Decree No. 58/2002 promulgating the Regulation on plant protection, Regulation on plant quarantine and Regulation on management of plant protection drugs

No. 31 (05-7-2002) OFFICIAL GAZETTE THE 'GOV~ttNMENT Pursuant to the De9emb~r 25,···~'do-1;,4t1V1U,iri Organization of the Govetninen( -. -.... - Pursuant to the July 25, 2001 Ordinance on Pf ant Protection and Quaraotine; At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, DECREES: Article 1.- To promulgate together with this Decree: 1. The Regulation on Plant Protection; ·2. Tf l~t~EJ99J!:!t!'dn onPJ'1ntiqu~ra ntine; ~\ Trye :pe Qttla~iOn Qn: M'.inagement of Plant Protec\1¢n:fi}r.t)g $ A(f(c lEi::2.~/fhis:D,eQreelakes implementation effect 15 ctays::aflefmiil~nihg: This oecrf!,e-Sh~Ureplace Decree No.92/CP of November 47, J 993,of the Government promulgating tl)er~wi\hsthe 'l\e'iiulations on plant protect\on, plant· quar~htjf\e;:.:~i-1~, on management of plant protection drugs . .The prevlo us stipulations contrary to this Decree shaH au be ahnulled. Article 3.- The ministers, the heads of the minist~ria1 level agencies, the heads of the agencies attached to the Government and the presidents of the People's Committees of the provinces and centrally4un cities shall have to implement this Decree. On behalf of Govermmmt Pr;me Minister PHAN VAN KHAI OFFICIAi C,AZFTTF No, 31 (05-7-2002) REGULATION ON PLANT PROTECTION (Issued tOgetherwith the Government's Decree No.581 2002/ND-CP of June 3, 2002) Chapter/ GE;NERAL PROVISIONS Article t.~ ThlsRegulatiOn prescribes the prevention and efimination of organisms harrnfu I to plant-rg$pun;:es. ,.-·· ·-.-~ ':(' : . , .. ~= ;~nt resources, )'{h\cihil.~w~ gtoie<Ot~d include food, foodstuff pl~nJJ,;!hqµ$tfi~l?{(uit, tores trial trees, animal feed plant~,)'tt}ttjJ¢irn11tfiefttsfflower trees, . ory,am~ntaJ plants and ,qtherusefijl'pl~nts EisWe/J.the .·p~~~::~~::· hiUt~:~1i~,f ~·$0urce$:wh(6h:·ust :==: y '1 "t1;1-::~if;~i · rats, harmful b!r~,1 j .,!~tt~Jf PrQ'llpl~~~-~99,otber harmful orgar1Jf,r;rp:1;:, •. :, ,\ ., .. ,\ d$l,P[l,ctly~Jyto ~sfoiurntul ~~:~ilil!~::. preventive measurtl1!st~~,~-k~YfJ~1t df;!tec tlor, ):irtd eli:in;~:b:~ns; ::11~~1i;~t;J,½\!h!hi;ong• organizing the direction at activities of preventing and eliminating organisms harmful to plant retources. 2. Economic organizations, political organizations, socio-political organizations, social organizations, socio professional organizations and all individllafs shall have to strictly observe the law provisions on prevention and elimination of organisms harmful to plant resources. 3. Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organit1:1tions shaJI, within the ambit of thf::lir tasks and ··. p6wer~, Jif!:~·'t~tRtl1Pfig~ te and mobilize people, to , imp1em1:fl)t a,nd:::S@~rv}'$'(t;f!1e)m p!ementation of, law .provislorifph.,pr~erit/Ql}~J'\if~1ft11Lnation of organisms ·".'· ," ' , .. ,. ''· .. , \.' ',.,, .''"·•·.~ <J . .,:'·> ... , '·,,. harmfLd to plant resource~•'>'>' .,\ y, . , .· . .•.• .. · .· · .. ·. 2~~i~tif ti~(\ PREVENTION AND,'.EJ-; l~(~?QN·OF .. it~Q-~ ' synchronous[y,-..c;l,QdJimeJy.' l(l:tJre; acnvlti,~~,r~t'f ~$~f,rCh I =~~=t••~ .. ar)d-·othefact.ivities rel~&~':tip'.plfitttre$oon::es:: '::;;-} ' ••.. ··,,,··: t'h'ej ~~~u(es,·,f0r5tl~ilitk~,;~:n,a~Jti~11n·ati ng , .or9ari1ttns h'irrrifu! to·,f>!aW~t¢;~9~-irfleiitttle widely disseminated' prOp9'gat(df a~$<trsJJj~;iff $ftl'OHQ people. '.. .( .. =:'."·>,. :. "h \ ~-, ~: ,\~:. : (:?,>:\: ~),l\<\-~hll,h/4/t\(i;){J"/ term benefits; the StaWi:<i!J1'1'.:&orf~t;:fiv?:tJ:ifinefits with •• • •• • • • ~ •~.i:r.:t--<~ h••,• ,,,, •• <;.'!: :..-~:•.:• .= •~(:, /~ ; 0 • • personal benefits and erlsCJl'ihg,th@common-ben~f1ts of the entlre society; ·. , ' . ; .. ··o' "':'. '•"/' '. > . . .. ·: Arti,cle 8.} Ttj .. ¢9tn:~~I!iift'p.'i~:ii,~,;V1Ptection and ·... ::;:~:~,)if:!!f te )6diets,\¢rj,21 .. 1(1:~~ft<the fol lowing 3. The prevention ~nd elimih'~tldri,'b{harmful organisms rnustbe efficient and at,Jhe);fi!(;t)e: time ensure safety for human health, Culti0ate~•im@hts, ,yseful organisms, limit environmental pollutf,qp ah cfh1aintain ,. • the ecological balance; ·. ·· · · 4. Applying the integrated preventive measures, with importance being attached to biological measures and traditional experiences of people. Plant protection chemicals shall be used only when extremely necessary and in compliance withthe regul<:1tions of the plant pro.tection agencies. Article 4.~ 1, The ministries, branches and People's Committees of all levels shall, within the ambit of their funi.:tions, tasks and powers, have to coordinate in 1.To .. .inve~igate, dete<t,ati~te, forecast and notify .• ,on,tha P9$~ibjUty:aj;dtirn~:~~pearlng .harmful organisms ~s; ~e,t! ~s :ttie·: sc~pe a~d,i(t,dent of harms caused by them;.-.·· · · 2. To inspectthe ·situatibr1 of harms caused by organisms to plant resources. and request plant resource owners to supply documents and create a(! necessary conditions for the inspection process; 3. To guide measures forprevenflng and ellminating organisms harm fu/ to plant resources; to make records on acts of violating the regulations on plant protection and report them to competent authorities for hand ling; 4. To request the People's Committee of the same level or management agencies, production and/or business units to mobillze human and material No. 31 (05-7--2.002) OFf--'IC!AI. G1\/L rrE resources for the work of prevention and elirn ination of organisms harmful.to plant resources'. 5. To conduct surveys, experiments.and guide the appHcation of plant protection technologies to production. Article 7.- The plant resource owners shall have the following responsibilities: 1. To take initiative iri inspecting, monitoring, detecting and grasping the developmento.f qrganisms w.h ich cause f1arms to their pl9rit resoo:rces,onthe fields and in storehouses; 2. To apply suet} hfo'rniNli:>r~E1hf$M{~ptevfhting and-····· elirninat1ng rneasure$i'~·[;~e~t,'tri;liatn{t;r11t; field sanitation, soil preparatiqr1;"i,S9:WJ,hQi$~'~ ··ctltiv~tlon •.of. ahti-d i~se varieties, f~~i1!~P§Q;:'~9½al \wt~flrig aryd dr,ajh~ge, sowing and ~YIYY!tt!t>/J·~tfl¢tly Bccord1ng to·crcp seasons; '3. 'A'.h11l'@~tij!;9£9~risms d~V~l~;'p:ti;l:the ~~1c~nt that the1,tp1;1sf~1.ttttiln~t$:I; the· plarif resource·owners s~au · ~:eft?Jt@~?-lf,ijl5eJy ev~ry phy~ical, :rn.af1u1:11 ~nd ·b10\ogf 9'4l:tfl,~?Pf4~~s:rwen as plalitptotectieD. drugs ~~~,~~trft~~~zm~dfutp::ei~:'.~::~::c:~~ indivjq ~,~!~ 9R~~9,-~'ip~J~!i:l~tJ?.r,o,fu.,~jq~',activjttes; . · · ~!E conduct11,,~l~t?!teqtrf ~~~1v1~es.1~:1t)e;1JEfar~st.plclCe; 5. To r~'(fes'ti:ttilil:::¢djfi~~tenl ·plant. :protection and quarantine' $~t~:'~Q~(~'$:llih~;9rga6fz~tiqhs as well. as individuals cor[~~P! 'Q'4:il~,6Jf,rot$<;t199 aotfvitiesto brief on the situati or\;§f:na,rf(l1q(,X.frl!Ji!Ofs!))~'in !b~wgion and guide. the applic~Hcih,06ere~~nt,iye, ana-·elirninating measures. · ·· ·· · · .. . .