THE MINISTRY
OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.
40/2012/TT-BCT
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Hanoi,
December 21st 2012
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CIRCULAR
ON THE ISSUANCE OF THE FOOD ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT CERTIFICATION
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.
189/2007/ND-CP dated December 27th 2007 on defining the functions,
tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Industry and
Trade;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.
44/2011/ND-CP dated June 14th 2011 amending and supplementing
Article 3 of the Decree No. 189/2007/ND-CP dated December 27th 2007
on defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the
Ministry of Industry and Trade;
Pursuant to the Law of Food safety dated June
17th 2010;
Pursuant to the
Government's Decree No. 38/2012/ND-CP dated April 25th 2012,
detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law of Food safety;
The Minister of Industry and Trade issues a
Circular on the issuance of the Certificate of food advertisement contents (hereinafter referred to as
Certificate of advertisement contents) under the management
of the Ministry of Industry and Trade
Chapter 1.
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Article 1. Scope of
regulation
This Circular deals with the authority, order,
and procedure for certifying the advertisement contents, product names,
composition, usages, instruction, preservation, warnings (if any) applicable to
one or some groups of foods (hereinafter referred to as advertisement
contents): wine, beer, soft drink, processed milk, vegetable oil, powder,
starch products, and confectionery.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular is applicable to:
1. Organizations and individuals that produce,
process, package, or trade wine, beer, soft drink, processed milk, vegetable
oil, powder, starch, and confectionary that are advertised within the territory
of Vietnam.
2. Other organizations and
individuals.
Article 3. Conditions for
being issued with the Certificate of advertisement contents
1. The dossier of application is complete and
valid as prescribed in Article 8 of this Circular.
2. Food products are not in the list of
products banned from advertising as prescribed by current law.
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4. The advertisement contents must be accurate
and consistent with the quality. Food safety must be ensured as announced and
registered.
Article 4. Rules
for advertisement contents
1. An application for the Certificate of
advertisement contents is used for one advertisement for one food product.
2. An advertisement may be used on multiple
advertising media (on mass media, on packages, fliers, posters, magazines,
books, etc.).
3. Advertisements issued with Certificates of
food advertisement contents may be run nationwide.
Article 5. Responsibility
of applicants for Certificates of advertisement contents
An applicant for the
Certificate of advertisement contents (hereinafter
referred to as applicant) shall:
1. Apply for the Certificate of advertisement
contents as prescribed in Chapter II of this Circular.
2. Take responsibility before law for the
accuracy of the information provided and the registered food advertisement
contents.
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4. Only run food advertisements while the Certificate of advertisement contents
is still unexpired.
5. Suspend the food advertisements that are found in appropriate during market inspection.
6. Pay fees for the issuance of the Certificate
of advertisement contents as prescribed by current law.
Article 6.
Responsibility of the authorities that issue Certificates of
advertisement contents
The authorities that issue Certificates
of advertisement contents (hereinafter referred to as issuing
authorities) shall:
1. Receive applications and provide instructions
on the formalities for applying for certificates of advertisement
content.
2. Cooperate with relevant units in:
a) Examining applications, notifying
verification result, and issuing Certificates of advertisement contents as
prescribed in Article 9 of this Circular;
b) Post the list of food products of the
applicants issued with Certificates of advertisement contents and the applicants
having such certificates invalidated on the websites of competent authorities
prescribed in Article 13 of this Circular.
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Chapter 2.
DOCUMENTATION,
PROCEDURE, AND AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF FOOD ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS
Article 7. Applying
for the Certificate of advertisement contents
1. First application: for a food product of a
producer that has not been issued with the Certificate of advertisement
contents, or the food products that have their certificates of advertisement
contents invalidated.
2. From the second application onwards
(hereinafter referred to as reapplication): the food products issued with
Certificates of advertisement contents but the advertisement contents are
changed or the Certificates are expired.
Article 8. The Dossier of
application for the Certificate of advertisement contents
An applicant prescribed in Article 2 of this
Circular shall send 01 dossier of application for the Certificate of the
conformity to the regulations on food safety of advertisement contents
(Certificate of food advertisement contents) to an issuing authority prescribed
in Article 13 of this Circular.
1. The dossier of first application includes:
a) The written request for the Certificate of
advertisement contents according to Appendix I to this Circular;
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c) A certified true copy of the Certificate of
Business registration of the applicant;
d) A certified true copy of the Certificate of
Submission of Declaration of Conformity (for products subject to effective
technical regulations) or Declaration of Food Safety (for products not being
subject to any effective technical regulations);
dd) Scientific documents proving the
characteristics and uses of the product consistently with the registered
advertisement contents;
e) A draft of the advertisement (video clips,
images, reports, articles, etc.)
g) The advertising contract or letter of
authorization if the applicant is an advertising service provider.
2. The dossier of reapplication includes:
a) The written request for the Certificate of
advertisement contents according to Appendix II to this Circular;
b) The description enclosed with the amended
documents relating to the changes of food advertisement contents;
c) The documents prescribed in Point b and Point
e Clause 1 of this Article.
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Article 9. Reception,
examination, and issuance of certificate of food advertisement contents:
1. Within 03 working days from the day on which
the dossier is received, the issuing authority prescribed in Article 13 of this
Circular shall check the dossier and guide the applicant to complete it as
prescribed.
