THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Circular No. 59/2014/TT-BCT dated December 22, 2014 prescribing conditions for food safety assurance for vegetable oil production and trading establishments
Pursuant to the Law on Food Safety No. 55/2010/QH12 dated June 17, 2010;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 38/2012/NĐ-CP dated April 25, 2012, detailing the implementation of some articles of the Law on Food Safety;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 95/2012/NĐ-CP dated November 12, 2012 defining the functions, tasks, entitlements and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;
At the request of Director General of Department of Science and Technology;  
The Minister of Industry and Trade promulgates the Circular regulating food safety conditions for vegetable oil production and trading establishments.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article. Scope of regulation
This Circular regulates food safety conditions for vegetable oil production and trading establishments under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Article 2. Subject of application
1. This Circular applies to:
a) Vegetable oil production and trading establishments;
b) Competent state management agencies and organizations, individuals involved in vegetable oil production and trading;
2. This Circular does not apply to:
a) Small vegetable oil production and trading establishments;
b) Food and beverage service and street food business establishments within the governing scope of the Ministry of Health’s Circular No. 30/2012/TT-BYT dated December 05, 2012 regulating food safety conditions for food and beverage services, street food business establishments.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, some terms are construed as follows:
1. Vegetable oil production establishment means an establishment that carries out one, some or all of the activities of preliminary processing, processing (cleaning, drying, pressing, extraction and refining), packaging and storage to produce finished vegetable oil product.
2. Crude vegetable oil production establishment means an establishment that carries out production of vegetable oil without going through the process of refining and creating finished products.
3. Vegetable oil trading establishment mean an establishment that carries out introduction, storage, transport, purchase and sale of vegetable oil products.
4. Small vegetable oil production and trading establishment means an establishment that is owned by an individual, a group of individuals and households as registered business households and is not granted Certificate of business registration or Certificate of enterprise registration, or Investment certificate according to the law provisions.
Article 4. General provisions for vegetable oil production and trading establishments
Food and beverage services establishments, street food shops within the governing scope of the Ministry of Health’s Circular No. 30/2012/TT-BYT dated December 05, 2012 regulating food safety conditions for food and beverage services, street food business establishments