Circular No. 02/2002/TT-BTS guiding the implementation of Government’s Decree No. 86/2001 on the conditions for conducting aquatic resources production and business lines

ItfE MlNISTRY OF AQUATIC RESOURCES CIRCULAR No. 02/2002/TT-BTS OF OECEl'IIIBER 6, 2002 GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S DECREE No. 86/2001/ND-CP OF NOVEMBER 16, 2001 ON THE CONDITIONS FOR CONDUCTING AQUATIC RESOURCE PRODUCTION ANO BUSlNESS UNES In furtherance of the Government's Decree No. 86I2001/ND-CP of November 16, 2001 on the conditions for conaucUng aquatic resource production and business linos, the Ministry of Aquatic R(tsuurcos heml)y guides the impJementatiolJ of a number of contents of the Decme as follows. L ON THE SUBJECTS OF APPLICATION 1. Households and !ndividuaJs engaged in aquaculturn sl1all not regulated by Decree No. Bfi/ 2001/ND-CP (mentioned in Clause 2, Article 2 Df tho Decreo) when h11\y meet the fo))ow·mg cundi'florm: a/ n12;c11•ing aquatic resourct::i, in combinmJ tonn,·, (such as in combin:~tion with rice cultivation, of \:\U\:in-w,r~;,:1.i 'iumsl;,:;;. .. ·, wra¼. g us~ n1 na\un:1\ 01 -s1)1'1 •· macie feod); b!The water used for aquaculture is small as r.,re'i:.c~ibed bf!}\t>w. ~ FOi· rearing in cages or rafts floating on rivers, sea, reservoirs, swarnps, lagoons, straits or bays, the area must not exceed 100 m2; ~ Stagnant ponds not exceeding 500 in area, flowing ponds not exceeding 200 m2 m area. , Rearing tanks not exceeding 100 m2 in area. •• large water surface areas (swamps, lakes, straits or bays), where weirs or impoundments are erected for aqu~culture, not exceeding 1,000 m2. "' Fields under rice cultivation combined with aquaculture, not exceeding 2,000 tn 2 in area for North and C(mtral Vietnam regions, and not exceeding 4,000 \11 meci ior e Mel<-ong River De\ta region. el AquacLilture fn water meas outside z.oned off tor local economic dewlopment ?. Households ancl individuals processin9 aquatic products shall not be 1egultited by Decree No. 86/ 200'1/ND-CP (rnentionGd in Claust: ?, Article 2 of the Dnr.~n':\,-:: > 'N1Van tl"\e\f h.i~\;1 mr~e\ \hG {o\\owi119 conditions· o.l Aquatic: pmcluGf~, are pmccc.sed m!lmwl/v· b/ Proccssocf product:, ,HE, not used fo1 " .i\ on\y for snle d ')(;\\y 10 u,,l':f'~. IL ON THE CONDITIONS FOH EXPLOITATION OF AQUATIC RESOlll-lCE!:1 (CHAPTER II OF THE DF..CREE) 1. Lxploitc1tion of aquatic ff:,;ourcus in Vi0tnrn,1's sea areas (mentioned at Point a, Clause ·1, Article 1 of the Decree) is construed ai, activities of exploiting aquatic resources in swamps, lagoons, straits, bays, river and riveret mouths, tidal areas and banks situated from the coast or island edge (water level at the lowest tide) to the boundary of Vietnam's exclusive economic zone. 2. Aquatic resource exploitation perrnits a/ Organizations and individuals exploiting aquatic resources in Vietnam's sea areas (excluding aquatic resource exploitation practices prescribed in Append ix I enclosed with Decree No. 86/2001/ND-CP) must have aquatic resource exploitation permits. To cancel the provisions in Appendix 3 to the Aquatic Resource Ministry's Circular No. 01 /2000/TT BTS of April 28, 2000 on the list of aquatic resource exp/o /tatio n activities not subject to practice registration. b/ The duration of permits is specified as follows: ·· 12 months for coa sta I aqua tic resource exploitation; 24 months for inshore aquatic resource exploitation; 36 months fot· offshore aquatic resource exp loltation. For fishing ships having tt1eir main engine's total capacity of 20 CV or more or total length of 15 meters or more, their aquatic resource exploitation permits shall be valid in the above-said duration only when the books of certification of their operating capacity have not yet expired. c/ The Aquatic Hesource Protection Department shall perform the function of Sh:1te management over the granting of aquatic resource exploitation permih, nationwide for the purpose of protecting and developing aquatic resomc:es. d/ The Aquatic !