What forms of veterinary practice are there? What is the application and procedures for granting a veterinary practice certificate in Vietnam?
What forms of veterinary practice are there?
Pursuant to Article 107 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam, the forms of veterinary practice include:
- Inoculation, treatment, surgery of animals; consultation on activities relating to veterinary medicine.
- Examination, diagnosis, testing on animals.
- Trading in veterinary drugs.
- Production, analysis, testing, export, import of veterinary drugs.
What forms of veterinary practice are there? What is the application and procedures for granting a veterinary practice certificate in Vietnam?
What are the requirements for veterinary practice in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 108 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Requirements for veterinary practice in Vietnam
1. Regarding individuals practicing veterinary medicine:
a) Have the Veterinary practice certificate conformable to specific forms of veterinary practice;
b) Have professional ethics;
c) Healthy enough for veterinary practice.
2. Regarding organizations practicing veterinary medicine:
a) Have staff satisfying the requirements specified in clause 1 of this Article;
b) Have facilities appropriate to specific forms of veterinary practice according to the law provisions.
3. The Government shall provide guidance on this Article.
At the same time, according to the provisions of Article 21 of Decree No. 35/2016/ND-CP, the requirements for veterinary practice are prescribed as follows:
Entities practicing veterinary medicine must fully satisfy the following requirements:
For individuals practicing veterinary medicine:
- Have the Veterinary practice certificate conformable to specific forms of veterinary practice;
- Have professional ethics;
- Healthy enough for veterinary practice.
For organizations practicing veterinary medicine:
- Have staff satisfying the requirements specified in clause 1 Article 108 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam;
- Have facilities appropriate to specific forms of veterinary practice according to the law provisions.
At the same time, they must meet the following professional requirements:
- Each person practicing diagnosis, treatment and/or surgery of animals, consultation on activities related to veterinary medicine is required to obtain at least an associate's degree in veterinary medicine, or husbandry and veterinary medico or an associate’s degree in aquaculture, or fish pathology for aquatic veterinary practice.
Each person practicing inoculation of animals is required to obtain a certificate of graduation from a technical training course granted by a competent authority of province.
- Each person in charge of technical matters in a facility provide surgery, treatment and/or diagnosis of animals/animal diseases is required to obtain at least a bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine, or husbandry and veterinary medicine or aquaculture, or fish pathology for aquatic veterinary practice.
- Each trader of veterinary drugs is required to obtain at least an associate’s degree in veterinary medicine, or husbandry and veterinary medicine or an associate's degree in aquaculture, or fish pathology for aquatic veterinary practice.
- Each person in charge of technical matters in a facility of evaluation, import and/or export of veterinary drugs is required as follows:
+ With regard to a facility of evaluation, import and/or veterinary drugs pertaining to terrestrial animals, the person must obtain at least a bachelor's degree or in veterinary medicine, husbandry and veterinary medicine or pharmacy, or obtain a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, chemistry or biology;
+ With regard to a facility of evaluation, import and/or veterinary drugs pertaining to aquatic animals, the person must obtain at least a bachelor's degree or in aquaculture, fish pathology or pharmacy, or obtain a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, chemistry or biology;
- Each person in charge of technical matters in a facility of manufacturing and/or testing of veterinary drugs is required as follows:
+ With regard to a facility of manufacturing and/or testing of drugs being medicinal products used in veterinary medicine pertaining to terrestrial animals, the person must obtain at least a bachelor's degree or in veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or pharmaceutical chemistry. With regard to such products used in veterinary medicine pertaining to aquatic animals, the person must obtain at least a bachelor’s degree in aquaculture, fish pathology, pharmacy or pharmaceutical chemistry;
+ With regard to a facility of manufacturing and/or testing of drugs being vaccines, biological preparations, microorganisms or chemicals used in veterinary medicine pertaining to terrestrial animals, the person must obtain at least a bachelor's degree or in veterinary medicine, husbandry and veterinary medicine, pharmacy, or obtain a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry, chemistry or biology. With regard to such products used in veterinary medicine pertaining to aquatic animals, the person must obtain at least a bachelor’s degree in aquaculture, fish pathology, biology, pharmacy or obtain a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical chemistry or chemistry.
What is the application and procedures for granting a veterinary practice certificate in Vietnam?
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 109 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam, an application for the Veterinary practice certificate shall include:
(1) An application form;
(2) Qualifications conformable to specific forms of veterinary practice;
(3) The Health certificate;
(4) The ID card.
Regarding foreigners, apart from the regulations in (1) (2) (3), the application shall include the judicial records verified by competent agencies.
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 109 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam, the procedures for granting the veterinary practice certificate in Vietnam are as follows:
- Any individuals wishing to obtain the Veterinary practice certificate shall submit the application to a veterinary authority according to the regulations in clause 1 Article 109 of the 2015 Law on Veterinary Medicine in Vietnam;
- Within 05 working days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received, the receiving agency shall decide the granting of the Veterinary practice certificate. If the application is rejected, a written response containing the explanation shall be made.
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