Do individuals engaging in harvesting have to conduct inspection of tracing of forest products in Vietnam?

1. Do individuals engaging in harvesting have to conduct inspection of tracing of forest products in Vietnam?

In Article 36 of Circular 27/2018/TT-BNNPTNT, there are regulations on entities subject to and methods of inspection as follows:

1. Entities subject to inspection: organizations and individuals engaging in harvesting, transport, processing, manufacturing, trading, import, export and storage of forest products, raising of forest animals, and marking of specimens and wood products.

2. Inspection methods:

a) Scheduled inspection;

b) Ad hoc inspection, which is carried out upon suspicion of violations specified in Clause 1 Article 40 of this Circular or at the request of the head of the competent authority.

Thus, according to current regulations, individuals engaged in harvesting must check inspection of tracing of forest products in Vietnam.

2. Which agency has power to issue inspection of tracing of forest products decisions in Vietnam? 

In Article 37 of Circular 27/2018/TT-BNNPTNT, the power to issue inspection decisions is as follows:

1. The General Director of the Forest Protection Department, Directors of Forest Protection Sub-departments and chiefs of mobile forest and forest fire protection teams (hereinafter referred to as “heads of forest protection authorities”) shall, within their jurisdiction, issue inspection decisions.

2. The competent persons specified in Clause 1 of this Article may empower their deputies to issue inspection decisions as prescribed by law.

Thus, depending on the scope, functions and assigned tasks, the authority to issue the decision to check inspection of tracing of forest products in Vietnam will be assigned to different agencies.

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