THE
MINISTRY OF AQUATIC RESOURCES
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No.
14/QD-KHCN
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Hanoi,
January 09, 1997
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DECISION
ISSUING THE REGULATION ON REGISTRATION OF COMMODITY QUALITY
OF THE SPECIALIZED AQUATIC PRODUCT SERVICE
THE MINISTER OF AQUATIC RESOURCES
Pursuant to Decree No. 50-CP
of June 21, 1994 of the Government on the tasks, powers and organization of the
Ministry of Aquatic Resources;
Pursuant to Decree No.86-CP of December 8, 1995 of the Government assigning the
responsibility of State management over commodity quality;
Pursuant to Joint Circular No.02-TT/LB of May 24, 1996 of the Ministry of
Science, Technology and Environment and the Ministry of Aquatic Resources
guiding the implementation of Decree No.86-CP;
Pursuant to Circular No.03-TT/TCCB/LD of August 19, 1996 of the Ministry of
Aquatic Resources providing guidance on the assignment and implementation of
State management over the quality of aquatic commodities;
Pursuant to Decision No.2576/QD/TDC of October 28, 1996 of the Minister of
Science, Technology and Environment issuing the Regulation on registration of
commodity quality;
At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Science and Technology and
the Director of the Department for Protection of Aquatic Resources,
DECIDES:
Article 1.-
To issue together with this Decision the "Regulation on Registration of
Commodity Quality of the Specialized Aquatic Service".
Article 2.-
The organizations and individuals that trade in goods listed as specialized
aquatic products which are obliged to register their product quality and the
agencies which register product quality shall have to implement this Decision.
Article 3.-
The Director of the Department for Protection of Aquatic Resources is
responsible for organizing and providing guidance for the implementation of
this Decision. The Directors of the Department of Organization, Personnel and
Labor, the Department of Science and Technology and the Ministerial Inspector
are responsible for controlling the observance of the provisions of the
Regulation on Registration of Commodity Quality of the Specialized Aquatic
Product Service.
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FOR
THE MINISTER OF AQUATIC RESOURCES
VICE MINISTER
Nguyen Thi Hong Minh
REGULATION
ON REGISLATION OF COMMODITY QUALITY OF THE SPECIALIZED
AQUATIC PRODUCT SERVICE
(Issued together with Decision No.14-QD/KHCN of January 9, 1997 of the
Minister of Aquatic Resources)
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article
1.- This Regulation provides uniform application of the content and
procedure of quality registration of specialized aquatic products (hereafter
referred to as SAP), and the issuance of the registration record thereof for
the commodities annually listed for compulsory quality registration by the
Ministry of Aquatic Resources.
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1. Units producing,
subcontracting processing, breeding aquatic products (including those operating
under the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam),
2. Units operating as sole sale
agents or general distributors for foreign companies in Vietnam,
3. Units dealing in packaging
imported goods for distribution in Vietnam.
Article
3.- The agency which issues SAP quality license (hereafter referred to as
issuing agency) is the Department for Protection of Aquatic Resources (DPAR)
and the DPAR branch offices.
The DPAR shall issue SAP quality
license for the units under the Central Government and for those set up under
the Law on Foreign Investment in Vietnam. The DPAR can delegate its DPAR branch
offices to issue SAP quality licenses for the producing and distributing units
under the Central Government operating in localities.
The DPAR branch offices in the
provinces and cities directly under the Central Government shall issue SAP
quality licenses to the producing and distributing units under local
governments and those delegated by the DPAR.
Article
4.- The registration and issuance of the quality license is provided for in
a uniform way in the document called Special Aquatic Commodity Quality
Registration License.
The effective time limit for a
SAP quality license is 01 year. Upon its expiry, the unit must ask for a
renewal of its license if it is to continue producing and distributing the
commodities. The effective time limit for a quality license renewal is 01 year.
The SAP quality license is not
valid as a substitute to:
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- The quarantine certificate.
- The test record (for
commodities which require tests before distribution).
