Decree 152018 ND CP

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GOVERNMENT SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

------- Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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S staining : 15/2018 / Hanoi, February 2, 2018
ND-CP
DECREE
DETAILED PROVISIONS FOR EXECUTION OF A NUMBER OF ARTICLES OF THE
FOOD SAFETY LAW
Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the Food Safety Act dated 1 June 7, 2010;
At the proposal of the Minister of Health;
The Government issued a decree detailing the implementation of a number of
articles of the Food Safety Law.
Chapter I
GENERAL RULES
Article 1. Scope
This Decree details the implementation of a number of articles of the Food Safety
Law on:
1. Procedures for self- cleaning of products.
2. Procedures for registering the product announcement.
3. Ensuring safety of genetically modified food.

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4. Issuance of Certificate of eligibility for food safety.
5. State inspection of food safety and import and export.
6. Label food.
7. Food advertising.
8. Conditions to ensure food safety in food production for health protection.
9. Conditions to ensure food safety in production, business and use of food

additives.
10. Traceability of food.
11. Assignment of responsibilities for state management of food safety.
Article 2. Subjects of application

This Decree applies to Vietnamese agencies, organizations and individuals; foreign
organizations and individuals in Vietnam engaged in food production and trading;
organizations and individuals having activities related to food safety in Vietnam
(hereinafter collectively referred to as organizations and individuals).
Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Decree, the following terms are construed as follows:
1. Food Health Protection (Health Supplement, Dietary Supplement) are products

used to supplement the diet with u stains on a daily basis in order to maintain,
enhance, improve the functionality of CAN To human, reduce the risk of disease.
Health protection foods contain one or more substances or mixes of the following
substances:
a) Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, enzymes, probiotics and other
bioactive substances;
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b) derived natural substances, including animal, mineral and vegetable as extracts,

isolates, concentrates and Chuy To n goods;
c) General sources of components mentioned in points a and b above.
Health protection foods are presented in processed form such as capsules, pellets,
tablets, cereal, powder, liquid and other dosage forms and are dosed (for use) into
units. small dose.
2 . Medical nutrition food is also known as a nutritional food for special purposes
(Food for Special Medical Purposes, Medical Food) is a food that can be eaten by
mouth or by inhaler tube, designated Adjust the diet of patients and only be used
under the supervision of medical staff.
3. Food for Special Dietary Uses (Food for Special Dietary Uses) for dieters, the
elderly and other special subjects in accordance with the International Food
Standards Committee (CODEX) are The food is prepared or blended according to a
special formula to meet the specific dietary requirements according to the physical
state or according to the specific medical conditions and disorders of the user. The
composition of this food must be distinctly different from the composition of
regular foods and the nature, if any.
4. Scientific evidence means scientific information and documents from scientific

research projects accepted by competent state management agencies in scientific
research or accepted by scientific journals inside and outside published countries or
documents on traditional medicine, medicinal plants, medicinal herbs are published
in scientific publications.
5. Goods owners mean organizations and individuals that are responsible for goods
in dossiers of announcement / self-announcement of products or authorized
organizations and individuals that import and export food products.
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6. Export and import goods are food products of the same type, with the same
name, goods labels, goods production establishments and packaging materials .
7. Export and import consignments mean all food products of an imported or

exported shipment (with the same number of bills of lading). Shipments may have
only one item or multiple items.
8. Small initial production facility is a facility for growing, raising, collecting,

catching and exploiting food materials on a household scale, individual household
with or without a certificate sign the business.
9. Small-scale preliminary processing facility is a food processing establishment on

a household or individual household scale with or without a business registration
certificate.
10. Small food business establishment is the basis of registration of household

business by individuals, groups of individuals or households and establishments are
not granted business registration certificates or registration certificates. enterprises
or investment certificates according to the provisions of law.
chapter II
PROCEDURES FOR SELF-DISCLOSURE OF PRODUCTS
Article 4. Self-announcement of products
1. Organizations and individuals that produce and / or trade in food shall make self-
announcement of processed foodstuffs of prepackaged packages, food additives
and food processing aids and food and material containers. whether the packaging
is in direct contact with food (hereinafter referred to as product) except for
products specified in Clause 2 of this Article and Article 6 of this Decree.
2. Production and import products and raw materials used only for production and
processing of export goods or for internal production of organizations and
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individuals not consuming in the domestic market shall be exempt from

implementation. Procedures for self-announcement of products.
Article 5. Records and order of self-announcement of products

1 . The product self-announcement dossier includes:
a) The product self-announcement sheet is in accordance with the Form No. 01

Annex I issued together with this Decree;
b) Form the test results of food safety of the product within 12 months before the
date of the application is granted by the bureau ki To m has been appointed or
laboratories are accredited to ISO 17025 includes the ch dull safety norms by the
Ministry of Health issued the principle of risk management in accordance with the
provisions of international or ch dull safety norms according to the regulations,
relevant standards by organizations and individuals announced in If there is no
regulation of the Ministry of Health (original or certified copy).
2. The self-proclaimed products comply tr ì nh following order:
a) Organizations and individuals shall self-announce products on their mass media

or electronic information pages or publicly post up at the offices of organizations
and individuals and submit 01 (one) copies across the road. post offices or directly
to competent state management agencies designated by the People's Committees
of provinces or centrally-run cities (hereinafter referred collectively to as provincial-
level People's Committees);
b) Immediately after self-announcement of products, organizations and individuals

are entitled to produce and trade products and take full responsibility for the safety
of such products;
c) The competent state management agency shall receive the self-published copies
of organizations and individuals to archive the dossiers and post the names of
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organizations and individuals and the names of products themselves published on

the electricity information pages. death of receiving agency.
In cases where organizations and individuals have more than 2 (two) production
establishments and produce one product, organizations and individuals only submit
dossiers at a grassroots state management agency. production by organizations
and individuals selected. When selected state management agencies to apply, the
once self b abominable next must file at the agency chose earlier.
3. Documents in the self-published documents must be expressed in Vietnamese;

In case of having documents in foreign languages, they must be translated into
Vietnamese and notarized. The document must be valid at the time of self-
announcement.
4. In case the product has a change in product name, origin or composition, the
organization or individual must re-declare the product. In cases of other changes,
organizations and individuals shall notify in writing the changed contents to
competent state management agencies and produce and trade products
immediately after sending notices.
Chapter III
PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION OF PRODUCT DISCLOSURE
Article 6. Registration of product announcement
Organizations and individuals engaged in food production and trading must register
the product announcement with the following products:
1. Food for health protection, food for medical nutrition, food for special diets.
2. Nutrition products for children up to 36 months of age.
3. Newly-used mixed food additives and food additives not included in the list of
additives permitted for use in food or improperly used by the Ministry of Health.
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Article 7. Dossier for registration of product announcement

1. A dossier of registration of announced products for imported products g oh m:
a) The product announcement is specified in Form No. 02 Annex I issued together

with this Decree;
b) Certificate of Free Circulation (Certificate of Free Sale) or Certificate of Export

(Certificate of Exportation) or Certificate of Health (Health Certificate) of the
competent authority of the country of origin / export content to ensure safety for
users or be sold freely in the market of the country of manufacture / export
(legalized consular);
c) The results of the food safety testing results of the product within 12 months up
to the date of submission of the application issued by the designated testing
laboratory or the laboratory accredited in accordance with ISO 17025 including
safety criteria. full by the Ministry of Health issued the principle of risk
management in accordance with the provisions of the country t dull or the safety
norms in accordance with the standards respectively by organizations and
individuals announced in case no with the regulations of the Ministry of Health
(original or copy sa o authentication);
d) Scientific evidence proving the use of the product or the ingredients that make
up the published utility (original or certified copy of the organization or individual).
When using scientific evidence on the use of ingredients of products for use in
products, the minimum daily dose of the product must be greater than or equal to
15% of the amount of use of that ingredient stated in the material;
e) Certificate of establishments eligible for food safety ph ẩ m unsatisfactory

Practice Good Manufacturing (GMP) or equivalent certificate in the case of imported
products are food health protection applied on July 1, 2019 (certified copies of
organizations and individuals).
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2. A dossier of registration of a product announcement for home-made products

comprises:
a) The announced products are prescribed in M á u 02 Appendix I attached to this

