To amend, supplement and annul certain legislative documents on food safety promulgated by the Minister of Health of Vietnam under the Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT?
- To amend, supplement and annul certain legislative documents on food safety promulgated by the Minister of Health of Vietnam under the Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT?
- What are the procedures on declaration of conformity with regulations on tobacco in Vietnam under the Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT?
- Vietnam: When does Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT take effect?
To amend, supplement and annul certain legislative documents on food safety promulgated by the Minister of Health of Vietnam under the Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT?
On September 25, 2023, the Minister of Health of Vietnam issued Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT on amendments to and annulment of certain legislative documents on food safety.
Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT on amendments to and annulment of certain legislative documents on food safety:
- Amend and supplement a number of articles in Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT:
+ Amend Clause 8, Article 3 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT
+ Amend and supplement Clause 4, Article 5 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT
+ Supplement clause 5 and clause 6 to Article 5 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT
+ Supplement 18 food additives to Appendix 2B - Maximum use levels of food additives in food products not been regulated in CODEX STAN 192-1995 (2018) specified in Appendix 1 promulgated together with Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT.
+ Amend and supplement Clause 1, Article 6 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT
+ Amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 17 of Circular 24/2019/TT-BYT.
- Amend and supplement the Regulation on acceptable maximum levels for biological and chemical contaminants in food issued together with Decision 46/2007/QD-BYT:
+ Amend and supplement Part 7 of Decision 46/2007/QD-BYT
+ List of processing aids permitted to be used in food production and trading is issued in Appendix 2 attached to Decision 46/2007/QD-BYT
- Amend and supplement a number of articles in Circular 18/2019/TT-BYT:
+ Amend Article 4 of Circular 18/2019/TT-BYT
+ Amend the content of section 7.11, part VII Quality control in the Appendix issued with Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT.
- Amend and supplement a number of articles in Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT:
+ Amend the name of Article 3 of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend Clause 3, Article 3 of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend clause 2, clause 4 Article 4 Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend points a and b, clause 1, Article 8 of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend Clause 2, Article 8 of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend points b and d, clause 1, Article 10 of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend point d and dd Clause 2 Article 10 Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend point a, clause 3, Article 10 of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend the reference to Article 11 of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
+ Amend Clause 4, Article 11, Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT
- Amending and supplementing a number of articles in Circular 48/2015/TT-BYT:
+ Amending and supplementing Clause 1 and Clause 3, Article 2
+ Amend and supplement points b and c, clause 1, Article 4
+ Amend and supplement points a, b and h, clause 1, Article 6
+ Amend and supplement points a and c, clause 2, Article 6
+ Amend and supplement Clause 3, Article 7
+ Amend and supplement Article 10
+ Amend and supplement Article 14
+ Amend Appendices No. 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06 of Circular 48/2015/TT-BYT with the corresponding forms in Appendix 3 issued with Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT .
- Amend and supplement a number of articles in Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT:
+ Amend the phrase "At the request of the Director of the Food Safety Administration" with the phrase "At the request of the Director of the Food Safety Administration, Director of the Department of Health Environment Management" in the legal grounds of Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT.
+ Amend and supplement point b clause 2 Article 4, point b clause 2 Article 5 Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT
+ Amend and supplement point b, clause 2, Article 6 of Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT
+ Replace the phrase "Cục An toàn thực phẩm" ("Food Safety Administration") with the phrase "Cục Quản lý Môi trường y tế" ("Department of Health Environment Management") in Clauses 1, 2 and 3 Article 7; Clause 2, Clause 4 of Article 8; Article 9; Article 11; Clause 2 of Article 16; replace the phrase "vfa.gov.vn" with the phrase "vihem.gov.vn" in Clause 3 of Article 9 of Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT.
+ Remove the phrase "hoặc Chi cục An toàn vệ sinh thực phẩm tỉnh, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương nơi có cơ sở sản xuất, kinh doanh thuốc lá đóng trên địa bàn” ("or the Food Safety and Sanitation Sub-Department of the province or centrally-affiliated city where the tobacco producer/trader is located") in Article 11 of Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT.
+ Remove the phrase “hoặc đề nghị Chi cục An toàn vệ sinh thực phẩm tỉnh, thành phố trực thuộc trung ương nơi có cơ sở sản xuất, kinh doanh thuốc lá đóng trên địa bàn thực hiện” ("or request the Food Safety and Sanitation Sub-Department of the province or centrally-affiliated city where the tobacco producer/trader is located to take tobacco samples regularly") in Article 11 of Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT.
