Guidelines for the Application Dossier for the Issuance of a Decision Recognizing the Circulation of Fertilizers in Vietnam

The dossier, procedures, and authority for issuing the Decision on the recognition of fertilizers circulating in Vietnam are detailed in Article 5 of Decree 84/2019/ND-CP, specifically as follows:

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Firstly, the dossier for requesting the issuance of the Decision on the recognition of fertilizers circulating in Vietnam includes:

- The application for the issuance of the Decision on the recognition of fertilizers circulating in Vietnam according to Form No. 01 in Appendix I issued together with this Decree;- General information on fertilizers confirmed by the manufacturer including: type of fertilizer; name of fertilizer; form of fertilizer; usage instructions; method of use; expiration date; safety warnings; quality criteria, content of limiting factors in the fertilizer accompanied by the test result slip;- The original report on the results of fertilizer testing according to national standards on fertilizer testing (except for the types of fertilizers specified in Clause 2, Article 39 of the Law on Crop Production);- The free sale certificate issued by the exporting country (for imported fertilizers specified in points a, b, c, Clause 2, Article 39 of the Law on Crop Production).

Secondly, regarding the procedures and authority for issuing the Decision on the recognition of fertilizers circulating in Vietnam as follows:

- Step 1: Organizations and individuals submit the dossier as mentioned above to the competent authority under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.- Step 2: Within 03 months from the date of receipt of the complete dossier, the competent authority shall organize an appraisal. If the dossier meets the regulations, the Decision on the recognition of fertilizers circulating in Vietnam shall be issued according to Form No. 03 in Appendix I issued with this Decree; if the Decision is not issued, a written response with detailed reasons must be provided.

The validity period of the Decision on recognition is 05 years. Before the circulation period ends 03 months, organizations and individuals wishing to extend must comply with the extension regulations as stipulated in Article 7 of this Decree.

For further regulations, see Decree 84/2019/ND-CP, effective from January 1, 2020.

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