· . .. . . . provide guidance on measures to prevent and eliminate organisms harmful to plant resources to the subordinate plant protection bodies as well as organizations and individuals conducting plant protection activities. Article 9,w Conditions for announcing epidemics: 1. On the provincial/municipal scale: ,If organisms harmful to plant resources develop quickly in large areas and threaten to cause serious · harh1s W,ith ov~r60% of the·cu!Uvated al'ea being affected and ·ovef 3.0o/1,FofJhe cultivated area being seriously affect~d)!IC9Q~lriri'to)he regulations of the Ministry of Agricult~'~ ~nqJ~~'fal P,evel9pme11t, the plant protection bodies oflhe,provjD 9¢.~.,9i;c~ntrally-n.in cities shall have 'to conduct tl'.1$ ins~tw,{Vttrifrcation and conclusion. 2'. 0~ the naU~n;;d~i'ie1 :;::,: ':: '• ,; · ·. ac:cordtnft!O,{B.ft:{f9Jl1Jjl~t)~ R~lt1~LlWnf~t,Yot Agnculture ·ah? R~rar~~Y~JAAtrir;r»J,9~:.~13/1.(R,r~on Department sh~llh£JveJ~'.fPP1~~r~~)rwe:;;tif;)aJ1gn:' verification and •··:ccrr~1us:1 on\f }· li ;:;~r:•:i .. ·. :·•::;:" ,\:t~1:::/, Agf1f/~f;1,0-'1{,Q'~frlpet~nce>ifo::~~cide on epidemic ·.ann8uhqefrfeht;:t~'i&iQ~l{K!:i'(§j!i[~emic announcement: : \ ··-~.y : .. --::-::.;:;///f,.;::fi ~•;:>----,r;(t<\"'..-\:/;.' : ,1. Jf';bf9,~0X~fn:S')VQ,IG fi,,t;ause .harms to plant Article 8.- The impierr1~rifat1cm df inforrntation· and·. reporting regime in compefen[plafft protedi6h''ahd quarantine State bodies i(prescribJc:t as'folld°Wsi ' .· · . re1:1ourc:~$/On Jh#::p(.0:yl.n~!l.municlpaJ scale, meeting · the C!,?hd'jtion¥for ~nho1,@:iiig epidemics according to the provisions;jiYGlau~e ·1, Article 9 of this Regulation, the provin:ciaJ/fi:l u nidipc:11 People's Committee presidents · · sh~H (,i#qid~ t1fa:~11Clu11ce epidemics and report thereon to tne·M111/st¥r d,fAgriculture and Rura lDevelopment; '.: . ~ .. : ,··:·; -- ,· . 1. The competent plahtprotection and quarantine State bodies of subordinate levels must report on their periodical, extraordinar:Y, seasonal and annual plans for plant protection as wen as on the situation of organisms harmful to plant resources and the results of preventing and eliminating harmful organisms according to the regulations of the plc,mt protection service to their immediate managing agencies and the superior specialized plant protection agencies; 2. The competent plant protection and quarantine State bodies of superior levels shaU have to notify and 2. lfq~garti~h1s which cause, harms to plant resources ori the hational scale, meeting the conditions for announcing epidemics according.to the provisions in Clause 2; Article 9 of this Regulation, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall decide to announce epidemics and report thereon .to the Prime Minister, 3. If after the epidemic announcement the harmful organisms are no longer able to cause serious harms, the decision on no more epidemics must be announced; tt1e persons competentto issue decisions to announce epidemics shall cancel such dedsions. OFFICIAL CAZLTTE No. 31 (05-7-2002) When announcing epidemics, the Plant protection agencies of all levels shall have to monitor them, propose measures to stamp out epidemics and not to !et them spread, and work out plans to prevent and combat their re-occurrence. Article 11.- Responsibilities of State agencies, 3. Dealing in plant protE:dion supplies; 4. Applying measures to prevent and elirninate organisms harmful to plant ,·esources. Article 13.- Those who clirectly provide plant protection services must satisfy the following conditions: organizations and individuals when decisions to 1. Having professional qualifications for plant announ ce epidemics are issued: protection ( diplomas or certificates). 1 .. '.fhe Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development .··.. 2, 8.avin~Wealth certificate granted by medical bodies shan guide and direct the epidemic s~h!Llo.c $Jities to .. ·. of theJtfijkif[<lt:h/gherJevefs as prescribed; quickly stamp .out the epidemics,. P:t~veht;.theTr}s/jta9d . . . :, 3, H~vfrigJl~~fa~~lt;l®,[Jransaction addresses. to other regions; . ·,·!I :\(:i.:/:, :{;! > ., .·• ' ; F~t:a6ti:~11~f2it'e:~y(d1nii~~k~~~p n pla~tp~tection 2. lhe presidents of th,e: P.eP~le~~·¢Btnrt\ift~~s' at all $ uppl 1e.s . deallqg i th~. P!9V!~tons pn, trad1 ng m plant levels in the epidemic~tt!(t~iit!f1(+6Gstdirectthe. pr/)J~cti()Jl :dru·gs. pte$Cri~.~9.Jn<{~i,R~.gulation on concerned age n c i e•i;(:t'Q·:" &p;o/9ih~te with•· .soc la I rrtaraQe~~:9tofp1ant proti3cuq.ry:·9.l\l~s;'1s's:~~d together organizations and fl1Qfjir1ij··;p,$¢Pie 'fn;ttie ... eiJidernic with thls Deiqree; must also bei'Cotrip)i$(i.with. 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" . ; ' been m~bl!fzed to t~lll\!l/~~f!9c.9~~~tth~~pJ9rryics, .. -. ·: · ·:Arficfe ·1;,;~.>:the d9UQV{ing a~j{C~~~f f;lj,e strictly the prov1nc1al/mu~1c1~H~~~g~~¢rti."1!~~-~r,~~ipe~ts. . J?rohib{~~-d:<\ ' ;:;:,;•: :/,;;::;:?i<>;.:;·., ;,'.;;{ .:·:.://'..• s~a,11 report th~ s1t1.1atiti1\tQt.Q,~ J 1 ~f!'l~~~\~t~r;?r/to the . y,>1':·l;lsfl;lg l;liantprote«lofrn.e~~urisvJ.~!ph may cause Minister of Agnc~lture a 1;~\l~t~!~lfi>pfr:ia~t'Pt~rt:h·er ltange~ t4 h~rhard\eJi'fgs '~'rid:use}ful 'tJrganisms, such report· to the Prime M 1m$hi0\Wh9:"S:5all;q13c)q ,e qn t~e . · as: ·'usltig: pfr:(nt ,pr6te¢~dri-' ciruga:' 0:fr:'tlie list of those application of necessary n'l~~sure}fto stari{f:to(Jfttie banned f[9rn\Js~,· pfantPiP!~iCin drugs outside the list epidemics; y . . , . . . . . .. of those allowed for use;;.using plant protection drugs 4. The plant resource oWn~r~:)an, d relevMt :l lpy,~~Hl.fltd;, ··• . >/:;: -- · organizations as well a.s individuals in ajilae~j9J~#;a'ilti~S. , ) ; )t,~Uttlrit{tti Jraelihg·<~/ .. use the products already must apply measures to stamp out the epidetnics Lihd~r · ·. treate:d,i.ith'p1aht pr°'tectiq'f\d rugs without ensuring the the guldance of competent bodies· · .· ... · · · ·· · isolation duration for each type of drug and the permitted Article 12.# The State encourages organizations and individuals who satisfy· the conditions prescribed in Article 13 of this Regulatton to provide plant protection services With the following contents: . : · 1 nvestigating, anticipating, forecasting the situation on organisrns harmful to plant resources; 2. Guiding plant resource owners in measures to prevent and eliminate organisms harmful to plant resources; volume on farm produce; 3. Importing, exporting, producing, transporting, transiting; stockpiling, trading and/or using plant varieties seriously infected with diseases or plant quarantine objects on Vietnam's list of objects liable to plant quarantine. On behalf of the Government Prime Minister PHAN VAN KHAI No. 31 (Obl-2002) REGULATION ON PLANT QUARANTINE (Issued together with the Government's Decree No. 581 2002/ND-CP of June 3, 2002) Chapter/ GENERAL PROVISIONS 9. Lot of articles means a given quantity of articles with similar conditions and factors on infection p,l"C'i\ew.%S ", · 10. Plant quarantine location is a place where articles llab!e t.o plant quarantine am inspected before being removed sway. . Article 3.