2. Within 15 working days from the
day on which the complete and valid dossier is received,
the issuing authority shall carry out the examination and collect fees
as prescribed in Article 12 of this Circular, and:
a) Send the applicant the Certificate of
advertisement contents according to the template in Appendix III to this Circular
if the examination result is satisfactory;
b) Notify the applicant that the examination
result is not satisfactory; provide explanation for not issuing the Certificate
and the necessary supplements.
3. The validity period of the Certificate
of advertisement contents depends on:
a) The validity of the Certificate of
fulfillment of food safety conditions issued by a competent authority
(applicable to Vietnamese producers);
b) The validity of the document certifying the
fulfillment of food safety conditions issued to a country or producer that
export foods to Vietnam by a Vietnamese competent authority.
Article 10. Issuance and
reissuance of the Certificate of food advertisement contents
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2. Where the advertised food products intended
to be sold in Vietnam and issued with the Certificate of advertisement contents
as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 13 of this Circular are exported, the
applicant shall apply for the Certificate of the advertisement contents at an
issuing authority prescribed in Clause 1 Article 13, and have the advertisement
contents examined in accordance with Article 9 of this Circular.
Article 11. Invalidation of
Certificates of advertisement contents
A Certificate of advertisement
contents shall be invalidated in the following cases:
1. Food advertisements are
run while the certificate of advertisement contents is expired.
2. The Certificate of food
advertisement contents is falsified or forged.
3. The inspection shows that food products of
the applicant are not safe, or the inspection result is not satisfactory.
4. The advertisement is false and cause
confusion for consumers, or not consistent with the certificate of
advertisement contents.
Article 12. Fees
Applicants shall pay the fees for the
examination and issuance of Certificates of food advertisement contents to the issuing authorities as prescribed by law.
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IMPLEMENTATION
Article 13. Implementation
organization
1. The Department of Science and Technology –
The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall receive applications, carry out
examinations, notify results, and issue Certificates of advertisement contents
to imported and exported food products, food products of the applicants issued
with Certificates of Fulfillment of food safety conditions; and report the
implementation of this Circular nationwide.
2. Provincial Services of Industry and Trade shall receive applications, carry out examinations, notify results, and issue Certificates of advertisement contents to foods
sold in Vietnam by the local applicants that have been issued
with Certificates of Fulfillment of food safety conditions by Services
of Industry and Trade; and send periodic and irregular
reports on the implementation of this Circular in their
localities to provincial People’s Committees and the Ministry of Industry and
Trade.
Article 14. Effect
1. This Circular takes
effect on February 03rd 2013.
2. Involved organizations and
individuals are recommended to report the difficulties arising during the
course of implementation to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for consideration and settlement
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APPENDIX I
(To the
Circular No. 40/2012/TT-BCT dated December 21st 2012 of the Minister of
Industry and Trade)
Name of applicant:….
Address:………………….
Phone number: ………….
Fax: ………………….
Email: …………………..
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[Location and
date]
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF FOOD
ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS
(used for the
first application)
No. /20……/
To: [the
issuing authority]
Pursuant to the Circular No. … /2012/TT-BCT dated … of the Ministry of Industry and Trade,
for the purpose of satisfying the need for advertising foods of … [name of the
applicant]; I here by request [name of the issuing authority] to consider and
certify the contents of advertisements for the following food products:
1. Information about products:
No.
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Name and
address of applicant
Advertisement
contents
Advertising
media (name of the newspaper, radio, television, etc.)
Intended advertising
time
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2. Enclosed documents:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Representative
of the applicant
(signature
and seal)
APPENDIX II
(To
the Circular No. 40/2012/TT-BCT dated December 21st 2012 of the Minister of Industry and Trade)
Name of applicant:….
Address:………………….
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Fax: ………………….
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[Location and
date]
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF FOOD
ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS
(used
for the second application onwards)
No.
/20……/
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On [date], [name of the applicant] was issued
with the Certificate of food advertisement contents No. … by [name of the
original issuing authority]. However, [reason for reapplication]. I hereby
request [name of the issuing authority] to consider and reissue the Certificate
of food advertisement contents. In particular:
1. Information about
products:
No.
Product name
Name and address of applicant
Advertisement contents
Advertising media (name of the newspaper,
radio, television, etc.)
Intended advertising time
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2. Enclosed documents:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
I hereby declare that the information provided above is true, and promise to run the advertisement in
accordance with the registered and certified contents.
Representative of the applicant
(signature and seal)
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(To
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[Name of
the issuing authority]
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No. ………………..
Certifying food
advertisement contents
[Location and
date]
CERTIFICATE OF FOOD ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS
After examining the application for the Certificate
of food advertisement contents No. ….. dated ….. submitted by [name of the
applicant]; [name of the issuing authority] hereby certifies that the
advertisements for the following products are conformable with the regulation
on food safety:
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Product name
Name and address of the applicant
Advertisement contents
Advertising media (name of the newspaper,
radio, television, etc.)
Intended advertising time
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[Name of the applicant] is responsible for
running the advertisements in accordance with the certified content.
Head of the
issuing authority
(signature
and seal)