Decree;
b) The results of food safety testing results of the product within 12 months up to
the date of submission of the application issued by the designated testing
laboratory or the laboratory accredited in accordance with ISO 17025 including
safety criteria. issued by the Ministry of Health according to the principle of risk
management in accordance with international regulations or safety criteria
according to relevant standards and standards announced by organizations and
individuals in case of not having regulations of the Ministry of Health (originals or
certified copies);
c) Scientific evidence proving the use of the product or the ingredients that make
up the published utility (original or certified copy of the organization or individual).
When using b Q U ng scientific evidence on the use of ph ầ n of products e To do
uses for the product, the li ề u daily use of the product must be at least greater
than or equal to 15% of use that component stated in the document;
d) Certificate of an establishment eligible for food safety in the case of an

establishment subject to issuance of a certificate of establishments meeting the
prescribed food safety conditions (certified copy of the organization or fish.
multiplication);
d) Certificate of an establishment meeting the conditions for food safety meeting

the requirements of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in case the products
produced domestically are health protection foods applied from 1 July 2019 (copy
certified by the organization or individual).
3. The documents in the registration dossier of the product announcement must be

expressed in Vietnamese; case of foreign language documents th ì must be
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translated into Vietnamese and notarized. The document must remain valid at the
time of filing the application for registration of the product announcement.
Article 8. Order of registration of product announcement

1. Organizations and individuals that produce, food business registration filing
product announcements through public service system tr thymus or mail or
submitted directly to the receiving agency records under the following:
a) Submit to the Ministry of Health for health protection foods, new mixed-use food
additives, food additives not included in the list of additives permitted for use in
food by the Minister of Health t ế regulations;
b) Submission to authority of state management authorized by the People's

Committees at provincial level specified for nutritional food medicine, real ph ẩ m
for diets in particular, the ph ẩ m nutritious for children up to 36 months of age;
c) In cases where organizations and individuals producing a variety of food

products fall under their competence to receive dossiers of registration of product
disclosures issued by both the Ministry of Health and competent state management
agencies, the People's Committees shall provincial only e ị nh, organizations and
individuals have the right to choose to apply to the Ministry of Health or the
product under the authority receiving registration documents of the agency shall
submit registration documents to the receiving agency there.
In cases where organizations and individuals have more than 2 (two) or more
establishments producing one product, organizations and individuals shall only
carry out procedures to register the product announcement at a house
management agency. Local countries have production establishments selected by
organizations or individuals (except for products registered at the Ministry of
Health). Once the state management agency has chosen to register, the next
registration must be registered at the selected agency.
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2. Within 07 (seven) working days after receiving a complete dossier of registration

of a product announcement for new mixed-use food additives, food additives not
included in the list of additives permitted to use or improperly used objects in food
prescribed by the Minister of Health, nutritional foods, special diets, nutritious
products for children up to 36 months old and 21 working days for the food of
health protection, the receiving agency specified in paragraph 1 of this Article shall
be responsible for evaluating dossiers and issuing receipts of subscription
announced products under M à u No. 03 Annex I issued together with this Decree.
Time evaluation of dossiers from the time the case was filed on the System th
stains ng public services online or sign up to the receiving agencies (in case of
filing by mail or apply directly ).
3. In case of disagreement with the dossier of product announcement by

organizations or individuals or the request for amendment and supplementation,
the dossier-receiving agency must make a document clearly stating the reason and
legal basis of the request. Agencies receiving h oh profile is only required
amendments and supplements 01 times.
Within 07 (seven) working days after receiving the amended and supplemented
dossiers, the dossier-receiving agencies shall reply and reply in writing. After 90
working days after the official dispatch requesting amendments or supplements is
required, if the organization or individual fails to amend or supplement it, the
dossier is no longer valid.
4. If the product has a change in product name, origin or composition, the

organization or individual must announce the product again. In cases of other
changes, organizations and individuals shall notify in writing the changed contents
to the dossier-receiving agencies defined in Clause 1 of this Article and produce
and trade products immediately after send notice.
5. The agency receiving a dossier of registration of a product announcement shall

have to publicly announce the name and product of the organization or individual
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that has received the registration of the product announcement on the website (
website) and database of food safety.
6. Organizations and individuals producing and trading products shall have to pay
fees for dossier evaluation registration of the b stain product under the provisions
of law on charges and fees.
Chapter IV
FOOD SAFETY GUARANTEE GENERATION
Article 9. Ensuring safety for food with ingredients from genetically modified
organisms and products of genetically modified organisms
Issuing conditions, order and procedures for granting and revoking certificates of
genetically modified organisms eligible for use as food and list of genetically
modified organisms granted with certificates of eligibility for food use implemented
in accordance with the Decree No. 69/2010 / ND-CP of June 21, 2010 of the
Government on biosafety for genetically modified organisms, genetic specimens
and products of variable organisms Genetic modification and Decree No. 108/2011
/ ND-CP dated November 30, 2011 of the Government amending a number of
articles of the Government's Decree No. 69/2010 / ND-CP of June 21, 2010 on birth
safety Study for genetically modified organisms, genetic specimens and products of
genetically modified organisms.
Article 10. Labeling of goods containing genetically modified organisms and

products of genetically modified organisms used as food
1. Organizations and individuals that produce and / or trade in food on the market
contain genetically modified organisms and products of genetically modified
organisms with at least one ingredient of genetically modified materials larger than
5% of the total. whether it is used to produce food, in addition to complying with
the provisions of the law on labeling, it must also show information related to
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genetically modified organisms on the goods label except for the case defined in
Clause 2 of this Article.
2. Cases of exemption from labeling for goods containing genetically modified

organisms and products of genetically modified organisms used as food:
a) Genetically modified food with pre-packed genetic materials but cannot detect
the gene or product of the modified gene in food;
b) Genetically modified food, genetically modified food processed without

packaging and directly sold to consumers;
c) Genetically modified food used in emergency cases to overcome natural

disasters and epidemics.
Chapter V
GRANT CERTIFICATE OF FOOD QUALITY SAFETY
Article 11. Granting certificates of establishments eligible for food safety
conditions
1. Food production and trading establishments must have certificates of
establishments meeting all food safety conditions when operating, except for the
cases prescribed in Clause 1, Article 12 of this Decree.
2. Conditions for grant of certificates of eligibility for food safety conditions shall
comply with the provisions of Clause 1, Article 34 of the Law on Food Safety.
Particularly for health food production establishments, they must comply with the
requirements specified in Article 28 of this Decree.
Article 12.- Establishments which are not eligible for certificates of

establishments meeting food safety conditions
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1. The following establishments are not eligible for a Certificate of eligibility for
food safety:
a) Small initial production;
b) Producing and trading in food without fixed locations;
c) Preliminary small l E;
d) Trading in small foods;
d) Trading in prepackaged foods;
e) Producing and trading in food packaging tools and materials;
g) Restaurant in the hotel;
h) Collective kitchens do not have registration of food business;
i) Street food business;
k) The establishment has been granted one of the Certificates: Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis System and Critical Control Point (HACCP), ISO
22000 Food Safety Management System, International Food Standards (IFS),
Global Standards for Food Safety (BRC), Food Safety System Certification (FSSC
22000) or equivalent.
2. Establishments specified in Clause 1 of this Article must comply with relevant

requirements on food safety conditions.
Chapter VI
STATE INSPECTION OF FOOD SAFETY IMPORT AND EXPORT
Article 13.- Cases of exemption from state inspection of imported food safety
(except for cases of warnings on food safety)
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1. The product has been issued a receipt for registration of the product
announcement.
2. Products carry immigration, delivered before or after the trip of entrants to serve
the daily needs or purpose Chuy ế n go; Squash ế u, gift mi norms • Preparatory n
collection ế enter kh ẩ u prescribed by tax legislation.
3. Imported products for individuals of subjects entitled to diplomatic privileges and

immunities.
4. Products in transit, border-gate transfer, transshipment, temporary import, re-

export and bonded warehouses.
5. The product is a prototype or research with a quantity suitable for the purpose
of testing or research certified by the organization or individual.
6. Products used to display fairs and exhibitions.
7. Production and import products and raw materials are used only for production
and processing of export goods or for the internal production of organizations and
individuals not consuming in the domestic market.
8. Temporarily imported products for sale at duty-free shops.
9. Imported goods for urgent requirements under the direction of the Government
and the Prime Minister.
Article 14. Requirements for terrestrial animal products, aquatic animal

products, plant products used for imported food
1. Products terrestrial animals, aquatic animal products, vegetable products used
as food imports, except for the food was over ch ế bi ến , packaged foods by
organizations and individuals Vietnam exported to abroad but returned and schools
h burp p defined in Article 13 of this Decree shall meet the following requirements:
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a) Originating from a country or territory that has a food safety control system that
meets Vietnamese regulations and is listed by a competent Vietnamese authority in
the list of countries and territories signing export of foodstuffs of animal, plant and
aquatic origin into Vietnam;
b) For terrestrial animal products for use as food and aquatic animal products for
use as food: Must be produced by production or business establishments
recognized by competent Vietnamese agencies. fully meet the requirements on
food safety assurance in accordance with Vietnam's regulations;
c) Each lot of imported goods of animal and aquatic origin must be accompanied
by a certificate of satisfaction of food safety regulations issued by a competent
agency of the exporting country (except for cases of aquatic products). sold by
foreign fishing vessels and sold on the sea directly to Vietnam).
2. Procedures for registration of countries, territories and production and business

establishments mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article to list of exports to Vietnam
shall comply with the provisions of Article 22 of this Decree.
3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall have to supply customs
offices with lists of countries and territories and organizations and individuals
allowed to export these products into Vietnam.
Article 15. State inspection agencies for imported food