- Articles Hable to plant quarantine (also cHIIE:d wticle~; in this Regulation) ~-hall include: ·1. Plants, plant products; 2. Means of production, preservation or transport, e~1rth, ~torehouses or other 3rticlcs wl1ich m::w carry plant quarantine objects. Article 4.- Responsibilities and powers of the plant quarantine bodies and articles owners are prescribed · as follows: Article 6.- Plant quarantine procedures: 1, The articles owners or persons authorized by articles owners shall have to: a) Make declarations at least 24 hours in advance to the nearest plarit quarantine offices; For hand luggage and luggage accompanied on OFFICl/\1 i3A/I:Tffi No. 31 (05·7-2002) transport means, whicl1 areartic/es liable to plant qL1arantine, they must be declared in the entry/exit declaration form and inspected on spot by the plant quarantine bodies. For articles liable to plant quarantine, w/1/ch arc exports or imports or being packed together with other exports, imports (except hand luggage, accompanied luggage of passengers on exit, entry), the goods owners, when submitting the customs dossiers for customs clearance, must have the quarantine registration p.=Xpers of the plant quarantine bodies. · · · b) To create favorable conditiOO$.Jcl.tP.l~fi{~u~raht1.n·e' officials to inspect and samp!~:l~t\lii\e.$'b9 :dpanihg, closing transport mean~1:::stpr~ij,o~,se~">;gOods packages: to supply persotin~l ·f/:lb:!ilEifti piing; ·•· .. ·,·' c) To pay plant quafs'rtaWJ'·~lia~~~\~s presqrit>ed ins:~cT:~t~~:11~~,:r~~f iJit~!Jy"0f t~i;~i~[t: . after the articles ?f'~~~·.~.~~f::1raci~~ti<:1n$, \i\'hete •it is longer than. 2,4' Jf:4jf,,~f.~lia6\,ft}UarartUlie bodies ··. must notify tht~Jf~{~-,~~f!~}~;1$feot ,:: ::- ·. >: .· r: Article 7,¥ 18\k~~Np~fiji~/i~~:M1·n ist13rJ>fAgt!~Wt~r~ and Rural Devej:~P~l~f ilfi~s&~t~rt:rii6~;~ @:4u~liqiz$: Vi•l!: 1 :::o~!~li!l!)f f if~;:;~;: and compiling dossial'~:~~~~~~k,qu@.rMltrj e'jpust b~· . ~\::.-\.(,'·-i·:- ,.,,, ... , .. ,~•:,;''- /.) .. applied uniformly' natidrl,~lf;! ~tµ,r;l£1~(tr~:: §V~~l~;tipns· of '' the Ministry of Agriculturl1! 0~hd:l~ur!:tl D~veldRJrn8nt. .. : . . A./•~<>.-.-.':,•:'.•,'.••,; •: ., ::;:••.--.. -<~•:. . . Article 9.¥ The plant qLiar~ntine offr¢1~i:~k•Wfi.en performing their tasks: · ·-. · · · 1. Must wear uniform, badges, rank'!risfgnia and plant quarantine card; · ·. · · · · · .·. · 2. May enter places where exist 0 Eirtid~s Ji~bl~- tb: plant quarant tr, · ·· · · 3. For secret security and defense places and other special cases, they must be given conditions and guided in the performance of their tasks by the competent authorities of those establishments in order to satisfy both requirements of corifidentialitYand plant quarantine. Article 10.~ The coordination among agencies in the work of plant quarantine is prescribed as follows: 1. The customs offices shall have to coordinate with thr~ plant quarantine bodies in inspecting and ,1upervising articles. Tile customs procedures shall bo completed for articles liable to plant quarantine only after all plant quarantine procedures are carried out The contents of plant quarantine declaration are reflected in tl1e entry! exit declarations. For art\c\es which the plantquarantlne bodies force to re-export, force to destroy or which, after being quarantined i;"l: nd concluded, are allowed for export or \mpo1t; the p\apt qWarant e bodies shall have to notify such to th e:~s.~f~~.~~ .ey! the border gates where $Uch· a.rfiQl$~f$h:ill'be,e~pbft~ 'Of imported,. and at the same tl~¥ti~lni~UVfi~.~Maiti~~n9wlth the customs ~~~;=~f {.f ~~.:1::9 p:'n~ quarantine bottles ' ' ' ' ,' 'c', '; iA- "A·\ h ;\. \. ·, ' ; ',·. .·= ,: ~ ~,-~-. :-' .· , ·.)··'~<;!<'.)!,\~;,~it::'.-t){',:r~--\ ·.: !~i1:I.~ satisfy the folloWlng ¢d,f1d!fJ{ji-FJ$'\;At •1>t -;; .. ' ; · l :~.~·1ng':;gr~ 0 8t~'(ijl~~l;~~~~,~~l~'rtificates by corn p.ete nt plant :p tofei;:Uoft:Ifn:~V §9ijd1 nti ne State . agenclefcif llie:ixp:<,i-ttti~<qtii}tjtrieif 5: ::;,· 2 .. Being. free. ft~ih. pl~rl(::quir~ntine objects and straryge h~rmfal org~n,1stfi,$; /(~Fiy, they have already gbh~ thr6-Qt1f\~at111~nt..: :'{ . . ,' : The Mi~ist~((:if Agri6ult9-~e and R ura! Development shall prescribe plant: qtJ~'r.a,t1fine criteria for imported articles. · ,. ···' Article 12,¥Procedures for quarantine of imported plants: 1. When the imported :3rticJes arriv~ at the first border gate, the articles owners must notify the nearest Vietnarnese plant quarantine offices thereof. The plant quarantine bodies sl,all carry out the procedures at the first border gate. For special cases, the plant quarantine procedures shall be· carried out at other places with 0I·1:IcIAL GAZE:nr isolation conditions; 2. The declaration, inspection, treatment and granting of the certificates of imported plants for imported articles shall com ply with Articles· 6 and 8 of th is Regulation; 3. When water transport means carry articles liable to plant quarantine to buoy No. "O", the means owners shat! have to make declaration and the Vietnamese plant quarantine offices Shall conduct the inspection; if no plant quarantine objects are founq, such xnearis · are allowed to enter ports; if pl~nt q u~raiitih,~ obJects are '' detected, they must b1:1t~e~t~ d:ab~olut~.1y, . The inspection o{lrti~J&ttfcf~;.tit.i~~ carri~d ci'n water ·transport means·:ios1Gb~'cQpducte(d at the quarantine .. :· .t,' / . .;-·• . ~~ /: . .. . locations in V~tfta:~ij$,¢;'PQrts; . .. . .· ' , 4. Artip!,~~; 6tJf ~$t4ril~:'.j~ported.· for re~xport · or, . temporaply. ~~Pfl~9.,~t~~1~po:rt mustg~ thro~gh ~lalit quaranyn:E;tp~#4f~$:likethe imported articles;;>:···. A;j{QJ,;ittJJif f;;J'. : • :: •.. ·. : . . .• i' ' .. [ .. ··.··. ·. .· 1;li/,1t~:J;i:/fi~~o indiVidua1$ that t!\l~M ptaOt. ~~~t~t~~1l~ • ·~1:;i~;;t1•1;f :~::~;{;o~he 1>lff'~t~I 1~\i'~l""r~ttl ~•imported. lh•Y . •;:~iri-:~r~~~,,~:1;;~:i;;~it;:t~:~ ·. :i~~~f tiff !ili~}i=itl;;;:~· 3. Organizations and individuals that import articles which may be used as strains must also comply with the provisions prescribed for the import of plant varieties. Article 14.~ Responsihilities of plant quBsantine bodies and articles owners in the transportation, preservation and use of articles are prescribed as follows: i. The plant quarantine bodies shaf/ have the right to .. supervise the plant quarantine of imported articles as from the time such articles are brought into the yj•r+&~~f i~'.;D•(S must have the plant quarantine oe'i'tinc:1,1ates:c:g~r:ttij~ .,by::V.letnamese plant quarantme bodies -~h:d 1m~t,efoerit~~1neasures prescribed at such certificates)tt:the'.tlpc,~1:?tlN'n,sportation, preservation •· ah d:::;:~~;~;:ti~ii,~«~• bodies are allowed · to c:oo·rt1!nate'1NitM'J~$1~J~~t~~.ar,,qt1ne agencies of the ,:Jii-Jirif i~l\ili~~~:h~~;;; orga'nfr,i'rt),~.;-$,tttl}mLVij\~t~~Qfllif?~.·::st~ge; where they needfo:b)j~l(~qc~j~nt~}~:'6tSi,irttiy,f?r research, the ~r;JJ!i~l~r;c~~rture and .Rural bodies. irt.f )~~~it~* W .~rth7r monitoring a.nd inspecting tHtt~!l~q·~:~fh~rmful or9an!