Vietnam: How are feed supplements intended for use in aquaculture managed?

Currently, “feed supplement” means an ingredient or combination of ingredients added to a feed or diet to improve the nutritive balance or serve a specific purpose in aquaculture feeds.

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Feed supplements (HS code 2309.90.20) intended for use in aquaculture specified in the National technical regulation on aquaculture feed, Part 2: Feed supplements, Code: QCVN 02-31-2 : 2019/BNNPTNT promulgated together with Circular No. 07/2019/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam shall apply to organizations and individuals involved in manufacturing and import of feed supplements intended for use in aquaculture in Vietnam. To be specific:

- Organizations and individuals shall submit declarations of conformity of feed supplements as follows:

+ Regarding domestically manufactured products, the certification result given by the certification body registered or accredited as prescribed by law shall be sent.

+ Regarding imported products, the certification or assessment result given by the certification body or the conformity assessment body registered or accredited as prescribed by law shall be sent.

- Organizations and individuals shall assess conformity of feed supplements as follows:

+ Regarding domestically manufactured products, Method 1 (Representative sample testing) shall be adopted.

+ Regarding imported products, Method 7 (Testing and evaluation of batches of goods) shall be adopted.

Procedures and documentation requirements for declaration of conformity are specified in Clauses 3 and 4 Article 1 of Circular No. 02/2017/TT-BKHCN dated March 31, 2017 of the Ministry of Science and Technology on amendments to Circular No. 28/2012/TT-BKHCN dated December 12, 2012. Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of provinces and central-affiliated cities shall receive documents submitted for declaration of conformity by organizations and individuals registering their manufacturing and trading within provinces and cities.

Contents, sequence and principles of using conformity assessment methods are specified in Appendix II of Circular No. 28/2012/TT-BKHCN dated December 12, 2012 of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Relevant provisions can be found in Circular No. 07/2019/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, which takes effect from January 01, 2020.

Thu Ba

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