1. State inspection agencies for imported foods are those assigned or designated
by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the
Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Where a shipment of imported foods under the jurisdiction of many of the agency's
state inspection agency Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development allocated or
ch dull regulations.
2. State inspection agencies have the following rights and responsibilities:

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a) Decide on the application switch the control mode from the control mode
common to the control mode decreases and applying conventional test after three
(03) times the test tr a tight satisfactory c ầ u real imported products;
b) Conducting food inspection according to the mode and procedures specified in

this Decree;
c) Comply with the sampling and storage of samples according to the provisions of
law;
d) Collection of inspection and testing charges and fees according to the provisions
of law on charges and fees;
e) Ensuring professional qualifications, accuracy, honesty and objectivity when

inspecting and certifying food safety for imported goods lots and goods;
e) Under the direction, inspection and guidance on organization and operation of

the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of
Industry and Trade;
g) Receiving and resolving complaints of goods owners. If damage to shippers,

inspection agencies the state must repay the full testing fees , examination fees, e
oh ng time to pay damages to owners (if any) as prescribed by law;
h) Storing inspection records as prescribed by law and producing archival dossiers

when so requested by competent agencies;
i) To make biannual reports on relevant specialized management units according to

the provisions of Form 06, Appendix I issued together with this Decree or
extraordinary reports upon warnings of the Ministry of Health Ministry of
Agriculture and rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam or
the agency may ẩ m shall ề n abroad or by the manufacturer or reported on the
results of food processor does not meet the requirements for imported food.
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Article 16. Inspection method

The inspection of imported food safety is carried out in one of the following
methods:
1. The method of checking is reduced, thus checking the dossier up to 5% of the

total number of imported shipments within 1 year by the randomly selected
customs office .
2. Normal inspection method, whereby only checking the records of imported

goods.
3. Strict test method, whereby the test record incorporates test samples.
Article 17. Application of inspection methods

1. Reduced inspection applies to goods lots and goods items falling into one of the
following cases:
a) Having been certified as meeting the food safety requirements by the competent
agencies and organizations of the countries which have signed the mutual
recognition international treaties in the food safety inspection activities of Vietnam.
tablets; have the inspection results of the competent authority of the exporting
country for goods lots and goods in conformity with the provisions of Vietnamese
law;
b) There have been 03 (three) consecutive lanes within 12 months of meeting the
requirements of import under the normal inspection method;
c) Produced in establishments that apply one of the quality management systems

GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, IFS, BRC, FSSC 22000 or equivalent.
2. Normal inspection shall apply to all goods items of imported goods, except for
the cases specified in Clauses 1 and 3 of this Article.
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3. Tight inspection applies to imported goods lots and goods in one of the following
cases:
a) Shipments or goods items do not meet the import requirements at the previous
inspection;
b) Shipments and goods items fail to meet requirements in inspection and

examination times (if any);
c) There are warnings by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and
Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the provincial People's
Committee or the competent authorities in foreign countries or manufacturers.
4. Switching from the strict inspection method to the regular inspection method in
the following cases:
a) For cases specified at Points a and b, Clause 3 of this Article, if after applying
the strict inspection method for three consecutive times, the results meet the
import requirements;
b) For the case specified at Point c, Clause 3 of this Article, when there is a written
notice to stop the tight inspection by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Industry and Trade of
Vietnam.
Article 18. Application file for inspection registration

1. Dossiers of registration for inspection under the reduced inspection method
include:
a) Product self-announcement sheet;
b) 03 (three) Notice of the results of confirmation of a food product that meets the
requirements of consecutive import in accordance with normal inspection or
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certified copy or consular legalization one of the GMP Certificates, H A CCP, ISO
22000, IFS, BRC, FSSC 22000 or equivalent remain valid at the time of submission;
c) In the case of products derived aquatic and land animals, except for products
processed, packaged, it must have gi à y certified to meet the regulations on food
safety by competent authority of the exporting country (original).
2. Dossiers of registration for inspection according to common inspection methods

and strict inspection methods include:
a) Import food inspection registration papers under the provisions of Form No. 04
Appendix I issued together with this Decree;
b) Product self-announcement;
c) 03 (three) Notify the results of certification of food that meet the consecutive
import requirements under the strict inspection method for goods lots, which are
subject to modal change from strict inspection to regular inspection ( original);
d) A copy of the List of goods (Packing list);
d) In case of products specified in Article 14 of this Decree, there must be a

certificate of satisfaction of food safety regulations issued by the competent
authority of the exporting country (the original), except for cases aquatic products
caught and processed by foreign fishing vessels on turn sold directly to Vietnam.
Article 19. Order of checking imported food

1. The inspection order for reduced inspection cases:
a) When carrying out customs procedures, goods owners shall submit dossiers
according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 18 of this Decree;
b) The customs authority is responsible for randomly selecting a maximum of 5%

of the total number of imported shipments subject to inspection within 01 (one)
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year to check records as required.
Within three (03) working days from the date of receiving the application, the
customs authorities shall conduct tr a profile and clearance of goods. In case of
requesting additional documents, the reasons and legal grounds of the request
must be clearly stated.
2. Test order for common test cases:
a) before or when the goods arrive at the gate, shippers submit registration
dossiers checked as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 18 of this Decree to the
inspection agency of state or C drive INFORMATION National Single Window
module Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry
of Industry and Trade (if applicable);
b) Within three (03) working days from the date of receipt, the inspection agency
the state has the responsibility to inspect records and to inform the food meets or
does not meet the import requirements under M Â u No. 05 Annex I issued
together with this Decree. In case of requesting additional documents, the reasons
and legal grounds of the request must be clearly stated;
c) Goods owners shall submit notices on the results of certification of imported

food to customs offices for goods clearance.
3. Inspection order and procedures for tight inspection:
a) Implementing the provisions at Point a, Clause 2 of this Article;
b) Within 07 (seven) working days, from the date of receipt of the dossier, the
state inspection agency shall check the dossier, conduct sampling and test the food
safety norms according to the bridge and issue notices on the food meets or
unsatisfactory imported by M á u s abominable 05 Appendix I attached to this
Decree. In case of requesting additional documents, the reasons and legal grounds
of the request must be clearly stated;
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c) The goods owner shall have to pay Announced results confirm satisfactory food
imports for customs e To cargo clearance.
4. In case of issuing notices on the results of certification of food failing to meet

the import requirements under the provisions of Point b, Clause 2 and Point b,
Clause 3 of this Article, the State inspection agency shall decide measures to
handle according to The form prescribed in Clause 3, Article 55 of the Law on Food
Safety and reports on food handling results do not meet the import requirements
with the specialized management ministry.
Article 20. Food handling does not meet the requirements of imported food
1. After completing the handling of food which does not meet the import
requirements under a decision of the state inspection agency, the goods owner
shall have to report to the state inspection agency and the dossier-receiving
agency. the b abominable an ash ng the following documents:
a) Re-export vouchers for cases of re-export;
b) The written record of destruction is certified by a competent agency;
c) The contract for changing the use purpose between the goods owner and the
purchaser or the transferee of the goods lot or item. The buyer or transferee of
goods or goods that do not meet the import requirements must not use such
goods or goods as food.
2 . After completion of the remedy of products, labeling errors, if mu stain n

imported into Vietnam, shippers are responsible for implementing inspection
procedures for registration in accordance with Article 19 of this Decree.
In cases where the application of measures to remedy the fault of the product, l eg
hard i labeling the shipment, commodities still unsatisfactory importers must apply
an ash ng forms of treatment prescribed in Points c and d, Clause 3, Article 55 of
the Law on Food Safety.
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Article 21. Rights and obligations of goods owners