~ms; . · . b) Forne~~I~itii;n~bei,im,porteq for:th~ first time; they may be so\v'r(or eultf,iated only ijtplaces prescribed by the plant quaratitine °bodies ;lh order to monitor the harmful organisms. <Dnly'after these bodies conclude that they do not carry·pf~·ht quara,ntlne o:bjects of' Vietnam can they be putinto production;Jhe duration of monitoring each plant,gtoup shaU cornp!yw!th the stipulations of the MinisVy of Agriculture and Rural Development ' ' 1} r~,ef:,JrJi:l02f,i:i,ti:iSf}iil{iJ ~Jefs infected with plant . .. q daran~rt~•,~~J~f .. ~~1!~~;~,1ected as follows: ,,' i a)iJft~~:i,ctt~J·~~·~.flSn( p gt~d with plant quarantine objects@tYf)ff§,u,~dlh ;,heVietnamese territory but on Vietnam's"fisf"pf'p[arit quarantine objects, they shall c} For useful organisms, when having demands to import them, the articles owners must supply relevant documents to the plant quarantine bodies for considerntion and decision by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 2. The quarantine of plant varieties and useful organisms must comply with the technical process prescribod by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. not be a!low~ditori niport and must be returned to their ' .. · . """"'.'· p!i:!Ce$ .. oJ,,4rigirt or be destroyed. Where they can be ~bSbiuJ~ly<tre.~teo by other measures, such measures shaUbe:e'ppile·d}/ · b) lf th~, ~-it.ici]e's are infected with plant quarantine objects with narrow distribution in the Vietnamese territory and on Vietnam's list of plant quarantine objects or other strange harmf u I organisms, absolute treatment measures to-be decided by the plant quarantine bodies must be taken before they are brought into the mainland. Where the treatment can not be effected under Vietnamese conditions, they can be returned to their place of origin or destroyed. 2. The treatment ofarticles adrift, dropped or leaked into Vietnam from overseas s/JaJJ fa)) under Hw such certificates. )Lirisd iction of U1e pl::int quarantine bodies in coordination with the local administration and relevant agencies. Chapter JV Chapter Ill QUARANTINE OF EXPORT PLANTS QUARANTINE OF TRANSIT PLANTS Attic/a 18.~ The plant quarantine bodies shall effect the plant quarantine of export articles in the following cases: 1. It is so requested under S@.·I~: ~~d,P~roH~;e contracts, or prescribed by th~'(hf¢tn1f1fn·al:treatfes which Vietnam has signeq 9r)iqc:·ejp·:t9t ,·:: ... · .. Article 21.- The transit or storage of articles in warehouses or yards in the Vietnamese territory rnust be notifie,'1 in advance to and consented by the Vletrtam~se.:pla11t qu arantine bodies; and the articles 'lllUSJ:be: pi'i'cked aci:;ording to the commodity , specificafron:!i. ih• citt:i~f:'tci'ayqid the spread olharmful ',' 'organisn:i{frhhe .proee'~s;or.fr~nipqrtation and-storage. • •• • , • •... • • •. • '• , • • •' ~ Y. •iv• • . : , ;,.-- ) ' -"1·:, {<-··/:~·- :~>~ ;~:. .: . .. 2. The articles ownerg~qµfstpl~!'lt,quarantlne. :/>:. -- ·:)>r/~= /-.> ;(<~;.· :>- ·-~----;· .: : .. .... :-- · Aflir:le 19, · Ti(€ prpceduful:a.fqtquarantine of export ::'.~ 1 ;~;~;:;:;;; j{~{f :!rt:~r~•:;:&~~~~~ .. foreign countrJta'; :tW~i;tjqlJr~wffe.rs· h)ustonotify it)'. advance the ~~.ari~,i~?l~~t¥t1ri~-~~~i,5.fNetet>f;, ... i>• 2. The. pJa~;~ ijtivjfiJitbMies shall,carcyr9ut-the .. quaranline•p~·~~4u~:~r:l~vi:~~~f9MGc,ePt · the requests dfc tM::;~rtl.911!~':,JlW,n~~~-'.~pq Q:ct •the ·preliminary ins~Jig9.atl h~;ptQ~~Jtr~1¥·91W·r~$,~tyati?n· estabfi~hments fyf,~Q4~f81n'(p~~&ffic/ J29 ~t{Q~~~~,t. • at t.he final borderqij(,fb~,161~ ca:~~,;\tiJt'lnsp:ec,b9~ ~~g re-1 nsp~ct1on musf~~e\CoJlQ~~l~J~}Jf•\l°nHb~·~laht , .·· qua;~~~:ed;c:~:::?1~~wlli~,h/:;:.~~Qti'b1i'ntirl:~ .' . .. of plant quarantine cert~i(t ijt4)<to(;~f p6rf~~/p/ds shkn comply with the provisidn{'.1~.::Artiofe~:·6;;~r,,H:-'.a/qf this·, RegiJ!ation. · ... : · '-··.:"i-.. ·.\ >·••· . ··•. /~ ,tic}e. 22;- ·• Pro:ceiji.iffis J~f~9~~ntine of. export ~,Ja?~'sh~UJnc!ude: '.: ·,'' .: ;;'.:/si;;}'i/¥:;<'•::·\ ·· .. ·~ .JWheh-!he ·c:!;tic!es trar,ij it'Jti/~J:i~h the first ,' /!,.\;~~mE\~e:':b()rder:,Qate, ,· ;th.e ;,'.~rpsfllt~~(~):J~rs rnu st · 1t~dfa{e·'{"1tn:theneare,~t plan! 9.9~riin'1~~)~~u;:es and •;•prgq~~,~e\pla,nt quarantine o!i~i~~~J'.4~~\~,,¥{untries ... t0:!t~~,~~·~an[~;;~lliWIW1ahall hav~ tl'le rtghh~:.~uper,v,ise s1.1Qn-; .' ' , '~tnri'lae?if the ·•:::~1.nd r'!'rn tt;YJt!~~~l~dl/atl'.ti.!'.~~11!1Wj!1'1asbktehd ' I prupen;1 "i;;O · ,;,f ,,,o,',:;,..,Jf"lrJlP.u)iy ~'"'~,T'.~ilfm , e articles. ovJA~rtmu~{}~,,Jt3~tm~nt1b~tdies or re~ t~~:;r~i,tq~~:= fur v' .-.• .i' ' ' '·. '. ··• ' · .. ' :' : '::t~:aR:ter ~ : ) QU.ARAN,TINE QFt0OMESTIC PLANTS Article 20.- Responsibilities o-f..Pl.)~t q·uarahtine bodies and articles owners in the tf~pspo(\atjPri of articles. out of Vietnamese territory are .prl:il!3crjbed. :as . ·. r·!··n \ff: . . . ·< ··, . . ;(;~ - · ; ; ·\·. •·' ; : i Artiqle 24,.~.,0onterits of.the quarantine of domestic follows: ··· · ··. ;·. , ·. ·. ";"..: .. •;' 1 . The plant quarantine bodies sh~tl have the right to supervise the plant quarantine of export articles from the time the articles are inspected, re,inspected, granted plaht quarantine certificates to the time they are transported out of Vietnamese territory; 2. The export articles owners must acquire plant quarantine certificates as provided for in Article 18 of this l~egufation for ti!. - transportation of articles from the places of plant quarantine of export articles to foreign countries and must apply all measures prescribed in ·pl~nls:·'': " · 1. Managing the situaHdn of harmful organisms subject to Vietnam's plant quarantine: and useful organisms; ?. Controlling and applying treatment measures upon the detection of epidemfcs focuses. Article 25,· Responsibilities of the competent plant protection and quarantine State bodies: 1. To regularly fnvestfgate, monitor and supervise the sit'Jation of harmful organisms on imported piant hlo. ::11 (0!:i-7-2002) OFFICIAL GAZE 1· 11~ varieties and plant products kept in storehouses; 2, When plant varieties and/or useful organisms are imported into the localities for sowing, cultivation or use, the !ocal competent plant protection and quarantine State bodies shall have to: a) Check the papers on plant quarantine of plant and 13lop llieir spread, and at tt1e sc1me ti me to immediately report to the nearest competent plant protection and quarantine State bodies or local administration thereon; 3. To apply article-treating measures decided by the competent plant protection and quarantine State bodies; varietfes and useful organisms; 4. To create aH conditlons for the competent plant b) Monitor and supervise places wher~. they are protection and quarantine State bodies to further monitor sown, cultivated or used; --- - am:! ·inspect the al ready-treated articles in the process c) !f the articles owne rs•-f~'i'({cii COMpl}{'With the of $oWINliil~d.cultivation, use and preservation; imported plant qua,ra,09n.f,Rr§cid,~r~~,Lpr;~s:c:obedJn . -,:. '5. T6 be;~f::~H. costs of applying the treatment Article 12 of this f{e9W~t~~~::!He·f9:c,;1I:·sonfpetent plant "rriecis ures;'/Q.' ih$Pec;(the granting of certificates of protection and ,:-9 yat~fJtin!it ;9t~te b:od ies, shall. apply quarantirye9f dorn$sti~lly:transported articles according measures as p)'e,$pfib!;idJiyJaw; ' -. / .