Notice - Notification of VietNam: Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018 of Government


WTO code G/SPS/N/VNM/167
Date notice 18/03/2025
Notice type Emrgency
Title Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018 of Government
Summary

This draft amends some articles of Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Food Safety Law:

I. Administrative procedure reform

1. Eliminating the regulation on translating and notarizing English legal documents after consular legalization and acceptance of electronic copies of legal documents;

2. Allowing the use of the Testing Result for health supplement of production facilities that meet Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) without having to send samples for testing at designated testing laboratories or recognized testing laboratories;

3. Stipulating the number of times enterprises can submit additional request documents (maximum three times) and the time limit for enterprises to submit additional request documents (30 days) for the sequence of food groups that must register product declarations according to the recommendation of the Government Inspectorate;

4. Adding regulation on importing food donated by organizations and individuals for charity purposes, not for business purposes, in the direction of simplifying the process and procedures compared to the case of food business;

5. Supplementing regulations assigning ministries to develop unified management software from central to local levels to handle administrative procedures and manage food safety according to assigned management areas;

6. Adding regulation on product declaration registration for mixed food additives with new uses, food additives not on the list of additives permitted for use in food or not for the right users as prescribed by the Ministry of Health;

7. Reducing and simplifying some administrative procedures;

II. Strengthening decentralization and delegation of authority Decentralizing granting Certificates of Free Sale for food products, except health supplement; Health Certificate and other relevant certificates for exported foods to local authorities.

III. Strengthening post-inspection

IV. Implement the recommendations of Ministries, including the Government Inspectorate

1. Adding and clarify the concept of functional foods introduced to the market for the first time;

2. Amending and adding the concept of scientific evidence proving the product's uses.

V. Some other contents

Product All kinds of foodstuff
Country Viet Nam

File attach:
NVNM167.pdf
Draft amending Decree 15.pdf

Orther Notice:


G/SPS/N/VNM/169 - Draft Circular amending and supplementing clause 1, section II, Appendix XII of Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 30, 2016 by Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development regulating the quarantine of terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal products
G/SPS/N/VNM/168 - Circular regarding amendments and additions to the List of permitted plant protection products and the List of banned plant protection products in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/167 - Draft Decree amending Decree No 15/2018/NĐ-CP dated 2 February 2018, of Government
G/SPS/N/VNM/166 - The regulation on inspection and control of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) originating from catches that are imported, temporarily imported, re-exported and transited through Vietnam by container vessels
G/SPS/N/VNM/03 - Regulations on biosafety management of genetically modified crops
G/SPS/N/VNM/165 - Draft National technical regulation on the limits of mycotoxin contamination in food.
G/SPS/N/VNM/164 - Circular promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and the List of banned plant protection products in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/163 - Circular on promulgating the List of veterinary drugs authorized for marketing and the List of banned veterinary drugs in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/162 - Draft Circular amends, supplements a number of articles of Circular No. 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated 02/6/2016 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Regulations on the management of veterinary drugs
G/SPS/N/VNM/161 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-47 : 2024/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Open Pollilated Maize (species Zea mays L.).

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