DECREE

AMENDMENTS TO SOME ARTICLES OF DECREES RELATED TO NECESSARY BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN FIELDS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015;

Pursuant to the Law on Commerce dated June 14, 2005;

Pursuant to the Law on Chemicals dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to the Law on Food Safety dated June 17, 2010;

Pursuant to the Law on Electricity dated December 03, 2004 and Law on amendments to some Articles of the Law on Electricity dated November 20, 2012;

Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco dated June 18, 2012;

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Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages dated June 14, 2019;

At the request of the Minister of Industry and Trade;

The Government hereby promulgates a Decree on amendments to some Articles of Decrees related to necessary business conditions in fields under the management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Chapter I

MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLY AND IMPORT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND PROVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLE WARRANTY AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES

Article 1. Amendments to some Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 116/2017/ND-CP dated October 17, 2017 on requirements for manufacturing, assembly and import of motor vehicles and provision of motor vehicle warranty and maintenance services

1. The seventh dash in Point b Clause 2 of Article 2 is amended as follows:

“- Special motor vehicles, special motor vehicles for the transport of persons, special motor vehicles for the transport of goods and other types of motor vehicles for the transport of goods defined in TCVN 6211: Road vehicles - Types - Terms and definitions; and TCVN 7271: Road vehicles - Motor vehicles - Classifications in Purpose of Use.”

2. Point a Clause 2 of Article 6 is amended as follows:

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- Quality of imported brand-new motor vehicles shall be managed using the following method:

+ Regarding imported motor vehicles manufactured by a country applying the type approval method, the quality management authority shall carry out type assessment according to the results of safety and environmental protection inspection and testing of representative samples and results of Conformity of Production assessment;

+ Regarding imported motor vehicles manufactured by a country applying the self-certification method, the quality management authority shall carry out type assessment according to the results of safety and environmental protection inspection and testing of representative samples and by testing samples collected from market.

- The maximum frequency of type assessment is 36 months.”

3. Clause 3 of Article 6 is amended as follows:

“3. The Ministry of Transport shall elaborate and provide guidelines for carrying out safety and environmental protection inspections for domestically manufactured/assembled motor vehicles and imported motor vehicles in accordance with regulations of the Law on Quality of Products and Goods and this Decree.”

4. Clause 4 is added to Article 6 as follows:

“4. During the manufacturing and assembly of motor vehicles, motor vehicle manufacturing and assembling enterprises shall comply with regulations of law on environmental protection, occupational safety and health and fire fighting and prevention.”

5. Point dd is added to Clause 1 of Article 19 as follows:

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6. Point i is added to Clause 2 of Article 19 as follows:

“i) Enterprises importing and temporarily importing motor vehicles have navigation software/equipment containing maps that violate sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”

7. Point d Clause 2 of Article 22 is amended as follows:

“d) A copy of the document proving the motor vehicle repair shop has satisfied the requirements specified in Clauses 1, 5 and 7 Article 21 of this Decree.”

8. Clause 8 is added to Article 27 as follows:

“8. During the warranty and maintenance, motor vehicle repair shops shall comply with regulations of law on environmental protection, occupational safety and health and fire fighting and prevention.”

9. The Form No. 05 in the Appendix enclosed with the Decree No. 116/2017/ND-CP is replaced with the Form No. 15 in the Appendix III hereof.

Article 2. Repeal of some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 116/2017/ND-CP dated October 17, 2017 on requirements for manufacturing, assembly and import of motor vehicles and provision of motor vehicle warranty and maintenance services

1. Clause 11 of Article 3 is repealed.

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3. Points e and h Clause 2 of Article 8 are repealed.

4. Clauses 8, 9 and 10 of Article 21 are repealed.

Chapter II

ELECTRICITY

Article 3. Amendments to some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP dated October 21, 2013 on elaboration of some Articles of the Law on Electricity and Law on amendments to some Articles of the Law on Electricity and Government’s Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP dated January 15, 2018 on amendments to certain Decrees related to business conditions under state management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

1. Amendments to Point b Clause 3 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP and Clause 2 Article 30 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP

a) Point b Clause 3 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“b) Clause 1 of Article 30 is amended as follows:

1. Have equipment, power lines and substations that are built or installed in accordance with approved technical designs; that have undergone testing or commissioning which shows that the results are satisfactory.”

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“2. The technical manager must obtain at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and have at least 05 years’ experience in electricity transmission.

The operating personnel must be trained in electrical engineering and electrical safety and obtain a certificate of operation.”

2. Point b Clause 4 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“b) Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 31 are amended as follows:

1. Have equipment, power lines and substations that are built or installed in accordance with approved technical designs; that have undergone testing and commissioning which shows that the results are satisfactory.”

2. The technical manager must obtain at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and have at least 03 years’ experience in electricity transmission.

The operating personnel must be trained in electrical engineering and electrical safety and obtain a certificate of operation.”

3. Clause 31a is added after Article 31 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP as follows:

“Article 31a. Requirements for fire fighting and prevention during the process of carrying out electricity activities

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4. Clause 5 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“5. Article 32 is amended as follows:

Upon registration of its electricity wholesaling, the electricity wholesaler established in accordance with the law shall satisfy the following conditions:

The electricity wholesaler has at least a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology, technology, economics or finance and at least 5 years’ experience of working in the field of electricity sale and purchase.

The electricity wholesaler satisfying the conditions for electricity wholesaling is entitled to import and/or export electricity”.

5. Point b Clause 6 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“b) Clause 1 of Article 33 is amended as follows:

1. The electricity retailer must have at least a Level 4 of VQF Diploma in electrical engineering, technology, economics or finance and at least 03 years’ experience of working in the field of electricity sale and purchase.”

6. Clause 7 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

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Article 38. Electrical consulting services

1. Conditions for provision of electrical consulting services shall only apply to work items directly related to electricity, other work items shall apply the conditions prescribed by the law on construction.

2. Electrical consulting services include electrical work design consulting and electrical work construction supervision consulting.

3. Electrical works include:

a) Power plants: hydropower, wind power, solar power and thermal power (coal, gas, oil, biomass, solid waste);

b) Power lines and substations.

4. A table showing capacity of electrical works applied to electrical consulting services:

Hydropower, wind power and solar power plant

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Power line and substation

Class 1

Not limited

Not limited

Not limited

Class 2

Up to 300 MW

Up to 300 MW

Up to 220 kV

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Up to 100 MW

Up to 110 kV

Class 4

Up to 30 MW

Up to 35 kV

7. Title of Article 39 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“Article 39. Conditions for issuing licenses for provision of hydropower plant design consulting service”

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“8. Some contents of Article 39 are amended as follows:

a) Upon registration of its hydropower plant design consulting service, the provider established in accordance with the law shall satisfy the following conditions:

b) Clauses 3 and 6 of Article 39 are amended as follows:

3. The consultant holding the president title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or hydropower engineering or irrigation; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the president in charge of at least 01 project or participated in designing at least 02 projects on hydropower plants of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of hydropower plants of equivalent class.

6. Other consultants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in geodesy, geology, construction, irrigation, hydropower engineering, electrical engineering, electric power system, electrical equipment or automation; must have at least 05 years' experience in provision of consulting services; have participated in designing at least 01 project on the hydropower plant of equivalent class; must have the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of the hydropower plant of equivalent class.”

9. Clause 39a is added after Article 39 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP as follows:

“Article 39a. Conditions for issuing licenses for provision of wind power and solar power plant design consulting services

Upon registration of its wind power plant/solar power plant design consulting service, the provider established in accordance with the law shall satisfy the following conditions:

1. The consultant holding the president title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or renewable energy; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the president in charge of at least 01 project or participated in designing at least 02 projects on wind power plants/solar power plants of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of wind power plants/solar power plants of equivalent class.

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10. Title of Article 40 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“Article 40. Conditions for issuing licenses for provision of thermal power plant design consulting service”

11. Clause 9 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“9. Some contents of Article 40 are amended as follows:

a) Upon registration of its thermal power plant design consulting service, the provider established in accordance with the law shall satisfy the following conditions:

b) Clauses 3 and 6 of Article 40 are amended as follows:

3. The consultant holding the president title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or thermal power engineering; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the president in charge of at least 01 project or participated in designing at least 02 projects on thermal power plants of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of thermal power plants of equivalent class.

6. Other consultants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in geodesy, geology, construction, electrical engineering, thermal power engineering, electrical equipment or automation; must have at least 05 years' experience in provision of consulting services; have participated in designing at least 01 project on the thermal power plant of equivalent class; must have the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of the thermal power plant of equivalent class.”

12. Title of Article 41 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP is amended as follows:

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13. Clause 10 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“10. Some contents of Article 41 are amended as follows:

a) Upon registration of its power line and substation design consulting service, the provider established in accordance with the law shall satisfy the following conditions:

b) Clauses 3 and 6 of Article 41 are amended as follows:

3. The consultant holding the president title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the president in charge of at least 01 project or participated in designing at least 02 projects on power lines and substations of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of power lines and substations of equivalent class.

6. Other consultants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in geodesy, geology, construction, electrical engineering, thermal power engineering, electrical equipment or automation; must have at least 05 years' experience in provision of consulting services; have participated in designing at least 01 project on the power line and substation of equivalent class; must have the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of the power line and substation of equivalent class.”