The owner has the following rights and obligations:
1. To apply the test methods to reduce shipments, goods imported kh ẩ tumor in

one of the cases specified in Clause 1 of Article 17 of this Decree.
2. Proposing the state inspection agency to review the inspection results or request
the receiving agency to select the accredited testing testing facility to re-examine
the test results. In case the re-inspection results are consistent with the results of
the first inspection, the goods owners must bear the costs of re-inspection; case
results satisfactory re-inspection of imported foods th ì returned check charges
filed.
3. To propose handling measures prescribed in Clause 3, Article 55 of the Law on

Food Safety for goods lots and goods items which fail to meet the requirements of
imported foods.
4. Ensuring the status quo of goods lots and goods for the State inspection agency
to take samples.
5. To implement decisions on handling of goods lots and goods of competent state

inspection agencies if goods lots or goods items fail to meet the requirements of
imported foods.
Article 22. Procedures for registration of countries, territories and production

and business establishments into the list of food exports to Vietnam and state
inspection of food safety in exporting countries
1. Vietnam's competent state management agencies formulate plans for inspection,
notification and coordination with competent agencies of exporting countries to
inspect water safety control systems of water export and food production and
trading establishments exporting to Vietnam according to the following procedures:
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a) The competent authority of the exporting country shall send 01 (one) set of
registration dossiers to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, including
information on the management system of the country or territory (including the
system of legislation, standards, systems management organizations and food
safety) and the capacity to control food safety of authorities national, regional
territory drives exported by M á u 08 Annex I issued together with this Decree; list
of establishments producing and trading food and aquatic products originating from
animals and seafood registered for export to Vietnam according to the Form No. 07
Annex I and information on conditions to ensure food safety of This production and
/ or business establishment follows the Form No. 09 Annex I issued together with
this Decree;
b) Within 30 working days from the date of receipt of a complete dossier of

registration of a list of production and business establishments defined at Point a of
this Clause of the competent agency of the exporting country, the competent
agency the branch managing ministry shall examine the dossier, notify the
competent agency of the exporting country of the examination results and the
inspection plan in case it is necessary to conduct inspection for exporting countries
into Vietnam;
c) Contents of inspection in exporting countries include: Legal system on food

safety management and control; capacity of food safety control authority of
exporting countries; conditions to ensure food safety of production and business
establishments registering to export to Vietnam.
2. Handling the inspection results and notifying the list of countries and territories
and the list of production and business establishments permitted to export to
Vietnam are prescribed as follows:
a) Where not necessary to perform reality check for v ớ i exporter in Vietnam, the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of b abominable result, the country
name, region territory drives are allowed export to Vietnam. Particularly for
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products of terrestrial animals, aquatic animal products, it must b abominable

attached list of production facilities, the business is allowed to export;
b) In case of necessity to carry out inspection for exporting countries, within 30

working days after the end of the inspection in the exporting country, the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development shall handle and announce the results. test
results.
In case the inspection results do not fully meet the prescribed requirements, the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall notify and clearly state the
specific reasons for cases where food is not allowed to be exported into Vietnam;
c) In case of proposing the addition of a list of production and / or business

establishments to export terrestrial and aquatic animal products to Vietnam, the
competent authority of the exporting country shall send the dossier including the
list. books and local information according to M á u 07 and M á u 08 as specified in
paragraph 1 of this Article to the Ministry of Agriculture and rural Development to
examine records or the actual inspection in the country of border, on that basis, to
consider and decide on the b drives add to the list.
Article 23. State inspection of exported food

1. The Minister of Health, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and
the Minister of Industry and Trade shall prescribe the competence for state
inspection of food safety for exported foodstuffs in the domains assigned to the
public administration. The reason for the Article 62, 63 and Article 64 of the Food
Safety Law when requested by the importing country.
2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall have to inspect the
exported food lots of many goods under the management of 2 or more sets.
Chapter VII
RECORDING FOOD LABELS
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Article 24. Required labeling contents

1. Organizations and individuals producing and / or trading in products in Vietnam,
apart from complying with the law provisions on goods labeling, must also abide by
the following regulations:
a) Medical nutrition food must contain the following phrases: "Medical nutrition
food" and "Use for patients with the supervision of medical personnel";
b) Foods for special diets must include the phrase: "Nutritional products (for
specific subjects)" on the main face of the label to distinguish them from ordinary
foods.
2. Particularly for imported products, names of organizations and individuals that

are responsible for inscribing on product labels must show: names and addresses
of production organizations and individuals and names and addresses of
organizations and individuals. People self-announce or register the product
announcement.
Article 25. Exemption of some compulsory labeling contents

1. Exemption of supplementary labeling of products carrying immigrants for
personal consumption, gifts and gifts in the norm of import tax exemption;
imported products of subjects entitled to diplomatic privileges and immunities;
transit products, border-gate transfer, transshipment, temporary import, re-export
and bonded warehouses; products are prototype or research; products are samples
of fair and exhibition display; product and raw materials manufacture, import ch
dull for the production or processing of export goods or service c or the internal
production of organizations and individuals not ti ê u sold in the domestic market.
2. In addition to spices and herbs, for small packages, with the largest surface area
2
less than 10 cm , exemption from application of composition, shelf life,
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preservation instructions, instructions use if there is an extra label or outer

packaging that fully shows such content.
3. Exemption from production date for food containers, packaging materials in

direct contact with food.
Chapter VIII
FOOD ADVERTISEMENT
Article 26. The food must register content before advertising
1. Food for health protection, food for medical nutrition, food for special diets.
2. Nutrition products used for children up to 36 months of age do not fall under the
ban on advertisement specified in Article 7 of the Advertising Law.
Article 27. Registration of food advertising content

The registration of food advertising content in addition to complying with the
provisions of the advertising law must also comply with the following provisions:
1. Before advertising, organizations and individuals having advertising products

must register the advertisement contents with the agencies granting the paper of
receipt of the product publication registration papers according to current
regulations.
2. Advertising content must be consistent with the utility and effect of the product
published in the product announcement. Do not use images, equipment, costumes,
names, correspondence of units, medical facilities, doctors, pharmacists, medical
staff, thank you letters of patients, doctor's articles, Pharmacists, health workers to
advertise food.
3. For health protection foods:
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a) There must be a recommendation "This food is not a medicine and has no effect
to replace medicine"; The writing must be clear and contrast with the background
color;
b) Advertisements on spoken and visual newspapers must clearly read their

recommendations according to the provisions of Point a of this Clause;
c) The advertisement in newspapers and newspapers with a short duration of

under 15 seconds is not required to read "This food is not a medicine and does not
have the effect of replacing medicine", but it must be shown in the advertisement.
fox.
4. The application file for certification of advertising content includes:
a) An application for registration confirmation advertising content according to M á

u 10 Appendix I attached to this Decree;
b) The written receipt of registration of the product announcement and the product
announcement certified by a competent agency (a copy certified by the
organization or individual);
c) Sample product label (certified copy of organization, individual);
d) For advertisements on spoken and visual newspapers, there must be projected

advertising scripts and advertisement contents inscribed in video discs and audio
discs; for advertising in other media ì have Capricorn (sample content) plans ki ế n
advertising (copies certified by organizations and individuals);
d) For advertising contents other than uses and features of products stated in
product publication, there must be scientific documents to be proved (copies
certified by organizations or individuals);
Documents in the application file for certification of advertising content must be

expressed in Vietnamese; case of foreign language documents th ì must be
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translated into Vietnamese and notarized.
5. Procedures for granting certification of advertising content:
a) Organizations and individuals having advertising products shall send registration

dossiers to certify advertising contents to agencies granting registration papers for
registration of product announcements;
b) Within 10 working days from the date of receipt of a valid application, the
agency receiving records shall review the records and returns the results in M á u
11 Appendix I attached to This decree. This time limit is calculated from the date of
the seal receipt by the dossier-receiving agency if the dossier is sent by post or the
date the completed dossier is received on the online public service system.
In case of disagreement with the advertisement contents of organizations or

individuals or the request for amendments and supplements, the dossier-receiving
agency must issue a document stating the reasons and legal grounds of the
request. The agency receiving the dossier shall only be requested to amend and
supplement it once.
Within 10 working days after receiving the amended and supplemented dossiers,
the dossier-receiving agencies shall reply and reply in writing. After 90 working
days after the official dispatch requesting amendments or supplements is made, if
the organization or individual fails to amend or supplement it, the dossier is no
longer valid;
c) Agencies receiving applications for certification of advertising contents shall have

