On 21/05/2019, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development issued Decision No. 1821/2019/QD-BNN-CN promulgating decisions on the announcement of amended and supplemented administrative procedures. breeding and aquaculture areas under the management functions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Accordingly, Decision No. 1821/2019/QD-BNN-CN stipulates a number of issues related to conditions for establishments testing animal feed and aquaculture. In this article, the author would like to mention the above problem in accordance with the current law.
Decision No. 1821/2019/QD-BNN-CN regulates central administrative procedures under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the field of livestock and fisheries. There are four amended and supplemented administrative procedures including:
Registration for testing of new animal and aquatic feeds
Registration of domestically produced animal feeds and aquatic products permitted for circulation in Vietnam
Changing information of animal feed and aquatic products permitted for circulation in Vietnam
Approving the import of livestock and aquatic feeds not yet permitted for circulation in Vietnam for production and processing for export purposes.
For procedures for registration of assay for animal and aquatic feeds, new conditions have been amended for establishments testing animal and aquatic feeds. Specifically, this Decision has stipulated:
Having or renting locations, material facilities and specialized equipment to meet the requirements of assaying each kind of food on each farming object.
For aquatic food testing establishments, there must be sufficient water sources meeting the quality requirements; There are separate water supply and drainage systems, with waste water storage ponds to ensure the inspection of environmental indicators and criteria of aquatic diseases.
Technical managers must have a university or higher degree in livestock, animal husbandry – veterinary, biotechnology (for animal feed testing facilities) or specialized aquaculture. production and biology (for aquatic food testing facilities).
Decision No. 1821/2019/QD-BNN-CN was issued as a necessary amendment, though it removed some contents but still ensured the rigor of the conditions through which the basis Testing may be flexible in the process of assaying new animal and aquatic feeds.