14. Title of Article 42 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“Article 42. Conditions for issuing licenses for provision of hydropower plant construction supervision consulting services”

15. Clause 11 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

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a) Upon registration of its hydropower plant construction supervision consulting service, the provider established in accordance with the law shall satisfy the following conditions:

b) Clauses 3 and 6 of Article 42 are amended as follows:

3. The consultant holding the chief supervisor title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or hydropower engineering or irrigation; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the chief supervisor of at least 01 project or participated in supervising construction of at least 02 projects on hydropower plants of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of construction supervision of hydropower plants of equivalent class.

6. Other consultants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in construction, irrigation, hydropower engineering, electrical engineering, electric power system, electrical equipment or automation; must have at least 05 years' experience in provision of consulting services; have participated in supervising construction of at least 01 project on the hydropower plant of equivalent class; must have the construction practicing certificate in the field of construction supervision of the hydropower plant of equivalent class.”

16. Clause 42a is added after Article 42 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP as follows:

“Article 42a. Conditions for issuing licenses for provision of wind power and solar power plant construction supervision consulting services

Upon registration of its wind power plant/solar power plant construction supervision consulting service, the provider established in accordance with the law shall satisfy the following conditions:

1. The consultant holding the chief supervisor title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or renewable energy; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the chief supervisor of at least 01 project or participated in supervising construction of at least 02 projects on wind power plants/solar power plants of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of construction supervision of wind power plants/solar power plants of equivalent class.

2. Other consultants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in construction, renewable energy, electrical engineering, electric power system, electrical equipment or automation; must have at least 05 years' experience in provision of consulting services; have participated in supervising construction of at least 01 project on the wind power plant/solar power plant of equivalent class; must have the construction practicing certificate in the field of construction supervision of the wind power plant/solar power plant of equivalent class.”

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“b) Clauses 3 and 6 of Article 43 are amended as follows:

3. The consultant holding the chief supervisor title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or thermal power engineering; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the chief supervisor of at least 01 project or participated in supervising construction of at least 02 projects on thermal power plants of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of construction supervision of thermal power plants of equivalent class.

6. Other consultants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in construction, electrical engineering, thermal power engineering, electrical equipment or automation; must have at least 05 years' experience in provision of consulting services; have participated in supervising construction of at least 01 project on the thermal power plant of equivalent class; must have the construction practicing certificate in the field of design of the thermal power plant of equivalent class.”

18. Point b Clause 13 Article 6 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“b) Clauses 3 and 6 of Article 44 are amended as follows:

3. The consultant holding the chief supervisor title must have at least a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering; must have at least 05 years’ experience in provision of consulting services; has acted as the chief supervisor of at least 01 project or participated in supervising construction of at least 02 projects on power lines and substations of equivalent class; must obtain the construction practicing certificate in the field of construction supervision of power lines and substations of equivalent class.

6. Other consultants must have at least a bachelor’s degree in construction, electrical engineering, electric power system, electrical equipment or automation; must have at least 05 years' experience in provision of consulting services; have participated in supervising construction of at least 01 project on the power line and substation of equivalent class; must have the construction practicing certificate in the field of construction supervision of the power line and substation of equivalent class.”

19. Article 45 of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“Article 45. The power to issue and amend the electricity operating license

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a) The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall issue the electricity operating license intended for electricity transmission and generation by large-scale power plants on the list of large-scale power plants of critical importance in respect of society, economy, national defense and security approved by the Prime Minister;

b) The Electricity Regulatory Authority shall issue the electricity operating license intended for electricity distribution, electricity wholesaling, electricity retail, electrical consulting services and electricity generation by power plants with a capacity of at least 03 MW other than those specified in Point a of this Clause;

c) People’s Committees of provinces shall issue the electricity operating license to organizations and individuals involved in electricity activities on a small scale within their provinces under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

2. The electricity operating license shall be amended in the following cases:

a) The amendment is requested by the license holder as one of the contents of the electricity operating license is changed;

b) If socio - economic benefits and public benefits require protection, the issuing authority is entitled to amend the electricity operating license intended for electricity transmission and distribution. The amendment must be within the capacity of the license holder.

c) If the issued license is found having mistakes, the issuing authority shall amend it.”

Article 4. Repeal of some Articles and Clauses of the Decree No. 137/2013/ND-CP

1. Clauses 4 and 6 of Article 29 are repealed.

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3. Clause 5 of Article 40 is repealed.

4. Clause 5 of Article 41 is repealed.

5. Clause 5 of Article 42 is repealed.

6. Clause 5 of Article 43 is repealed.

7. Clause 5 of Article 44 is repealed.

Chapter III

CHEMICALS

Article 5. Amendments to Article 13 of the Government’s Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP dated January 15, 2018 on amendments to certain Decrees related to business conditions under state management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

“Article 13. Amendments to Point d Clause 1 Article 17 of the Government’s Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP dated May 06, 2014 on management of chemicals controlled by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction

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Article 6. Amendments to some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP dated May 06, 2014 on management of chemicals controlled by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction and Government’s Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 on amendments to some regulations on business conditions in international trade in goods, chemicals, industrial explosives, fertilizers, gas business and food business under the state management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

1. Point a Clause 1 Article 15 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“a) Be an enterprise that is established in accordance with the law;”

2. Clause 1 Article 16 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“1. A producer of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 chemicals must:

a) be established in accordance with the law;”

b) satisfy the personnel requirements mentioned in Points h and i Clause 1 Article 15 of this Decree.”

3. Clause 18a is added after Article 18 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP as follows:

“Article 18a. General requirements for production of Schedule 1, Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 chemicals, DOC chemicals and DOC-PSF chemicals

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2. Have appropriate vehicles for the transport of chemicals from the production facility to places of delivery. In case vehicles are not available, it is required to contract a facility licensed to transport chemicals.

3. Comply with regulations of the law on environmental protection, occupational safety and health and fire fighting and prevention.”

4. Clause 1 Article 19 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“1. Importers and exporters must:

a) be established in accordance with the law;”

b) do business with organizations or individuals of member states of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction.”

5. Point b Clause 2 Article 19 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“b) A copy of the Enterprise registration certificate or Investment certificate or Business registration certificate.”

6. Point c is added to Clause 3 Article 19 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP as follows:

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7. Clause 1 Article 20 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“1. A producer of DOC chemicals and DOC-PSF chemicals must:

a) be established in accordance with the law;”

b) satisfy the personnel requirements mentioned in Points h and i Clause 1 Article 15 of this Decree.”

Article 7. Repeal of some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP dated May 06, 2014 on management of chemicals controlled by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction and Government’s Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 on amendments to some regulations on business conditions in international trade in goods, chemicals, industrial explosives, fertilizers, gas business and food business under the state management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

1. Some Articles and Clauses of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP are repealed as follows:

a) Points b, e and g Clause 1 of Article 15 are repealed;

b) Points c Clause 1 of Article 17 is repealed.

2. Point dd Clause 1 Article 15 of the Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP amended by Article 9 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is repealed.

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1. Clause 11 is added to Article 1 as follows:

“11. The following products are not chemicals covered by this Decree:

a) Pharmaceuticals; germicidal and insecticidal preparations; cosmetics;

b) Feeds; veterinary drugs; agrochemicals; organic fertilizers, biofertilizers, chemical fertilizers that are mixed fertilizers, organic mineral fertilizers, bio-mineral fertilizers; products used for preservation and processing of agricultural products, forestry products, fishery products and foods;

c) Radioactive substances; building materials; paints, printing ink; household adhesives and cleaning products;

d) Gasoline, oil; condensate and naphta used for gasoline and oil processing.”

2. Clause 1 of Article 3 is amended as follows:

“1. “chemical production” means an act of producing chemicals through chemical reactions or biochemical or physiochemical processes such as extraction, concentration, dilution and mixture and other physiochemical processes without the unintentional release of chemicals.”

3. Point a Clause 1 of Article 9 is amended as follows:

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4. Point a Clause 2 of Article 9 is amended as follows:

“a) The applicant is an entity established in accordance with the law;”

Article 9. Amendments to some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP dated October 09, 2017 on guidelines for implementation of some Articles of the Law on Chemicals

1. Point c Clause 1 and Points c and dd Clause 2 of Article 9 are repealed.

2. Point b Clause 1 and Point c Clause 2 of Article 11 are repealed.

3. Some chemicals on the List of industrial conditional chemicals in the Appendix I enclosed with the Government’s Decree No. 116/2017/ND-CP dated October 17, 2017 are removed as follows:

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Vietnamese name

English name

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Chemical formula

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1-Amino-3-metyl benzen

1-Amino-3- methylbenzene

29214300

108-44-1

C₇H₉N

20.

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1-Amino-4-methylbenzene

29214300

106-49-0

C₇H₉N

90.

Beri nitrat

Beryllium nitrate

28342990

13597-99-4

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93.

1,1’-Biphenyl, hexabrom-

1,1’-Biphenyl, hexabromo-

29039900

36355-01-8

C₁₂H₄Br₆

123.

Butyl toluen (p-tert-Butyltoluen)

Butyl toluene (p-tert-Butyltoluene)

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98-51-1

C₁₁H₁₆

159.

Clo diflo metan (R-22)

Chlorodifluoromethane (R-22)

29037100

75-45-6

CHF₂Cl

175.

