Vietnam's new regulations on collection, conservation, utilization and development of livestock genetic resources

Collection, conservation, utilization and development of livestock genetic resources are prescribed in Article 5 of Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, specifically as follows:

Firstly, livestock genetic resources shall be investigated and collected as follows:

- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Science and Technology and ministries concerned in investigating, surveying, collecting and storing new-found livestock genetic resources;

- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall establish a council on initial appraisal of genetic resources, genetic nature and biological characteristics of new livestock genetic resources;

- If a new livestock genetic resource is found, the slaughter, sale and destruction thereof are not allowed. The People’s Committee of the province where the new livestock genetic resource is found shall take measures to store and protect it and notify the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development thereof;

- Entities are not allowed to export, research or use the new livestock genetic resource together with foreign entities before it is appraised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Secondly, livestock genetic resources shall be conserved as follows:

- Livestock genetic resources shall be conserved in accordance with regulations of law on biodiversity;

- According to the appraisal results, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall select the livestock genetic resources that are distinct from existing ones to conserve and include them in the national gene storage program, research and use them for breed selection, production and propagation, and update the national database of livestock genetic resources;

- Every year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall prepare a plan for conservation of livestock genetic resources.

Thirdly, livestock genetic resources shall be utilized and developed as follows:

- For internal use and sale purpose, livestock genetic resources shall be utilized and developed;

- Livestock genetic resources to be utilized and developed shall be removed from the list of conserved livestock genetic resources;

- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall take charge and cooperate with competent authorities in carrying out appraisal and grant approval for the utilization and development of livestock genetic resources;

- Entities cooperating in researching and accessing livestock genetic resources shall comply with the Government’s Decree No. 59/2017/ND-CP dated May 12, 2017.

View more details at Decree No. 13/2020/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, which takes effect from March 05, 2020.

Thu Ba

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