THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Circular No. 26/2013/TT-BNNPTNT dated Hanoi, May 22, 2013 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on aquatic breed management
Pursuant to the Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated January 03, 2008 of the Government defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; the Decree No. 75/2009/ND-CP dated September 10, 2009 of the Government amending article 3 of the Government’s Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP dated January 3, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to the Law on Fisheries 2003;
Pursuant to the Law on Product and goods quality 2007;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Livestock breeds 2004;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Veterinary Medicine 2004;
Pursuant to the Decree No. 59/2005/ND-CP dated May 4, 2005 of the Government on production and business conditions of a number of fisheries trades; the Decree No. 14/2009/ND-CP dated February 13, 2009 of the Government on the amendments to the Decree No. 59/2005/ND-CP;
At the proposal of the Director of Directorate of Fisheries;
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural development issues a Circular on aquatic breed management,
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation and subjects of application
1. Scope of regulation:
a) This Circular specifies the management of conditions, quality, testing, and assessment of aquatic breeds, and obligations of organizations and individuals concerned.
b) This Circular does not specify the quarantine of aquatic breeds, the issuance of licenses to export and import aquatic breeds.
2. Subjects of application:
This Circular is applicable to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals relating to the production, sale, quality control, testing, and assessment of aquatic breeds in Vietnam.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Aquatic breeds are aquatic animals and plants, including their eggs, embryos, germs, sperms, and larvae that are used for breeding, as breeds, or as pets.
2. New aquatic breeds are aquatic breeds that are imported or created in Vietnam for the first time.
3. Dominant parent breeds include Litopenaeus vannamei/Penaeus vannamei, Penaeus monodo, Pangasius hypophthalmus, and Oreochoromis spp.
4. Breed creation is the selection, hybridization, insemination, or employment of other genetic measures to create a new breed.
5. Breed cultivation means nourishing aquatic larvae through the complete metamorphosis to adult forms.
6. Breed nourishment means the nourishment of aquatic breeds at the facility for a certain period of time after they are transited from the breeding farm in order to restore their health and increase their sizes.
7. Breed testing means cultivating and monitoring aquatic breeds under certain conditions for a certain period of time to identify the differences, stability, and consistency in terms of productivity, quality, immunity, and harms.
8. Breed assessment means checking and reassessing the productivity, quality, immunity, and characteristics of an aquatic breed after it is produced or to form a basis for announcing the conformity of an aquatic breed.
Article 3. Fees and charges
1. The fees and charges for aquatic breed management shall comply with current regulations of the Ministry of Finance.
2. The costs of testing and assessing aquatic breeds shall comply with the contracts signed by the testing organization and the breeding organization based on the limits imposed by the Ministry of Finance and actual costs.
