Vietnam: Establishments producing narcotic substance-containing veterinary drugs must archive relevant documents for at least 2 years

According to Article 12 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, establishments importing, exporting, producing, trading and using of narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs and veterinary drug materials shall physically or electronically archive relevant documents for at least 02 (two) years from the expiry of the narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs and veterinary drug materials; prescriptions for substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs shall be archived as prescribed in Article 22 hereof. As the archiving period expires, heads of the establishments specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall establish a council to destroy documents, make a destruction record and archive it.

Besides, according to Article 10 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, importers and producers must store narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs and veterinary drug materials in separate warehouses and cabinets that should be marked with signs and firmly locked, and separate them from other veterinary drugs, veterinary drug materials, animal feeds, aquaculture feeds and raw materials for production of animal feeds and aquaculture feeds, and other products. Traders must separately store narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs and veterinary drug materials in lockable cabinets marked with signs. Users must separately store narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs and veterinary drug materials and avoid loss during use.

Moreover, Article 11 of Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT also stipulates that the delivery of narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs and veterinary drug materials shall comply with Clauses 2 and 3 Article 6 of the Decree No. 80/2001/ND-CP. The transport of narcotic substance- and precursor-containing veterinary drugs and veterinary drug materials shall comply with Clause Article 8 of the Decree No. 80/2001/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government.

View more details at the Circular No. 12/2020/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, effective from December 25, 2020.

Le Vy

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