Vietnam: Regulation on assay of new plant varieties

Specifically, according to the Ordinance on plant varieties 2004 of Vietnam, assay of new plant varieties may take the following forms:

- National assay of new varieties of plants on the list of major plant varieties which have been selected and created in Vietnam and of imported varieties not yet on the list of plant varieties permitted for production and trading.

- Assay by authors themselves who bear responsibility for the results of assaying other plant varieties.

An assay covers the following contents:

- Assay of distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS assay);

- Assay of the value of cultivation and use (VCU assay).

A national assay shall follow the following order and procedures:

- Organizations, individuals wishing to have new plant varieties assayed shall submit assay registration dossiers to the assaying establishments accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Fisheries. An assay registration dossier consists of an assay registration application and the plant variety dossier clearly stating the name of the plant variety, its origin, quantity, techno-economic norms and cultivation process and techniques;

- Organizations, individuals wishing to have new plant varieties assayed shall sign contracts with the accredited assay establishments as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 16 of this Ordinance.

Where authors conduct assays by themselves, they must observe the assay regulations promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Fisheries or sign contracts with the accredited assay establishments as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 16 of this Ordinance.

Organizations, individuals being owners of new plant varieties registered for assay must bear all assay costs.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries shall issue lists of major plant varieties and lists of plant varieties permitted for production and trading.

View more details at Ordinance on plant varieties 2004 of Vietnam issued on March 24, 2004, effective from July 01, 2004.

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