· •- ' ' ' ,' '' to the law· pi:ovlsioris/ •"., ·• ' ·. 3 - DeterfT)Nie'.t~.~:':j;bijncary··o($pidemiC feQion, ·Articte·21.M·t~~.d~el~;ttlbh: inspectiotl,' t1·eatment, locations forq\.larahijn~:9fdomestic pJaflts.whert'c1rt)cles - - - . < , , . ••. , •.. , . . . are t ran·~:P9#~,d,h:>~t::~lth E! epfdemici regi g:~:.· ~9~.~~cf' ' ':~nd pran,tm gpf ~rt1fl~~l!~f(W~f~~t1 ne of dome~t,?a//y the msp~~~9~ ,; :gp~ryf certlficate of q u~ r;JnJi h~ pf\ ~ranspo.rt~d. ~~19le;~-· s~'I'~f>!.91 ~1th the prov1s1ons dame $ll¢a lJY;,i)ri/t$~c,rted p la hts·, -s up~rvis 13•Jhe -.. m Article~ q an~. 8 ,?f W1~.;~-~-~,tqn · tra:~ii;~;~:;~~ir~i:::~~ · 'q~.t~r::i,ililiiitt::~j~: .~:; m~r,;r;i~i;~~P?Wi~~; i(I~f ?f :~ p1e9: t~,i~to,ugf1~ from the ·. farl5t~9f;l ~,:-'1'\$re ~t,i9lf~t~.~~¾Jt~~6J}Js carried out for epidemJ~~J~p n, t9?lf 1~WJ~~i:-;: ,:/: ·:> :- , , · -- --• • ,-- -- : - ·thei:iurp~~o~t•s~~b Xtn~l!ieft111S:ilf~n of the· Minister :i:f ·••J~f I:~:, . ofAgriolI\tl r:1;;,::::dOF signs th~t 1 ~p1~~~41~~¥t~~~ct:Jnit~6i~~ri,)i~ region; ', , T~Ei,~,-~~~~l:zATION =::~~-1flfl:~i ; 'A~df~{f~~J~r~on is a measure f · Arti le 11 ,.,-,f, th""o•· -.Jj(.- · .-- - .;;,1 .. 1 6.a.:· ,;,.,F' -t- ,- - - d of.d1smfect1r.n with tox10-cMrn1cal vaponzat1on, Dr tn C · 0 -. m:, · \Ll!nan® 0, , p c;11>1t:pro1eC /On an · • · - • --- •-.}f ---- : • -- </· ·' quarantine. ·. '' : ;:> ' Artic/e!3{J:7,(:l'r9arif~tions and individuals engaged Article 26.M Resp,onsibHitle:s ofthE¼.art!cJ8$ owner'$> ;,:;- .- ;·· .·. ·, .,.· -:·<::'.·;:.,,··; ..... ,'.·.,. ii~~;;~ i: ·:. ; 1. The article owner$'· must regularly' .follow:the situation on organisms narrnfULfppJa,frf~so~rce; they have owned ordirectly managed. At places where import articles are often gathered, transited or brought from epidemic reg ions, the above mentioned monitoring rnust be effected upon requests and under fheguldance oflhe competent plant protection and quarantine State bodies; 2. Upon detecting or doubting the existence of plant quarantine articles on the promulgated list or strange ha rmtu! organisms, the articles owners or the detectors shall have to apply necessary measures to elim)nate in disinfedi p6-. va porization activities must satisfy the ·foJ!qy.,in·g· c$MJt!p11s:' . . ·,-, ., . ·}.., - 1. Having th~ disinfection vaporization practice certificate; '' ' 2. The contingent of officials and technical workers satisfy the requirement~ on disinfection vaporization; 3. Having technical process, facilities and equipment in service of dlsinfectici,~ vaporization activities, ensuring safety for human beings, ,reared ani mais, environment, fire and explosion preventiol'l and fighting; 4. Working places, equiP,"TJent and chemicals storehouses must be up to the sta'/irlards agreed upon by competent functional bodies. OFF1G(i\L G:AZErn: Article 31.~ conditions for granting disinfection steaming practice certificates: 1. The persons who directly manage, run the disin fectionvaporization activities must possess: a) Professional qualifications in chemicals or plant protection of the university or higher level; b) Having worked ln this domain for at least 3 years; c) Having·health certificates granted by health bodies of the district or higher level as provided. for:·.... : ·· · · ... .•••••y-' S • • .</ .:•'~, 2. The persons directly conductingJt,~;l;lisirttecµon vaporization: a) Must go through ·a :9ourse/bfJralhlng on disinfection vaporizatjt}~/)~nd 'be,' te.siect •. on the j r professional, qua I ificatt!;it{~Cand· Ski Ifs by the PI ant ProtectionDepartt(ln7+!tJ:;i. :r: . .::· . .· .... vaporization for articles I ia ble to plant quarantine; 3. When applying tile measure of disinfection vaporization for articles infected with plant quarantine objects, they must be designated by the plant quarantine bodies and submit to the latter's supervision; 4. Organizations and individuals engaged in disinfecting activities, when carrying out the procedures for being granted the disinfection vaporization practice certffiqii~$ or for the extension thereof shall have to pay charge·s,,ndfees,@s,provided for by law. , ' .,·•·' '· .. · '.'',.."'',, ':t:/'::;;;:{{:;;,-:··· ',' c'Q,n-./!i'ifiif{.:"titihe. Government y • 'ijjlf 'i?;I .·•• >,}lr;;,;t{At \ b) Havlng health·'~!~\e~ grimted by health bodies of the district or hii~~'rMt~f ~·$ .• pr()i,iided for . ': : ', Article 32.7g:¢·;:f ~~i;~i-~'.·rd·;grant' ' ~e~ificate~ for,':-··.· d\s fec\ion \laA«rii/4.»Wf~I~~)$·presc:ribed·atfQllows: · REGU.LAf.10N~N•~~N~i~t~;};~t0~,Jim Qu~~~~: ~:]+~~f ~®t~~:i;;J;f ~~rt::1: g rant certlf\ca\e,s ;fo(d\slhf919liory··\i~f#l~~oh, prjctice . to ·organizations~ieJgaged ln :uct,viHes} 6t/dislnfecting ::~:;1::~r;;~!t,~~i;i(lzit)~;p\;lf ~;.·. organ1zat1ons engaged 1tr~tvttlespf dt$1f\{eqtir1f! expor):, import, transit articles ~i)ci,:thase i(lfed~ .,,'{l'.jth· plant quarantine arUcles: · · · .·. · · · · ·· · · 3. The appraisal and granting of protesf;°l9:11~l practice ·. certificates must be effected within 15:days !3Sfroin the date of receiving the valid doss·1ers; 111:i:::$se of .non~ granting, the reasons therefor must be ti:Otifi~d iriwriting to the applicants. · · · Article 33;.• Powers and obligations of disinfecting organizations when being granted certificates tor disinfection vaporization practice: 1. Organizations and individuals engaged in disinfect/on vaporization activities may conduct the disinfection vaporization activities as from the time they fully mee1 the cond1tions prescr'lbed in Article 30 of this Regulation and commit to strir;tly observe those conditions throughout their operation process; 2. They shJ\\ be grdnted certificates for disinfection PROTl;CTl0titJ,RlJ.(3-S , . . , ,. · . ,~ , ,,. , , \ .. , , . .,., . i::2:1::rJ~ g~r::tf !j~f 1•J'c~/4~ 5~ '),'; ';, ' i' ,~ .' ,f?:,f)il,(,": ,,>>,'i: ' '' ,' ' • ••.•• ~~~~~~i!~~'~)~~ti' Artlcte 1:~: :,.·; :C;;j,>J :·;: ::~:) <' ~ . . : . . : . ·,. .·· . .-. ·:;: , . .. . . ··:, .. ·- / : .. ! :- - r"!·.--:J: -:·yi.-·-<->---:.- -:.-.·.-·,-.:>-··.- .:>--. ./; 1.T:bls Re9i./l~tio0; pre~c;rlb1;1~(the production, processing, re bottling ;;'.p~ ¢ki rig,. expo rt, import, preservation, reservation 1 ti'ans·portation, trading,. use, . , , regls~tjqotcexpe:rti~e;.;a$.$11iY•tahd destruction of plant . • pr;Qt$'ctlqn qrogs ln YiemarrJ'.. · · '{rh~'pl,~rif ~~techdn:ctfqgs shall include: a) Preparations used fc:i{fjreventiori and elimination of organisms harmful to plant resources; b) Preparations used for regulationof plant growth; c} Preparations used for driving away organ\sms harmful to plant resources or attracting them for annihilation. Article 2.- In this Regulation, the terms and phrases below shall be construed as follows: 1. Plant protection drugs means preparations No. 31 (05--7-2002) 0/TICIAI. GA7FT1T originating from chemical:;, plants, animals, micro organisms and other preparations used for prevention and/or annihilation of organisms harmful tt1 plant resources; 2. Active substances or effective matters of plant protection drugs include substances in finished products, which have the effect in doing away with or restricting the growth or development of organisms harmf u! to plant resources; substances which have the effect in regulating the plant growth; substances which cause disgust to, attract or drive away organisms harmful to plant resources; .