+ Replace the phrase "Cục An toàn thực phẩm" ("Department of Food Safety") with the phrase "Cục Quản lý Môi trường y tế" ("Department of Health Environment Management") in Forms No. 06, 07, 08, 09 and 10; replace the phrase ".../ATTP-TNCB" with the phrase ".../MT-TNCB" in Form No. 06 and Form No. 09; replace the phrase ".../ATTP-XNCB" with the phrase ".../MT-XNCB" in Form No. 07 and Form No. 10 issued together with Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT.
- Annul a number of legal documents issued by the Minister of Health:
+ Annul Circular 14/2011/TT-BYT.
+ Partially annul the following legislative documents promulgated by the Minister of Health:
++ Annul the following sections in Decision 46/2007/QD-BYT dated December 19, 2007 of the Minister of Health on promulgation of “Regulation of maximum levels of biological and chemical contaminants in food”: Part 1 General Provisions: section 4 (Interpretation of terms) and section 5 (Inspection, supplementation); Part 4. Regulation of hygienic safety for wrapping and tools containing food: section 4.5 (Standards for detergents used for cleaning food-contacted tools and section 4.6 (Maximum Level of heavy metals leaching from food containers for preservation or cooking (excluding those made of ceramic or glass); Part 6. Limit of micro-organisms in food: section 6.5 (Limit of micro-organism in cereal and cereal products), section 6.8 (Limit of micro-organism in flavors and sauces), section 6.11 (Limit of micro-organism in canned food), and section 6.12 (Limit of micro-organism in fats and oils); Part 7 (List of processing aids permitted to be used in food production);
++ Annul Points b, c, d and dd, Clause 10, Article 1 of Circular 29/2020/TT-BYT;
++ Annul section 32 (interpretation of terms; annul sections 3.11.2; 3.17; 3.29 and 3.49 Part III Premises and equipment in the Appendix enclosed with Circular 18/2019/TT-BYT;
++ Annul point dd clause 1 Article 6 Circular 48/2015/TT-BYT;
++ Annul Clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Article 2; Clause 1, Clause 2 of Article 3; Point a, Clause 1, Article 4; Article 5; Article 6; Article 7; Article 9; Point a, Clause 1, Point c, Clause 2, Article 10; Clause 1, Clause 2 of Article 11; Point a, Clause 1, Article 12; Article 13; Clause 2 of Article 14; Clause 2 of Article 15; Chapter VII of Circular 43/2014/TT-BYT.
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What are the procedures on declaration of conformity with regulations on tobacco in Vietnam under the Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT?
Pursuant to the current regulations in Clause 2, Article 6 of Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT stipulating the procedure for declaration of conformity for cigarettes as follows:
Records and publication order comply with regulations
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The announcement order is in accordance with regulations
a) Step 1: Assess compliance with regulations
Organizations and individuals performing product testing at designated or recognized testing laboratories; Evaluate compliance with regulations based on testing results and comply with the provisions in Clause 2, Article 3 of this Circular.
b) Step 2: Registration of declaration of conformity with national regulations
Applicants shall make an application for declaration of conformity with national regulations as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and submit the application online to the receiving authority as prescribed in Article 7 of this Circular.
Applicants shall access the website of the Health Environment Management Agency affiliated to the Ministry of Health (https://vihema.gov.vn), which is linked to the website of the Ministry of Health (https://moh.gov.vn) to make the declaration of conformity online.
Pursuant to the new regulations in Clause 3, Article 6 of Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT amending and supplementing Clause 2, Article 6 of Circular 49/2015/TT-BYT as follows:
Amending and supplementing a number of articles in Circular No. 49/2015/TT-BYT dated December 11, 2015 of the Minister of Health regulating declaration of conformity with regulations and declaration of conformity with regulations for cigarettes
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3. Amendments point b clause 2 Article 6:
“b) Step 2: Registration of declaration of conformity with other regulations
Applicants shall make an application for declaration of conformity with other regulations as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and submit the application online to the receiving authority as prescribed in Article 7 of this Circular.
Applicants shall access the website of the Department of Health Environment Management affiliated to the Ministry of Health (https://vihema.gov.vn), which is linked to the website of the Ministry of Health (https://moh.gov.vn) to make the declaration of conformity online.”
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Thus, based on the new regulations mentioned above, Applicants shall access the website of the Health Environment Management Agency affiliated to the Ministry of Health (https://vihema.gov.vn), which is linked to the website of the Ministry of Health (https://moh.gov.vn) to make the declaration of conformity online
According to current regulations, online announcements can be made by organizations and individuals by accessing the website of the Food Safety Department - Ministry of Health (www.congbosanpham.vfa.gov.vn).
Vietnam: When does Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT take effect?
Pursuant to Article 10 of Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT, Circular 17/2023/TT-BYT takes effect from November 9, 2023.
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