Vietnam: Conditions for receiving agricultural production assistance in the event of a natural disaster

15:00, 21/02/2017

In Vietnam, farmer households, aquaculture workers, salt workers, farm owners, cooperatives and cooperative groups concerning crop and animal husbandry, forestry, aquaculture and salt production (hereinafter referred to as productive households) suffering from losses caused by natural disasters and epidemics shall be eligible for assistance and facilitated by the State to restore production.

According to Decree No. 02/2017/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a household suffering from losses shall be eligible for assistance if such household:

1. produces goods under the plan and guidance for agricultural production of local authorities.

2. has been granted initial registration of intensive farming (e.g. farms, cooperative groups and cooperatives) and aquaculture (according to Template no.6 provided in Appendix I issued together with this Decree) by People’s Committee of commune or the certificate of quarantine (if any). Households of intensive farming shall declare within 15 days from the day starting farming; People's Committee of commune shall take responsibility to examine and verify the declaration within 7 working days from the day on which the declaration is received. Aquaculture households shall have their declaration verified at the time starting their business.

3. suffer from losses irrespective of timely and adequately implementation of measures for natural disaster management and prevention and control of epidemics under the guidance of professional agencies and local authorities.

4. Time incurrence of loss:

- For natural disasters: Time incurrence of loss is the period of natural disasters occurrence in the area verified by the Committee for natural disaster management.

- For epidemics: Time incurrence of loss is the period from announcement of epidemics to its termination. For special case in which cattle and poultry are required to be killed under the work of prevention and control of epidemics for the purpose of preventing epidemics from spreading as soon as the first pesthole is discovered although it is ineligible to be announced as a epidemic, time incurrence of loss is the period from the outbreak of epidemics to its termination.

View more details at Decree No. 02/2017/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from February 25, 2017.

>> CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN VIETNAMESE

12 lượt xem

- The legal regulations in this article are according to Vietnamese Law;
- This English translation is for reference purposes only and not a definitive translation of the original Vietnamese texts;
- Articles may be compiled from a variety of sources;
- Applicable Terms may have expired at the time you are reading;
- If you have any questions about the copyright of the article, please contact us via email banquyen@lawnet.vn