~%oUfC(·, F)rolc:ction Uepaitment shall be responsible) tor printinq ,~nd distr ibutinq t110, for rn of ;iqmitic !T)'..,ource c,xpioilation prnn tit for r1dt iurw.ridf) w,;c llw contents of aqu;:itic I·esrn.ircf: rixpioitilti( in pcri,1it slmll comply with the provir,;ions in 1\pp( ,nd ix ? is sued together with Dec rec No. 86/'.>001 / NIJ--CP. e/ ll1t: aquatic resource exploitation J.i-eas iw:;c1·ibc;d the aquatic resource expioitRtion permit,; are provi~,ionally prescr-ibed as follows: ·· Coastal areas are sea areas delimited frnrn the ,,hore (of ttie mainland and islands with commune, district or township People's Committees} and strelching seawards up to 6 nautical miles, for sea are,,s of the Bae Bo (Tonkin) gulf, eastern South Vietnarn and western South Vietnam, or up to 3 nautical miles, for sea areas of Central Vietnam. ·· Inshore areas are sea areas delimited from the line 6 nautical miles away from the shore seawards to the 30m-deep isobath, for sea areas of the F3ac Bo (Tonkin) gulf, eastern South Vietnam and western South Vietnam, or from the line 3 nautical miles away from the st1ore to the 50 m-deep isobath, for sea areas of Central Vietnam. Offsl10re areas are sea areas delimited from the 30m-deep isobath outwards, for sea areas of the Bae Bo (Tonkin) gulf, eastern South Vietnam and western South Vietnam, and from the 50 m•·deep isobath outwards, for sea areas of Central Vietnam. 3. Conditions for granting aquatic resou1·ce exploitation permits a/ Organizations and individuals must have the following papers: •· l~ishing-s!lip registration certificate: applicable to all kinds of fishin~J ship. •· The bool<: of certification of fishing-ship's operating capacity: applicable to fishing ships with their rnafn engint/s totaf capacity of20 CV or rnorc or total length of Vi rn 0r rnore . . Crow mgistrntion book and crew momber books: applic,Jble to fishing ships with their rn,;-1in engine's total capacity of 90 CV or more, fisl1inn ships owned by foroiqn· invw,ted enterprise8, ships owned by forein11 (Hqaniz;;1tions or individuals ~ind rcnt;=Jd by Viott·1,11n8se enterpriser; llir; i:-1:,;um1ce of the abovn•<,aid paper'..; rnust Nu. 01 (lJG-1-2.00'.l) cnrnply with thr:: provii,iom, of 1flc 1:tqJ11l:11io11 011 rc\Jistry of fishing shiv; and regi'.,hation of iishi119 sliip:, and crew members, issued toqetht-n with !ht' Aquatic Resource Ministm's Decision No 4~),i/2001/OD--l3T'.; ofJunc 15, 2001. b/ Ship masters and chief ennineers of fisl1i11D ships of the following grades must have shiprnastel"~; or chief engineer's diplomas as from July 1, 2003. Fishing ships with their main engine's capacity of between 45 CV and under 90 CV: Their operators must have ship master's or chief engin.-)er's diplorr1Bs for small-sized fishing ships. Fishing ships with their main engine's capacity of between 90 CV and under 400 CV: Their operators must have shipmaster's and chief engineer's diplomas for grade-5 fishing ships. Fishing ships with their main engine's capacity of 400 CV or more: Their operators must have shipmaster's and chief engineer's diplomas for grade 4 fishing ships. The training and test for shipmaster's or chief engineer's dipiomas for fishing ships of various grades shall comply with the Regulations issued together with the Aquatic Resource Minister's Decision No. 402/ ""fS-QD of September 30, 1992, Decision No. 448/ TS-OD of October 21, 1992, Decision No. 449/TS .. QD of October 21, 1992, and Decision No. 718/200·1/ QD-BTS of September 4, 2001 amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Regulation on training and test for shipmaster's and chief engineer's diplomas for small•-sized, grade-5 and grade-4 fishing ships. c/ Fishing gear must comply with the regulatiom; on resource protection and development Aquatic resource-exploiting gear with meshes smaller than the size prescribed in Tables 3A and 3f3 issued together with the Aquatic Resource Minister's Circular No. 01 /2000/TT- BTS of April 28, 2000 must not be used. Mew1s used in aquatic re:,ource exploitation with the usu of light rnu:,,t comply with the followin~J provisional 1egulations on the w,e of lighting :;m1rcw, in ciquatic resource '"xp\oitation: + In coa:;tal aret.ls: The total output ot liuhtifl(J cJu;;!