THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No. 43/2010/TT-BNNPTNT
Hanoi, July 14, 2010
 
 
CIRCULAR
AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLES 16 AND 17 OF THE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY'S CIRCULAR NO. 67/2010/TT-BNNPTNT OF FEBRUARY 2, 2010, STIPULATING THE ORDER AND PROCEDURES FOR QUARANTINE OF AQUATIC ANIMALS AND AQUATIC PRODUCTS
 
THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
 
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 01/ 2008/CP of January 3, 2008, 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 of January 3, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;
Pursuant to the April 29, 2004 Ordinance on Animal Health;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 33/ 2005/ND-CP of March 15, 2005, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Animal Health;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 119/2008/ND-CP of November 28, 2008, amending and supplementing a number of ankles of the Government's Decree No. 33/2005/ ND-CP of March 15, 2005, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Ordinance on Animal Health;
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development amends and supplements Articles 16 and 17 of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry's Circular No. 06/2010/ TT-BNNPTNT of February 2, 2010, stipulating the order of and procedures for quarantine of aquatic animals and aquatic products as follows:
 
Article 1. To amend and supplement Articles 16 and 17 of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry's Circular No. 06/2010/TT-BNNPTNT of February 2, 2010, stipulating the order of and procedures for quarantine of aquatic animals and aquatic products as follows:
1. Article 16 is amended and supplemented as follows:
"Article 16. Quarantine registration and declaration of aquatic animals and aquatic products for import
1. A goods owner wishing to import aquatic animals or aquatic products shall register for import quarantine with the Department of Animal Health of Vietnam.
For recalled or returned export aquatic products or those imported from foreign fishing ships: A goods owner shall declare with the border-gate animal quarantine agency instead of registering for import quarantine with the Department of Animal Health of Vietnam.
2. An import quarantine registration dossier comprises:
a/ An application for quarantine registration of aquatic animals or aquatic products (the goods owner may work out a plan on import of commodities for 3 months from the date of filing application);
b/ A notarized copy of the business registration certificate (for enterprises); an enterprise is required to submit only the first-time business registration certificate or after changing or adding business lines;