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2-Chlorophenol

29081900

95-57-8

C₆H₅OCl

178.

3-Clo toluidin

3-chloro-p-toluidine

29214300

95-74-9

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179.

4-Clo toluidin

4-Chloro-o-toluidine

29214300

95-69-2

C₇H₈NCl

180.

5-Clo toluidin

5-Chloro-o-toluidine

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95-79-4

C₇H₈NCl

181.

1-Clo-2,2,2-trifloetan

1-Chloro-2,2,2-trifluoroethane

29037900

75-88-7

C₂H₂F₃Cl

191.

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Demeton-s (O,O- Diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorothioate)

29309090

126-75-0

C₈H₁₉O₃S₂P

201.

Dibenz(a,h) anthracen

Dibenz(a,h) anthracene

29029090

53-70-3

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216.

2,6-Dichlor-4-nitroanilin

2,6-Dichlor-4-nitroanilin

29214200

99-30-9

C₆H₄Cl₂N₂O₂

247.

Diisobutyl amin

Diisobutylamine

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110-96-3

C₈H₁₉N

265.

Dimetyl thiophotphoryl clo

Dimethyl thiophosphoryl chloride

29209090

2524-03-0

C₂H₆O₂ClSP

289.

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2,3-Epoxy-1-propanol

29109000

556-52-5

C₃H₆O₂

291.

Ethalfluralin

ethafluralin

29049000

55283-68-6

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296.

Etyl cacbany

Ethyl carbamate

29241900

51-79-6

C₃H₇O₂N

324.

Etyl benzen

Ethylbenzene

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100-41-4

C₈H₁₀

351.

Hexahydro-1-metyl phthalic anhydrit

Hexahydro-1-methylphthalic anhydride

29172000

48122-14-1

C₉H₁₂O₃

352.

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Hexahydro-3-methyl phthalic anhydride

29172000

57110-29-9

C₉H₁₂O₃

354.

Hexahydrometyl phthalic anhydrit

Hexahydromethyl phthalc anhydride

29172000

25550-51-0

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443.

Magie photphua

Magnesium phosphide

28480000

12057-74-8

Mg₃P₂

490.

Metyl pentadien

Methyl pentadiene

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926-56-7

C₆H₁₀

550

Nicotin salicylat

Nicotine salicylate

29399990

29790-52-1

C₇H₆O₃

558.

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Nitrofen

29093000

1836-75-5

C₁₂H₇O₃NCl₂

563.

2-Nitrotoluen

2-Nitrotoluene

29042090

88-72-2

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564.

3-Nitrotoluen

3-Nitrotoluene

29042090

99-08-1

C₇H₇O₂N

565.

4-Nitrotoluen

4-Nitrotoluene

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99-99-0

C₇H₇O₂N

588

Oxy diflorua

Oxygen difluoride

28129000

7783-41-7

F₂O

592.

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Pentaborane

28500000

19624-22-7

B₅H₉

605.

Phenyl clo fomat

Phenyl chloroformate

29159090

1885-14-9

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606.

Phenyl isoxyanat

Phenyl isocyanate

29291090

103-71-9

C₇H₅ON

611

Phenyl triclo silan

Phenyltrichlorosilane

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98-13-5

C₆H₅Cl₃Si

662.

Tali

Thallium

81125200

7440-28-0

TI

666.

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Dipentene

29021900

68956-56-9

C₁₀H₁₆

688.

Thiabendazol

Thiabendazole

29341000

148-79-8

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690.

Thiodicarb

Thiodicarb

29309090

59669-26-0

C₁₀H₁₈N₄O₄S₃

706.

Tributyl amin

Tributylamine

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102-82-9

C₁₂H₂₇N

707.

Triclo axetyl clorua

Trichloroacetyl chloride

29159090

76-02-8

C₂Cl₄O

716.

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2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-bis(4- chlorophenyl) ethanol

29062900

115-32-2

C₁₄H₉Cl₅O

717.

Tricresyl photphat

Tricresyl phosphate

29199000

1330-78-5

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743.

Vinyl benzen (Styren)

Vinyl benzene (Styrene)

29025000

100-42-5

C₈H₈

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Chapter IV

FOOD BUSINESS

Article 10. Amendments to some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 on amendments to some regulations on business conditions in international trade in goods, chemicals, industrial explosives, fertilizers, gas business and food business under the state management of Ministry of Industry and Trade and Government’s Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP dated January 15, 2018 on amendments to certain Decrees related to business conditions under state management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

1. Article 24 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“Article 24. General requirements to be satisfied by food production and trading establishments

1. Food production and trading establishments that are required to have certificates of food safety must:

satisfy food safety conditions in conformity with each type of food production or business as prescribed in Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Chapter VI of this Decree.

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a) satisfy food safety conditions in conformity with each type of food production or business as prescribed by the Law on Food Safety;

b) The entities specified in Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, g, h and i Clause 1 of Article 12 of the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 on elaboration of some Articles of the Law on Food Safety must:

send their commitments to competent authorities appointed by provincial People’s Committees to manage food safety within provinces.

c) The entity specified in Point k Clause 1 of Article 12 of the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 on elaboration of some Articles of the Law on Food Safety must:

send a copy of the Certificate (confirmed by the food production and trading establishments) according to Point k Clause 1 Article 12 of the Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP to competent authorities appointed by provincial People’s Committees to manage food safety within provinces.”

2. Some Points and Clauses of Article 26 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP are amended as follows:

a) Point c Clause 2 of Article 26 is amended as follows:

“c) The following areas shall be designed to be situated separately: raw materials storage, finished products storage; preliminary processing, processing and packaging areas; restrooms; protective clothing change rooms and relevant auxiliary areas. Raw materials, finished foods, packing materials and waste must be separately placed. Regarding the production establishments, products preserved in the finished product storage must be separately arranged by batches and signs reading formation about product name, batches, date of production and production shifts must be put up.”

b) Point dd Clause 2 of Article 26 is amended as follows:

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c) Point c, d and dd Clause 3 of Article 26 are amended as follows:

“c) Walls and ceilings must be flat, impervious to water, not be cracked and adhered by dirty substances, and facilitate cleaning;

d) Floors must be flat, smooth, non-slip and well-drained without pooled or standing water;

dd) Front door and windows must not be penetrated by pests or domestic animals.”

d) Clause 9 of Article 26 is amended as follows:

“9. Restrooms, protective-clothing change rooms

a) Restrooms must be constructed far away from the food production area; the restroom door is not opened towards the food production area; it is required to ensure that the air flow from the restrooms is not directed towards the food production area; a sign that reads “Rửa tay sau khi đi vệ sinh” (“Wash your hands after using the restroom” must be put up at a noticeable place in the restroom;

b) The air ventilation of the restroom must not be directed towards the food production area;

c) A room should be in place to change the protective clothing before.”

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“11. The food production, processing, packaging, transport, preservation and trading should be kept clean.

12. There must be places for preserving samples and keeping dossiers of preserved samples. Establishments shall comply with regulations on sample preservation and destruction applicable to each type of sample.

13. There must be a separate space for keeping substandard products pending disposal.”

3. Clause 1 Article 27 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP amended by Clause 1 Article 17 of the Decree No. 08/2018/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“1. Equipment and implements in direct contact with foods must be manufactured in such a manner as to satisfy production technology requirements; ensure safety and avoid food contamination.”

4. Some Points and Clauses of Article 27 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP are amended as follows:

a) Point a Clause 2 of Article 27 is amended as follows:

“a) provide sufficient equipment for washing and sterilization prior to food production.”

b) Point b Clause 3 of Article 27 is amended as follows:

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5. Clauses 1 and 2 Article 28 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP are amended as follows:

“1. Persons who directly participate in the food production must be trained in food safety and their participation in training courses must be confirmed by the owner of the production establishment

2. Persons who directly participate in the food production must satisfy health conditions; do not contract cholera, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis A, bacterial skin infection, tuberculosis and acute diarrhoea.”

6. Clauses 4 and 5 Article 29 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP are amended as follows:

“4. Raw materials and food products must be packed and preserved at 10 cm, 30 cm and 50 cm or more from the floor, the wall and the ceiling respectively; they must be stacked in the warehouse at the stacking height recommended by the food producer.

5. There should be equipment for adjusting temperature, humidity, air ventilation and elements affecting the food safety; appropriate specialized equipment for monitoring and controlling mode of preservation of each type of foods/ materials at the request of producers.”

7. Clauses 7 and 8 Article 30 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP are amended as follows:

“7. Floors must be flat, smooth, non-slip and well-drained without pooled or standing water.

8. Walls and ceilings must be flat and impervious to water, not be cracked and adhered by dirty substances, and facilitate cleaning.”

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“1. Equipment serving the food trading and storage must be conformable with requirements applied to each type of foods and those of the food producer.”

9. Clause 1 Article 32 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“1. Persons directly selling foods must satisfy the conditions set forth in Clauses 1 and 2 Article 28 of this Decree”.

10. Clause 1 Article 33 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“1. The food safety condition applied upon food preservation is specified in Clause 4 Article 29 of this Decree.”

