THE GOVERNMENT | | THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness |
No. 55/2017/ND-CP | | Hanoi, May 9, 2017 |
DECREE
On the management of Tra catfish farming and processing and export of Tra catfish products[1]
Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Fisheries Law;
Pursuant to the June 14, 2005 Commercial Law;
Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Standards and Technical Regulations;
Pursuant to the November 21, 2007 Law on Product and Goods Quality;
Pursuant to the June 17, 2010 Law on Food Safety;
Pursuant to the November 26, 2014 Investment Law;
At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;
The Government promulgates the Decree on the management of Tra catfish farming and processing and export of Tra catfish products.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
This Decree prescribes the management of Tra catfish farming and processing and export of Tra catfish products.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Decree applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals and foreign organizations and individuals involved in Tra catfish farming and processing and export of Tra catfish products in the Vietnamese territory.
Chapter II
TRA CATFISH FARMING AND PROCESSING AND EXPORT OF TRA CATFISH PRODUCTS
Article 3. Conditions for commercial Tra catfish farming
1. Having Tra catfish farming locations and areas in conformity with land use master plans approved by provincial-level People’s Committees.
2. Having infrastructure facilities meeting technical requirements on commercial Tra catfish farming; separate water supply and drainage systems; and waste and sludge disposal areas meeting requirements on environmental protection and veterinary hygiene.
3. Satisfying the conditions for food safety assurance prescribed in the law on food safety.
4. Possessing a certificate of Tra catfish farming pond identification code as prescribed in Article 4 of this Decree.
Article 4. Registration of commercial Tra catfish farming pond identification codes
1. Farming pond identification codes:
An identification code consists of 11 digits structured as AA-BB-CCCC-DDD, in which:
AA: code of a province or centrally run city used in the management of aquaculture (Appendix I to this Decree);
BB: code of a farmed fish (01 for Tra catfish);
CCCC: granted ordinal number of a Tra catfish farm, from 0001 through 9999;
DDD: granted ordinal number of a Tra catfish farm, from 001 to 999.
2. Provincial-level aquaculture management agencies shall grant farming pond identification codes. Each farming pond shall be granted only one code.
3. The owner of a farm shall register an identification code of its/his/her farming pond for the first time, the re-registration is required upon change of the farming pond owner or pond area.
4. Registration dossier:
a/ A dossier for initial registration must comprise a registration form for a farming pond identification code (made according to Form No. 1 in Appendix II to this Decree ) and a copy of the layout map of the farming pond;
b/ A dossier for re-registration must comprise a registration form for re-grant of a farming pond identification code (made according to form No. 2 in Appendix II to this Decree), the original certificate of commercial Tra catfish farming pond identification code which is requested to be re-granted, and a copy of the layout map of the farming pond.
5. Order of implementation:
a/ A farm owner shall submit 1 set of dossier specified in Clause 4 of this Article to the provincial-level aquaculture management agency;
b/ Within 1 working day after receiving a dossier, the provincial-level aquaculture management agency shall guide the farm owner to supplement contents which are not yet included or improperly declared in the dossier;
c/ Within 2 working days after receiving a valid dossier, the provincial-level aquaculture management agency shall grant a certificate of commercial Tra catfish farming pond identification code (Appendix III to this Decree); keep 1 set of the dossier and send another set to the farm owner. In case of refusal to grant an identification code, the provincial-level aquaculture management agency shall reply to the farm owner in writing, clearly stating the reason.
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