What are the procedures for granting the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs in Vietnam in 2023?
What are the requirements for trading in veterinary drugs in Vietnam in 2023?
In Article 92 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam on the requirements for trading in veterinary drugs as follows:
Requirements for trading in veterinary drugs in Vietnam
Organizations/individuals trading in veterinary drugs shall satisfy the following requirements:
1. Having the Certificate of Business registration or the Certificate of Enterprise registration;
2. Having appropriate location and facilities;
3. People who manage or directly perform the sale of veterinary drugs shall have veterinary practice certificates;
4. Having the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs.
Thus, there are 4 requirements that individuals and organizations need to meet when trading in veterinary drugs, including:
- Having the Certificate of Business registration or the Certificate of Enterprise registration;
- Having appropriate location and facilities;
- People who manage or directly perform the sale of veterinary drugs shall have veterinary practice certificates;
- Having the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs.
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What is the application form for a Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs in Vietnam?
The application form for a Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs in Vietnam is specified in Appendix XX issued with Circular No. 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT as amended and supplemented in Article 4 of Circular No. 13/2022/TT-BNNPTNT and Article 1 of Circular No. 18/2018/TT-BNNPTN specifically:
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What are the procedures for granting the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 97 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam, the procedures for granting, re-granting, revocation of the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs are as follows:
Procedures for granting, re-granting, revocation of the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs
1. An application for the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs shall include:
a) An application form;
b) A detailed description of facilities of the establishment;
c) The Certificate of Enterprise registration or the Certificate of Business registration;
d) The veterinary practice certificate.
2. Procedures for granting of the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs:
a) Organizations/individuals wishing to perform the trade in veterinary drugs shall submit the application for the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs to the veterinary authority of province;
b) Within 05 working days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received, the veterinary authority of province shall conduct an inspection on site. If the establishment satisfies the requirements, within 03 working days from the day on which the inspection finishes, the veterinary authority shall grant the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs. If the application is rejected, a written response containing the explanation shall be made.
3. Documents and procedures for re-granting of the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs in case the Certificate is lost, incorrect or damaged or the information about registered organization/individual is adjusted:
a) An application for re-granting shall include an application form; documents proving the adjusted contents, applicable to the case information relating to registered organization/individual is adjusted; The Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs that is granted, unless it is lost;
b) Organizations/individuals shall submit the application for re-granting of the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs to the veterinary authority of province. Within 05 working days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received, the veterinary authority of province shall regrant the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs. If the application is rejected, a written response containing the explanation shall be made.
4. The veterinary authority of province shall revoke the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs of an organization/individual in any of the following cases:
a) The Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs is erased or adjusted;
b) The organization/individual commits violations against the legislation and incurs administrative penalties for at least three times a year or incurs administrative violations for 3 constant times for the same violation in the field of veterinary drug trading;
c) The organization/individual no longer performs the trade in veterinary drugs;
d) The organization/individual commits another violation that is regulated to have the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs revoked.
Thus, the procedures for granting of the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs are as follows:
Step 1: Organizations and individuals submit an application for a Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs.
Step 2: The veterinary authority of province shall conduct an inspection of the veterinary drug trading establishment within 05 working days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received.
Step 3: Within 03 working days from the day on which the inspection finishes, the veterinary authority shall grant the Certificate of eligibility for trading in veterinary drugs. If the application is rejected, a written response containing the explanation shall be made.
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