Decree No. 103/2010/ND-CP dated October 01, 2010 of the Government detailing a number of articles of the Law on prevention and control of infectious diseases regarding border heath quarantine

Vehicles must have health controls

October 01, 2010, Government issued the Decree No. 103/2010/ND-CP detailing a number of articles of the Law on Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases regarding border heath quarantine.

The Decree regulates 3 cases of vehicles that are subjected to health control prior to their entry, exit or transit: Vehicles departing from or going through zones of class-A infectious diseases, which have not been under health control; vehicles or persons and goods on vehicles carrying or with signs of carrying pathogens of class-A infectious diseases; ships without a ship sanitation control exemption certificate or ship sanitation control certificate.

Accordingly, these vehicles will be controlled by extermination of agents of diseases and vectors; Removal and disposal of solid waste and waste matters of humans or animals; treatment of daily-life wastewater and ballast water. Goods carrying or with signs of carrying pathogens of class-A infectious diseases shall be put under health control as follows:extermination of agents or vectors of diseases; Health control measures specified at Point a, Clause 1 of this Article must be completed within 4 working hours after detecting goods concerned; forced destruction or re-export of goods of which agents or vectors cannot be exterminated. Expenses for destruction or re-export shall be paid by goods owners. For destruction of goods with unidentified owners, border health quarantine units shall report such to provincial-level People’s Committees for allocation of funds for the destruction. When expenses for

destruction exceed local budget limits, provincial-level People’s Committees shall report such to the Ministry of Finance for proposing the Prime Minister to provide central budget supports.

A person carrying or with signs of carrying pathogens of a class-A infectious disease is subject to the following health control measures: medical isolation; use of vaccines and medical biologicals, sterilization and application of prophylactic measures; medical examination and treatment.