()n; of each exploilin9 ni;lai)ldrn1c:,nt must not c•xcnr i, I /! !1!1/1/ h11 fo,hi1 l[J with srn,111--1110:;h nd::, [i()(i\f'J fu1 fi1J1ir1q •,quid::; .. 111 iw,,hur·e clff,ar.: The total output of lightinn clw,tm,; uf each exploiting establishment usin;J seincc~, li1\ I1c1:, or Junks, tishing m catching squids, fisl1ing with hand nets, must not exceed 5,000 W; the capacity of c21cll l~imp used in fishing with hand nets rnust not exccl)d ::i,ooo Wand the lamps must be placed ovnr 1.'.c'.m above water surface. + In offshorn areas: The limits on the total output of lighting clusters and on the output of each lan1p are temporarily not prescl"ibed. + 1·he distance between the point where the lighting cluster is placed and the stake clusters or fixed fishing positions must be at least 500 m. 4. Aquatic resource exploitation permit-granting procedures and order a/ Dossiers of application for aquatic resource exploitation permits: For cases of permit application for the first time, a dossier shall consist of: The appllcation for a permit, made according to the form set by the Ministry of Aquatic Resources and certified by the People's Committee of the commune or ward where the means owner permanently resides or of the superior managing agency; valid copies (notarized by State nota1·y offices or certified by the commune/ward People's Committees) of the fishing-ship registration certificate, the fishing-ship's operating capacity certification book, the crew registration book and crew member books, the shipmaster's and chief engineer's diplomas as prescribed above. Foi cases of application fm i-e-granting of permits, the rneans ownern shall only have to submit the applications for permits, certified by the People's Committees of the communes or wards where they perrn;mently r·e,;ide or by the superior managing agencies, enclosed with the old permits bl The means owners must also pay c:i foe for the granting of .Jquatic ref:,ource exploitation permits acco1·dinn to the regulations of the Ministry of !;in8nce Thc1 prnrnit-uranting agencies shall have to collect and u ::;(~ ,; ucl I le(, ,; tri ctly accord i 119 to ti 1 (~ c1Hre 11 l J('(JLJ/nlion:; on finnnciaJ rnvenues and F)Xpc11ditun:::,; J, (Jtl1ur 1cuul,1lit,il ; - ;; ,H;,1, 1.I;,· :1 :,.: ,111r:r: exploilcition pcJr mils :i.1 !\fte1· being ~Jrantcd pern ,it:;, \he ff.C,\i\'..ow111 ,1 '.-, mw-1t: al Manage their nieans; l)l)(-;i'iJtion acconiir1g to the contents inscribed in th8 permits, any d1ar1{J(, d~F1in:;t the contents inscribed ir1 the pem1it'., rnw,t be effected only after its is approvr~d by the f)(mnil-•gl',rntinu a9encies; b/ 15 days beforo their permits expire, !he rne,ms owners must come to the agencies which have granted such permits to apply for new ones, cl For the means owners residing in one locality but wishing to fish in offshore area of another locality (province), such must be inscribed in their Bquatic r·esource exploitation permits granted by competent bodies. 5.2. Cases where aquatic resource exploitation permits shall not be granted: al Exploiting aquatic 1·esources in sea conservation zones, areas where exploitation is banned in certain periods in a year as prescribed in Table 1 OA attached to the Aquatic Resource Ministry's Circular No. 011 2000/TT-BTS of April 28, 2000. bl Exploiting objects banrn,,d from exploitation, or banned from exp/a/tat/on in certain periods as prescribed in Tables 7 A and 8A attached to the Aquatic Resource Ministry's Circular No. 0112000/TT-BTS of April 28, 2000. c/ Exploiting aqu:Jtic resource:, with the practices banned under Point a, Clause 3, Section JJ of Circular No. 04/TS-TT of August JO, 19~)0, with fishing ge8r with meshes smaller than the size prescdbed in Table 3A attached to tho Aquatic R\)smirce Ministry's Circular No. 01/2000f/TBTS ofApriJ 28, 2000 9uiding the implementation of the Ordi11,n1cci un the Protection and D0veJopment of J\qua!ic l~osourccs di E::xploiting aquatic ro,,ourc(~r ; with p1c1ctices bcinned 1'n a number of (o:<pruiidliun arem: as follows: In coastal meas: + Frorn the effcctiv(i 1.bii":' uf U:i~; Circulc1r, '.;cine fi:;hi11g v11d Jigh!