to publicly announce the names and products of organizations and individuals that
have been granted certificates of contents of advertisement of food products on
the page. electronic information (website) and database of food safety;
d) Organizations and individuals registering for certification of advertising contents

shall have to pay dossier evaluation fees at dossier-receiving agencies.
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6. Organizations and individuals that have advertising products; Advertising

organizations and individuals may only advertise products for which the certificate
of advertisement contents has been issued and may only advertise in accordance
with the confirmed content.
Chapter IX
CONDITIONS FOR ENSURING FOOD SAFETY IN THE PRODUCTION OF HEALTH FOOD
Article 28. Conditions to ensure food safety in food production for health
protection
1. Establishments producing health protection foods must meet the general
conditions on ensuring food safety prescribed in Clause 1, Article 19, Clause 1,
Article 20 and Clause 1, Article 21 of the Law on Food Safety and following
provisions:
a) The quality management system must be established and maintained to control

the production and distribution processes to ensure that all products produced by
the manufacturer meet the quality standards announced and safe. with users until
the expiry date;
b) Sufficient staff with professional qualifications suitable to their assigned positions

and trained in basic knowledge of GMP, food safety and related professional
knowledge. The head of the production department and the head of the quality
control department must be official personnel, working full-time for the
establishment and independent of each other. The person in charge of the facility
must have a university or higher degree in one of the specialties of Medicine,
Pharmacy, Nutrition, Food Safety and Food Technology and must have at least 3
years of working experience. in related specialized fields;
c) The system of auxiliary factories, equipment and utilities is designed, built and
installed in accordance with the purpose of use, on the one-way principle, easy to
clean, prevent and minimize risks. and, to avoid accumulation of dirt, pollution and
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other factors that adversely affect the product and perform only tr ì activities daily
hygiene;
d) Implement and save all records, documents on production, quality control,

distribution circulation to retrieve the history of every batch of products and
records of all other activities carried out. current facility;
d) All production operations must follow the process and instructions. Apply
measures to check and supervise the production process to prevent and avoid the
risk of nh ầ m l à n, contaminating • Preparatory m, pediatric • Preparatory m
cross. Record the results as soon as the operation is performed or immediately
after the production stage has been completed;
e) Having a quality control department to ensure that the product is manufactured

according to suitable conditions and procedures and meets established standards;
necessary tests have been performed; materials not approved export e To use, the
product is not approved for sale without quality evaluation as required; The
product must be monitored for stability;
g) In case of testing or production under a contract, the contractual recipient must

have sufficient workshops, equipment and personnel to meet the transferor's
requirements and comply with the regulations of the competent management
agency. conditions for testing or producing health protection foods;
h) There is a procedure for handling complaints, product recall, self-inspection;

follow procedures and records, stored e ầ medical dossiers for these operations.
2. The Ministry of Health provides guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practices

(GMP) for health protection foods for health food production facilities to implement.
3. As of July 1, 2019, health food production facilities must apply Good

Manufacturing Practices (GMP) of health protection foods under the guidance of
the Ministry of Health.
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Article 29.- Dossiers, order and competence for grant and re-grant of certificates
of satisfaction of conditions for satisfying food safety conditions Good
production practices (GMP) food for health protection
1. Application for Certificate of Qualified Food Safety Facility Good Manufacturing
Practices (GMP) for health protection foods include:
a) An application for a certificate of establishments meeting the conditions for food

safety meeting the requirements of Good production practice (GMP) food for health
protection according to the Form No. 12 Annex I issued together with the Decree
this;
b) Diagram of production areas and production lines (certified by organizations and

individuals);
c) List of main equipment used at the establishment (certified by organizations and

individuals).
2. Order of granting Certificate of qualified food safety facility: Good manufacturing

practice (GMP) food for health protection
a) Establishments shall compile dossiers according to the provisions of Clause 1 of

this Article and submit them via online public service systems or by post or directly
to the Ministry of Health;
b) Within 15 working days after receiving a complete and valid dossier, the dossier-
receiving agency shall set up an appraisal team and conduct a practical evaluation
at the establishment and make an evaluation report according to M à u s
abominable 13 Appendix I attached to this Decree.
The appraisal team has 5 or more people, including at least 02 members with
experience in good production practice (GMP), 01 member with expertise in
testing;
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c) In case the evaluation results are satisfactory, the dossier-receiving agency shall
grant a certificate of eligibility for food safety to meet the requirements of good
production practice (GMP) according to the health protection food M á u 14
Appendix I attached to this Decree. Time grant Gi à y stock unit basis are eligible
for food safety satisfactory Practice Good Manufacturing (GMP) food health
protection shall not exceed 30 working days k To the date of receipt of a valid
application ;
d) In case the appraisal result at the establishment does not meet the
requirements, the appraisal team shall specify the content that is not satisfactory in
the appraisal record for the establishment to remedy. After remediation, notification
basis results in writing to remedy th Regiment ẩ m making. Within 07 (seven)
working days from the date of receiving the written notification of remedial results,
the appraisal team shall consider and submit to the Ministry of Health a Certificate
of eligibility for food safety. y gain êu bridge Good manufacturing practice (GMP)
health protection food. Past 03 (three) months from the end of the evaluation, if
the establishment fails to complete the required remedies and notifies the remedial
results to the appraisal team, the application file shall be issued with a certificate of
full qualification. food safety conditions satisfactory to good manufacturing practice
(GMP) to protect the health food no longer p i.
3. Certificate of eligibility for qualified food safety facilities Good manufacturing

practices (GMP) for health protection food are valid for 3 (three) years from the
date of issue. Before the expiration of 06 months, the facility shall submit the
registration dossier for the re gi à y certification of qualified food safety satisfactory
Practice Good Manufacturing (GMP) food health protection . The dossier and order
of re-issuance shall comply with the provisions of Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.
4. Organizations and individuals applying for certificates of establishments meeting

food safety conditions to meet the requirements of good production practice (GMP)
food and health protection shall have to pay the appraisal fee for in-service
dossiers receive records.
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Chapter X
CONDITIONS FOR ENSURING FOOD SAFETY IN PRODUCTION, BUSINESS AND FOOD ADDITIVES
Article 30. Regulations on conditions to ensure food safety for food additives
Food additive production and trading establishments must meet the following food
safety conditions:
1. Meeting the general provisions on food safety conditions specified in Clause 1,

Article 19, Clause 1, Article 20 and Clause 1, Article 21 of the Law on Food Safety.
2. Only mix food additives when such food additives are on the list of additives
permitted for use in food prescribed by the Ministry of Health and the final product
of the blend does not cause any harm to human health; In the case of creating a
new product with new uses, it must prove its use, target users and maximum
usage.
3. The division, division and extraction of food additives must be carried out at
establishments meeting food safety conditions and labeling according to current
regulations.
Article 31. Provisions on single-ingredient food additives

1. Food additives are on the list of additives permitted for use in food prescribed by
the Ministry of Health to be self-declared.
2. Procedures for self-announcement of products for single-ingredient food

additives comply with Article 5 of this Decree.
Article 32. Provisions on mixed food additives with new uses

1. Newly-used mixed food additives must be registered for product publication at
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2. Food additives mixture h burp p with new uses must be listed ingredient
quantities for each additive in the composition.
3. Procedure registration of announced products for food additives mixed with

utility meters ớ i prescribed in Articles 7 and 8 of this Decree.
Article 33. Provisions on the use of food additives

Organizations and individuals producing x thriving business products shall:
1. Food additives may only be used in the list of additives permitted for use in food
prescribed by the Ministry of Health. In the case of food additives not on the list of
additives permitted to be used in food or improperly used by the Ministry of Health;
organizations and individuals that produce and / or trade in food additives must
register the publication of products at the Ministry of Health according to the
provisions of Articles 7 and 8 of this Decree.
2. Use of food additives does not exceed the maximum allowable use; correct food
objects; clear origin and origin; expiry date; e meet in full the requirements
management and technical requirements for food additives.
Chapter XI
ACCESSING FOOD ORIGIN SOURCE
Article 34. Traceability of products does not guarantee safety
When detecting that food products produced or traded by them are not safe or
when competent state agencies require them, organizations and individuals that
produce and / or trade in products must have the responsibility to perform the
work. traceability according to the provisions of Clauses 1 and 2, Article 54 of the
Food Safety Law.
Article 35. Implementation of traceability to products does not guarantee safety

