What is the application form for a food safety certificate under the management of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
- What are the application documents for a food safety certificate under the management of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
- What is the application form for a food safety certificate under the management of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
- Vietnam: Is it possible to submit an application for a food safety certificate online?
What are the application documents for a food safety certificate under the management of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree 67/2016/ND-CP (amended by Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree 155/2018/ND-CP) there are provisions:
Application documents and procedures for and authority to issue the Certificates
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2. The application for the Certificate must be made in accordance with the regulations in clause 1, Article 36 of the Law on Food Safety and must contain:
a. An application form for the Certificate using form No.01 in Appendix I hereto.
b. A copy of the Business Registration Certificate or the Enterprise Registration Certificate which specifies the business suitable to the types of food manufactured by the facility (must be confirmed by such facility).
c. A list of food producers and food service providers who are trained and provided with food safety knowledge. Such list must be confirmed by the facility owner.
Accordingly, referring to Clause 1, Article 36 of the Law on Food Safety 2010 and the above regulations, The application for the Certificate must be made in accordance with the regulations in clause 1, Article 36 of the Law on Food Safety 2010 and must contain:
- An application form for the Certificate
- A copy of the Business Registration Certificate or the Enterprise Registration Certificate which specifies the business suitable to the types of food manufactured by the facility (must be confirmed by such facility).
- An explanation of the material facilities, equipment and tools to ensure food hygiene and safety conditions as prescribed by the competent state management agency;
- A health certificate of the establishment's owner and the person directly producing and trading food, issued by a district-level or higher-level medical facility;
- A certificate of training in knowledge of food safety and hygiene of the establishment owner and the person directly producing and trading food according to the regulations of the Minister of industry management.
- A list of food producers and food service providers who are trained and provided with food safety knowledge. Such list must be confirmed by the facility owner.
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What is the application form for a food safety certificate under the management of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam?
Currently, the application form for a food safety certificate is prescribed according to Form No. 01, Appendix I attached to Decree 155/2018/ND-CP:
Download the application form for a food safety certificate: here
Vietnam: Is it possible to submit an application for a food safety certificate online?
Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 6 of Decree 67/2016/ND-CP (amended by Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree 155/2018/ND-CP) there are provisions:
Application documents and procedures for and authority to issue the Certificates
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3. The procedures for issuance of the Certificate must be carried out in accordance with clause 2, Article 26 of the Law on Food Safety and the following requirements:
a. Send the application specified in clause 2 of this Article through the online public service system or by post or in person at the receiving authority.
b. If the application is not satisfactory, the receiving authority shall send a written notification to the facility within 05 working days from the date on which the complete application is received.
After 30 days from the date on which such notification is received, if the facility does not provide additional documents and complete the application as requested, such application will be invalidated. If needed, organizations and individuals shall submit new application to receive the Certificate.
c. If the application is satisfactory, within 15 working days from the date on which the complete application is received, the receiving authority shall establish an appraisal team or authorize another appraisal unit to write an appraisal document using form No. 02 in Appendix hereto. If the receiving authority authorizes its inferior competent agency, it must provide an authorization document.
The appraisal team, which receives a Certificate from the competent agency or authorized by it to carry out the appraisal tasks, shall be established with 03 to 05 members. At least 03 members must carry out food safety tasks (may invite experts who are suitable for the food production of the facility to participate in the appraisal).
d. If the appraisal results satisfy the requirements, within 05 working days from the date on which such results are received, the receiving authority shall issue the Certificate by using form No. 03 in Appendix hereto.
dd. If the appraisal results are not satisfactory and the weaknesses are rectifiable, the appraisal team must specify the necessary rectifications and allow a period of 30 days for rectification.
After receiving the rectification report from the facility, within 05 working days, the appraisal team must evaluate such rectification result and write the conclusion in the appraisal document. If the rectification result is satisfactory, the facility will be granted a Certificate according to point d of this clause. If the rectification result is not satisfactory, the receiving authority shall send a written notification of the appraisal result to the facility and the local regulatory agency.
e. If the appraisal result is not satisfactory, the receiving authority shall send a written notification to the local regulatory agency for it to carry out supervision and request the facility not to operate until such facility receives the Certificate.
Accordingly, the requester can submit an application for the food safety certificate by online form through the public service system.
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