Which authorities shall receive requests for changes in address of producers of feed additive product in Vietnam?

Which authorities shall receive requests for changes in address of producers of feed additive product in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 35 of the Law on Animal Husbandry in 2018 stipulating changes in feed additive product information as follows:

1. Changes in name, address, phone number, fax number, email address of the entity registering product declaration or package specifications of the product shall be made on the portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development by such entity.

2. Changes in name and address of the producer, name of product, symbol of applied standard, product's color, using instructions or expiry date shall be registered through the portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development following the procedure below:

a) The application for changes in product information shall include an application form for information change, applied standard declaration, certificate of registered conformity declaration (if any), sample of product's label and certificate of eligibility for feed additive production.

In case of changes in information on imported feed additives, the original or certified true copy of conformation of information change provided by the producer, certified true copy of the enterprise registration certificate or certificates granted by the competent state management agency (for changes made to name of the producer and commercial name of the imported animal feed) are required;

b) The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall carry out inspection of the application and request the applicant to provide additional information in case the application is found unsatisfactory within 3 working days from the day on which such application is received

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall carry out verification and update changes in product information on its portal or provide explanation in case the application is rejected within 15 days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received.

3. Regulations specified in Clause 1 and 2 this Article shall not apply to single ingredients of animal feed.

As regulations above, you may make request to change address of your business location on the portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Within 15 days from the day on which the satisfactory application is received, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall carry out verification and update changes in product information on its portal.

What documents are included in the application for declaration of domestic feed additive products in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Clause 1 and 2, Article 34 of the Law on Animal Husbandry in 2018 stipulating declaration of feed additives as follows:

1. Feed additive products must be appraised to be posted on the portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. This regulation shall not apply to single ingredients.

2. The application for declaration of domestic feed additive products includes:

a) An application form;

b) A certificate of eligibility for production of animal feed;

c) Contract for leasing or processing animal feed in case the organization or individual lease or process animal feed at the animal feed production facility granted a certificate of eligibility for production of animal feed;

d) Applied standards and written announcement of receipt of conformity declaration;

dd) The result note of testing of quality and safety standards of the product specified in applied standards declared and equivalent national technical regulations issued by the laboratory appointed or accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

e) Sample of product’s label

As regulations above, the application includes: an application form, a certificate of eligibility for production of animal feed, etc. and other documents as prescribed above.

This regulation shall not apply to single ingredients.

What is feed additive product?

Pursuant to Clause 28 Article 2 of the Law on Animal Husbandry in 2018 stipulating definiton of feed additive product as follows:

“Feed additive" means any single ingredient or compound of multiple feed ingredients added to the feed ration for the purpose of balancing nutrients essential to domesticated animals, maintaining or improving characteristics of animal feed or improving livestock’s health or characteristics of animal products.

As regulations above, “Feed additive" means any single ingredient or compound of multiple feed ingredients added to the feed ration for the purpose of balancing nutrients essential to domesticated animals, maintaining or improving characteristics of animal feed or improving livestock’s health or characteristics of animal products. 

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