| MINISTRIES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TRADE ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No: 18/2005/TTLT/BYT-BTM | Hanoi, July 12, 2005 |
INTERMINISTERIAL CIRCULAR
RE: COORDINATION IN PERFORMING THE TASKS OF STATE MANAGEMENT OVER FOOD SANITARY AND SAFETY
In order to implement Ordinance 12/2003/PL-UBTVQH11 dated July 26, 2003 and Decree 163/2004/ND-CP dated September 7, 2004 by the Government detailing implementation of certain articles of the Ordinance on Food Sanitary and Safety, the Inter-Ministry of Public Health and Trade hereby issues the regulations on coordination between them in performing the tasks of state management over food sanitary and safety.
I. COORDINATION IN TASK PERFORMANCE
1. Issuance of policy, legal documents, and certificates
a. Ministry of Public Health
- Presiding over and coordinating with relevant ministries to build up and promulgate general legal documents on assurance of food sanitary and safety in places manufacturing foods, providing food services, and trading raw and processed foods; setting up food sanitary and safety regulations on foods manufactured in Vietnam and imported for consumption in Vietnam; providing guidelines on labeling of packed foods.
- Setting up inspection content and formalities, pointing inspecting agencies or recognized inspecting departments to carry out sanitary and safety checking on imported foods.
- Issuing food sanitary and safety certificate to places manufacturing and trading foods of high risks.
- Issuing product standard certificate to foods manufactured in Vietnam and imported for consumption in Vietnam.
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