Requirements for the certification of the practicing treatment of plant quarantine articles in Vietnam

Tuyet Hoan

10:12, 12/08/2015

According to Vietnam’s regulations, the treatment of quarantine plant articles must be performed by the organization that holds the practicing certificate of plant quarantine articles. So, what are the requirements for the certification of the practicing treatment of plant quarantine articles?

According to Article 36 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013 of Vietnam, treatment practices of plant quarantine articles must include:

- Vapor steam cleaning;

- Temperature treatment;

- Hot air and vapor heat treatment;

- Irradiation;

- Other techniques.

The organization that is eligible for the certification of the practicing treatment of plant quarantine articles must satisfy the following requirements:

- In terms of material and technical conditions:

+ Build a treatment site of plant quarantine articles, workshop, facilities, warehouse of equipment and appliances which conform to the practicing capability;

+ Prepare a sufficient amount of devices and technical processes;

+ Ensure fire prevention and fighting, and environment protection in compliance with legal regulations.

- In terms of human resource:

+ The direct manager, who is directly manage the treatment practices of plant quarantine articles, must achieve a bachelor’s degree at least and show his/her good health;

+ The employee, who is directly responsible for the treatment of plant quarantine articles, must be trained and his/her expertise and skills in the treatment of plant quarantine articles must be tested by the centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine before the issuance of the practicing certificate; good health is obligatory as stipulated by laws.

This is the content of Article 37 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013 of Vietnam.

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