Vietnam: The issuing authority shall notify the result of examination of advertisement contents within 15 days

Specifically, according to Article 9 of Circular No. 40/2012/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, the reception, examination, and issuance of certificate of food advertisement contents are prescribed as follows:

- Within 03 working days from the day on which the dossier is received, the issuing authority prescribed in Article 13 of this Circular shall check the dossier and guide the applicant to complete it as prescribed.

- Within 15 working days from the day on which the complete and valid dossier is received, the issuing authority shall carry out the examination and collect fees as prescribed in Article 12 of this Circular, and:

+ Send the applicant the Certificate of advertisement contents according to the template in Appendix III to this Circular if the examination result is satisfactory;

+ Notify the applicant that the examination result is not satisfactory; provide explanation for not issuing the Certificate and the necessary supplements.

- The validity period of the Certificate of advertisement contents depends on:

+ The validity of the Certificate of fulfillment of food safety conditions issued by a competent authority (applicable to Vietnamese producers);

+ The validity of the document certifying the fulfillment of food safety conditions issued to a country or producer that exports foods to Vietnam by a Vietnamese competent authority.

View more details at Circular No. 40/2012/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from February 03, 2013.

Le Vy

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