Circular No. 88/2007/TT-BNN of November 01, 2007, gliding domestic plant quarantine

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Official number:	88/2007/TT-BNN	Signer:	Bui Ba Bong
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THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT -------	SOCIALIST REPUBLICOF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom– Happiness ----------
No. 88/2007/TT-BNN	Hanoi, November 01, 2007

CIRCULAR

GLIDING DOMESTIC PLANT QUARANTINE

In order to implement the August 8. 2001 Ordinance on plant Protection and Quarantine and the Government’s Decesion No 02/2007/ND-CP of January 5, 2007, on plant quarantine; and conduct domestic plant quarantine in an effective and unified manner, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development guides domestic plant quarantine in provinces and centrally run cities as follows:

I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

1. Principles of domestic plant quarantine

Domestic plant quarantine is an inseperable part of the process of protection and quarantine of imported and exported plants.

Domestic plant quarantine must promptly and accurately detect and apply measures to effectively deal with regulated pests that appear in lecalities,

2. Scope of application

This Circular applies to domestic plant quarantine nationwide.

3. Subjects of application

Domestic and foreign organizations and individuals that conduct domestic plant quarantine activities shall implement this Circular.

4. Provisions applicable to plant quarantine officers

While performing their duties, plant quarantine officers must wear uniforms, badges, rank insignia and plant quarantine cards. The regime of allocation and use of uniforms, badges, rank insignia and plan: quarantine cards applicable to plant quarantine cadres and officials complies with the Agriculture and Rural Development Minister's Decision No. 58/2007/QD-BNN of June 15, 2007; and Joint Circular No. 92 TT/LB of December 13, 1995, of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, guiding the implementation of the regime of uniforms for plant and animal quarantine officers and plant protection and animal health inspectors.

Plant quarantine officers arc entitled to occupation-based preferential allowances under the Prime Minister's Decision No. 132/2006/QD-TT2 of May 31, 2006, providing for the regime of occupation-based preferential allowances for forest protection, plant protection, veterinary and dyke control cadres and officials.

5. Handling of violations

Organizations and individuals that commit arts in violation of the provisions on domestic plant quarantine shall be handled according to current regulations.

II. CONTENTS OF DOMESTIC PLANT QUARANTINE

1. Management of regulated pests for imported plant varieties and useful organisms

a/ For imported plait varieties

To check plant quarantine certificates of plant varieties permitted for production or trading or post-importation plant quarantine certificates of plant varieties imported for the first time, granted by a competent Vietnamese plant quarantine agency. In case of lock of these certificates, plant quarantine officers shall make written records of violation and transfer them to plant protection and quarantine inspectorates for handling- and, at the same time, carry out plant quarantine procedures for the lots of articles in violation.

To monitor, examine and supervise pests in sowing and cultivation areas according to notices of plant quarantine agencies or reports of article owners in localities. When detecting regulated pests on imported plant varieties in localities, Plant Protection Sub-Departments in provinces and centrally run cities (below referred to as provincial Plant Protection Sub-Deportment for short) must repost there on to regional Plant Quarantine Sub-Departments for taking timely handling measures and, at the same time, directly guide and supervise article owners in applying handling measures.

The monitoring and surveillance of pests on imported plant varieties comply with current regulations. Survey and monitoring results shall be recorded according to a form in Appendix 1 (not primed herein)- The monitoring duration is counted from the time of cultivation to the end of a harvest, for short-term plants, or is 2 years from the time of cultivation, for long-term plants.

Domestically produced plant varieties which are domestically transported not from or through epidemic zones are not subject to plant quarantine.

b/ For imported useful organisms

To check imported plant quarantine certificates and post-importation plant quarantine certificates, granted by competent plant quarantine agencies.

To provide guidance on the use of imported useful organisms and supervise local places where they are used.

2. Management of regulated pests for plant products preserved in store

a/To regularly investigate, monitor and supervise pests on imported plant products preserved in store and at plant-products producing, processing and selling establishments in order to detect regulated pests in Vietnam. Pest survey and monitoring results shall be recorded according to a form in Appendix 2 (not printed herein).

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