According to Decree 39/2017/ND-CP, like animal feed, aqua feed must be licensed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development before being circulated on the market or imported.
However, when the Fisheries Law and its guiding documents came into effect and took effect on January 1, 2019, the regulations related to aqua feed in this Decree were abolished. Accordingly, organizations and individuals producing and trading aqua feeds need to comply with the following requirements:
- Being an establishment that has been granted a Certificate of eligibility for aqua feed production
- Only produce and trade aqua feed products with ingredients approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Must provide information on products they produce/import on the National Fisheries Database. Aquatic feed is only allowed to be circulated on the market after being granted a receiving code on this system.
- Declaration of conformity for each type of aqua feed must be made according to the respective national technical regulations before being circulated on the market.
Documents required for the procedure of providing information on aqua feed products before being circulated on the market:
Domestically produced aquatic feed products:
- Product information sheet, product label sample
- Certificate of eligibility for aqua feed production
- Test result sheet for testing laboratory designated or recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Certificate of conformity issued by a regulation conformity certification organization designated or recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Standard Basis
Imported aquatic feed products:
- Product information sheet, product label sample
- Certificate of product quality management system
- Test result sheet issued by the manufacturer
- Certificate of conformity issued by a regulation conformity certification organization designated or recognized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Standard Basis
- Certificate of free sale issued by the competent authority of the host country
Scope of work Hong Bang will support customers in the procedure of providing information on aqua feed products:
- Instructions to create an account on the National Fisheries Database if you have not been granted and approved by the Directorate of Fisheries
- Check the ingredients of aqua feed products with the List of allowed ingredients and give advice
- Review and guide to build documents as required
- Enter and publish product information on the National Fisheries Database
Above is our advice on the issue. If you need more detailed advice as well as how to access this service, please contact Lawyer – Mr. Nguyen Duc Trong directly via hotline: 0912.35.65.75, 0912.35.53.53 or call Free Consultancy Center 1900.6575 or send a service request via email: info@hongbanglawfirm.com
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