·•Jidod fhhh'.] pr, :c!iccs (,,xc/ucling fishi11n with sm0U•-n1c~i,t1 1 ,cl:; ,md lh,hinq $q11ids bv ·1 I 11 ti 11; rnc,1 i;l.1 ulcl 1i11g !r"orn the !;t10; r, 011i'i/c1rds up lo 3 r1:u itiuil 1nill,s wiiJ1in tlw coat,t::il ;:irr-;d~~: r mni J;H1uc11y ·1, )003, ,-111 fishing pr-actices usinq /u, xiop, xie/1, tr,'1 :md mnr, nel'.o shall \)c banned; 111 irdwre meas: r:rmn the cffoctivo date of this Ci 1-c:u li:11·, d 1·if t- net fi s I I inu with ships h 8Vi n9 the capacity of 90 CV or· more silnll be banned di Mnans used in fishing µradices and incans dirnensio11s restricted fr"om use by tt1e Ministry of Aquatic l<esources at i=>oint b, Clause 3, Section II of Circular No. 04/TS-TT of August 30, 1990; ship,; fitted wi\!1 engines with a capacity of under 90 horse powers used in drift- net fishing, and ships fitted With engines with a cc1pacity of under 30 horse power used in other fishing practices. el Me,rns exploiting aquatic resources in coastal and inshore areas of other localities (provinces), except it is so consented by the Aquatic Resource Protection SL1 b-Departments of tt1e loc~J lities concerned. fl Cases where permits have been withdrawn as prescribed at Points a and c, Clause 1, Article 8 of Decree No. 86/2001IND-CP. Annually, the provincial/municipal Aquatic Resource Services and tl1e provinciallm unicipal Agriculture and Rural Development Services (engaged in managing aquatic resources) must draw up plans on development of ships and boats in their respective loca!iUes and notify organizations and individuals the rc-wf: request organizations and individuali.;, before building and/or assemblinu means, to notify tlle pmvincial/rnur1icipal Service,,; u( such tiuilding ,.mdlor assembly so as to ensure that th,1 built means ~.hal I be considernd and g ran lr:)d ,1q uatic resource t)Xploit:01tion permits. Ill. Rl?.GAHDING CONDITIONAL AQUATIC RESOURCE PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS LINES ·1. IJwduction of cJqtmtic brnfids (Article ~1 r1l the Dl')Cli'!e). c1I 1 :r·111ling of certifi(;;:)les nf hcinn rr ,,;,,,,.,.1 in ,1qui\li(. 1)1<;cdi11q kdiniquei;: Aquaculture rnsr1n n: h i 1 ·, •,1.it1 !h>, ,1111 l ,-:,,n tr-11 i-,, schools eng.,iged in aquacullurc 1rninin'.J Uwll be competent to grant ce rtificales to tee J1 n ical 111 cmar1ers or teclrnical workers cJftcr t11ey have undcrnonu tr,1ininD in breeding technique,;. Technical managers or tech 11ical work em of aquatic breeding establisl1n1cnts, who have intermediate or higher-level c1quatic 1·es(1urce dipformis shall not be required to have certificc1tes of tr•aining in aquatic breeding technique:; b/ Aquatic breeds: The breeding establishments rnust use parent breeds meeting the prescribed tiranch standar·ds (sec Section II of the Appendix to this Circular). The establishments must ensure that their produced breeds must have tne announced quality and meet the prescribed branch standards on quality before befng put into domestic circulation or exported (see Section Ill of the Appendix to this Circular). cl Jnspection and quarantine of aquatic breeds upon delivery from the breeding establishments: The local Aquatic Resource Protection Sub Departments {or units assigned by the provincial/ municipal Agriculture and Rural Development Services engaged ln managing aquatic resources) shall quarantine aquatic breeds right at the breeding establishments before they are delivered therefrom for domestic circulation; The establishments can put into circulation only aquatic breeds which meet the quarantii1e standards (stated in branch standard 28 TCN 101:1997 on the procedures for quarantining aquatic anirnals and products thereof) and are granted the quarantine certificates by local competent agencies; .. Tile Aquatic Resource Protection Sub Dapartments (or units assigned by the provincia!