Article 5.-
The SAPs mentioned in Article 1 are allowed for distribution on the market only
after having their quality registered in accordance with this Regulation.
The commodities which are not
included in the list of compulsory quality registration may have their quality
registered under this Regulation if their producing units voluntarily choose to
do so.
Article 6.- Norms
for SAP quality registration :
1. Vietnamese standards (VNS)
and industry standards (IS), compulsory or not.
2. The regulations of the
Ministry of Aquatic Resources and other concerned Ministries.
3. Other standards (including
the unit�s standards and foreign standards) which
are voluntarily applied by the unit.
4. The regulations on quality as
mentioned in the contract of agent dealers for foreign countries or for
imported commodities to be packaged and distributed in Vietnam.
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Chapter II
CONTENT AND FORMALITIES
OF QUALITY REGISTRATION
Article 7.- The
dossier for commodity quality registration :
1. The dossier for first
commodity quality registration is to be made into two sets, each comprising:
- A copy of the lawful business
permit which allows the unit to produce and distribute the right commodity the
quality of which is to be registered.
- The declaration on SAP quality
registration made by the unit for each kind of its commodities (Form
01-TS/DKCL).
- A copy of the registered commodity
norms and standards (except VNS and IS).
- Sample of product label
bearing the seal of the registered unit.
- A copy of the test record
containing the result of the examination, test and quality evaluation
administered by the organization appointed by the Ministry of Aquatic Resources
(for commodities which require test before being distributed, the list of which
is to be provided by the Ministry of Aquatic Resources).
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2. The content of the product
label:
The product label must bear the
characteristics, usage and origin of the commodity:
- Product�s name.
- Name of the producing unit.
- Address of the producing unit.
- Quality registration number.
- Characteristics of the packed
commodity: specifications, main indications of their quality, volume and
quantity.
- Warranty (if any).
- Date of production, expiry
date (for commodities of limited duration).
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- Name of the producing country
and company.
- Name of the packaging unit.
Article 8.- The
dossier for an extension of commodity quality registration consists of:
- The application by the unit
requesting an extension of commodity quality registration (which contains a
confirmation that no change has been made to the goods quality and label
compared with the previous registration).
- The test record of the goods
quality made within three months up to the application for extension.
- The dossier of the previous
goods quality registration.
Article 9.-
Formalities for the consideration and issuance of the first SAP quality
registration:
1. Upon receiving the
application dossier, the Registration Office shall base itself on the
provisions consisted in Articles 6, 7 and 8 to consider and offer guidance for
the unit to supplement the missing contents.
The registration office shall
provide the applying unit an answer to its request within a period not
exceeding 5 days after reception of the qualified dossier.
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- Issue the SAP quality
registration, put its seal in the SAP quality registration and the enclosed
product label.
- Enter the registration into
the registration record and book.
- Collect the required quality
registration fee.
- Hand over to the applying unit
a set of SAP registration dossier and place another set in archive.
3. In case the submitted dossier
fails to meet the conditions for quality registration, the Registration Office
shall notify the applying unit of the reasons therefore.
Article
10.- Formalities for extending SAP quality registration:
1. In case the conditions are adequate
for an extension of the quality registration, the Registration Office shall
define the extension limit, put its seal on the two sets of the dossiers of the
previous SAP quality registration (one set for the unit and the other for
archive) and hand over to the unit the dossier with extended SAP quality
registration.
2. In case the submitted dossier
fails to meet the conditions for an extended quality registration, the
Registration Office shall inform the applying unit of the reasons therefore.
Article
11.- Regulations on the coding of the SAP quality registration:
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- The first group consists of
two capital letters "TS" (conventional code of the Ministry of
Aquatic Resources) plus the abbreviated name of province (Appendix 1).
- The second group consists of
the serial number of the registered commodities (four numeric figures) and the
two last figures of the year of the registration, separated by a stroke (/).
Example:
- TS-0001/97 is the
quality registration code for the first commodity registered by DPAR in 1997.
- TSAG-0020/97 is the
quality registration code for the 20th commodity registered by the DPAR branch
office in An Giang province in 1997.