11. Point a Clause 8 Article 34 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“a) Raw milk warehouses:

Milk purchasing stations must have chilling system, equipment, implements and chemicals to test the quality of raw milk, and must keep samples of purchased milk; raw milk tanks must have a heat-resistant layer and inner layer made of migration-resistant materials and be maintained at a temperature of 4°C-6°C; the raw milk storage period, from the start of milking to the processing, must not exceed 48 hours; the tanks should be cleaned to ensure food safety before use.”

12. Clause 10 is added to Article 35 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP as follows:

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13. Some Points and Clauses of Article 36 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP are amended as follows:

a) Point d Clause 3 of Article 36 is amended as follows:

“d) The area where fermentation tanks are located:

- In case yeast is produced in the production area, the workshop where the yeast propagation is carried out must be sterile and equipped with a disinfection system, and the equipment therein shall be placed under constant control to ensure yeast quality;

- In case the yeast is produced outside the production area, equipment should be in place to ensure yeast safety and avoid bacterial contamination during the process of yeast delivery and receipt.”

b) Point a Clause 7 of Article 36 is amended as follows:

“a) Solid wastes:

Brewing grains shall be cleanly collected once every 48 hours to avoid cross-contamination during the production process;”

14. Clause 8 Article 37 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

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15. Clause 6 Article 38 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“6. Solid wastes:

Waste oil, after pressing and extraction, must be collected into a separate area with an area appropriate to the design capacity of the production line and cleaned every 48 hours for avoidance of cross-contamination during the production process.”

16. Point b Clause 9 Article 38 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“b) Filtration of vegetable oil

The filling process must be observed by equipment or human to ensure quantity, quality and food safety.”

17. Clause 4 Article 39 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP is amended as follows:

“4. Filling equipment must be covered to prevent harmful elements during the operation thereof and a procedure must be in place to clean and disinfect such equipment.”

Article 11. Repeal of some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 on amendments to some regulations on business conditions in international trade in goods, chemicals, industrial explosives, fertilizers, gas business and food business under the state management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

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2. Point b Clause 2, Point c Clause 3 and Point a Clause 4 of Article 27 are repealed.

3. Clause 3 of Article 28 is repealed.

4. Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 30 are repealed.

5. Clause 2 of Article 32 is repealed.

6. Point dd Clause 5, Point c Clause 8, Points b and d Clause 9, Clauses 10 and 11 of Article 34 are repealed.

7. Clauses 2, 3, 5 and 8 of Article 35 are repealed.

8. Point b Clause 3, Point dd Clause 5, Points a and b Clause 8, Points a and b Claus 9 of Article 36 are repealed.

9. Points a and b Clause 4, Clause 5, Clause 7 and Clause 10 of Article 37 are repealed.

10. Points b and dd Clause 4, Point c Clause 7, Point a Clause 8, Point c Clauses 9 and 11 of Article 38 are repealed.

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Article 12. Article 24a is added after Article 24 of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP as follows:

“Article 24a. Application for issuance of the certificate of food safety

1. An application for issuance of a new certificate includes:

a) An application form, which is made using the Form No.01a in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;

b) A copy of the Enterprise registration certificate or Investment certificate or Business registration certificate;

c) A description of infrastructure, equipment and implements meeting food safety requirements, which is made using the Form No. 02a (if the applicant is a food producer) or Form No. 02b (if the applicant is a food seller) or both Forms (if the applicant is a food production and trading establishment) in the Appendix I enclosed with this Decree;

d) A list of physically fit persons, which is certified by the applicant’s owner or certificates of fitness of the applicant’s owner and persons directly participating in the food production and trading, which are issued by the health facility at district level or higher;

dd) Certificates of training in food safety of persons who directly participate in the food production and trading, which are confirmed by the applicant’s owner.

2. Application for re-issuance of the certificate

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An application form, which is made using the Form No.01b in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree.

b) In case of applying for re-issuance of the certificate due to change of the production and/or business location; change or addition of the production procedure or merchandise; or expiry of the certificate, the application includes:

- An application form, which is made using the Form No.01b in the Appendix enclosed with this Decree;

- The documents specified in Clause 1 Article 12 of this Decree.

c) In case of applying for re-issuance of the certificate due to change of the name of the applicant without change of its owner, address, location, production procedure and merchandise, the application includes:

- An application form, which is made using the Form No. 01b in the Appendix I enclosed with this Decree;

- A copy of the issued certificate of food safety (which is confirmed by the applicant’s owner);

- Documentary evidence for change of the applicant’s name.

d) In case of applying for re-issuance of the certificate due to change of the applicant’s owner without change of its name, address, location, production procedure and merchandise, the application includes:

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- A copy of the issued certificate of food safety (which is confirmed by the applicant’s owner);

- A copy of the list of physically fit persons, which is certified by the applicant’s owner or copies of certificates of fitness of the applicant’s owner and persons directly participating in the food production and trading, which are issued by a health facility at district level or higher (which is confirmed by the applicant’s owner).”

3. The applicant for issuance of the certificate of food safety shall submit the application to the competent authority, whether in person, by post or online.”

Article 13. Article 24b is added after Article 24a of the Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP as follows:

“Article 24b. Procedures for issuance of the certificate of food safety

The competent authority shall receive and inspect the legitimacy of the application, carry out a site inspection and issue the certificate of food safety. Procedures for issuance of the certificate of food safety:

1. In case of issuance of a new certificate of food safety

a) Receive and inspect the legitimacy of the application

Within 05 working days from the receipt of the application, the competent authority shall inspect its legitimacy; if it is not satisfactory, the competent authority must request the applicant in writing to supplement it. If the application fails to supplement or insufficiently supplement the application within 30 working days from the date on which a written request is made, the application will be invalidated.

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Within 15 working days from the date on which the received application is inspected and certified satisfactory, the competent authority shall organize a site inspection. If an inferior authority is authorized to carry out the site inspection, a written authorization is required. After the inspection is done, the inferior authority must send an inspection record to the superior authority to form the basis for issuing the certificate of food safety.

The inspectorate shall be established by the issuing authority or the authority authorized to carry out the site inspection. An inspectorate is comprised of 03 – 05 members, at least 02 of whom are specialized in foods or food safety (obtain academic qualifications in foods or food safety) or in food safety management. The inspectorate is entitled to invite independent experts who acquire appropriate professional qualifications. The chief of the inspectorate shall take responsibility for results of site inspection.

c) Carry out the site inspection

- Inspect the consistency of the documents included in the application for issuance of the certificate of food safety submitted to the competent authority with their originals kept by the applicant;

- Assess the satisfaction of food safety conditions by the applicant.

d) Give the site inspection result

- The inspection result which is “Passed”, “Partially passed” or “Failed” must be specified in the inspection record made according to the Form No. 03a if the applicant is a food manufacturer or the Form No. 03b if the applicant is a food seller or both Forms if the applicant is a food manufacturing and trading establishment.

The certificate of food safety is issued to a general food trading establishment when at least a group of food products is given “Passed” result. Groups of food products given “Passed” result shall be specified in the certificate of food safety issued to this establishment.

- If "Failed” or “Partially passed” result is given, reasons shall be included in the inspection record.  If the “Partially passed” result is given, rectification must be completed within 60 days from the date on which the inspection record is obtained. After the rectification has been done at the request of the inspectorate, the applicant shall submit a rectification report made according to the Form No. 04 in the Appendix I enclosed with this Decree and pay inspection fees to the competent authority so as to carry out the site inspection again in accordance with regulations laid down in Point c of this Clause.

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If the re-inspection result is “Failed” or the rectification report is not sent by the prescribed rectification deadline, the competent authority shall request local the local authority in writing to supervise and request the applicant not to operate until it obtains the certificate of food safety.

- The site inspection record shall be made into 02 equally authentic copies, among which one is kept by the inspectorate and the other is kept by the applicant.

dd) Issue the certificate of food safety

Within 05 working days from the date on which the “Passed” result is given, the competent authority shall issue the certificate of food safety made according to the Form No. 05a (if the applicant is a food producer) or Form No. 05b (if the applicant is a food seller) or Form No. 5c (if the applicant is a food production and trading establishment) in the Appendix I enclosed with this Decree.

2. In case of applying for re-issuance of the certificate due to loss or damage

Within 03 working days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, based on retained documents, the competent authority that issued the certificate of food safety to the applicant shall consider re-issuing the certificate of food safety. In case of rejection of the application form, explanation shall be provided in writing.

3. In case of applying for re-issuance of the certificate due to change of the production and/or business location; change or addition of the production procedure or merchandise and expiry of the certificate.

Procedures for issuance of the certificate of food safety are specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

4. In case of change of the applicant’s name without change of its owner, address, location, production procedure and merchandise.

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5. In case of change of the applicant’s owner without change of its name, address, location, production procedure and merchandise.

Within 03 working days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, based on retained documents, the competent authority that issued the certificate of food safety to the applicant shall consider re-issuing the certificate of food safety. In case of rejection of the application form, explanation shall be provided in writing.

6. If there has been an increase in the number of food trading establishments of a chain of food trading establishments, adjustment to the certificate of food safety shall be made in accordance with Clause 1 of this Article. If there has been a decrease in the number of food trading establishments of a chain of food trading establishments, adjustment to the certificate of food safety shall be made in accordance with Clause 4 of this Article.