/ rnunicipal Agriculture and Hurr:1I Devclopnrn11t Services engaged in mana~Jing aquatic re,;ources) shall htwe plans on chcckinn one E,veiy quarter or irregularly veterinary hyrJicne and epidemic:;; at the breed-producing and .,,,1oring esli:1blfr;hnw11b. di Elr-eerfa put into domestic circubtion or (c!Xportcd must bt:i lclbeled under the µrovisions in Clause 2., Siiction A, Pait 11 of Circulw No. OJi~'-(HiO/ I 1·-UTS quidin9 the irnplenx,ntation of the Prirnr: Mini::;ttir':c, 0(,cisioll No. "l"/11119D!)/OD Tlq of Auq1Y;t 30. 1u-r p1ornuln,1ti11u the Pr·!(Jubtion t1r1 labelin9 clo1nu~;ticDliy circulHtcd qnod~: a:, wdl a:, export and impml ~Jowh reqar{Ji11n .:l(!U,Jlic (jOOtfa. 2. Comrnercinl aquaculture (/.\rticle 10 of the Decree) 2 .1. l:: nvi rem men ta I protection prov i:;ion s: The shri m p-1 eming establish nwnts in the concentrated shrimp--rearing areas must observe the provisions in Articles 4, 5 and 6 of the Regul,~tion on the management of the environment in concentrated shrimp-rearing meas, issued together with the Aqwat1c Resource Minister's Decision No. 04/2002/QD-BTS of January 24, 2002. 2.2. Use of aquatic feed and veterinary drugs: The to be-used aquatic feed and veterinary drugs must be on the list of those permitted for common use, which is announced annually by the Ministry of Aquatic Resources, must neither cause l1arm to people, reared aquatic resources nor pollute the environment; and must not contain substances banned from use as specified in the Aquatic Resource Minister's Declsion No. 01/2002/0D-BTS of January 22, 2002. The commercial aquaculture establish ments must observe the provisions on the use of aquatic feed and veterinary drugs in the Regulation on control of toxic residues in reared animals and products thereof, issued together with the Aquatic Resource Minister's Decision No. 15/2002/0D~BTS of May 17, 2002. 2.3. Inspection and recognition of establishments which satisfy tt1e food hygiene and safety standards: Those establishments engaged in semi-intensive, intensive and/or indur,trial aquacultur·e 1-nust observe the provisions of tile Aquatic Resource Ministry's Regulation on inspection and recognition of aqu~,tic rnsource busines~ establishments which satisfy the food hygiene and ~;afety c;tandards, issued together· with tile Aqu,Jtic Hesource Ministel"'s Decision No. 649/2000/0D--[rl 1~, of August 4, 2000. ? .. 4. Criteria for dE'1lerrnining the rear•inq forms are provisior1rilly presc1·ibed l.lclow for rearinr~ of ,,hrimpi; in b/w:kish wator: a/ Semi-intu11siw n~nrinc~: The rh,tv,c1·k ,.}/ pond:• , I I tii; r r,:u:i,Jnd ccrb1i: 1 investment to activ(,ly tn1sui u the supply of wi'llrn, th1) treatment ,c:incl control ol onvirnnmentai factori,; t11c acreage of ponds it,· from O.fi.• t .b ha; The breed density is from f'i-15 individu;1ldm:.'; Man--madi:'i breeds and industrial feed are rnostly used; The output is from ·1 •-3 tons/ha/cmp. bl Intensive rearinn: Big investments !1ave been made in tec/inical and mate1"ial infrastn1ctures to actively ensure the control of environmental factors: the acreage of ponds ts from 0.5-·\ hu; The breed density per square meter is 25 individuals or more; Man-made breeds and industrial feed are exclusively used; The output is over 3 tons/ha/crop. c/ Industrial rearing: Industrial shrimp rearing is an industrialized rearing form (electrification, mechanization and irrigation), which has received synchronous investment in infrastructure like the network of ponds, swamps, water supply and drainage canals, roads and technical factors to ensure the control of the rearing environment, achieving a stable shrimp output of from 3 tons or more/ha/crop. 3. Aquatic product processing (Article 11 of the Decree) al 13uikling of aquatic product--procesr,;inn establishments: ·- The design, building or renovation of aquatic product precessing es t~.i bl'1 sh men ts must com ply with tho Vietn~imese standards .Jnrl branch standards (sec Section 4 of the Appendix to this Circular (not pr·inted herewiU1)), the Re[Jlll8tion on management of the envirnnment at aquotic procluct-·proccssing establishmonts, iss1Jod toqether with the Aquatic HE~source Minister':, Decision Nu. '19/2002/QIJ.