THE
MINISTRY OF AQUATIC RESOURCES
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
425/2001/QD-BTS
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Hanoi, May 25, 2001
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE
PROVISIONAL REGULATION ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUALITY STANDARDS OF SPECIALIZED
AQUATIC GOODS
THE MINISTER OF AQUATIC RESOURCES
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 50/CP
of June 21, 1994 on the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the
Ministry of Aquatic Resources;
Pursuant to Decision No. 2425/2000/QD-BKHCNMT of December 12, 2000 of the
Minister of Science, Technology and Environment promulgating the provisional
Regulation on the announcement of goods quality standards;
At the proposal of the Director of the Department for Protection of Aquatic Resources,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To issue
together with this Decision the provisional Regulation on the announcement of
quality standards of specialized aquatic goods.
Article 2.- Organizations
and individuals that produce and/or trade in specialized aquatic goods shall
have to announce quality standards according to this Regulation.
Article 3.- This Decision
takes effect 15 days after its signing.
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FOR THE MINISTER OF AQUATIC
RESOURCES
VICE MINISTER
Nguyen Thi Hong Minh
PROVISIONAL REGULATION
ON THE
ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUALITY STANDARDS OF SPECIALIZED AQUATIC GOODS
(Issued together with Decision No. 425/2001/QD-BTS of May 25, 2001 of the
Minister of Aquatic Resources)
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- This Regulation
prescribes the contents of and procedures for the announcement of quality
standards of specialized aquatic goods (hereinafter abbreviated to SAG).
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Article 3.- This Regulation
shall apply to assorted SAG, which are either produced at home or imported for
use in Vietnam, including:
1. Aquatic animals and plants for breeding
(including parent breeds).
2. Industrially-processed feeds for aquaculture.
3. Drugs, chemicals and bio-preparations for use
in aquaculture.
4. Fishing nets and facilities, as well as
equipment in service of the exploitation of aquatic resources.
Article 4.- The
announcement of SAG quality standards shall be uniformly demonstrated in the
SAG quality standard announcement.
In cases where a company has many agents or
branches, which produce and/or trade in goods of one kind (with the same
appellation and quality level), this company shall have to announce the quality
standards in the locality where it is headquartered, then, send such quality
standard announcement to each of its production and/or business establishments
for the latter to report local management agency thereon. The competent
management agencies of the localities where the companys establishments are
located shall effect the management thereof according to that quality standards
announcement.
Article 5.- The agencies
receiving and recognizing the SAG quality standard announcement are the
Department for Protection of Aquatic Resources and its local sub-departments.
The Department for Protection of Aquatic
Resources shall have to receive and recognize the SAG quality standard
announcement for establishments in the localities where its sub-departments are
not yet available.
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Article 6.- The goods
quality standards allowed to be announced include:
- Vietnams standards, branchs standards,
international or regional standards and foreign standards accepted by the
establishments for application to their goods.
- Self-made standards of establishments.
The contents of the to-be-announced standards
must not be contrary to the regulations issued by competent State agencies for
application throughout the country.
Chapter II
CONTENTS OF AND PROCEDURES FOR ANNOUNCEMENT
Article 7.- The dossiers
for the announcement of SAG quality standards include (two sets):
The establishments shall send dossiers for the
announcement of SAG quality standards to the receiving and recognizing
agencies, including:
1. The goods quality standard announcement;
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3. Enclosed goods labels;
4. Copy of the records on testing or experiment
results (for goods which require testing or experimental research before being
circulated).
Article 8.- Reception and
handling of dossiers
1. When receiving the dossiers for the
announcement of SAG quality standards, the receiving agencies prescribed in
Article 5 shall have to inspect the standards compatibility with the States
regulations, and guide the establishments to supplement deficient parts.
2. Within 7 days as from the date of receiving
valid dossiers, the receiving agencies shall have to reply the establishments,
seal on the SAG quality standard announcements, and return a dossier set to the
establishments.
Article 9.- Provisions on
the numbering of the SAG quality standard announcement
The number of the SAG quality standard
announcement is consisted of 2 groups (counting from left to right), which are
separated from each other by a hyphen (-):
- The first group: Including two letters
"TS" (the conventional code of the Ministry of Aquatic Resources) and
the provinces name abbreviated in letters.
- The second group: The ordinal number of the
goods to be announced (including 4 digits and 1 letter representing the
commodity group) and the last two digits representing the year of announcement,
which are separated from each other by a slash (/).
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For example:
- TS-0001/01 is the number of the first SAG
quality standard announcement, granted to goods belonging to the commodity
group of feeds for aquaculture by the Department for Protection of Aquatic
Resources in 2001.
- TSSG-0010/01 is the number of the 10th SAG
quality standard announcement, grated to goods belonging to the commodity group
of fishing nets and facilities by the Sub-Department for Protection of Aquatic
Resources of Ho Chi Minh City in 2001.
Chapter III
RESPONSIBILITIES TO EFFECT THE QUALITY STANDARD
ANNOUNCEMENT
Article 10.-
Responsibilities of the establishments announcing goods quality standards
1. To ensure that their goods reach the quality
standards already announced; inspect the goods quality and bear responsibility
for the announced quality of the goods they produce and/or trade in.
2. When there are any changes in goods quality
or goods labels as compared with the previous announcement, the establishments
shall have to compile dossiers for re-announcement according to the provisions
in Article 8.
Article 11.-
Responsibilities of the agencies receiving the goods quality standard
announcement:
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2. Within the scope of their responsibility, to
coordinate with the concerned agencies in conducting regular or irregular
inspections and examinations of, and promptly handle, if detecting signs of or
receiving complaints or denunciations about violations on the announcement of
SAG quality standards according to current law provisions.
3. Quarterly, the Sub-Departments for Protection
of Aquatic Resources shall send reports on announcement of SAG quality
standards, as well as on the quality of SAG with announced quality standards
and other related matters to the Department for Protection of Aquatic
Resources.
4. Quarterly and annually, the Department for
Protection of Aquatic Resources shall send reports thereon to the Ministry of
Aquatic Resources and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment.
Chapter IV
HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS
Article 12.-
Establishments that produce and/or trade in SAG, if violating the provisions of
this Regulation, shall be handled according to law.
Article 13.- Individuals
working for the receiving agencies, if committing acts of breaching the
provisions of this Regulation, shall, depending on the nature and seriousness
of their violations, be handled according to the provisions of law.
Chapter V
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
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