Vietnam: Application and procedure for the certification of the treatment practice of plant quarantine articles

According to Article 38 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine 2013 of Vietnam, application documents for the certification of the treatment practice of plant quarantine articles must include:

- An application letter;

- A copy of the applicant’s Certificate of Business Registration;

- A demonstration of technical facilities and human resource to prove that the applicant is qualified for the treatment practice of plant quarantine articles as prescribed in Article 37 of this Law;

- A certificate of competence and health certificate in conformity with regulations set out in Article 37 of this Law;

- A set of documents to prove satisfactory standards for fire prevention and fighting, and environment protection in compliance with legal regulations.

Procedure and application for the issuance of the practicing certificate of the treatment of plant quarantine articles shall be regulated as follows:

Step 1: Submitting application

Any organization who wishes to provide the treatment service of quarantine plant articles must submit their documents to apply for the practicing certificate of plant quarantine articles to the centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine;

Step 2: Granting the certification

Within a period of 15 days from the date on which valid application documents are fully provided, the centrally-governed agency specializing in the plant protection and quarantine must carry out the inspection on their conditions for service provision; if required conditions have been fully provided, the practicing certificate of the treatment of plant quarantine articles must be issued; otherwise, written response must be sent in which clear reasons for this refusal must be stated as well.

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