Circular 01/2025/TT-BNNPTNT annul legal documents issued or jountly issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

CIRCULAR

On annulling a number of legal normative documents issued or jointly issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Pursuant to Decree No. 105/2022/ND-CP dated December 22, 2022, of the Government Defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

Pursuant to the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents dated June 22, 2015; the Law Amending and Supplementing a Number of Articles of the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents dated June 18, 2020;

Pursuant to Decree No. 34/2016/ND-CP dated May 14, 2016, of the Government detailing a number of articles of, and providing measures for implementing, the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents;

Pursuant to Decree No. 154/2020/ND-CP dated December 31, 2020, of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 34/2016/ND-CP dated May 14, 2016, of the Government detailing a number of articles of, and providing measures for implementing, the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents; Decree No. 59/2024/ND-CP dated May 25, 2024, of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 34/2016/ND-CP dated May 14, 2016, of the Government detailing a number of articles of, and providing measures for implementing, the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents, as amended and supplemented under Decree No. 154/2020/ND-CP dated December 31, 2020, of the Government;

Upon the proposal of the Director of the Department of Legal Affairs;

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development hereby promulgates the Circular on annulling a number of legal normative documents issued or jointly issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Article 1. Full annulment of legal normative documents

The following Circulars, Joint Circulars, and Decisions shall be fully annulled:

1. Circular No. 23/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated April 7, 2010, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the recognition of biotechnological advancements in the agriculture and rural development sector.

2. Circular No. 43/2013/TT-BNNPTNT dated October 22, 2013, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development guiding the management of scientific and technological tasks, financial management of scientific and technological tasks, and personnel organization of public scientific and technological organizations under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

3. Circular No. 29/2014/TT-BNNPTNT dated September 5, 2014, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development amending and supplementing Article 7 of Circular No. 23/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated April 7, 2010, on the recognition of biotechnological advancements in the agriculture and rural development sector.

4. Joint Circular No. 66/2012/TTLT-BNNPTNT-BTC-BKHCN dated December 28, 2012, jointly issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Minister of Finance, and the Minister of Science and Technology, guiding the implementation of a number of provisions of Decision No. 846/QD-TTg dated June 2, 2011, of the Prime Minister on pilot ordering of certain scientific and technological products in the agriculture and rural development sector.

5. Decision No. 59/2002/QD-BNN dated July 3, 2002, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the design water levels for dike routes in the Red River and Thai Binh River systems.

6. Decision No. 83/2007/QD-BNN dated October 4, 2007, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the duties of forest rangers at the commune level.

Article 2. Partial annulment of legal normative documents

1. To partially annul Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 8, 2015, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on pesticide product administration:

a) To annul Articles 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59; Clause 7, Article 80; Clause 2, Article 82;

b) To annul Appendices XXIX, XXX, XXXI, XXXII, and XXXIII issued together with Circular No. 21/2015/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 8, 2015, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on pesticide product administration.

2. To annul Clause 17, Article 1 of Circular No. 16/2014/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 5, 2014, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgating the National Technical Regulation on Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Article 3. Effect

1. This Circular takes effect on April 8, 2025.

2. The Chief of the Ministry Office, the Director of the Department of Legal Affairs, Heads of units under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals shall be responsible for the implementation of this Circular./.

For The Minister

Deputy Minister

VO VAN HUNG