Which Ministry does the Department of Animal Health belongs to? Organizational structure of Department of Animal Health of Vietnam

Which Ministry does the Department of Animal Health belongs to? Organizational structure of Department of Animal Health of Vietnam (Internet image)

1. Which Ministry does the Department of Animal Health belongs to?

- The Department of Animal Health is an organization that is affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, and meant to assist the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in performing state management and organizing implementation of law on veterinary hygiene, safety of animal source foods and animal products under the management of the Ministry as assigned and authorized by the Minister.

- The Department of Animal Health has a separate legal status, seal, account and budget as prescribed by law.

- The Department of Animal Health is located in Hanoi city.

(Article 1 of Decision 1399/QD-BNN-TCCB)

2. Organizational structure of Department of Animal Health of Vietnam

Organizational structure of Department of Animal Health of Vietnam include:

- The heads of the Department: Director and Deputy Directors appointed or dismissed by the Minister as prescribed by law.

+ The Director shall request the Minister to define functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Department, Offices and public service providers affiliated to the Department (organizations having legal status); legitimate admission which substitutes official fraud term; promulgate working regulation of the Department; define functions, tasks and powers of assisting bodies of the Department; appoint and dismiss the heads of affiliates of the Department as assigned by the Minister and as prescribed by law.

+ The Director shall manage the operation of the Department and is responsible to the Minister and law for operation of the Department. The Deputy Director shall assist the Director in supervising and directing some tasks assigned by the Director and is responsible to the Director and law for the performance of their tasks.

- Assisting bodies:

+ The head office;

+ Planning Division;

+ Finance Division;

+ Inspection and Legislation Division;

+ Veterinary Epidemiology Division;

+ Aquatic Animal Health Division;

+ Animal Quarantine Division;

+ Veterinary Drug Management Division;

+ Public Veterinary Medicine Division;

+ International Cooperation and Communications Division.

- Affiliated Offices:

+ Regional Animal Health Office No. 1, located in Hanoi city;

+ Regional Animal Health Office No. 2, located in Hai Phong city;

+ Regional Animal Health Office No. 3, located in Nghe An city;

+ Regional Animal Health Office No. 4, located in Da Nang city;

+ Regional Animal Health Office No. 5, located in Dak Lak province;

+ Regional Animal Health Office No. 6, located in Ho Chi Minh city;

+ Regional Animal Health Office No. 7, located in Can Tho city;

+ Regional Animal Health Quarantine of Lang Son province, located in Lang Son province;

+ Regional Animal Quarantine Office of Lao Cai province, located in Lao Cai province;

+ Regional Animal Quarantine Office of Quang Ninh province, located in Quang Ninh province.

- Public service providers:

+ National Center for Veterinary Diagnosis, located in Hanoi city;

+ National Center for Veterinary Drugs and Bio-products Control No. 1, located in Hanoi city;

+ National Center for Veterinary Drugs and Bio-products Control No. 2, located in Ho Chi Minh city;

+ National Center for Veterinary Hygiene Inspection No. 1, located in Hanoi city;

+ National Center for Veterinary Hygiene Inspection No. 2, located in Ho Chi Minh city.

The organizations affiliated to the Department of Animal Health according to the regulation has legal status, its own account and seal and budget as prescribed.

(Article 3 of Decision 1399/QD-BNN-TCCB)

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