Circular 03/2010/TT-BNNPTNT application of national standard TCVN 4193:2005 to coffee bean

CIRCULAR

GUIDING THE APPLICATION OF NATIONAL STANDARD TCVN 4193:2005 TO COFFEE BEAN

THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 01/ 2008/ND-CP of January 3, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 75/ 2009/ND-CP of September 10, 2009, amending Article 3 of the Government's Decree No. 01/ 2008/ND-CP of January 3, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry- of Agriculture and Rural Development;

Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Standards and Technical Regulations and the Government's Decree No. 127/2007/ND-CP of August 1, 2007, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations;

Pursuant to the November 21, 2007 Law on Product and Goods Quality and Decree No. 132/ 2008/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development guides the application of national standard TCVN 4193:2005 to coffee bean as follows:

Article 1. Organizations and individuals producing, trading in and exporting coffee bean may voluntarily apply national standard TCVN 4iy3:A)05 to coffee bean and implement the announcement of standard conformity under Clause 1, Article 14 of the Government's Decree No. 127/2007/ND-CP of August 1, 2007, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations.

Article 2. To assign the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Depart­ment to receive and upload the list of coffee producing, trading and exporting organizations and individuals which apply national standard TCVN 4193:2005 on the websites of the Ministry (http://www.mard.gov.vn), of the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (http://www.nafiqad.gov.vn), and of the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (www.vicofa.org.vn).

Article 3. This Circular takes effect 45 days from the date of its signing and replaces the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister's Decision No. 86/2007/QD-BNN of October 15, 2007, on* temporary application of national standard TCVN 4193:2005 in inspecting the quality of exported coffee bean.

Article 4. The chief of the Office, the director of the National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department, the director of the Science, Technology and Environment Department and concerned organizations and individuals shall implement this Circular.-