Application for import of narcotic substance-containing veterinary drugs that are yet to have the certificate of free sale in Vietnam

According to Article 4 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, applications and procedures for importing narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs that have the certificate of free sale in Vietnam, narcotic substance-containing veterinary drug materials are as follows:

- An application includes: an application form for import of narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs, which is made using the form in the Appendix I hereof and the documents specified in Point a Clause 1 Article 6 of the Government’s Decree No. 58/2003/ND-CP dated May 29, 2003 on control of import, export and transit of narcotic substances, precursors, addictive drugs, and psychotropic drugs (hereinafter referred to as “the 58/2003/ND-CP”); the foreign documents must be translated into Vietnamese and certified the translation. The applicant shall submit 01 application, whether in person or by post or online (through the national single-window system or online public service);

- The import procedures are specified in Clause 3 Article 6 of the Decree No. 58/2003/ND-CP.

Besides, according to Article 4 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT, regulations on import of narcotic substance-containing veterinary drugs materials:

- The permission for import of narcotic substance-containing veterinary drug materials is only granted to a producer that imports veterinary drugs to serve its production activities;

- If veterinary drugs materials are not used up, the importer is permitted to transfer them to the producer that complies with the regulation set out in Clause 1 Article 7 hereof and a written notification shall be sent to the Department of Animal Health before the transfer;

- An application for import of narcotic substance-containing veterinary drugs includes the documents mentioned in Point a Clause 2 of this Article and Points b, c and d Clause 7 Article 22 of the Circular No. 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT. The applicant shall submit 01 application, whether in person or by post or online (through the national single-window system or online public service);

- The import procedures are specified in Point b Clause 2 of this Article.

View more details at the Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from December 25, 2020.

Le Vy

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