharge into the environment, cl Waste mud storage areas: Asian catfish rearing establishments and zones must build waste mudstorage areas for treatmentof allwaste mud volumes in the farming process and mud must be dredged before the ponds are stocked withbreedsfor farming; wastemudstorageareas must be builtwith walls to prevent mudand mud water from penetrating into the surrounding environment. 3. Water supply and water drainage canal systems; Asian catfish-rearing establishments and zones must build separate and solid water supply canals and water drainage canals against leaking. ensuring adequate water supply and drainage when necessary. 4.Support infrastructure systems: Asian catfish rearingestabllshmenrsandzonesmustbebuillwith lodging houses, working offices, warehouses for storageand preservation ofmachinery, instruments, raw materials and materials and other support facili ties, dependingoneachestablishmentorzone; support facilities must he separate from rearing pond systems and must be solid, dry and well ventilated, be structured with raw material and material.shelyes of at least 15 em above the floor, with separate compartments for preservation of machinery, fishing gears, feed, fishery veterinary drugs, environment treatment and improvement products audfuel. Article 5, Conditions on special-use equipment, machinery and instruments Asia n catfi sh rearing es tablishme nts must be adequat ely furni shed with the foll owin g production equipment and instruments: 1. Equipment and ins tru ments for the inspection of a number of environment al elements (temperature. pH. dissolving oxygen, BOD, COD, H 2 S, NH 3 ) and fishing gears used in production. 2. Mechanical pumps for periodical or necessary water supply and drainage for rearing establishments 3. Oxygen supply equipment, mud suckers (siphons), which will be furnished, depending on the reared tlsh density. Article 6. Conditions onAsiancatfish rearing technological process 1. Rearing pond preparation a! Before stocking ponds with breeds, Asian catfish rearing establishments must improve the pond bed foundation and treat solid wastes, potentia! disease-causing agents, with lJIuJ:1ta measures in order to ensure hygiene for the farming pond environment and the minimum breaktimeof onemonthaftereachfarming drive, bl Water supplied into Asian catfish ponds must be treated and filtered to get rid of harmful animals and treat disease germs. The quality of supplied water and Asian catfish rearing water must comply with Appendix 1 to this Circular. 2. Selection of breeds and breed stocking al Asian catfish bre eds for commercial farming must have clear origin and satisfy the quality requirements defined inBranchStandard 28 TCN 170: 2001 Freshwater Fishes- Batflsh, Asian Catfishand Ba sa Fish Breeds- Technical requirements; accompanied with quarantine certificates issued by specialized management bodies. bl Stocking density: 20-40 fry/m2• cl Stocking seasons: To comply with annual stocking seasons of each locality. 3. Feeds and feed supplements a! Feeds and feed supplements must be on the lis! of those permitted for circulation in Vietnam. bl If establishments produce Asian catfish IIIII J Issueno03/August2010 (Cong BaD nos 487-48/liAugust12, 2010) OFFICIAL GAZETTE 23 feed s by them selves, the feed quality must comply with Branch Standard 28TCN 188: 2004 Mixed Feeds in Pill for Asian Catfish and Basa Fish. 4. DIugs, bio-preparations and products for aquacultur e en vironme nt treatmen t an d impro vemen t must be on the list of those permitted for circulation in Vietnam. 5. Tending and management aIRearing pond water level:Tobe maintained a12- 4.5 m. bl Rearing pond environment: Asian catfish rearing establishment owners shall periodically test the water environment of the pond and pond bed mud us provided for in Section I of Appendix 4 to this Circn lar (not printedherein). cl Feeding Asian catfish: Feed rations will be 3-5% of fish weigh t/day ; however, ca tf ish farmers should inspect the level of feed eaten by fish for appropriate adjustment; fish will be fed 1- 2 times/day. dI Wastewater and wastes Before being discha rged in to the environment, was tewater from Asian catfish ponds must be treated up to the quality standards prescribed in Appendix 2 to this Circular. Solid wastes and pond bed mud must be stored in separate areas and not be discharged into the surrounding environment when they are not yet treated. el Disease prevention for fish Asian catfish rearing establishments shall fo rmulat e and strictly comply with plans to supervise the health of reared fish under the guidance in Appe ndix 3 to this Clreular ( ll ot printed herein). Peop le, tools and equipment in direct contact with mud and water, when being moved from one pond to another, must be cleansed to prevent spread of germs. Diseased fish, dead fish and wastes from diseased ponds must be promptly gathered ann treated. 6. Requirements on product harvesting Asian catfish rearing establishments must stop using antibiot ics and chemica ls before harvesting fish under the guidance of producers. Article 7. Conditions on personnel . Asian catfish-rearing estab lishments of less than 5 ha shall each send at least I person to training and refresher courses on conditions on food safety and hygiene-guaranteed iuteus ive Asian catfish-rearing establishments and zones or to aquaculture training courses. Asian catfish-rearing establishments of 5-20 ha mu st be staffed each with at least one intermediate-level aquaculture staff. Asian catfish-reari ng establishment of over 20 ha must be staffed each with at least one aquaculture engineer. Ar ticle 8. Conditions on file management Asian catfish-rearing establishments shall open and keep records on Asian catfish fanni ng activities, made accordi ng to forms defined in Section II of Appendix 4 10 this Circular tnot printed herein). Chapter III ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION Article 9. Responsibilities of agencies 1. T he Fishery Directo rate sha ll guide, supervise and inspect the implementation of this Circular nationwide, 2 . Provincia l-leve l D epar tments of Agricultu re and Rural Deve lop me nt sha ll organize the implementation of this Circular in their respective provinces or cities. Article 10. Effect 24 OFFICIAL GAZETTE Issueno03{August 2010 (COng880 nos 487-4881August12, 2010) 1.This Circular takes effect 45 days from the date of its signing. 2. This Circular replaces Decision No. 701 2008/QD-BNN of June 5, 2008, of the Ministry uf Agr iculun e aud RUlaI Developrueu t, promulgating the Regulation on Management of AsianCatfishRearingZones and Establishments. Any difficulties and problems arising in the course of implementing this Circular shall be promptly reported to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rura l Development for study and settlement For the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Deputy Minister VUVANTAM Appendix I. Requirements on fish rearing water quality (To Circular No. 44120 1OflT-BNNPTNT of July 22, 20 10, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development) No. Norm Unit Optimum Permitted Note level limit I BODs mgl1 :0; 20 < 30 2 NHs mgll :0;0.1 :0; 0.3 More poisonous when pB and temperature are high 3 B2S mgll < 0.02 < 0.05 More poisonous when pH is lower 4 pII 7.0 -;- 8.5 7 ·r- 9 Fluctuating not more than 0.5 in the dav 5 DO mgll <:3.0 <:2.0 6 Alkaline mglCaCOsil 80 .;,120 60.;,180 degree Appendix 2. Requirements on quality of post-treatment wastewater from ASIAN catfish ponds (To Circular No. 441201OflT-BNNPTNTofJuly 22, 2010, of the Minist er of Agriculture and Rural Development No. Permitted oarameters Sign! Formula Unit Permitted limit 1 Arnoruac Ammonia . NHs mgll < U.:3 2 Phosphate POJ ). mz/l < 10 3 Carbondioxide CO, mg/) "" I2 4 Sulfur Hydrogen sulfide HzS mgll < 0.05 5 Suspended solid substances SS mgl1 < 100 6 Bio-chemical oxvaen BOD, mgl1 < 30 7 Dissolving oxygen DO mgll <: 2.0 8 pH pH - 5-9 9 Mineral oil and grease - - Emulsion not observed 10 Smell, sense - - N" had smells