•' "'' ----- · . .· /.·· .-:),,:.-. .-·--. :~;':··,·, /.-.-.. .. . , .. ,.--- '/ . .· .··., '.' : 3. TechnicaJ9'f~f n,,q'~rs:pr eparati6ns wi~h ~igh · contents of a9t1f ~:~pftanc€)S used for praces5mg, ~nto 11. Processing of plant protection drugs rnean s the proc:ess of mixing technical drugs with solvents, additives according to given formulas and processes in order to create finished drugs in various forms according to their use purposes; 12. Trading means purchasing and selling activities covering the wholesale, retail and exchange of goods for plant protection drugs on Vietnamese markets. . - . Article 3.- Domestic and foreign organizations and J11diviquaJ&,JhaJ carry out activities of producing, · ·etp6~inu:Jtnporting, preserving, storing, transporting, tradihQ a:n~/dr ,W$lhg plant protection drugs in Vietnam ni'ustif6i~e)x.Ml~ tm.:irti'~ le~islation on plant protection drug M~n:agi3n,~1\t ~-cid-l~~Jnternational treaties which Viett1ary, has ~lQ?:~c(,8t c1c~;~e~ to. finished d~~~~Jl-:::<"/ > :: , ~, . " · '-, • 4. PIEJh(pjpt~ftfeyfli'dtug materia!sin,clµde technical ?' ., ., -~ . . ; . . ... ,... \ ,. drugs a,r{p ·, · · ·" ;~well as solvents usedfor:fi~l,h~d drug p ·, 91l1~{.: ':' . -- - -- -- , . : ·: ' ' ~:.,~f j~g!/f lfrie,ffelh$drugs tumed .o'u f,~cg~iding .. ,;,A'rlicle4'.~ /t.nnua lly,'.lhe).~-,,iri$ter of'Ag.riculture and .,R'utaJ Oev~tqpfrient1nia 1Hpqbli¢(~e the lists of plant prote9t10~:(lrugs:alle>W,~:(drµ$~;}1l ?fit protection drugs 1. re$triO-t~d fro:rn 'U$~;:,~:n~ '#,~6t1PJ:$teftion drugs banned ~ 0Ji;:1a,,~r:!t~~:~::•r~h~t~~ir~e~he~;···- --\trom:?ae onih~,:yi~-tg~M,~j:~J~\lf~},::::•:· ·., .. : When· deemtng",!f/n~e~~$;~'rh :the Minister of ~~7 lli;z~J;:~!;;::~:: reqult;ern~r1~:qn'th~,:w~i0;(:i!ar.physical ·ptopertjes, of th~ . finish~~.~$i:Z~M~tif~ta \~ v~riou~ ~~,r,~s\ '; :·.- ; ,, ·: ! -· . 7. 1sqt}!~!£ti'!1/!~!qi\,~tjn ~:the qii~fmu!UperiOd of . trme from ~Vf~S:t~,,ftti,~J· u$,it9f plant prqtecti9n drug~ · to the da~:-t?t°fh~tl{ estir,g'j:ifcltJudts.-in the ,cuj!ivatio n ·, process;. or th~Ji) ir:f\ulp::du'rcitlqr) fr~m itie ~mii of fin~I ·. use of plant prQi~?J,14i'"yps.¼: tge !lni~ o,{usin'Q:!Jrqdocts: ' · in the prese,vat1bhpt()~~; · · · B. Residue mea~'.$ the:'~ffi.ount of active sl.ibsta~ces of plant protection dtugs/'cterivatives: ar1dm~:t~b'cj'jjc< products of plant protectiortdru·g#j haviriQ:toxiC ~lerriijrifs : left in commodity farm prpd1me and environnienfa.tter' -.. the useof plant protecti¢n drugs; . 9. The permitted maximum residue means the maximum amount of a type of plant-protection drug permitted to be left in farm produce, foodstuff or animal feeds Without causing harms to human beings and reared animals: The permitted maximum residue shall be expressed in miligrams of plant protection drugs in a kilogram of commodity farm produce; 10. Production of plant protection drugs means the process of composing, processing active substances or tedrnical drugs; ISfil■t·~;~:=: ·The effectlv'~ clut/;lti0fi0 for-thef1rripler);entat1on of such . ·. : . . / . ·-=;:,,.' ~ > ·· .. f-··-~--- .'. . . .· ,· .· ·,.· ,-:~!) .'.· ~¢cisfon1s,ha)tti1aJsU.Ptl lated ,byY;lefM,l nistry of Agriculture ~-~~:"~u 11;:~~{1J,t.e8}{!;l,d:~:~pe of drug. < Artic1EidiiiP'.1;f\e:'fqlkiWlntJ4tcts shall be strictly ptphi~l,t,~~;;\}:i\::,,,.··:/::::-::i,:'<:.i:::\- - ,· : 1 J P r'Qcl~O-iQQ)Y pr9c$f}s.1dg, rebottling; packing, lmport1~g,.sJ6ritig{tra'rtspi5rtf11g, trading and using plant prote6tip11 dr:tJg'/i'bn tt}e !ist of those banned from use; fake plan(pry,.t~ction.drugs; plant protection drugs with ~n!~!;!:Qt~fi,,fodjfhs; plant prot~ctfon drugs wfth marks rnccm1pa"ble with the regulations on trademarks or fhfringiriifuporfthe trademarks being protected; plant protection :drugs outside the lists of those restricted from . . use, allowed for use in Vietnam, except for cases of import for assay or use in foreign investment projects under the provisions in Clause 3, Article 31 of the Ordf nance on Plant Protection and Quarantine; 2. Importing, exporting, trading and/or using expired plant protection drugs; 3. Advertising plant protection drugs which are not on the lists of those allowed for use, those restricted from use and those banned frorn use on the Vietnamese terriroty. OFFlCI/\L GAZFfTE-. No. 31 (OfU-2002) Chapter I/ PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, REBOTTLING, PACKING OF PLANT PROTECTION DRUGS Anicle 6.- Activities of producing, processing, rebottling and packing plant protection drugs include: 1. The. production of active substances, tech nicaf drugs; 2. The processing of active SU bstancei-$ il,c,hnfcal Article 9. - Th c registration for production, processing, rebottling and/or packing of plant protection drugs shall comply with the following regulations: The competent State bodies shall only grant business registration certificates for activities of producing, processing, rebottling and packing plant protection drugs when the persons directly managing and running these activities have i:;.ofessional practice certificates gn:l,rited by the plant protection State bodies 1n theJbcaliti t:!J;L . ,.-· -<./·( .J···· -,:'":.,·'.•:· .. :. drugs into finished drugs in varioutl;-fotrns:forit$.e; •• , · ·· 3. The rebottli ng, packir)g of pl~W?prbfi:!~tldn'd.rug~ from larger amounts or S~B~.cffi~~j~\d 1 ½'Jf!~l!eitines. · . ·. Org~niz~'f i?h~:a:~<} ing.~i~:\;1al~ n:iay produce, process, rebott10.tf1d!tir•p~c;k:Pl~11l prBt§tt.LPn drugs as from the lime ttieYsatisfi/al!tt1¢'co~~lt1af:Yft~rescribed in Article 7 ofthlsRegutatioi'I ah,d cOCT)i'f1it~:1~~~ observe those Article 7.- Orgqti;z~l~b,{s:~i:J'itndiViduals that ·. produce, pl"ocess, rebgth~ a"nd/p/~ic~ pbntprpteqtion drugs mustful!y s9fj~t9ffift9Upwing i::oMmons:: ,•··· ... 1. T~e personf:f~~~i~i,t~Uf:funJhe:pr~qvctlon; . . con,dit16ns·th rdughout the·GJ3f~t86,qt>,}r~tion. .•: ·Fdreign ar/{i!t1iza·tions,ih'H%~~ftlq~~¢Qer~til]g in .·· .~~1~p~=~n~t~::;nt~u!:·~~~ii~~ :i~:~~ ~~:,~:;; ~~ttff i~,;;rtl;\r:J:~100! . 2. Their piq,~µ41~~');1~q,~1$Jt)'g;·.r~t)ott,Uhs°;,P~Jlslng t~chnological P~f$JI~-r~~b!~,~t~,;t~~ule~· t1ons and ensu~Jnf:1;tJijMof Plj'!tit]5(ote~i101ti;frugs; . age!c~:~·hJ,)~ji~~!~Jyew:: 4. They have ett q1~8'.~-~!·,~rlch·tql~re.1~Qbfh¥~ieh,e and health safefy;jep. peoples Jea'red ~nlma.ls, ;;~!~~;;ment, ,the fir~:,:~~~: ,::~f pl~st~/~.~fe~tJ~n; and·. 5. They have the waste'.~tre.ati,h~.sys,i~nis:~$J;rovided for by competent environmeoi:bodie1t. ·· '.:\ >>· , .· .· 6. They have product quaifty lnsp·~6{i6n istab!ish~ ments or register with the near~stJµ~Ufy inspection offices for the inspection of drug qualitfbefor~tqeliyery. . "'.".;d•. , .. "/>•" • Arlie le 8.