-RTfi of Scptembor ·18, 200~'. ;:-ind other rcnulHtory documentI; on lhe conc/ition1:; for assuram;e of food lly!]iene and s::1fdy rn1r.l cnvimrn11rmtal ,3rmitution, so as to meet.the prei,c1ibtid 11.:q1.1inirnonb; •· 1::.11vi, ul 1111cr 1li 11 in l) 1;Jd ;c1:.;:;(:v;nn;11l l'C'fF.11 L rr1w;t ill" 1,labo1,it1Jd, putliriu fotwi:lrd rrw,1sur,~s to tn~at V•/il:;h->,S (:rnlid, liquicl ::ind ~Fll,COU~,) dJHI the env irnn I ne11 l~1 I 1r1 o 11 ito r•in ~J mg i mo; thc,;e report, rn u st be; upp1 vvl:d by ii IL:, luc;il unviw11111c:;11Lc1I r11;,11klU(ii11ent agencies; r:or- operntinq aquatic re:,ource--proceEsing e1,tablisf1ments, tlwy inust base themst-,fver, on the Vietnamese st;:indarcb, branch standard~ m; wdl as other reyulatory technical documents to Ienovate, upgn-Jde and maintain their production conditions according to the prescribed requirements. b/ In the course of operation, the owner,; of aquatic resource-processing establisl,rnents must: Treat solid, liquid and/or gaseous wastes as required in the Regulation on management of the environment at aquatic product-processing establish ments, issued together with the Aquatic Resource Minister's Decision No. 19/2002/QD-BTS of September 18, 2002, and submit to the supervision by the local environment management agencies; Apply the food qua!ity, hygiene and safety assurance programs according to the regulations of the Ministry of Aquatic Resources (Standard 28TCN 129: 1998 Aquatic product-processing establishments - Quality control according to HACCP); Observe the provisions of the Regulation on inspection and recognition of establishments which satisfy the food hygiene and safety standards, issued together with the Aquatic Resource Minister's Decision No. 649/2000/QO-8TS of August 4, 2000. Not use aquatic matNials being aquatic species on the list of aquatic species banned from exploitation, as specified in Table 7A issued together with tile Aqualfc Resource Ministry's Circular No. 0·1O000/TT BTS of April 28, ?.000; ! }se only chemicals and food additives on the list of 8dditives p(~trnitted for use in food, issued together with the Health Ministry's Decision No. 3742120011 0D-BYT of Auqust :1-1, ?.001, ,Jnd abide by the Aquatic /~euource Ministry's nc(Julations in Brnncfl Stc'!ndard f\lo, ~a TCN 1 tirl:?.000 prescribinq the use of food ,iduitives in the ,1quntic prnducl pruc:cr;'.dnq If an ei,ta/Jiif:;/irnent whiles lo uc;c rn:/di/ivos no!' un tile permitted Iii ,t, i I rn l I~; l au:=; ,1y and t0:; t lhfi t n, th (1 n : ·cpo rt tile m;say ancl k:;I: r"f',:)IJlb to tlH·, Ministry of !\q1H:it1c l{ei:;ourc,➔~, for co11:;ick1, 1tiu11 :,incl ,1pprova, ~,J ,1 tcludc: them into the lisl of chutnic.:1b, and rn:lditive,, penniHud for cornrnon uso; all ,1quatic product .. prnce1c,sInH establishmonts aro strir;t/y forbidden to 1.1s0 materials containin~i Dlif'.m maUert> \tneldl, aynr, b,;.1111iJ{Ju stickc;, coconut stems, stc1rch .. ) cit· dimclly put tlit-:i above said aliBn matters into aquatic rnateIials for piocessinn for illegal profit-se~:kin~J purposes, thus damaging the national economir; interests as weil as the consunier's interests. Observe the provisions on package, labeling, transportation and preservation of products ln Clause 1, Section A, Part Jl of the Aquatic Resource Ministry's Circular No. 03/2000/iT-BTS guiding the implementation of tile Prime Minister's Decision No. 178/1999/00-TTg of August 30, 1999 promulgating the Regulation on labeling of domestically circulated goods and exl)Orl and »npo.rt good-'!, regarding aquatic goods. 