Eligibility conditions for trade in pesticides in Vietnam

According to Clause 2 Article 1 of Decree No. 123/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government amending Article 4 of Decree No. 66/2016/NĐ-CP, entities and persons trading pesticides shall be required to meet conditions prescribed in Article 63 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine of Vietnam, and the following specific conditions:

One, the person directly managing pesticides and the person directly selling pesticides must hold at least vocational secondary education graduation diploma in one of the following majors, e.g. plant protection, crop cultivation, chemistry, biology or agronomy, or the certificate of completion of a pesticide training program.  

Two, pesticide distribution locations must be separate from food and beverage service areas, schools and hospitals; when building pesticide distribution facilities, it shall be necessary to ensure that they must be at least 20 meters away from water supply sources (e.g. rivers, lakes, canals, ditches or wells).

Three, pesticide warehouses or storage facilities:

- As regards pesticide wholesaling facilities, pesticide warehouses must conform to requirements set out in the Vietnam National Standard TCVN 5507:2002: Hazardous chemicals – Code of Practice for Safety in Production, Commerce, Use, Handling and Transportation;

- As regards pesticide retailing facilities, pesticides must be stored in pesticide warehouses which are built at the distance of at least 20 meters away from water supply sources (e.g. rivers, lakes, canals, ditches or wells), and must be placed onto pallets as high as at least 10 cm from the floor and must be 20 cm distant from the walls.

View more relevant details at Decree No. 123/2018/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government effective from September 17, 2018.

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