- Conditions for the granp~sfqf ptcif~~S.ionat practice certificates to persons dir16tJy:ru'nning the production,. processing, re bottling and/or packing of plant protection drugs: 1. Having professional qualifications ln chemistry or plant protection of the university or higher degree; 2. Having health certificates granted by health bodies of the district or higher level as provided for, The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall prescribe the procedures for granting of professional practice certificates. . · opin19ns• .. of the Mtn1s tiy pF:~~M~t}~~~d\.·Rura! ·-'D"' "·elo"'m· .. ""nt , ·. ·. - ",. M 1.r~JilJ,, r % , ..... v 't-t .. ,,,, . .··. ' ·.• . \ ,-~1<;'%, w ,., 'Y,,,ti \ \ ,, q .. · 2. f:> /aHt· \!}r9f~tlo(iYef f,4¥)Ht1Fffl~j.1QtJJt~~/a)ready sf g,~~d ~lt h,!o'~~-1~n,J1{tr!~~~~t1~,9~;{?¢Via1 use or fo( u.sa m fo,re1gt.1 ir:iv~sJf:rt~rrt:.Rrelj~~.,(n}il:.1;(nam. /' ··< ::- . '. \ '. ,i r?\t;;JJ·/,; >:{-·!t:J::::,t/ ·.·.· :Artkfe 11.- ;◊tgaH1f~Ii~J1f,~P:~r~~ividuafs that proctuce,:prb(;es.s, 'r~t>f:>ttle."atj'dlp'rp~~:p1ant protection drugs have thi:/fes~onM ~Ntl~:: ,, .· •. . . . . . . .... 1, To reporron th~,:~ril.laUol of quarterly, annual ·. : pr~dl.tdtjqh)j'.>i¢C8S$i6g;,re~pttling ahd/or packing under 'the curr!tirifregl.llations•:pff~e•State to the competent plant' ptotecff6n and qqatant/ne State bodies; 2. When discontin-~ln.g lhe production, processing, rebott!ing and/or packing of plant protecti9n drugs, to repcrt thereon in writing to the State bodies competent to grant business registtation certificates and the competent plant protection and quarantine State bodies; 3. The applicants for the granting of professional practice certificates of production, processing, rebott!ing and/or packing of plant protection drugs shall have to pay fe es according to the State's regulations. No. 31 (05-7-2002,) Chapter/II EXPORT, IMPORT OF DRUGS AND MATERIALS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PLANT PROTECTION DRUGS Article 12.- Import of finished drugs and materials forproduction, processing, rebottling andfor packing of plant protection drugs: 1. Organizations and individua!$ tnay-Jrnportflnished drugs and . materials onth~CJis't&·\~t;qbJgs ,aUoWed for use or restricted frOtl),Uj~ 0Vi~tnffl,ff:i1,0L(he;prociuction, processing,- reboWi p~)(~t.i]pfJ~adk1efgA~¢teofaccording to the provisio!J,i4};{Qjij-~£ic-~e; · · : : · · --- -----, -· •· 2. Orga,n\i,M6 1 £~ha(irtdi,ldualsthat irnport plant protectiory·::~r1~)1e~;~rtf(1s'and piarit .P.~9t~p li Qn drug ~;~:;Jr,-~1IW1~1~hSlJ~! n'C::tit!;Er~$~l: :~~: expo~,- J:I .,----~f'f9.9,~Jffirte ~lready,,.signe:d 'w"tt,h foreign countfi , , kf f WfttJtnPP~:per11i1Wfrotn tp~ IXlinistry ~:tJk. ~~~~;;t:i:: prolit~r J~;i;t~f ~1tl!':i~:~~ use;fqrass.~f.ijh~s', , ,. l9p:1hv~stment projects 1n ~;·~li,;[6~- ~tiltt!r::11;1~:: restric~~;i~S~Jti , , ,~#tafffh~.~ftirfpe rmits of the Minlst[i;;~l~Ql'lb,q!t~:'fitttdRurc1/ ~e'9pment. . -~~'! ; :~~ ~:- )~}t:t,'··:-?: -f ; '!: --~-~-.--; : ·· .. '·. ~~-~:i' :' } ;". ·.-··· The Mi~! ~t~Jif~f!~~fw~~-q:?J~,Vral,9evei9 prn~nt - shall pre scn~.;~~-~~fti.9~s a~ p[~Ur,s for ~rant1n~ of permits fod{!1~.9;tt::Qf pJant prot~fttQn dr ugs,- o .. :~:--~;• ,:-,.".-:" ; /, , :• .~=.••• . <. F •• '.•.~~ •,i ; -:, ,<."," .-- . .-.-'.M• :::. • Article 13.- drgitiifa1tioni•ahli~:dividuals with business registration. certificate$' shall be allowed to export Plant protectiok dru#~:~~~1q.r):,1a,~tla,1 1 s·i~er;eof according to the State's regul~Ons on ·exportand n-nport activities. Chapter JV TRANSPORTATION, PRESERVATION, TRADING OF PLANT PROTECTION DRUGS AT HOME Article 14;- The transportation of plant protection drugs must comply with the technical requirements of each type of drug and must ensure safety for human beings and the protection of the environment and ecological system. Article 15.~ Tl1e plant protection drngs must br.:: preserved in storehouses. The storehouses must satisfy the technical requirements to ensure the drug quality, ensure safely for human beings and the protection of the environment and P.cological system. Article 16.~ Organizations and individuals that trade in plant protection drugs must fully satisfy the following conditions: 1. Having professional practice certificate of trading in .planf protedlon drugs; ' . . (.. :'-,. :, . 2, H!3viri:$ drug,stores and storehouses as prescri~ed;' - -- -- 3. Having ri~cas'sary)szj~ipment to ensure safety for human beings, :~nvi~r'ftn~:91§1 fiygiene, fire and explosion prevention and flghtib~-~ij¥f<llrjg to law provisions. ' .. ·:Attl<:lti ,n-~ coh~1JM:AA?,{9K~r~nting professional ' praotic~ certm~ate~ :titRt,nfpt?t~,Otlfm drug dealers: , 1, H~ying ~ip1oryi•~.~:s~f]~t~@l~t~·vocational training ·•--~::~:~1~:iti~~~~.t~l.t~l\l6{d~~;: 1;~:n~:i by•thljl;,§Y9~9~Partft:l~r'lt~:·f"BK~~~~j \t!ection; .:l!ill~~~;;; practipe CE:! 1 r(if[g,»te"~-:qfpl[i~·.tfl:!f¢~ 1 t1on drug trading. . A~lf:l~-:-1~\:lh~i~J;i~~i~~tate bodies shall only grant Jr,~( 9,Q~lbes~'ij~(~~,tijtt9h certificates for plant p rotei;ftortqrtJg,traclirig;w~~J1J9,e drug dealers have the pr'ofe~sJon(ii<pra'ctic~>'qtirtificates granted by the provfnc1alltT11,1oicipaf.Su b-Departments for Plant ProtectiQrt -- · ', -Orgariltatldr\$ and individuals may trade in plant protectf6n·•drug'$ as from the time they meet a!I the con'ditio.n s prescribed in Article 16 of this Regulation and commit' to:strictly observe those .conditions throughout the course of plant protection drug trading activities. Article 19.~ Scope of plant protection drug dealing: 1. To trade in types of finished drugs on-the lists of drugs al lowed for use or restricted from use in Vietnam; 2. Not to trade in plant protection drugs in a store together with food, foodstuff, refrest1ments, human medicines and other consumer goods as we!! as supplies, except fertilizers. OFFICl/\1. GAZEllL No. ~fl (05-/--200?) Article 20.M Transpmtation, storage, trading and advertisement of plant prohxtion drugs must comply with the following regulations: nnd packages thereof must comply with the law provisions on management of noxious wastes. 5. The destroyers must be fully equipped with anti 1, The transported, stored and traded plant protection poison and labor protection means. drugs and raw mate ri a Is mu st bear J a be Is and 6. Organizations and/or individuals that have drugs trademarks which com ply with law provisions; in stock shall have to organize the destruction thereof. 2. Advertisement can be made for drugs on the list The drug users shall have to gather the empty packages of those permitted for use in Vietnam. The advertising of plant protection drugs and request the local plant contents must be true to the properties and effects of protection and quarantine offices to organize the the drugs as already registered with the M iryistty\qf destru6tio!J,'.Jh'E'.jreof~ccording to regulations. Agriculture· and Rural Development ari\'.f,cCQr\'f,cirrrtwJth. ·:. ·7: f6~:eF{)'viht{i~itril:~llfr;;rpal plant protection and the current regulations on informationa11d -agyertl$efri~)1,, :. ·-. q1Ja ranUhe;?~·Q~ti§i¢'~:~ h ~lJ :'.