7. The site inspection of establishments that manufacture and sell food products prescribed in Clause 8 and Clause 10 Article 36 of the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 shall be carried out in accordance with regulations on respective business lines and sectors.”

Chapter V

MINERAL TRADING

Article 14. Amendments to Article 1 of the Government’s Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016 on amendments to some regulations on business conditions in international trade in goods, chemicals, industrial explosives, fertilizers, gas business and food business under the state management of Ministry of Industry and Trade

“Article 1. Addition of Clause 11 to Article 9 of the Government’s Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP dated November 20, 2013 on guidelines for implementation of the Commercial Law regarding international goods sale and purchase and goods sale, purchase, processing, agency and transit activities with foreign countries

11. 11. A mineral trader must:

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b) trade minerals of illegal origin.

Minerals of legal origin shall:

- be extracted or obtained from secondary mining from mines, mining spots and landfills within the effective period of the mining license and secondary mining license issued by the competent authority;

- be imported according to the customs declaration of imports certified by the checkpoint customs;

- be confiscated and liquidated by the competent authority.

c) Regarding exported minerals, in addition to complying with Points a and b of this Clause, the minerals must be on the list of types and satisfy standards and quality requirements laid down by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Regarding exported minerals that contain at least 0.05% of thorium and uranium by weight, it is required to obtain the license to export radioactive materials granted by the Ministry of Science and Technology in accordance with regulations of the Law on Atomic Energy.

d) If a trader wishes to re-export imported materials that are held in inventory since they are not sold out domestically or transport them abroad for the purposes of analysis, research, testing of processing technologies and other cases:

- The trader shall submit an application form for export, which specifies purpose and necessity of re-export/transport, information about origin of minerals, sale contract, technology, processing (if any), cooperation, research and testing of processing technologies and measures for handling minerals after research and testing.

- According to the application form and policy specific to each type of mineral for each period, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and People’s Committee of the province where minerals to be extracted and processed are available in carrying out review and site inspection and submitting a report thereon to the Prime Minister for consideration.

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Chapter VI

GAS BUSINESS

Article 15. Amendments to some Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 87/2018/ND-CP dated June 15, 2018 on gas business

1. Clause 2 of Article 6 is amended as follows:

“2. Gas importers and exporters using gas pipelines must not only meet all requirements prescribed in Points a, b and c in Clause 1 of this Article but also own gas pipelines and gas distribution stations which comply with all safety regulations specified in Chapter IV of this Decree.”

2. Point b Clause 1 of Article 8 is amended as follows:

“b) own gas tanks or enter into a tank lease agreement or own LPG bottles or enter into an LPG bottle lease agreement;”

3. Clause 2 of Article 8 is amended as follows:

“2. Gas traders using gas pipelines must not only meet all requirements prescribed in Points a, b and c in Clause 1 of this Article but also own gas pipelines and gas distribution stations which comply with all safety regulations specified in Chapter IV of this Decree.”

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“5. LPG traders only having LPG bottles or entering into an LPG lease agreement are required to submit the following additional documents apart from the documents prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article:

a) A copy of the unexpired Certificate of Verification for LPG bottles;

b) A copy of Certificate of Conformity for LPG bottles.

7. In addition to the documents mentioned in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article, LNG traders must provide additional documents proving that they own a LNG distribution station which comply with all safety regulations specified in Chapter IV of this Decree or a LNG filling station for vehicles that has been issued with an unexpired certificate.”

5. Clause 4 is added to Article 60 as follows:

“4. Regarding traders that distribute gas and traders that are general agents and agents issued with an unexpired Certificate of Eligibility as prescribed in the Government’s Decree No. 19/2016/ND-CP dated March 22, 2016 on gas business shall exercise the rights and obligations mentioned in Article 22 of this Decree.”

Chapter VII

SPIRIT TRADING

Article 16. Amendments to some Articles of the Government’s Decree No. 105/2017/ND-CP dated September 14, 2017 on spirit trading

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“Article 4. Rules for spirit management

1. Trade in spirits is included in the list of conditional business lines. Spirit traders shall comply with regulations of the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages and this Decree.

2. Traders that produce spirits on industrial scale, traders that produce spirits for business purpose using traditional methods for business purpose, distributors, wholesalers and retailers of spirits having at least 5.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) are required to obtain a license; traders that trade in spirits having at least 5.5% ABV for on-premises consumption and traders that trade in spirits having less than 5.5% ABV are required to register their sale with the Office of Economics or district-level Office of Economics and Infrastructure; households and individuals that produce spirits having at least 5.5% ABV using traditional methods and sell them to holders of the spirit production license for re-preparation are required to register their production with People’s Committees of communes where the production facilities are located.

3. During the distribution, wholesaling and retail of spirits, traders shall comply with regulations of the law on environmental protection, food safety and fire fighting and prevention.

During the sale of spirits for on-premises consumption, traders shall comply with regulations on fire fighting and prevention and environmental protection.”

2. Article 5 is amended as follows:

“Article 5. Food quality and safety

Every spirit trader shall declare spirit products, except for the case in which households and individuals produce spirits using traditional methods and sell them to holders of the spirit production license for re-preparation purpose. Procedures for product declaration shall comply with regulations of the law on food safety and applicable relevant legislative documents.”

3. The phrase “sản xuất rượu thủ công để bán cho doanh nghiệp có Giấy phép sản xuất rượu công nghiệp để chế biến lại” (“home production of spirits for selling them to holders of the license for mass production of spirits for re-preparation”) mentioned in Clause 1 Article 6, Article 10, Article 17, Clauses 2 and 3 Article 32 of the Decree No. 105/2017/ND-CP is replaced with the phrase “sản xuất rượu thủ công bán cho cơ sở có Giấy phép sản xuất rượu để chế biến lại” (“home production of spirits for selling them to holders of the spirit production license for re-preparation”).”

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“Chapter II

TRADE IN SPIRITS HAVING AT LEAST 5.5% ABV”

5. Clause 4 of Article 11 is amended as follows:

“4. There should be spirit distribution systems within at least 02 provinces or central-affiliated cities (including the administrative divisions where the spirit distributors’ headquarters is located); at least a spirit trader within each province or central-affiliated city. If the spirit distributor establishes a branch or business location besides its headquarters for the purpose of spirit sale, it is not required to ask for confirmation from the spirit wholesaler.”

6. Clause 4 of Article 12 is amended as follows:

“4. There should be a spirit wholesaling system within a province or central-affiliated city where the wholesaler’s headquarters is located with at least 01 spirit retailer. If the spirit wholesaler establishes a branch or business location besides its headquarters for the purpose of spirit sale, it is not required to ask for confirmation from the spirit retailer.”

7. Clause 2 of Article 14 is amended as follows:

“2. The trader that sells spirits for on-premises consumption is entitled to lawfully use its fixed business location with a clear address and must register its sale of spirits for on-premises consumption with the Office of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure of the district where the seller’s business location is available.”

8. Clause 1 of Article 15 is amended as follows:

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9. Clause 5 is added to Article 16 as follows:

“5. Be entitled to purchase spirits of households and individuals that produce spirits using traditional methods for re-preparation purpose.”

10. Point b Clause 1 of Article 18 is amended as follows:

“b) Post legitimate copies of licenses granted by the competent authority at their premises and only purchase and/or sell spirits according to the licenses, except for the case in which the trader sells spirits for on-premises consumption.”

11. Point d Clause 2 of Article 18 is amended as follows:

“d) Directly retail spirits at traders’ licensed business locations within provinces or central-affiliated cities.”

12. Point d Clause 3 of Article 18 is amended as follows:

“d) Directly retail spirits at traders' licensed business locations within provinces or central-affiliated cities.”

13. Clause 5 of Article 18 is amended as follows:

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a) Purchase spirits from domestic spirit producers, spirit distributors, spirit wholesalers and spirit retailers;

b) Sell spirits directly to purchasers for consumption at traders’ business locations.”

14. Clause 3 of Article 19 is amended as follows:

“3. A copy of the Spirit Declaration or the Certificate of submission of Declaration of Conformity or the Certificate of Declaration of conformity with the food safety regulations (if the spirit is not regulated by a technical regulation); a copy of the Certificate of food safety or one of the following certificates: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), Food Safety Management Systems (ISO 22000), International Food Standards (EFS), BRC Global Food Standards (BRC) or Food Safety System (FSSC 22000)”

15. Clause 3 of Article 20 is amended as follows:

“3. A copy of the Spirit Declaration or the Certificate of submission of Declaration of Conformity or the Certificate of Declaration of conformity with the food safety regulations (if the spirit is not regulated by a technical regulation); a copy of the Certificate of food safety, except for small scale food trading establishments prescribed by the Law on Food Safety.”

16. Clause 5 of Article 21 is amended as follows:

“5. Document concerning the spirit distribution system includes one of the two following types:

a) A copy of the agreement in principle, confirmation letter or commitment to participating in the spirit distribution system enclosed with a copy of the spirit wholesaling license of the wholesaler expected to participate in the spirit distribution system;

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17. Clause 5 of Article 22 is amended as follows:

“5. Document concerning the spirit wholesaling system includes one of the two following types:

a) A copy of the agreement in principle, confirmation letter or commitment to participating in the spirit wholesaling system enclosed with a copy of the spirit retail license of the retailer expected to participate in the spirit wholesaling system;

b) A copy of the retailer’s Certificate of registration of operation of the branch or Certificate of registration of the business location for spirit trading purpose.”