Article
12.- Registration book and its publication:
Every three months the DPAR
shall circulate widely the registration book of SAP quality registration (Form
02-TS/DKCL) which shall comprise the following contents:
- The information related to the
production and business unit: address, telephone, fax...
- The information related to the
commodities, the quality of which is registered: name, category,
specifications, main quality indications, quality registration code, etc.
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RESPONSIBILITY IN
REGISTERING SAP QUALITY
Article
13.- The unit which registers the quality of its SAP:
1. Is responsible for
registering the quality of its commodities which are listed as compulsory.
2. In case of a change in the
commodity quality or label compared with the previous registration, the unit
shall have to observe the steps specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of Article 7.
3. Is only allowed to distribute
the commodity the quality of which is equivalent to or exceeds the registered
quality and which bears the registered label.
Article
14.- The Registration Office for SAP quality is responsible for:
1. Organizing, guiding and
implementing the registration of commodity quality as specified in Article 1 of
this Regulation within its jurisdiction.
2. Within the sphere of its
responsibility, coordinating with the related agencies to control and handle in
time violations of commodity quality registration in accordance with the
current provisions of law.
3. Filing quarterly reports to
the DPAR on the situation of commodity quality registration, the quality of the
registered commodities and other related issues.
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Chapter IV
HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS
Article
15.- The production and business units which produce aquatic commodities
listed for compulsory quality registration shall be handled in accordance with
law if found to have violated provisions of this Regulation.
Article
16.- The individuals who work for commodity quality registration offices
and who are found to have violated provisions of this Regulation shall
depending on the extent of his/her violation be subject to administrative
sanctions or examined for penal liability.
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article
17.- This Regulation takes effect from February 1st, 1997. The earlier
provisions which are contrary to this Regulation are now annulled.
The commodities which are not
covered by this Regulation shall be subject to the regulations of the Ministry
of Science, Technology and Environment stipulated in its Decision No
2576/QD-TDC of October 28, 1996.
Any amendments and supplements
to the content of this Regulation shall be decided by the Minister of Aquatic
Resources.
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APPENDIX I
ABBREVIATED NAMES OF PROVINCES AND CITIES IN
ALPHABET ORDER
1. AG: An Giang 32.
LA: Long An
2. BC: Bac Can 33.
LC: Lai Chau
3. BD: Binh Duong 34.
LCa:Lao Cai
4. BD: Binh Dinh 35.
LD: Lam Dong
5. BG: Bac Giang 36.
LS: Lang Son
6. BL: Bac Lieu 37.
NA: Nghe An
7. BN: Bac Ninh 38.
NB: Ninh Binh
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9. BT: Ben Tre 40.
NT: Ninh Thuan
10. BTh: Binh Thuan 41.
PT: Phu Tho
11. BV: Ba Ria - Vung Tau 42.
PY: Phu Yen
12. CB: Cao Bang 43.
QB: Quang Binh
13. CM: Ca Mau 44.
QN:Quang Ninh
14. CT: Can Tho 45.
QNa:Quang Nam
15. DL: Dac Lac 46.
QNg:Quang Ngai
16. DN: Da Nang 47.
QT: Quang Tri
17. DNa: Dong Nai 48.
SG: Ho Chi Minh City
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19. GL: Gia Lai 50.
ST: Soc Trang
20. HB: Hoa Binh 51.
TB: Thai Binh
21. HD: Hai Duong 52.
TG: Tien Giang
22. HG: Ha Giang 53.
TH: Thanh Hoa
23. HN: Ha Noi 54.
TN: Thai Nguyen
24. HNa: Ha Nam 55.
TNi:Tay Ninh
25. HP: Hai Phong 56.
TQ: Tuyen Quang
26. HT: Ha Tinh 57.
TTH:Thua Thien Hue
27. HTa: Ha Tay 58.
TV: Tra Vinh
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29. KG: Kien Giang 60.
VP: Vinh Phuc
30. KH: Khanh Hoa 61.
YB: Yen Bai.-
31. KT: Kong Tum