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Vietnam: Guidance on quarantine of imported animals and animal products carried along

13:18, 05/07/2016

This is a notable content specified in Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development of Vietnam providing for the quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products.

According to Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development of Vietnam, the quarantine of imported animals and animal products carried along shall be carried out as follows:

- For animals: Check the Certificate of quarantine of exporting country; clinically check the animals; provide prophylaxis vaccine for the animals which are not prophylactic for dangerous infectious diseases; take specimen of animals suspected with dangerous infectious diseases;

- For animal products: Check the Certificate of quarantine of exporting country; appearance and packaging condition of animal product;

- Issue the Certificate of import quarantine for the animals and animal products that have met the veterinary sanitary requirements.

- Make a record and destroy immediately at the area near the border gate the animals caught with dangerous infectious diseases and the animal products that have not met the veterinary sanitary requirements.

- Where the Certificate of quarantine of exporting country is invalid, the quarantine body at the border gate shall make a record to temporarily seize the commodities and handle the case according to regulations.

View full text at Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development of Vietnam, effective from August 15, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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