Conditions for issuance of certificates of eligibility for production of fertilizers in Vietnam

According to Decree No. 108/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, organizations and individuals producing fertilizers shall satisfy the following conditions:

- Organizations and individuals are established in accordance with regulations of law;

- The location and areas of their premises are conformable with the power of production lines, machinery and equipment;

- Production lines, machinery and equipment from the stage of material processing to the stage of completion are conformable with technological processes;

- Production stages and systems use equipment that is mechanized or automated as prescribed in Appendix IV of this Decree;

- Machinery and equipment subject to strict requirements for safety and measuring equipment for testing are verified, calibrated and corrected in accordance with regulations of law;

- Materials and finished products are stored in separate areas and there are shelves or pallets to set products;

- The organizations and individuals have their testing laboratories recognized or have contracts with testing organizations that are appointed to assess quality criteria of their fertilizers;

- Their systems for quality management are conformable with ISO 9001 or equivalent standards. A new production establishment shall have its system for quality management within 01 year from the day on which it is established;

- Their managers obtain bachelor’s degrees or higher degrees in the specialties related to farming, plant protection, soil agrochemistry, agronomy, chemistry and biology.

The establishments that only package fertilizers are not required to satisfy the conditions prescribed in Points dd and e Clause 1 of this Article.

View more details at Decree No. 108/2017/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from September 20, 2017.

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