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Vietnam: When is the export/import of animals and animal products banned?

14:25, 25/05/2016

The Government of Vietnam issued Decree No. 35/2016/ND-CP on guidelines for the Law on veterinary medicine.

According to Decree No. 35/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, bans on export/import of animals and animal products are prescribed as follows:

Export:

A ban shall apply to the export of animals and animal products that are infected with a subject of quarantine of animals and animal products or a subject of veterinary hygiene inspection and have not undergone any handling measure or have undergone handling measures which do not comply with regulations of an importing country.

Import:

- Animals and animal products from a country/region being infected included in the List of animal diseases subject to outbreak declaration of Vietnam or the List of diseases capable of transmitting between animals and humans or new pathogens of infectious diseases; likely to cause the spread of the disease to domestic animals, badly damaging people's health;

- Animals and animal products to be imported subject to suspension of import have not undergone handling measures or have undergone remedial measures which do not comply with regulations of Vietnam.

View more details at Decree No. 35/2016/ND-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from July 01, 2016.

- Thanh Lam -

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