18. Point c Clause 1 of Article 25 is amended as follows:

“c) Offices of Economis or Offices of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to People’s Committees of districts shall issue licenses for home production of spirits for business purpose and licenses for spirit retail within their districts;”

19. Point c Clause 2 of Article 25 is amended as follows:

“c) In case of issuing the license for home production of spirits for business purpose or license for spirit retail:

Within 10 working days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, the competent authority shall consider and appraise it, and issue the license to the applicant. In case of rejection of the application form, explanation shall be provided in writing.

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20. Point b Clause 2 of Article 28 is amended as follows:

“b) The effective period of the license for home production of spirits for business purpose and license for spirit distribution/wholesaling/retail is 05 years.”

21. Clause 5 of Article 29 is amended as follows:

“5. Regarding the spirit retail license:

The license shall be made into multiple copies: 02 kept by the licensing authority; 01 sent to the trader issued with the license; 01 sent to the provincial Department of Industry and Trade; 01 sent to the Market Surveillance Agency; 01 sent to the spirit producer or another spirit trader mentioned in the license.”

22. Point b Clause 3 of Article 30 is amended as follows:

“b) comply with regulations of the law on food safety.”

23. Chapter IIa is added to Chapter II as follows:

“Chapter IIa

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Article 31a. Conditions for production of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV

1. Be an enterprise, cooperative, cooperative union or household business that is established in accordance with the law.

2. Comply with regulations of the law on food safety.

3. Register its production with the Office of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to the People’s Committee of the district where the trader’s production facility is located using the Form No. 14 Section II in the Appendix hereof. In case of change of the registered contents, it is required to register additional contents.

Article 31b. Conditions for import of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV

1. Satisfy the conditions set forth in Clauses 1 and 2 Article 31a of this Decree.

2. Only import spirits into Vietnam through international border checkpoints;

3. Register its import with the Office of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to the People’s Committee of the district where the importer’s headquarters is located before doing business using the Form No. 14 Section II in the Appendix hereof. In case of change of the registered contents, it is required to register additional contents.

Article 31c. Conditions for sale of spirits having less than 5.5% ABV

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2. Register its sale with the Office of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to the People’s Committee of the district where the seller is located before doing business using the Form No. 14 Section II in the Appendix hereof. In case of change of the registered contents, it is required to register additional contents.

Article 31d. Rights and obligations of traders that trade in spirits having less than 5.5% ABV

1. Be entitled to import, purchase and sell spirits of legal origin.

2. Ensure spirits are used within their shelf life required by the producer.

3. Assume responsibilities according to the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Alcoholic Beverages and other regulations of law. It is not required to label spirits according to regulations of the Decree No. 105/2017/ND-CP.”

24. Clauses 1, 3 and 4 of Article 32 are amended as follows:

“1. Regarding spirits having at least 5.5% ABV, before January 20, traders that produce spirits on industrial scale, traders that produce spirits for business purpose using traditional methods for business purpose, spirit distributors, wholesalers and retailers shall submit reports on their spirit production and trading in the previous year to the licensing authority using the Forms No. 08 and No. 09 Section II in the Appendix hereof.

3. Regarding spirits having at least 5.5% ABV, before February 15, Offices of Economics or Offices of Economics and Infrastructure affiliated to district-level People's Committees shall submit a report on home production of spirits for business purpose, home production of spirits for selling them to holders of the spirit production license for re-preparation purpose and spirit retail within their districts to provincial Departments of Industry and Trade using the Form No. 11 Section II in the Appendix hereof.

4. Regarding spirits having at least 5.5% ABV, before February 28, every provincial Department of Industry and Trade shall submit a report on the production, distribution, retail and wholesaling of spirits in the previous year within its province to the Ministry of Industry and Trade using the Form No. 12 Section II in the Appendix hereof.”

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26. The Form No. 13 Registration of sale of spirits for on-premises consumption is added in the Section II of the Appendix hereof.

Article 17. Some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 105/2017/ND-CP dated September 14, 2017 on spirit trading

1. Clause 1 of Article 3 is repealed.

2. Article 7 is repealed.

3. Clauses 2, 3 and 6 of Article 11 are repealed.

4. Clauses 2, 3 and 6 of Article 12 are repealed.

5. Clauses 4 and 5 of Article 13 are repealed.

6. Clause 4 of Article 14 is repealed.

7. Clauses 3, 4 and 7 of Article 21 are repealed.

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9. Clauses 5 and 6 of Article 23 are repealed.

10. Article 24 is repealed.

Chapter VIII

TOBACCO TRADING

Article 18. Amendments to some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 67/2013/ND-CP dated June 27, 2013 on guidelines for the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco regarding tobacco trading

1. Clauses 7 and 8 are added to Article 4 as follows:

“7. During the trading and processing of tobacco ingredients and tobacco product trading, enterprises shall comply with regulations of law on standards, technical regulations, environmental protection and fire prevention and fighting.

8. During the tobacco cultivation, it is required to comply with regulations of the law on environmental protection.”

2. Clause 2 of Article 12 is amended as follows:

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3. Clause 4 of Article 13 is amended as follows:

“4. A list of specialized and synchronous machinery and equipment used for tobacco ingredient processing.”

Article 19. Repeal of some Articles and Clauses of the Government’s Decree No. 67/2013/ND-CP dated June 27, 2013 on guidelines for the Law on Prevention and Control of Harmful Effects of Tobacco regarding tobacco trading

1. Clause 4 of Article 7 is repealed.

2. Clause 5 of Article 9 is repealed.

3. Clauses 3, 4 and 5 of Article 12 are repealed.

4. Clauses 8 and 9 of Article 13 are repealed.

5. Clauses 4, 5 and 6 of Article 17 are repealed.

6. Clauses 8 and 9 of Article 18 are repealed.

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8. Point h Clause 1 and Point h Clause 2 of Article 26 are repealed.

Chapter IX

IMPLEMENTATION

Article 20. Transitional clauses

Entry into effect of Clause 2 Article 1 of this Decree:

1. Satisfactory results of safety and environmental protection inspection and testing for motor vehicles already imported into Vietnam which are carried out according to regulations of the Decree No. 116/2017/ND-CP shall continue to be used as the basis for type assessment. The inspection of satisfaction of conditions for quality assurance by motor vehicle producers shall be carried out within 06 months from the effective date of this Decree.

2. The Ministry of Transport shall elaborate this Article.

Article 21. Effect and implementation

1. This Decree comes into force from March 22, 2020, except for the regulations laid down in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.

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3. Regulations on spirit trading specified in this Decree come into force from the date of its signature.

4. The phrase “danh nghĩa Quốc gia Việt Nam” (“the name of Vietnam”) in Point dd Clause 6 and content “Việc tổ chức tham gia hội chợ, triển lãm thương mại tại nước ngoài với danh nghĩa Quốc gia Việt Nam phải đạt được tiêu chuẩn theo quy định của Bộ Công Thương” (“The organization of participation in overseas trade fairs and exhibitions under the name of Vietnam must meet standards as regulated by the Ministry of Trade and Industry”) in Clause 12 Article 29; the phrase “Văn bản thỏa thuận/Hợp đồng gửi kèm” (“Enclosed with the agreement”) specified at ordinal number 11 in the Form No. 01 and ordinal number 9 in the Form No. 02 and the phrase “việc sử dụng danh nghĩa Quốc gia Việt Nam” (“Use of the word “Vietnam””) at ordinal number 1 in the Form No. 10 of the Appendix enclosed with the Government’s Decree No. 81/2018/ND-CP dated May 22, 2018 are repealed.

5. Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of Governmental agencies, Presidents of People's Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities are responsible for providing guidelines and implementing this Decree./.

ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
THE PRIME MINISTER




Nguyen Xuan Phuc

APPENDIX

(Enclosed with the Government’s Decree No. 17/2020/ND-CP dated February 05, 2020)

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Form No. 01a

Application for issuance of certificate of food safety

Form No. 01b

Application for re-issuance of certificate of food safety

Form No. 02a

Description of infrastructure, equipment and tools meeting food safety conditions (for manufacturing establishments)

Form No. 02b

Description of infrastructure, equipment and tools meeting food safety conditions (for trading establishments)

Form No. 03a

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Form No. 03b

Food safety inspection record (for trading establishments)

Form No. 04

Rectification report

Form No. 05a

Certificate of food safety (for manufacturing establishments)

Form No. 05b

Certificate of food safety (for trading establishments)

Form No. 05c

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II. SPIRIT TRADING

Form No. 01

Application for issuance of license

Form No. 02

Application for amendment/addition to license

Form No. 03

Application for re-issuance of license

Form No. 04

Registration of home production of spirits for selling them to spirit production license holders for re-preparation

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License

Form No. 06

License (amended/added for ... time)

Form No. 07

License (re-issued for ... time)

Form No. 08

Report on spirit production in ...

Form No. 09

Report on spirit distribution/wholesaling/retail in ...  

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Report on home production of spirits for selling them to spirit production license holders in commune in...

Form No. 11

Report on spirit production and trading in urban district/rural district/city in...

Form No. 12

Report on spirit production and trading in province in...