4. Production of aquatic feed, production of aquatic veterinary drugs {Articles 12 and 13 of the Decree) In the course of operation, the owners of production establishments must comply with the following: Before being delivered from workshopt and put into domestic circulation or exported, aquatic feed and aquatic veterinary drugs must be packed and labeled under the provisions in Clause 3, Section A, Part II of the Aquatic Resource Ministry's Circular No. 03/2000/ TT-BTS of September 2:2, 2000 guicjing the implementation of tile Prime Minister's Decision No. 178/1999/QD,,TTg of August 30, 1999. lV. INSPECTION, SUPERVISION AND HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS lnsp1:Jction and supervision n-1e responsibility to spectanci i;upervi:,n aquatic re,;omc€.: production and business aGtivitit~s is assigrn1d as follows: nl J he Aquatic m.,8ource Protection Oopurtment shall havn tn: · onvmizr) and din~rt m1 a national ~cal<·) the w1ilonn specialized inspnGtion and supoivision in production and businoi,:; do1rnlirrn l'nllin!J llndPr the re911lalio11 off.he Deer-cu; I )ir1,c.ll/ p1ldc ,n P, or (.uDfclin:,110 WiL, 1 ti H.= ,;, }ll,:l;1·r 1cd .:iucitH;ll')!,; i1wido i'.tl1d outsiclrJ tlie brancl I in perfc1nnit1\l the ti,,k~~ of im,,pnctinq and supr::rvir,inn ::i.quatic rot-,ourcu pmdu1:{ion and /Jllslncss nctivities whon i1t~(;t:o,~k11 y; bUpt,1 Vi\:.tl ti IU /,quatic 1·,uc,\JUJC,,~ P1 O(E:ctiun Sub-Departmr:nts in thHir performance of UH~ tasks of inspoctin9 and supervising aquatic resource r,roduction and business activities. Direct the Aqu~itic Hesource Protection Sub-· Dtipartrnents to implement the Aqu.;1tic HHsource Ministry's regulfltions on inspection and supervision of aquatic resource producUon ahd buslness activities conducted hy local organizations and individuals as w~II as units attar;l1ed to the Mini~;try, central branches and people's anned force units engaged in economic activities in the localities under their• rnspective management; coordinate, when necessary, with concemed local agencies in performing this task. b/The Aquatic Quality and Hygiene Control Center shall have to inspect the quality of aquatic goods as well as the food hygiene and safety conditions of the aquatic resource production and business establishments according to the regulations in the legal documents promulgated by the Ministry of Aquatic Resources, 2. HandBng of violations Organizations and individuais that violate the provisions of this Circular srmll be administratively sanctioned under the Government's Decree on sanctioning administrative violations in the aquatic resource domain and other law provisions. V. ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION ·1. This Circul;.ir takes implementation effect after its signing. 2. Organiz~1tion,; and individuals conducting aquatic r·ei,otirce production and business activities before the effective date of Decn"!e No. 8612001/NO .. CP may contimin opnrntlnfJ but must ensum tl1e bu,:;ines::; condltiom; pmscribecl in Decrnn No. BG/ 2001/ND-CI > and thb C:it"culm b(-)fore Janua1y ·1, ?.003. :1. tho dop,11tInr:nU;, itrntHute,; ,md c<-;11 ri; undm 1hr: Ministry of ,z\quatic H,>.sources; !iw provincial/ Ill uni ci pnl Aq I.I ati C f{e::;o LI '"U} r; ()!'Vi r:() ~; :111 ,j \ Ile provincial/municipal /\~Jriculture ai"1d l~t1n1I Dcpartrncr 11 Servicf,S engaged in mi'lnaning aquatic 1cG01.irces shall, according to their respective functio11s, tasks and powers, guide, urge ;'1ncJ in~pcct the implementation of this Circular; 8nd must promptly report any problems arising in the course of implementation to the Ministry of Aquatic Resources. 4. The amendment and ,;upplementation of this Circular shall be considered and decided by the Minister of Aquatic Resources. Minister of Aquatic Resources TA QUANG NGOC