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1. Organizations and individuals producing and / or trading in products must store

information related to manufacturers, product suppliers and customers in case
customers have purchased such products through contracts or contracts. drive of
records or other methods to facilitate the traceability. Information for traceability
includes:
a) Name and category of products purchased and sold;
b) day, month, year, number, volume, s abominable plot, batch number of the
product (if any) purchased and sold.
2. The Minister of Health, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and
the Minister of Industry and Trade shall specify the product traceability for products
under the assigned management domain.
Chapter XII
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE MANAGEMENT OF FOOD SAFETY
Article 36. Principles for assignment of responsibilities for state management of
food safety
1. Based on the provisions of the Food Safety Law and ensure compliance with
relevant legal documents.
2. On the basis of unified state management of food safety.
3. Ensure the management throughout the entire process of food production and
trading.
4. Close coordination between ministries.
5. Ensuring the principle of one door, one product, one production and business
establishment is only managed by a state management agency.
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6. Ensure scientific, complete and feasible.
7. Decentralization of state management between the central government and local

authorities at all levels in state management of food safety.
8. For establishments producing many kinds of food products under the jurisdiction
of the 2 agencies specialized managing upwards, the agency managing the large
output nh Â t of mechanical products Production department is the management
agency.
9. For establishments that do not carry out the production process but deal in
many kinds of food products under the management of two or more specialized
management agencies managed by the Industry and Trade, except for markets
clues and auction of agricultural products.
10. For facilities that produce and deal in many kinds of s Arab n products falling
within the jurisdiction of the 2 agencies specialized managing upwards th ì
organizations and individuals may choose specialized management agency Food
safety industry to carry out administrative procedures.
Article 37. Ministry of Health's responsibility for state management of food

safety
1. Implementing regulations on general responsibility in state management of food
safety as stipulated in Clause 1 Article 62 of the Law on Food Safety
2. To report periodically and irregularly to the Government on food safety

management on the basis of monitoring and synthesizing reports of specialized
management ministries and provincial-level People's Committees.
3. Promulgating national technical regulations on products in the domains under

their management prescribed in Article 62 of the Law on Food Safety and product
groups in Appendix II issued together with this Decree; promulgate national
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technical regulations or regulations on safety limits for product groups at the

request of specialized management ministries.
4. Management of food safety during the process of production, processing,

storage, transport, export, import, business and production and business facilities
for food products specified in Accessories Table II issued together with this Decree.
5. Organizing the reception and management of dossiers, granting of registration

papers for registration of product announcements and certificates of real safety
conditions for: health protection foods, mixed food additives new uses and food
additives not on the list of additives permitted to be used or improperly used by the
Ministry of Health; Certificate of qualified food safety facility meets Good
manufacturing practices (GMP) health protection foods; Gi à y Confirm advertising
content to protect the health food; Gi à medical certificate of free sale for the
products in the field of management is assigned, medical certificate.
6. e ị nh food testing facility serving the state management, verification testing

establishments under their assigned management; designate an establishment to
test arbitration and final conclusions when there are differences in test results of
food testing facilities inside and outside the Health sector.
7. Appointing state inspection agencies for imported food safety for products in the
assigned management areas.
Article 38. Responsibility of state management of food safety of the Ministry of

Agriculture and Rural Development
their management prescribed in Article 63 of the Law on Food Safety and product
groups in Appendix III issued together with this Decree.
2. Develop and send to the Ministry of Health to issue regulations on safety limits
for product groups in Appendix III issued with this Decree.
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3. Management and decentralization of food safety management for initial

production of agriculture, forestry, fishery and salt including: Process of cultivation,
husbandry, harvesting, catching, agricultural and forestry exploitation Seafood; salt
production.
4. Manage and decentralize food safety management during the production,

collection, slaughter, preliminary processing, processing, storage, transport, export,
import and trading of products and food product production and trading
establishments specified in Appendix III issued together with this Decree.
5. Organizing the issuance of certificates of free circulation of products in the

assigned management domains.
6. Organizing the allocation and decentralization of certification of establishments

eligible for food safety conditions to organizations and individuals producing and
trading products in the assigned domains in Clauses 3 and 4 of This.
7. Managing food safety for wholesale markets and agricultural auction.
8. Appointing food testing establishments to serve state management and testing

establishments to verify; Final conclusions when there are differences in test results
between testing facilities in the assigned area of management.
10. Disclosure of national and territorial lists and lists of production and business
establishments permitted to export into Vietnam in the domains assigned to them
for management.
Article 39. Ministry of Industry and Trade's responsibility for state management
of food safety
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their management prescribed in Article 64 of the Food Safety Law and product
groups in Appendix IV issued together with this Decree.
2. Develop and send to the Ministry of Health to promulgate regulations on safety

limits for product groups in Annex IV issued with this Decree.
3. Management and decentralization of food safety management during the

production, processing, storage, transport, export, import and trading of products
and production and business facilities food products specified in Appendix IV issued
together with this Decree.
4. Managing food safety for supermarkets, trade centers, convenience stores,

facilities of storage systems, distribution and other types of businesses.
5. The certificate issuer shall circulate freely for products in the assigned
management areas.
6. Organizing the allocation and decentralization of the certification of

establishments meeting food safety conditions for organizations and individuals
producing and trading in products in the assigned management domains.
7. Conducting the inspection of fake food prevention and trade fraud in the market
for all kinds of food, food additives, food processing aids, tools, packaging
materials, contains food.
8. Appointing food testing establishments to serve state management and testing

establishments to verify; Final conclusions when there are differences in test results
between testing facilities in the assigned area of management.
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Article 40. Provincial People's Committees' responsibilities for state management

of food safety
1. Carry out state management of food safety in the locality, take responsibility to
the Government for local food safety. The presidents of the provincial-level People's
Committees directly act as the heads of the inter-branch steering committees on
food hygiene and safety of the provinces and centrally-run cities; actively organize
inspection, examination and supervision forces to ensure food safety in the locality;
directly direct and regularly urge and inspect the observance of the law on food
safety by lower-level state agencies; handle officials and public employees who are
irresponsible and loose their management in the assigned management domains;
organize the settlement of complaints and denunciations and handle violations of
the legislation on food safety according to the provisions of law; responsible before
the Government and the law when e Toviolations of the law on food safety in the
area.
2. Organize the implementation of regulations of the Government, ministries and

agencies on food safety in the area.
3. To organize and administer inter-branch Steering Committees on food hygiene

and safety of provinces and centrally-run cities.
4. Organizing propaganda and mobilization of the implementation of the provisions

of law on food safety assurance in the locality.
5. To allocate resources for C Matt specialized agencies to implement the state

management of food safety.
6. Responsible for managing food safety in the area; management of food safety
conditions for establishments producing and trading small food, street food,
business establishments, catering services, food safety at markets in the locality
and objects according to management decentralization.
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7. Develop and issue local technical regulations on food safety for specific local
food products.
8. Organizing the reception and management of dossiers, granting of registration

papers for registration of product announcements, certificates of advertisement
contents for medical nutritional products and special-use diets, nutritional products
for infants to 36 months tu drive i.
9. Organizing the receipt of self-publication copies of products; certify that

establishments are eligible for food safety according to their assignment and
decentralization.
Article 41. Coordination in food safety activities

1. The ministries managing the branches within their state management shall have
to coordinate with the Ministry of Health in performing state management activities
in order to ensure uniform state management of food safety. effective.
2. The Ministry of Health shall assume the prime responsibility for formulating a
program on information, education and communication on food safety, the Ministry
of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other
ministries and branches according to their functions and tasks and having the
responsibility to coordinate with the Ministry of Health e to implement the program
of information, education and communication on food safety.
3. The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and
the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall assume the prime responsibility in
formulating programs, plans and implementing inspection and examination
activities for products in the assigned domains. public management, other
ministries and agencies are responsible for coordination.
4. When food poisoning occurs, the Ministry of Health shall have to organize
emergency and timely treatment for people suffering from food poisoning. The
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specialized management ministry shall have to supply all dossiers and information
related to the sources of food suspected of causing poisoning in the assigned
domains; coordinate with the Ministry of Health in investigating the causes and
presiding over the traceability and handling of poisoning food in the assigned
areas.
5. When detecting food products in the domains assigned to them for management
by other ministries or branches, which violate and threaten to seriously affect
consumers' health, the Ministry of Health shall assume the prime responsibility and
coordinate with the ministries. Industry managers conduct inspections, inspections
and conclusions.
Chapter XIII
TERMS ENFORCEMENT
Article 42. Transitional provisions
1 . The products which have been issued with a receipt of conformity
announcement and a certificate of declaration of conformity with food safety
regulations before the effective date of this Decree shall continue to be used until
the expiry date stated in the paper and all th er i expiry date of the product.
2. The management ministries shall, within the scope, tasks and powers, conduct
the review and expire the regulations contrary to this Decree.
Article 43. Implementation effect

