Can livestock genetic resources to be utilized and developed be removed from the list of conserved livestock genetic resources in Vietnam?
- What is livestock genetic resource in Vietnam? How is the investigation and collection of livestock genetic resources regulated?
- What is included in the contents of collection, preservation, use and development of livestock gene sources in Vietnam?
- Can livestock genetic resources to be utilized and developed be removed from the list of conserved livestock genetic resources in Vietnam?
What is livestock genetic resource in Vietnam? How is the investigation and collection of livestock genetic resources regulated?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 21, Article 2 of the 2018 Law on Animal Husbandry in Vietnam stipulating the definition of livestock genetic resources as follows:
“livestock genetic resource” means whole living animals and their breeding products carrying genetic information, capable of creating or taking part in creating new livestock breeds.
At the same time, according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP stipulating the investigation and collection of livestock genetic resources as follows:
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology and ministries concerned in investigating, surveying, collecting and storing new-found livestock genetic resources;
- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall establish a council on initial appraisal of genetic resources, genetic nature and biological characteristics of new livestock genetic resources;
- If a new livestock genetic resource is found, the slaughter, sale and destruction thereof are not allowed. The People’s Committee of the province where the new livestock genetic resource is found shall take measures to store and protect it and notify the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development thereof;
- Entities are not allowed to export, research or use the new livestock genetic resource together with foreign entities before it is appraised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Can livestock genetic resources to be utilized and developed be removed from the list of conserved livestock genetic resources in Vietnam?
What is included in the contents of collection, preservation, use and development of livestock gene sources in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 14 of the 2018 Law on Animal Husbandry in Vietnam, collection, preservation, use and development of livestock gene sources are specified as follows:
Collection, preservation, use and development of livestock gene sources
1. Organizations and individuals involved in collection, preservation and development of livestock gene sources must comply with regulations hereof and other relevant law provisions.
2. Collection, preservation, use and development of livestock gene sources shall include the following activities:
a) Investigation, survey and collection of livestock gene sources;
b) Assessment of livestock gene sources based upon bio-criteria and useful value thereof;
c) Establishment of livestock gene source database;
d) Protection and maintenance of livestock gene sources;
dd) Use of livestock gene sources that are assessed and whose useful value is determined in selection, production and multiplication of livestock breeds.
3. Methods for preservation of livestock gene sources shall be applied in compliance with provisions of the law on biodiversity.
4. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology, other ministries and relevant ministerial agencies in sending proposals of collection, preservation, use and development of livestock gene sources under agricultural management to the Government.
According to the above regulations, collection, preservation, use and development of livestock gene sources shall include the following activities:
- Investigation, survey and collection of livestock gene sources;
- Assessment of livestock gene sources based upon bio-criteria and useful value thereof;
- Establishment of livestock gene source database;
- Protection and maintenance of livestock gene sources;
- Use of livestock gene sources that are assessed and whose useful value is determined in selection, production and multiplication of livestock breeds.
Note: Organizations and individuals involved in collection, preservation and development of livestock gene sources must comply with regulations of the 2018 Law on Animal Husbandry in Vietnam and other relevant law provisions.
Can livestock genetic resources to be utilized and developed be removed from the list of conserved livestock genetic resources in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 5 of Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP as follows:
Regulations on collection, conservation, utilization and development of livestock genetic resources
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3. Livestock genetic resources shall be utilized and developed as follows:
a) For internal use and sale purpose, livestock genetic resources shall be utilized and developed;
b) Livestock genetic resources to be utilized and developed shall be removed from the list of conserved livestock genetic resources;
c) The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take charge and cooperate with competent authorities in carrying out appraisal and grant approval for the utilization and development of livestock genetic resources;
d) Entities cooperating in researching and accessing livestock genetic resources shall comply with the Government’s Decree No. 59/2017/ND-CP dated May 12, 2017.
Thus, according to the above regulations, livestock genetic resources to be utilized and developed shall be removed from the list of conserved livestock genetic resources.
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