MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Circular No. 47/2011/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 29, 2011 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on guiding implementation for pilot agricultural insurance in farming, livestock husbandry, aquaculture under the decision No.315/QD-TTg dated March 01, 2011 by the Prime Minister
Pursuant to the Decree No.01/2008/ND-CP dated January 03, 2008 of the Government regulating functions, duties, powers and organizational structure of 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 Decree No.01/2008/ND-CP dated January 03, 2008;
Pursuant to the Decision No.315/QD-TTg dated March 01, 2011 by the Prime Minister on the implementation of pilot agricultural insurance of the phase from 2011 to 2013;
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development guides the implementation of pilot agricultural insurance in farming, livestock husbandry, aquaculture under the Decision No.315/QD-TTg dated March 01, 2011 of the Prime Minister as follows:
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of governing and application subjects
1. Scope of governing
This Circular guides the provisions at Clause 5, Article 1 of the Decision No.315/QD-TTg dated March 01, 2011 by the Prime Minister on the criteria, scale of production and manufacturing processes; regulates types of natural disasters, epidemic diseases and determines the extent of damage to the rice; breeding cattle (meat, plowing, reproduction) and dairy cows; pigs (meat, sows, boars); chickens, ducks (laying, meat), aquaculture (cat fish, shrimp, white shrimp) which were selected to participate in the implementation of pilot agricultural insurance in the period of 2011-2013 in 20 provinces and cities directly under the Central Government ( hereinafter referred to as provinces).
2. Subjects of application
a) The subjects who are supported insurance pilot:
Households of farmers, fishermen, ranchers, cooperative team, cooperatives, enterprises and other organizations and individuals producing agriculture, fisheries (hereinafter referred to as producers) participating in pilot agricultural insurance of the phase of 2011 - 2013 under Clause 2, Article 1 of the Decision No.315/QD-TTg dated March 01, 2011 by the Prime Minister.
b) The objects to be covered and areas piloting insurance:
- To implement insurance for the rice in Nam Dinh, Thai Binh and Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Binh Thuan, An Giang, Dong Thap;
- To implement insurance for livestock husbandry: Pigs (meat, sows, boars) in Hanoi, Vinh Phuc and Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai; Chicken (Meat, laying) in Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Vinh Phuc, Dong Nai; Duck (meat, laying) in Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Dong Nai; bull, cow (meat, plowing, reproduction) in Vinh Phuc, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Binh Dinh, Dong Nai; Dairy cow in Hanoi, Binh Dinh, Binh Duong, Dong Nai; buffalo (meat, plowing, reproduction) in Vinh Phuc, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An;
- To implement insurance for aquaculture: Cat fish in Ben Tre, Tra Vinh; shrimp (Penaeus monodon), shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in Ben Tre, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Soc Trang.
Article 2. Principles for selection of areas to implement and conditions to support pilot agricultural insurance
1. Principles for selection of areas to implement
a) Each province shall select locations of insurance pilot with scale of manufacturing representatively for the insured objects of the locality;
b) The rural districts and communes that were selected must ensure representation and reasonableness in the regions; facilitate the preliminary review, summing up, evaluation, monitoring, drawing experience, and expansion;
c) Ensuring the principles the majority covering the few;
d) In accordance with the policy of development of agriculture, farmers, rural areas of the State.
2. Conditions to be supported pilot of insurance
a) To comply with Clause 4, Article 1 of the Decision No.315/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister;
b) Subjects participating in insurance are required to apply for voluntary insurance, commit to participate in insurance pilot; conduct the process of cultivation, livestock husbandry, aquaculture, epidemic prevention as prescribed in this Circular or the processes of the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development approved by the provincial-level People's Committee.
Chapter 2.
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS
Article 3. Regulations on the types of natural disasters, dangerous epidemics and identification of the extent of damage to support agricultural insurance pilot
1. The types of natural disasters: Hurricane, floods, drought, heavy cold weather, frost, salinity, and tsunamis.
2. The types of epidemics
a) For the rice: Rice grassy stunt strain 2 disease,, twisted leaves, black stripe dwarf; pests epidemic;
b) For buffalo, bull: foot and mouth disease;
c) For pigs: blue ear, foot and mouth disease;
d) For the chicken, duck: bird flu;
đ) For cat fish: liver and kidney pus disease;
e) For shrimp (Penaeus monodon): white spot virus, yellow head disease, liver and pancreas necrosis and atrophy disease;
g) For shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei): white spot virus, yellow head disease, Taura syndrome disease, liver and pancreas necrosis and atrophy disease.
3. Competence to declare disasters, epidemics
Chairmen of provincial-level People's Committees shall make decision on announcement and certify the types of natural disasters, epidemics occurred in the localities under Clause 1, 2 and 3 of this Circular.
4. Responsibilities of participants in insurance pilot: Upon the occurrence of damages caused by natural disasters, epidemics, the producers must notify the commune-level local authorities to organize the certification of damage and at the same time coordinate with the concerned parties to limit losses and conduct procedures for settlement of compensation as prescribed.
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