Form No. 13

Registration of sale of spirits for on-premises consumption

Form No. 14

Registration of trading of spirits having less than 5.5% alcohol by volume

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Form No. 15

Application for motor vehicle import license

Form No. 01a

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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[place name], [date]….

APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF FOOD SAFETY

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Manufacturing/trading establishment (legal business name): ………………………………

Address: …………………………………………………………………………………………..

Tel:…………………………………………. Fax: ……………………………………………….

Business line (name of the product): ……………………………………………………

Hereby applies for issuance of the certificate of food safety to:

- Manufacturing establishment                                    □

- Trading establishment^1,2                                □

- Manufacturing and trading establishment      □

- Chain of food trading establishments     □

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We undertake to ensure food safety at the abovementioned establishment and take total responsibility for any violation against the law regulations of law.

With sincere thanks./.

Attached documents:

REPRSENTATIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
(signature and seal)

(1): For the chain of food trading establishments, attach a list of trading establishments.

(2): List of product groups

LIST OF TRADING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CHAIN

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No.

Name of trading establishment

Address

Certificate validity

Note

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3

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LIST OF PRODUCT GROUPS

(Enclosed with the application for chain of food trading establishments and general food trading establishments)

No.

Name of product group

Group of products for trading to be covered by the certificate of food safety

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Group of products under management of the Ministry of Health

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Natural mineral water

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Functional food

4

Micronutrients and micronutrient-rich food

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5

Food additives

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Food flavorings

7

Food processing aids

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Ice (Ready-to-use ice and ice used for food processing)

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Other products not included in the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

II

Group of products under management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Cereals

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Meat and meat products

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Fish and fish products (including amphibians)

4

Vegetables and vegetable products

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Eggs and egg products

6

Raw milk

7

Honey and honey products

8

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9

Salt

10

Spices

11

Sugar

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12

Tea

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Coffee

14

Cocoa

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Peppers

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Cashews

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Other agricultural products

18

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Groups under management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

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Beer

2

Spirits, alcohol and alcoholic drinks

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Beverages

4

Processed milk

5

Vegetable oil

6

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Confectionary

Form No. 01b

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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[place name], [date]….

APPLICATON FOR RE-ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF FOOD SAFETY

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Name of the applicant………………………. hereby applies for re-issuance of the certificate of food safety as follows:

The issued certificate No. ………………………………….date of issue ………………………

Reason for re-issuance (specify the case specified in Clause 2 Article 12 of this Decree):
…………………………………………………………………………….

Thank you for your consideration./.

REPRSENTATIVE OF THE APPLICANT
(signature and seal)

Form No. 02a

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DESCRIPTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS MEETING FOOD SAFETY CONDITIONS (FOR MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS)

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

- Representative of the establishment: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

- Office address: …………………………………………………………………………………

- Manufacturing establishment address: ………………………………………………………………………………………..

- Warehouse address (if different from the 2 above addresses): ………………………………………………………………………….

- Tel:……………………………………………………… Fax …………………………………

- Items manufactured: ……………………………………………………………………………

- Design capacity: …………………………………………………………………………………

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- Total number of employees directly involved in manufacturing: ……………………………………………………………

- Total number of employees certified to have/trained in knowledge about food safety: ……………………………………………………………

- Total number of employees having undergone periodic health checkup as prescribed: ……………………………….

II. CURRENT CONDITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS

1. Infrastructure

- Area of manufacturing premises ……………………….. m²

- Plant layout: ………………………………………………………………………..

- Factory structure: …………………………………………………………………………………

- Water for manufacturing meeting quality standards: ………………………………………….

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2. Manufacturing equipment and tools

No.

Equipment name

Quantity

Operating condition of equipment and tools

Note

Good

Average

Poor

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Current equipment and tools

1

Manufacturing equipment and tools

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Product packaging tools

3

Equipment for product transport

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4

Food preservation equipment

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5

Disinfecting and pasteurizing equipment

6

Cleaning equipment, tools

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7

Monitoring equipment

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8

Hand cleaners and sanitizers

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Equipment for harmful insect and animal prevention and control

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Clothing when in direct contact with raw materials and food

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Equipment and tools to be added

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2

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3

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III. GENERAL ASSESSMENT

Whether the current infrastructure and equipment satisfies the food safety requirements for food manufacturing as prescribed.

If the food safety requirements are not met as prescribed, the establishment shall undertake to supplement and complete the equipment (mentioned in Section II in the above Table); specify the deadline.

UNDERTAKINGS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT:

1. Undertake that the information mentioned in the description is true and correct in all details and take total responsibility for the registered information.

2. Strictly comply with regulations on food safety as prescribed./.

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[place name], [date]….
REPRSENTATIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
(signature and seal)

Form No. 02b

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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DESCRIPTION
OF INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS MEETING FOOD SAFETY CONDITIONS (FOR TRADING ESTABLISHMENTS)

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

- Representative of the establishment: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

- Office address: ……………………………………………………………………………………

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- Tel:……………………………………………………….. Fax …………………………………..

- Type of product for trading:.................................................................................................

- Total number of employees: …………………………………………………………………….

- Total number of employees directly involved in manufacturing: ……………………………………………………………

- Total number of employees with certified knowledge/trained in knowledge about food safety: ……………………………………………………………

- Total number of employees having undergone periodic health checkup as prescribed: ………………………………..

- Fundamental standard on food safety assurance (for the chain of food trading establishments):
…………………………………………………………………………………

II. CURRENT CONDITION OF INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS

1. Infrastructure

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- Plant layout: ……………………………………………………………………..

- Water for trading meeting quality standards: …………………………………………………

- Hygiene and personal hygiene system: ……………………………………………………….

2. Trading equipment and tools

No.

Equipment name

Quantity

Operating condition of equipment

Note

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Average

Poor

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Current trading equipment and tools

1

Equipment and tools for product preservation

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2

Equipment and tools for product display

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Equipment and tools for product transport

4

Hand cleaners and sanitizers

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5

Cleaning equipment, tools

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6

Personal protective equipment

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Equipment for harmful insect and animal prevention and control

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Monitoring equipment

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Equipment to be added

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3

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III. GENERAL ASSESSMENT

Whether the current infrastructure and equipment satisfies the food safety requirements for food trading as prescribed.

If the food safety requirements are not met as prescribed, the establishment shall undertake to supplement and complete the equipment (mentioned in Section II in the above Table); specify the deadline.

Undertakings by the establishment:

1. Undertake that the information mentioned in the description is true and correct in all details and take total responsibility for the registered information.

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[place name], [date] …
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
(signature and seal)

Form No. 03a

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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[place name], [date]….

RECORD ON FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION OF FOOD MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT

Pursuant to the Law on Food Safety dated June 17, 2010;

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Pursuant to the Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BCT dated November 15, 2018 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade stipulating food safety management by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

For the furtherance of the Decision No. ... dated ....

The inspectorate including:

1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Chief

2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Member

3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Member

4 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Member

5 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Secretary

has checked the legality of documents, carried out an inspection at the establishment and evaluated the implementation of the regulations on manufacturing establishments meeting food safety conditions at:

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- Representative of the establishment: …………………………………………………………………………………………..

- Establishment owner: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

- Office address: …………………………………………………………………………………

- Manufacturing establishment address: ………………………………………………………………………………………..

- Warehouse address (if different from the 2 above addresses): …………………………………………………………………………..

- Tel: …………………………………………………… Fax ……………………………………

- Items manufactured: ……………………………………………………………………………

- Design capacity: …………………………………………………………………………………

- Product quality self-declaration document No.
…………………………………………………………...

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-  Total number of employees:…………………… Including: Those directly involved………... Those indirectly involved………………

I. FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION

No.

Entry

Inspection level (A/B)

Evaluation

Note

Passed

Failed

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I. Location and infrastructure

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Location

B

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Environment

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3

Design, layout and structure of the factory

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- Material warehouse

A

- Package warehouse

A

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- Product warehouse

A

- Manufacturing area

A

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- Packaging area

A

- Hand wash area

A

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- Protective clothing changeroom

B

- Toilet

B

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4

Source of water for manufacturing and cleaning

A

5

Lighting system

B

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6

Wastewater collection and treatment system

B

7

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B

II. Equipment and tools

1

Manufacturing equipment and tools

A

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2

Product packaging equipment and tools

A

3

Equipment for product transport

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4

Cleaning equipment, tools

B

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Monitoring equipment

B

6

Hand cleaners and sanitizers

A

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7

Sample storage and preservation tools

A

8

Equipment for harmful insect and animal prevention and control

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III. Human

1

Certificate of training in knowledge about food safety

A

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2

Certificate of fitness

A

II. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Comments

a) Location and infrastructure:

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b) Equipment and tools:

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c) Human:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2. Recommendations:

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3. Conclusion:

(The establishment will be given the “Passed” result if 100% of the level A criteria and ≥ 60% of the level B criteria pass the inspection; the establishment will be given the “Partially passed” result if 100% of the level A criteria and from 40% to < 60% of the level B criteria pass the inspection; the establishment will be given the “Failed” result if only 1 level A criterion or ≥ 60% of the level B criteria fail the inspection).

Inspection result:

Passed                       □

Failed                       □

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REPRSENTATIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
(signature and full name)

INSPECTORATE’S CHIEF
(signature and full name)

Form No. 03b

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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[place name], [date]….

