THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 41/2010/TT-BNNPTNT
Hanoi, July 05, 2010
 
 
CIRCULAR
PROVIDING FOR VETERINARY HYGIENE INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION FOR FISHERY PRODUCTION AND TRADING ESTABLISHMENTS
 
Pursuant to the April 29, 2004 Ordinance on Animal Health;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 01/ 2008/ND-CP of January 3. 200S. defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and Decree No. 75/2009/ND-CP of September 10, 2009, amending Article 3 of Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 33/ 2005/ND-CP of March 15, 2005, detailing a number of articles of the Ordinance on Animal Health and Decree No. 119/2008/ND-CP of November 28, 2008, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 33/2005/ND-CP;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 59/ 2005/ND-CP of May 4, 2005, providing for conditions for a number of fishery production and business lines;
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development provides for veterinary hygiene inspection and certification for fishery production and trading establishments as follows:
 
Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Circular provides for the order, procedures and contents of veterinary hygiene inspection and certification for fishery production and trading establishments and responsibilities of concerned organizations and individuals.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. This Circular applies to Vietnamese as well as foreign organizations and individuals engaged in fishery production and trading activities in the Vietnamese territory, including:
a/ Establishments producing or trading in fishery seeds;
b/ Concentrated (intensive or semi-intensive) aquaculture establishments:
c/ Aquatic animal isolation and quarantine centers:
The above-said establishments are collectively referred to as establishments.
2. This Circular does not apply to fishery production, trading and service households and individuals that have no fixed places of business and earn low incomes as defined in Clause 2, Article 36 of the Government's Decree No. 88/2006/N'D-CP of August 29. 2006. on business registration.

3. Establishments preliminarily processing and preserving aquatic animals and products from aquatic animals defined in Clause 1, Article 2 of the Regulation on food hygiene and safety inspection and certification for fishery production and trading establishments (issued together with the Agriculture.

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