Vietnam: Contents of quality inspection of aquatic breeds in production

Specifically, according to Article 6 of the Circular No. 26/2018/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, the inspection of quality of aquatic breeds used in aquatic breeding and cultivation activities; the inspection of quality of aquatic feeds and aqua environmental remediation products used in aquatic production activities are carried out as follows:

- Inspection authorities:

+ Directorate of Fisheries: The Directorate of Fisheries shall be accorded authority over the inspection of quality of aquatic parent breeds and the inspection of quality of aquatic feeds and aqua environmental remediation products for foreign investors and foreign-invested economic institutes.

+ Provincial-level fishery regulatory authorities: They may be accorded authority by the Directorate of Fisheries over the inspection of quality of aquatic breeds, aquatic feeds and aqua environmental remediation products within their remit, unless otherwise prescribed in point a of clause 1 of this Article, the inspection of quality of aquatic parent breeds or the inspection of aquatic feeds and aqua environmental remediation products with respect to foreign investors and foreign-invested economic institutes.

- Inspection bases:

+ Regulations laid down in Article 32 of the Law on Quality of Products and Commodities of Vietnam;

+ Applicable standards, technical regulations and other regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

- Subjects of these inspections:

+ These inspections must be aimed at inspecting the compliance with corresponding applicable standards and national technical regulations and other regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; compliance assessment results, labeling, regulatory compliance or conformity marks, records or documents created during aquatic breeding and cultivation processes. Where necessary, inspection authorities may hire independent experts to carry out assessment in accordance with corresponding technical regulations;

+ In case of discovering any sign of quality assurance failure after carrying out the inspection stated in point a of clause 3 of this Article, collection of samples for testing shall be required.

- Sample collectors must meet requirements defined in clause 6 of Article 3 herein.

- Variances that may be accepted for the analysis of aquatic feeds and aqua environmental remediation products shall be subject to regulations enshrined in the Appendix III hereto.

- Inspection procedures and processes shall be subject to clause 3 of Article 29 in the Law on Quality of Products and Commodities of Vietnam.

- Handling of quality inspection results shall be subject to Article 30 in the Law on Quality of Products and Commodities and Article 6 in the Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated December 31, 2008, providing instructions on the Law on Quality of Products and Commodities of Vietnam.

View more details at Circular No. 26/2018/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2019.

Le Vy

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