Who is entitled to register pesticides in Vietnam? What is the application and procedure for the issuance of the certificate of pesticide registration in Vietnam?
- Who is entitled to register pesticides in Vietnam?
- What is the application and procedure for the issuance of the certificate of pesticide registration in Vietnam?
- Can the certificate of pesticide registration be renewed?
- What is the application for the renewal of the certificate of pesticide registration in Vietnam?
Who is entitled to register pesticides in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 50 of the 2013 Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine in Vietnam, organizations and individuals entitled to register their pesticides in Vietnam include:
- Domestic organizations, individuals getting involved in the manufacturing of active ingredients, technical materials or finished pesticide products from technical materials.
- Foreign organizations and individuals getting involved in the manufacturing of active ingredients, technical materials or finished pesticide products from technical materials, who have registered their legal representative offices, agencies or branches in Vietnam.
- Any domestic or foreign organization and individual eligible for the manufacturing and trading of pesticides as stipulated in Article 61 and 63 of the 2013 Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine in Vietnam, who are authorized by another organization and individual regulated in Clauses 1 and 2 Article 50 of the 2013 Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine in Vietnam.
Who is entitled to register pesticides in Vietnam? What is the application and procedure for the issuance of the certificate of pesticide registration in Vietnam?
What is the application and procedure for the issuance of the certificate of pesticide registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 51 of the 2013 Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine in Vietnam, the application and procedure for the issuance of the certificate of pesticide registration in Vietnam is as follows:
Application documents for the certification of pesticide registration include:
- An application letter;
- A copy of the certificate of pesticide testing;
- A pesticide label sample;
- The result of the pesticide testing in Vietnam.
Procedures for the issuance of the certificate of pesticide registration are regulated as follows:
- Organization, individual must submit their application for the certification of pesticide registration to the centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine;
- Within a period of 06 months from the date on which valid application documents are fully provided, the centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine shall carry out the assessment and request the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to validate their pesticides in the Nomenclature of permitted pesticides in Vietnam; issue the Certificate of Pesticide Registration; in case of refusing to issue the certificate, they must send a written response to state clearly reasons for this refusal.
Can the certificate of pesticide registration be renewed?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 52 of the 2013 Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine in Vietnam as follows:
Application and procedure for the renewal of the certificate of pesticide registration
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4. The renewed certificate of pesticide registration shall be valid for 05 years.
According to the above provisions, the certificate of pesticide registration can be renewed.
What is the application for the renewal of the certificate of pesticide registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 52 of the 2013 Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine in Vietnam as follows:
Application and procedure for the renewal of the certificate of pesticide registration
1. Before 03 months till the date on which the certificate of pesticide registration expires and in case of having demand for renewal, organizations and individuals must submit their application documents for this.
2. Application documents for the renewal of the certificate of pesticide registration must include:
a) An application letter;
b) The current certificate of pesticide registration;
c) The label of pesticide that needs to be renewed for the certificate of pesticide registration.
3. Procedures for the renewal of the certificate of pesticide registration are regulated as follows:
a) Organization, individual must submit their application for the renewal of pesticide registration certificate to the centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine;
b) Within a period of 15 days from the date on which valid application documents are fully submitted, the centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine shall proceed to renew the certificate of pesticide registration; otherwise, they must send a written response to clearly explain the reason for this rejection.
4. The renewed certificate of pesticide registration shall be valid for 05 years.
According to the above provisions, the application documents for the renewal of the certificate of pesticide registration must include:
- An application letter;
- The current certificate of pesticide registration;
- The label of pesticide that needs to be renewed for the certificate of pesticide registration.
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