On 17 September 2018, the Government issued Decree No. 123/2018/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of decrees on conditions for investment and business in the agricultural sector. This Decree takes effect from the date of its promulgation.
Accordingly, Decree 123/2018/ND-CP amending and supplementing regulations on production conditions for organizations producing pesticides is as follows:
– Persons directly managing or administering production have the university or higher degrees in chemistry, plant protection, biological sciences or agronomy; labors directly engaged in the production of plant protection drugs must be trained and fostered in professional knowledge and knowledge about plant protection drugs;
– Factories and warehouses for preserving plant protection drugs must be located in industrial parks and satisfy the requirements of national standards TCVN 5507: 2002 Hazardous chemicals – Safety rules in production, business, use, preservation and transportation;
– Equipment and production lines of active substances, technical drugs, production of finished drugs from technical drugs and packing of plant protection drugs must meet the production process and technology and meet the requirements on safety as prescribed in National standards TCVN 5507: 2002 Hazardous chemicals – Safety rules in production, business, use, preservation and transportation;
– Solid waste, waste gas and wastewater treatment systems must meet the provisions of law and national technical regulations;
– Having laboratories for quality inspection of products already registered and designated according to the provisions of the law on conditions for conducting conformity assessment services and quality of goods and goods. In cases where there is no testing laboratory, there must be a quality inspection contract with a registered and designated testing laboratory under the provisions of the law on conditions for conducting conformity assessment services and product quality of goods for each batch of products shipped;
– Establishments producing plant protection drugs must have quality management systems according to ISO 9001 or equivalent standards, which have been registered by certification organizations under the provisions of the law on conditions on assessment service business suitability level.
It can be seen that the Decree No. 123/2018/ND-CP contains detailed and detailed guidance on investment conditions in the agricultural sector, thus helping investors to prepare. It also contributes to improving the efficiency of state management in this field.