1. This Decree takes effect from February 2, 2018.
2. Replace Decree No. 38/2012 / ND - CP dated April 25, 2012 of the Government
detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Food Safety Law;
abolish Chapter II Joint Circular No. 13/2014 / TTLT-BYT-BNNPTNT-BCT dated April
9, 2014 of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,
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Ministry of Industry and Trade guiding the assignment and coordination in state
management of food safety.
Article 44. Implementation responsibilities

Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of Government-attached
agencies and presidents of People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run
cities and concerned organizations and individuals shall implement the Decree. this
.
TM. GOVERNMENT
Recipients: PRIME MINISTER
- Party Central Committee Secretariat;
- Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers;
- Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and government-
attached agencies;
-HPeople's Committee, People's Committees of provinces and
cities under central authority;
- Central Office and Party Committees;
- Office of the General Secretary;
- Office of the President;
- National Council and Committees of the National Assembly;
Nguyen Xuan Phuc
- Congress office;
- Supreme People's Court;
- People's Procuratorate of the Supreme;
- State audit;
- National Financial Supervisory Committee;
- Social Policy Bank;
- Vietnam Development Bank;
- Front Central CommitteetrImmigration to the Fatherland of
Vietnam;
- Central agency of unions; - Government Office: BTCN,
Deputy Chairmen, Assistant to the Prime Minister, General
Director of TTTT, Departments, Departments, units, Official
Gazette; - Save: VT, KGVX (2).
APPENDIX I
( Attached to Decree No. 15/2018 / ND-CP of February 2, 2018 of the Government
)
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Form No. 01 Self- signed product
Form No. 02 Product announcement
Form No. 03 Receipt of registration of the product announcement
Form No. 04 Registration for imported food inspection
Form No. 05 Notice of the results of the certification that the food has reached /
failed to meet the import requirements
M á u 06 Report on the implementation of state inspection for imported food
Màus M à u list production facilities, food business registration in Vietnam

abominable exports
07
Form No. 08 Information on management system and food safety control capacity
of export authorities
Màus
abominable Summary of information on conditions to ensure food safety of
09 production and business establishments
Form No. 10 Application for confirmation of advertising content
Form No. 11 Confirmation of advertising content
M á u 12 Application for Certificate of Qualified Food Safety Facility Good

Manufacturing Practices (GMP) food for health protection
Form No. 13 Appraisal minutes
Form No. 14 Qualified food safety facility certification Good manufacturing

practice (GMP) health protection food
Form No. 01
SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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PROSPECTS OF PRODUCTS
Number: ………………. / Business name / year of publication
I. t i n the organization, individual self-proclaimed product

Name of organization, individual: ...........................................
.................................................. ..........
Address: ............................................... ..................................................

.............................
Phone: …………………………………………… .. Fax: .......................... ......................
E-mail ............................................... ..................................................

................................
Business code: ............................................. ..................................................

...........
Number of eligible food safety certificate: ……………… .. Date of issue / Place of

issue: ……………. (for establishments subject to certificate of eligibility base ph
safety ẩ m prescribed)
II. Information about product

1. Product name: ............................................ ..................................................
..................
2. Composition: ............................................. ..................................................

.....................
3. Product use duration: .........................................

.................................................
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4. Packing specifications and packaging materials: ......................................

.....................................
5. Name and address of product manufacturing establishment (in case of renting a

production establishment): ..................
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
II I. M à u product label ( e í nh product label attached form or form expected

product label)
IV . Food safety requirements
Organizations and individuals producing and trading food meet the requirements of
food safety according to:
- National Technical Regulation No. ....; or
- Circulars of ministries and branches; or
- Local technical regulations; or
- National standards (in cases where there are no national technical regulations,
circulars of line ministries or local technical regulations); or
- Standards Committee ban food standard international (Codex) Regional

standards, foreign standards (in the h burp p defined not cycle ẩ n national
technical and circulars of ministries, Regulation local technical standards, national
standards); or
- Standard manufacturer attached (in case no technical regulations and national

and circulars of ministries, Regulation cycle ẩ n local technical, National Standard,
Standard cycle ẩ n the Commission's objectives International food standards
(Codex), Regional Standards, Foreign Standards).
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We hereby commit to fully implement the provisions of the law on food safety and
is fully responsible for the legality of the documents published and the quality and
safety of ph ẩ m for products announced./.
……………, date …. month ....

year ........
ORGANIZATION AND
PERSONNEL REPRESENTATIVE
(Sign and seal)
Form No. 02

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PRODUCT DISCLOSURE
Number: ……………….
I. Information about organizations and individuals announcing products

.................................................. ...........
Address: ............................................... ..................................................

..............................
Phone: ……………………………………… Fax: .............................. ..............................
E-mail ............................................... ..................................................

.................................
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Business code: ............................................. ..................................................

...........
Number of eligible food safety certificate: ………………… Date of issue / place of

issue: .........
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
(For establishments subject to the issuance of certificates of establishments

meeting the conditions for food safety according to regulations)
II. Information about product

1. Product name: ............................................ ..................................................
...................
2. Composition: ............................................. ..................................................

......................
3. Main quality criteria to create products' benefits (for health protection food):
4. Product use duration: .........................................

..................................................
5. Packing specifications and packaging materials: ......................................

......................................
6. Name and address of product manufacturing establishment:

..................................... ...................................
III . M à u product label ( e í nh product label attached form or form expected

product label)
IV. Food safety requirements
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Organizations and individuals producing and trading food meet the requirements of
food safety according to:
- National Technical Regulation No. ....; or
- Circulars of ministries and branches; or
- Local technical regulations; or
- National standards (in cases where there are no national technical regulations,
circulars of line ministries or local technical regulations); or
- Criteria of the International Food Standards Committee (Codex), regional

standards and foreign standards (in case there is no national technical regulation,
Circular of ministries, local technical regulations) methods, national standards); or
- Attached manufacturer standards (in the absence of national technical

regulations, circulars of ministries, local technical standards, national standards,
standards of the National Food Standards Committee) International (Codex),
Regional Standards, Foreign Standards).
We pledge to fully comply with the provisions of the law on food safety and take
full responsibility for the legality of the publication and the quality and safety of
food for the published product. and only put products into production and business
when they have been granted the registration paper of product announcement.
………… , day …. month .... year

………
ORGANIZATION
REPRESENTATIVE,
INDIVIDUALS
( Note name, seal)
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Form No. 03
NAME OF MANAGING SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

AGENCY NAME OF Independence - Freedom - Happiness
AGENCY RECEIVING ---------------
REGISTRATION OF
PRODUCT DISCLOSURE
-------
………… , day …. month .... year ………
RECEIVING REGISTRATION OF PRODUCT DISCLOSURE

Number: / year / ĐKSP
……… (Name of the agency receiving registration of the product announcement)
……. confirm receipt of the product statement of: ………………………. (name of
organization, individual) address ……………………………… .. phone, …………………….
Fax ……………………… .. Email …………………………… for product: ……………………….
by ……………………… .. (name, address of the place of production and country of
origin) ……………. production, in accordance with technical regulations / regulations
/ standards ... (numbers, symbols, names) ……………………….
The business must be fully responsible for the suitability of the published product .
REPRESENTATIVE AUTHORIZED
Recipients: BY GRANT
- Organizations and individuals;
- Storage.
(K reviews and seal)
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Form No. 04
Name of Owner SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

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REGISTRATION PAPER CHECKING THE IMPORTED FOOD

No. .... / 20 .... / ĐKNK
1. Name, address and phone number of the goods owner:
..................................... ........................................
2. Name, address and phone of the merchant responsible for the quality of goods:
....
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
3. Name, address and phone number of export trader: ...................................

....................
4. Expected import time: .........................................

.................................................
5. The gate goes: ............................................ ..................................................

......................
6. Border gate to: ............................................

.................................................. ...................
7. Checking time: ........................................... ..................................................

..............
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8. Checking place: ........................................... ..................................................

................
9. Estimated name of inspection agency: ........................................

