Cases where pesticide products shall be removed from the List of plant protection products permitted in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, pesticide products are removed from the List of plant protection products permitted in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as the list) under the following circumstances:

- Pesticide products that fall within one of the cases governed under the provisions of Clause 2 Article 49; Point b, c Clause 1 Article 54 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine of Vietnam;

- Pesticide products specified in the Appendix III of the Rotterdam Convention, or subject to warnings issued by FAO, UNEP and WHO.

Besides, the procedure for removal of pesticide products from the List is as follows:

- With respect to pesticide products governed under the provisions of Point b Clause 1 of this Article, the Plant Protection Department shall submit a written report and proposal to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to apply for permission to remove these pesticide products from the List;

- With respect to pesticide products governed under the provisions of Point a, b Clause 2 Article 49 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine of Vietnam, the Plant Protection Department shall aggregate information, establish the Science Council to consider and advise removal of these pesticide products from the List, and send a report and proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to apply for permission to remove them from the List. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall make a decision on this removal;

- With respect to pesticide products governed under the provisions of Point c Clause 2 Article 49, and Point b, c Clause 1 Article 54 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine of Vietnam, the Plant Protection Department shall submit a written request to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for removal of these pesticide products from the List.

View details at Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from August 01, 2015.

Le Hai

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