~~,s LI me the prime .. , ,- :"- respbn's1biljty fo'rgf:~~~$}ti' ~\d~~r~ction, coordinating Ch~pter \l> · · · witlJ\~he en~l~i;1nt1'1ent~1 :p~t~qYQii\}!ifg~rides and the · USE O F PLANT:. P~C)J~¢Tl,~N. DRU~-S > c~ !i¢~rne~: loc,LC>ffiyes:rn ~-~~~~l~.~p,~~:q estruction . . ·.· '<ii , .· .·' 8 /l,JI exp~n S,i:.;S1Gf the destryeti<>ti' b'tust be paid by to ~:c:7.~--p~~f #/~#~tt9tndi:ktii~1:%tlf :: ) ow1r:~i:1:;:rj1;~:c;zJ~,J,i~r.11 plant perm 1tte~ ~or use 9V tpij~.~,f ~~~1~t~1 f ron;ly$e'tc?- l?n~vent : pr9J~9fi9 n, (:j t\{Q$:•:~pd ,,P,,apk~ \-~:f ~f -~~-~not be ~~~.~;;h~~:~1,1t¥/Jij~f ;;~dtJ;i~°sjl~i··•·.1~:/i1fl~¾~!f ~lt¥1~1[~;'~,. ,~;i1lii\;~: ~ccord1ng to th~JQ~l½'~tfR0~(,d~, 1ru~ 'l~~~-1 ~) u~(rt9Jhe des ttUC~iClrl ~tr:HWY;~ ~cp~1~~--to·~Q\l~Mr)$1ln~ ~-~Oct right dru~s, .··on~~~)1~-r-t, :~br ~6t~;)rit~:::~:r1~~r :~2~Eis... the[(loqal b,l!q~e~·:ff~:!~-~~-t}'l!,At!piffti~~R{,~:;~C,z and thenghtcoo,ce1'H~tld!:r trthJ1itJgJ1f:'ilrt1er,;according , · :'~ '··\'"\}?"' ,-,, . ., ,, !J '½•.::::>· -. J E~;E~~,1;;.· .... R~,~,t-~i~t Article 22.~ . > :,: ; ::,>;:'.i/ ,.~ttic[e~ 3( ~1dtJ1~m.t,g::◊,j:J9,f,~igJt:~t~~pJz.ations and/ · · 1. The -destruction '<>f.'~!ahLPr◊t~~t~;:,dru1i~ c\kd cf ihdiV;tdu,ar, thare~fgge :~~~:r~:~P~J~rces or plant packages thereof must ens t.(i-e- safeltyf9r:ti1.1Ml';i~:b~ing~, . r:>rqt!=!qti~~:drup rrJat¥rrla,I~ :m:~YT1~1s,r-u,:i.der their own the environment and ecolbg ica I systf§itl: ::,,; . : ·- na·rnes orauthoriz;e ~the'f6rgMitiltloh$ or ind ividuats to 2. The destruction of pla~t p · rot€titiblldr't19s· an d registerunderthe'latt$r'S,n!;'!rn~s.tll~Ose of their products in Vietnam.· · · · · - · · -' packages thereof must comply witb/~be technical process promulgated by the Mlnis,tn,j:,f :Scit;in•9e,· Technology and Environment. · · · 3. The competent-plant protectioh: atid,quarahfrne State bodies of all levels, the compete'nt agencies of the People's Committees of the provinces or centrally~ run cities where plant protection drugs are destroyed shall have to coordinate with the concerned functional bodies in organizing and supeNising the destruction. -,f The destruction of plant protection drugs and empty packages thereof must ensure that the maxlmum residue in soil, water and air does not exceed Vietnam's prescribed limits or the World Health Organization's prescribed limits if the prescribed limits of Vietnam are not available. The destruction of p!ant protection drugs = -~ ,--<~r~;·;:-:-.;~- --:'- . . .·: .. - . ·:; -· : .. ·. : ·i, .... ./ ; :: ;Artidte' .24;;· ryp:es of pj~mt protection drugs which r11 Ll$tj~elregi§JeredJ6r Use :in Vietnam: 1. D~ugs wlth6uhictive i,ubstances named on the list of plant protection drugs permitted for use in Vietnam; 2. Drugs with names on the list of plant protection drugs permitted for use but bearing the names of other merchandises, with changes in their using scopes, drug forms, contentsofactive substances, or mixed together into new drugs. Arlicle 25.~ Plant protection drugs originating from plants, animals, micro-organisms and less harmful bio preparations under the classification by the World Health Organization (WHO) or other international organizations No. 31 (05-i-2002) OFFlCIAL CAZETJ"L shall be given priority in cnnyi11g out the registration procedures according to the regulations of the. Min is try of Agriculture and Rural Development. . drug re::.erves, the regime of rnunaging and using the national reserves of plant protectior I drugs at the central \eve\ are prescribed as follows: 1. The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall Article 26.- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural assume the [Jrirne responsibility and c.:oordinate with Development shal I prescribe: the Min is try of Agriculture and Rural Development and 1. The cond\l\ons c1nd procedures for granting of the Ministry of Finance in drawing up the annual plans permits for assay of new plant protection drugs; on plant protection drug reserve and submit them to the 2. The conditions, registration procedure:s, the Prime Minister for approval; granting of certificates of registratior of pl$rifprbtecti8n .·.· · ,:::.z The Ministry of Agriculture ~nd Rural Development drugs ln Vietnam; ', . 'i · >" ,/·'.. · · ,' s5ai1Itiariage)he national plant protection drug reserve; 3. The expertise.o(qfaa!ltya,nd;upe~,·i;;dfv6!ut'ries : : ;i>-3:: 1r1::~a~s-qfn~t(Jral ca(amities, the widespread of plant protectjanf ~rugs 'and ' the t~t 'Of h'e'w plant '' de'veld~oi~~'t oforg~ni$ms harmful to plant resources into protection drµgf-l;leiri,gjh'lhe, prote~s 6t catryln~",oUt. ep\de'mits; :~using ~~ifc;,il~ damage, which are beyond the procedµ te'~Jqr;tts.1~ttation in Vietn~m :, · ' : ', . the ldca!ities' ~p~biUtft~ ~¢v:ent and combat therri, the . i.~;.,"):/(?>.>. . .. ·: :. ,:;· , '.• .· pf13si~ents:ofthe;,prqyff1:ok11/municipal Pt3opJe's Att,·c/e // ;:• {n~,~rant pro~e~tion dru~~:e,.pert!sir\g .• . . e,ortWnf tte~,s and the.: MirJ~ter (Jf Agriculture and Rural and ~a~~,~9;~~~y,oi trye Mm1stf)' 9\~W{~~ll~!,(?~ntt ,-<OevelopmQnt~ba11 asl{{~fth~·~iitrl:~ l;vtinisters permission Rural f?,t~i~-~?;13.~~-' ~ffect the ex p~rtise o(thE!.ctuallty \ tq i,iseJhe natlonalr~~~ "J et'i(d/qme and. method of of pla~t~;j~~P;t,' b~terl~ls aRdl~1~d~~p:~lr;t1·•, \ d$1iv~t,ing (he r,atf9rifa(Pl?~Rt'eft~¢ljo,~ drug reseNe shall to ~ttrdJ!1 ff /?Jt,,h, '' the lnlS ;de ',pt' ;rq, <'~;~: 'f?}~'\: '·•:\ be d~¢ided,.~y: the'.: prih\~~ ~ 1in1~1\r. 'ct,n, a, case-by-case pro civfl'IIr-"'rtJj!i,1□ ~\de ouses- pro uc 1onn,,,,.,.,,.,..,ss1ng ,, . , .·· ... . · · · • · ... ", Ht,." . · . , - .. Elliititltt~ ifiiiillia~~; new t?)~rn;Pf0~11:t,9POp,~f99l :l)h1s agepyy;iis :7.pJ~r~g ;'g ' ' ptote'ction: -~~~•. r,~!!trves,:$h~IF,bt't:'st1pu lated by the ins~e~l:~n~~-~e:•~t:t11J!~X~b-,.~xpertis~;:9t,•9~~llfY::aoA( :.: •~,tQvin.cl 9!(ffjt;1?1q(¥,if .Pe<>R\~'.~~~mittees under the . resrdu~ ;?fiAtflat~.rgt~cllQ,P}~!t.J9S reg;uJ1:t~y.or1~r~~:U.l~rly ,gqil'.l:~hcie Af ,:Y'i~<~ihif1/xfg.((~dcu ftu re and Ru ra I at the re~~~~; r;!f Q92~.~p,Wry!r~.:Jhe,~~$(1)t~ c,fex~rtfs0c·, ',pev$f6phjt;;1;1(aeychf6'1f@nf~ftil<p'fF inance. and assa~\v~D,1~~ettP(tlils.,~~qy,sh¥1!1 serv~,,~s. a ·, , ,:. ,';,' .'" ', , , , ,,,;1.; f,.J,: legal ~a sis,,{~! i~~',$,~@!~ ·trl~n~gem1nt PV11' ~l~t , ; , "' ':, ,,,, Qa l:J~~llft,f the Government protection dr\.J9t\. ''tt),,e~an,t protect)dn dr~gs~xra~i:t!~mp · , , , - ,; ptfme Minister and~ assaying\~:pdy'itnyst'b'e:a,nsweJT:!t;ll~'.t6\awJ6{the · , .· )#HAN VAN KHAI results of its expe~se, ·an,d, iil~say. , . · .· .·• .• •·. .. > . . · 'Article 28.- Org;i;tiz~tiq~s ~nd indi~1,gu,ffiHM\'1~re: · .. · granted permits to assay Q·~v,., planlptote?tlO~~r~~t;1t: certificates Of registraUon of plantprotec li.6~ dr\lg~Jl1ll~t · pay fees according to fawJ,rQvii.ions: . ... . . .. Domestic and foreign,~rganizations and individuals must comply with the regulations on inspection and sampling and pay charges according to the State's regula~ tions on expertise and assay of plant protection drugs, Chapter VII REGIME OF MANAGING, USING PLANT PROTECTION DRUG RESERVES Article 29.- The establishment of plant protection