RECORD ON FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION OF FOOD TRADING ESTABLISHMENT

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Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP dated February 02, 2018 on elaboration of some Articles of the Law on Food Safety;

Pursuant to the Circular No. 43/2018/TT-BCT dated November 15, 2018 of the Ministry of Industry and Trade stipulating food safety management by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

For the furtherance of the Decision No. ... dated ....

The inspectorate including:

1 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Chief

2 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Member

3 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Member

4 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Member

5 ……………………………………………………………………………………………Secretary

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- The establishment: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

- Representative of the establishment: ……………………………………………………………………………………………

- Establishment owner: …………………………………………………………………………………………………

- Office address: …………………………………………………………………………………

- Trading establishment address: ………………………………………………………………

- Tel: …………………………………………………… Fax ……………………………………

- Items traded: ……………………………………………………………………………….

- Goods quality self-declaration document No. (if any)
…………………………………………………………...

- Premises area: …………………………………. Warehouse area: …………………………

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I. FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION

No.

Entry

Inspection level (A/B)

Evaluation

Note

Passed

Failed

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1

Location

B

2

Environment

B

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3

Design, layout and structure of areas within the establishment

A

4

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A

- Product display area

A

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A

- Protective clothing changeroom

B

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B

5

Origin of products for trading

A

...

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6

Water for tool cleaning for simply packaged products and unpackaged products

A

7

Ice storage system (if used)

B

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8

Wastewater collection and treatment system

B

9

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B

II. Equipment and tools

1

Equipment and tools for product preservation

A

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2

Equipment and tools for product display

A

3

Equipment and tools for product transport

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4

Hand cleaners and sanitizers

B

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Cleaning equipment, tools (if used)

B

6

Personal protective equipment (if used)

B

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7

Equipment for harmful insect and animal prevention and control

B

8

Monitoring equipment

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III. Human

1

Certificate of training in knowledge about food safety

A

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2

Certificate of fitness

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II. INSPECTION BY GROUP OF PRODUCTS

No.

Name of product group

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Note

Passed

Partially passed

Failed

I

Groups under management of the Ministry of Health

1

Bottled water, natural mineral water, ice (Ready-to-use ice and ice used for food processing)

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2

Functional food

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Micronutrient-rich food

4

Food additives, flavorings and food processing aids

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5

Other products not included in the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

II

Group of products under management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Cereals

2

Meat and meat products

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3

Fish and fish products (including amphibians)

4

Vegetables and vegetable products

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...

5

Eggs and egg products

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Raw milk

7

Honey and honey products

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8

Genetically modified food

9

Salt

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10

Spices

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Sugar

12

Tea

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13

Coffee

14

Cocoa

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15

Peppers

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Cashews

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Other agricultural products

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Ice used for food preservation and processing in fields under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

III

Group of products under management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

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Beer

2

Spirits, alcohol and alcoholic drinks

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3

Beverages

4

Processed milk

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5

Vegetable oil

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Powder and starch

7

Confectionary

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III. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Comments (specify the reason for “Failed” or “Partially passed”)

a) Location and infrastructure:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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b) Equipment and tools:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2. Recommendations:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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3. Conclusion: (The establishment will be given the “Passed” result if 100% of the level A criteria and ≥ 60% of the level B criteria pass the inspection; the establishment will be given the “Partially passed” result if 100% of the level A criteria and from 40% to < 60% of the level B criteria pass the inspection; the establishment will be given the “Failed” result if only 1 level A criterion or ≥ 60% of the level B criteria fail the inspection).

Inspection result:

Passed                       □

Failed                       □

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The inspection ends at: ………. hour………. minute, on [date]…….. and the inspection record is made into 02 copies having the same legal effect.

REPRSENTATIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
(signature and full name)

INSPECTORATE’S CHIEF
(signature and full name)

Form No. 04

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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[place name], [date]….

RECTIFICATION REPORT

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I. GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Name of the establishment: ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Establishment address:
……………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Tel:………………………………. Fax:…………………….. Email:……………………….

II. SYNOPSIS OF RECTIFICATION RESULTS

No.

Error specified in the inspection conclusion dated .... No. ……..

Reason

Remedial measure

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2

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3

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The inspecting authority is kindly requested to carry out an inspection and implement procedures for issuance of the certificate of food safety./.

REPRSENTATIVE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
(signature and seal)

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Form No. 05a

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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CERTIFICATE OF FOOD SAFETY

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE/DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF PROVINCE (CITY)

Certifies that

The establishment: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Type of production: ⁽¹⁾
……………………………………………………………………………………

Establishment owner: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Tel:……………………………………………………….. Fax …………………………………..

HAS BEEN FOUND TO CONFORM TO FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS

[place name], [date]….
MINISTER/DIRECTOR
(signature, seal)

Reg. No. …………../GCNATTP-BCT/SCT
Valid until …..(day)…..(month) 20…(year)

(1): specify name of the product manufactured

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Form No. 05b

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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CERTIFICATE OF FOOD SAFETY

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE/DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF PROVINCE (CITY)

Certifies that

The establishment: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Type of business: ⁽¹⁾
……………………………………………………………………………………

Establishment owner: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

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Tel:……………………………………………………….. Fax …………………………………..

HAS BEEN FOUND TO CONFORM TO FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS
(for the trading establishments in the chain⁽²⁾ and product group⁽³⁾ in the attached list)

[place name], [date]….
MINISTER/DIRECTOR
(signature, seal)

Reg. No. …………../GCNATTP-BCT/SCT
Valid until …..(day)…..(month) 20…(year)

(1): specify name of the group of products traded

(2): Specify the list of trading establishments in the chain is given the “Passed” result according to the inspection record in Form No. 03b.

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LIST OF TRADING ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE CHAIN

(Enclosed with the certificate of food safety No. …../GCNATTP-BCT/SCT dated....)

No.

Name of trading establishment

Address

Certificate validity

Note

1

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3

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LIST OF PRODUCT GROUPS

(Enclosed with the certificate of food safety No. …../GCNATTP-BCT/SCT dated....)

No.

Name of product group

Note

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Group of products under management of the Ministry of Health

1

2

3

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II

Group of products under management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

1

2

3

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III

Group of products under management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade

1

2

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Form No. 05c

THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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CERTIFICATE OF FOOD SAFETY

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE/DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF PROVINCE (CITY)

Certifies that

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Type of production/business: ⁽¹⁾
……………………………………………………………………………………

Establishment owner: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Manufacturing/business address:
……………………………………………………………………………….

Tel:……………………………………………………….. Fax …………………………………..

HAS BEEN FOUND TO CONFORM TO FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS
(Group of products for trading in the attached list⁽²⁾)

[place name], [date]….
MINISTER/DIRECTOR
(signature, seal)

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(1): specify names of products manufactured, group of food products for trading

(2): Specify the group of products given the “Passed” result according to the inspection record in Form No. 03b

Form No. 01

NAME OF TRADER
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. …../…..

…….[place], …… [date]

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APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSE

…………………..⁽¹⁾……………………

To: …………………….⁽²⁾………………………

Name of trader: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

Tel:……………………………….. Tel:………………. Fax: …………………

Production/business location:
……………………………………………………………………………….

Tel:………………………………………….. Fax: ………………………………………………..

Enterprise registration certificate (or equivalent document)/ Certificate of registration of cooperative/cooperative union/Certificate of registration of household business No. ………... issued by………………………. on……….

Hereby kindly requests …………⁽²⁾………… to consider issuing the License ……………⁽¹⁾…………. as follows:

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Produce spirits as follows:

The following types of spirits permitted to be produced:
……………………⁽³⁾……………………………………………………………

Production capacity:
…………………….⁽⁴⁾……………………………………………….

Organize distribution of spirits as follows:

Purchase types of spirits from the following foreign spirit producers, spirit distributors and spirit suppliers: ……………………….⁽⁵⁾…………………………….

Organize a spirit distribution system in the following provinces/central-affiliated cities: ………………………………………………………………………………..

Retail spirits at the following locations: ………………………………………………………….

Sell wholesale spirits as follows:

Purchase types of spirits from the following domestic spirit producers, spirit distributors and spirit wholesalers:

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………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Organize a spirit wholesaling system in the following provinces/cities:
…………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Retail spirits at the following locations:
………………………………………………………….

Organize retail of spirits as follows:

Purchase types of spirits from the following domestic spirit producers, spirit distributors and spirit wholesalers:

……………………………………………..⁽⁵⁾………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Retail spirits at the following locations:
………………………………………………………….

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LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE
(Signature, full name, seal (if any))

Note:

^(1): Type of license: License for mass production of spirits/home production of spirits for purposes of spirit trading/distribution/wholesaling/retail

^(2): Licensing authority: Ministry of Industry and Trade/Department of Industry and Trade/Office Of Economics or Office of Economics and Infrastructure.

^(3): Specify each type of spirit such as wine, vodka, fruit wine, etc.

^(4): Specify the design capacity; in the case of home production of spirits, specify the expected production (liter/year).

^(5): Specify the name and address.

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Form No. 02

NAME OF TRADER
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.     /    

…….[place], …… [date]

APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT/ADDITION TO LICENSE ... (1)...

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Name of trader: ……………………………………………………………………………………