Vietnam: Inspection of application for accreditation of GMO laboratories must follow 02 steps

According to Article 13 of the Circular No. 20/2012/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, procedures for inspection of application for accreditation of GMO laboratories (genetically modified organisms) are carried out as follows:

Step 1: The site inspection: The site inspection group shall inspect the infrastructure and equipment of the GMO laboratory at its premises and prepare a record (using P10-BBTD form prescribed in Appendix III issued together with this Circular) and send it to members of the Inspection Board before a meeting is held to give an official conclusion. The site inspection record shall be added to the inspection documents.

Step 2: The application inspection:

- The Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Inspection Board (in the cases where the Chairman is absent) shall chair the Inspection Board’s Meeting. The Board shall listen to comments of 02 critics and other members. The Inspection Board shall discuss and examine the documents in terms of the GMO laboratory’s fulfillment of conditions for accreditation, personnel, infrastructure and capacity of the registered operation. The secretary shall record comments of members and take the minutes of the Inspection Board’s meeting (using P11-BBHD form prescribed in Appendix III issued together with this Circular);

- The Inspection Board shall establish the vote-counting board and cast vote (votes shall use P12-PDG form prescribed in Appendix III issued together with this Circular); The  vote-counting board shall collect the result of inspection (using P13-KP form prescribed in Appendix III issued together with this Circular);

- The Inspection Board shall conclude and request  the Ministry of Science and Technology whether to grant accreditation to the GMO laboratory.

View more details at the Circular No. 20/2012/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from January 04, 2013.

Le Vy

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