If I have a university degree in plant protection, can I open rice plants protection services in Vietnam?
Hello, let me ask the following problem, I am planning to open rice plants protection services in my hometown. I have a university degree in plant protection, can I open this service? Thank you very much.
If I have a university degree in plant protection, can I open rice plants protection services in Vietnam?
In Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013, it is stipulated as follows:
1. Organization and individual shall be entitled to provide plant protection services provided that they can satisfy the following requirements:
a) Any entity who directly supply plant protection services must achieve an associate degree or higher in agriculture, horticulture, plant protection, biology or a certificate of completion of training in the plant protection;
b) Relevant facilities and equipment required to provide plant protection services must be made available;
c) Contact address must be definite and lawful;
d) A written consent from the People’s Committee of the hamlet where these organizations, individuals are legally located must be present.
Thus, in case you have a university degree in plant protection, you are eligible to open a rice plant protection service in Vietnam. However, to be able to operate the service, you need to meet other conditions specified in Clause 1, Article 23 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013.
What are contents of plant protection services in Vietnam?
Article 22 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013 has the following provisions:
1. Investigate, forecast and provide information about harmful organisms on plants; give advice to plant owners to choose proper measures to be taken to prevent and control harmful organisms.
2. Apply appropriate measures for the control and prevention of harmful plant organisms, except for the measures or practices prescribed in Clause 2 Article 34 of this Law.
In Clause 2, Article 34 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013, it is stipulated as follows:
1. Plant quarantine articles must be treated in case hereof:
a) Be infected with quarantine plant pests stipulated by Vietnam's laws, regulated plant pests or alien harmful organisms; Pose a high risk of carrying quarantine plant pests as prescribed in Vietnam’s laws;
b) Be subject to the treatment measures to fulfill requirements set out in the regulation on the plant quarantine by importing countries;
c) Unclaimed or unidentified articles or those which are of unknown origin.
2. Treatment methods are composed of vapor steam cleaning, temperature treatment, hot air and vapor heat treatment, irradiation, reexportation, destruction, export suspension, export and import prohibition as well as others.
3. The centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine shall decide which treatment measures must be properly applied according to the regulations set out in Clause 2 of this Law, except for those stipulated by Article 35 of this Law.
4. Cost and expense incurred by the treatment of plant quarantine articles as stipulated at Point a and Point b Clause 1 of this Article shall be covered by owners of such articles; as regards those regulated at Point c Clause 1 of this Article, the cost and expense incurred shall be secured by the state budget.
5. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall provide detailed regulations enshrined in this Article.
Thus, plant protection service activities in Vietnam include: Investigate, forecast and provide information about harmful organisms on plants; give advice to plant owners to choose proper measures to be taken to prevent and control harmful organisms, except for the measures specified in Clause 2, Article 34 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013.
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