THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
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No. 53/2012/TT-BNNPTNT
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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Hanoi, October 26, 2012
 
CIRCULAR
ON THE LIST OF SUPPORTED AGRICULTURAL AND AQUACULTURAL PRODUCTS ACCORDING TO THE PRIME MINISTER’S DECISION NO. 01/2012/QĐ-TTG DATED JANUARY 09, 2012 ON SOME POLICIES SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE TO AGRICULTURE, SILVICULTURE, AND AQUACULTURE
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 01/2008/NĐ-CP dated January 03rd 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development; the Government's Decree No. 75/2009/NĐ-CP dated September 10th 2009, amending Article 3 of the Government's Decree No. 01/2008/NĐ-CP dated January 03rd 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development;
Implementing the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 01/2012/QĐ-TTG dated January 09th 2012 on some policies supporting the application of Good agricultural practice to agriculture, silviculture, and aquaculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development promulgates the List of supported agricultural and aquacultural products according to the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 01/2012/QĐ-TTG dated January 09th 2012 on some policies supporting the application of Good agricultural practice to agriculture, silviculture, and aquaculture (hereinafter referred to as the Decision No.  01/2012/QĐ-TTg) as follows:
Article 1. Agricultural and aquacultural products shall be selected and added in the List of supported products according to the Decision No. 01/2012/QĐ-TTg when they satisfy the following conditions:
1. The products are regulated by a National Technical Regulation on the conditions for food safety during the production, preparation, or VietGAP, or other GAP, or standards of organic agriculture announced by the Ministry of Science and Technology, or other standards of organic agriculture recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development.
2. Major products being exported or sold at home.