..................................................
10. Details of shipment:
Product group ẩ m Manufacturer Number of

Name (According NTR or Codex Test documents
TT items standards or products name and method confirming
manufacturer) address test method
*
(first) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
* The number of written confirmation test method is the notification of the agency
may ẩ m entitled to notify commodities ki To m ki investigation by mode To m
investigation.
Date .... month ... year ... Date .... month ... year ...
Shipper State inspection agency
( Note name stamped) (Signature and seal)
Form No. 05
State inspection agency SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

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NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION FOOD RESULTS /

DO NOT REQUEST IMPORT
No. …… / 20 … .. / TBNK
1. Name, address and phone number of the goods owner:
..................................... ........................................
2. Name, address and telephone number of merchants responsible for quality of

goods: .....
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
3. Name, address and phone number of export trader: ...................................

....................
4. Number of customs declarations: ...........................................

.................................................. .....................
5. The gate goes: ............................................ ..................................................

......................
6. Border gate to: ............................................

.................................................. ....................
7. Checking time: ........................................... ..................................................

...............
8. Checking place: ........................................... ..................................................

................
9. Details of shipment:
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TT Name Product Manufacturer Method ki To Confirmation Reason Measures to

items Groups name and m of meeting / not handle
address Investigation failing reached unsatisfactory
goods
(first) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
.... day ... month ... year

Recipients: inspection agency of State
- Goods owner:…………… ..; - Customs door
khẩu:...................
(Signed closed d Ã u)
Form No. 06
State inspection agency SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

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REPORT
On the implementation of state inspection for imported food
T yes day . ... / .... / ... to ...... .. / ...... .. / ...... ..
Name of inspection agency: ............................................
.................................................. .........
Address: ............................................... ..................................................

.............................
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Phone number: ……………………………………………. Fax number:

.........................................
Name of reporter: ........................................... ..................................................

.......
I. CONTENT OF IMPLEMENTATION:
A. General information:
Ki To m investigations Check tight
often Total (a +
TT content Not Total (a A sir Failed Total ( b + c + d)
Passed achieved
( a ) (b) + b) t (c) (d) c + d)
first Items
2 Shipment
Average time ki To
3 m Check shipment
(hours)
B. The list of goods lots and goods items that do not meet the import
requirements
Name and Name of Manufacturer Test Reason Treatment
address of Product
TT the goods shipment / Groups name and method not measures
owner item address reached
II. REQUEST:
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Representative of state
inspection agency
(Sign and seal)
Form No. 07
LIST OF FACILITIES FOR PRODUCTION AND TRADING OF REGISTERED FOODS

IN VIETNAM
Facility Name Code Product registration of Note
TT produce k i nh stains Address kh ẩ u in Vietnam
business
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………… .. , day …. month ....

years ....
AGENCY AUTHORITY ON FOOD
SAFETY OF THE COUNTRY OF
EXPORT
(K reviews and seal)
Form No. 08
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CAPACITY OF FOOD

SAFETY CONTROL OF EXPORT WATER AUTHORITIES
1. Organization system and management apparatus:
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
2. Officials performing tasks (quantity, qualifications, technical training courses ...):
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
3. System of documents, standards, procedures for control and certification of food

safety:
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
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.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
4. The system of inspection and supervision of residues, pathogenic

microorganisms ... for production and business establishments:
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
5. Food safety inspection and supervision program:
……… , date … .. month … .. year

…… ..
AGENCY FOR FOOD SAFETY OF
EXPORT COUNTRY
( Sign and seal)
Form No. 09
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ON FOOD SAFETY SAFETY CONDITIONS OF

PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS
1. Name of production and business establishment: .......................................
..............................................
2. Address: ............................................. ..................................................

..............................
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3. Product: ............................................. ..................................................

........................
4. Description of production process: .........................................

.................................................. ......
5. Applied quality management system: .......................................

.....................................
………. , date .... month .... year

……
CONFIRMATION OF THE
AUTHORITY FOR FOOD SAFETY
OF EXPORTERS
(Sign and seal)
Form No. 10
NAME OF UNIT SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

---------------
Number: / Symbol …… 1 ……. , date .... . month .... years
of the unit name 20....
REGISTRATION FORM
Confirm advertising content
2
Dear: ………………………………………………….
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1. Name of the certification unit: ........................................

...............................................
3
2. Place ch dull headquarters: .........................................
.................................................. ...................
.................................................. ..................................................
........................................
Phone: ………………………………… .. Fax: ..............................

..................................
Please register to confirm the advertising content for:
No. Product's Number and symbol of the receipt Date of receipt of the
name of product registration certificate registration statement
Advertising media: .............................................

.................................................. ......
Documents include papers and documents: .......................................

............................................
I hereby declare that the above information and records are true and undertake to
advertise food products in accordance with the content when confirmed.
We would like to ask your agency to consider and certify the content of the
advertisement.
Director or already i di ệ n lawful

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units
Signature (Remember her full
name and title)
Seal
_________________
1 Places
2 Receiving agencies: Competent agencies defined in Article 37 and Article 40 of

this Decree.
3 Write down the address on the business registration certificate
Form No. 11
NAME OF MANAGEMENT SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

AGENCY NAME OF Independence - Freedom - Happiness
AGENCY RECEIVING ---------------
REGISTRATION
ADVERTISING CONTENT
-------
Number: / XNQC Name of province / city , date ... month
-...
1
...
.... year 20 ...
CERTIFICATE OF ADVERTISING CONTENT

.................................................. ............
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Address: ............................................... ..................................................

...............................
Phone: ……………………………………………………. Fax: .........................................
No. Product's Number and symbol of the receipt of registration

name statement
Advertising media:
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
Advertising content ( attached) has been approved in accordance with current

regulations.
Request organizations and individuals to advertise the right content.
Agency had confirmed the é n

(Sign full name and seal)
________________
1 Abbreviation symbol of the content validation body
Form No. 12
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PROPOSAL
Certification of qualified food safety facilities Good production practices (GMP)
health protection foods
Dear: ………………….

.................................................. ............
Address: ............................................... ..................................................

...............................
Business code: ............................................. ..................................................

...........
Name and address of production establishment: .........................................

.................................................. .....
It is recommended to be granted a certificate of qualified food safety facility with

good production practices (GMP) for health protection food . /.
………. , date ... .... month ... ...

year 20 ....
OWNER
( Note name, seal)
Form No. 13
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NAME OF THE SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

MANAGEMENT Independence - Freedom - Happiness
AGENCY NAME ---------------
AUTHORIZED AGENCY
-------
Number: …………. ……., Day …. month .... year ………
MINUTES OF VERIFICATION
Food safety conditions for establishments that meet the requirements Good
manufacturing practices (GMP) health protection foods
Decide the number, date .... month ... year .... of …………………….
Today, the day .... month .... year ... .. , appraisal team includes:
1. Team leader (full name, position, agency / unit): ................................

............................
2. Union Secretary (full name, position, agency / unit): ...............................

..............................
3. Members (full name, position, agency / unit): ................................

...............................
Conduct food safety assessment for establishments applying Good manufacturing

practices (GMP) health protection foods at ……………… ..
Representatives of organizations and individuals:
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
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.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Information about establishments applying for a Certificate:
- Name and address of production establishment: ........................................

.................................................. ....
- Business code: ............................................ ..................................................

...........
- Legal representative: ..........................................

................................................
2. Information on appraisal:
- Appraisal time: ............................................ ..................................................

...........
- Last evaluation time: ......................................... ............................................
- Form of appraisal: Listen to the report, review the facts and check the documents
to assess the level of compliance with GMP principles and regulations issued
together with Decision No. …… / QD-BYT ng. ah y ... ../ …… / 20 ……
- Scope of appraisal: According to the application file of (name of the

establishment) on …… / … .. / ……
EVALUATION RESULTS
I. Actual recognition
1. Facilities and equipment: .......................................
...............................................
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2. Hygienic and hygienic conditions: .................................... .......................
3. Raw materials, food additives, enhancers tr burp processing:

................................. ..................
4. Activity testing, quality control of raw materials, semi-finished ph ẩ m, the ph ẩ

m and the kind test facility capable of performing.
5. Documents and documents: ..........................................

.................................................. ......................
6 . Other contents specified in the Good Manufacturing Practices Manual GMP:

............
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
II. T exist and classification oh n in

III . Conclude
IV. Opinions of the s in appraised
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
.................................................. ..................................................
.........................................
Minutes of the parties agreed to approve and 03 (three) b ả n the same, the base
is th ẩ m to hold 01, unions th ẩ m to 01 for the agencies may ẩ m custody 01
copy.
Appraisal team Representative basis

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(Sign, specify full name) (Sign, seal and write r õ name)

1. Head of delegation:
2. Union Secretary:
3. Members:
Form No. 14
NAME OF THE SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

MANAGEMENT Independence - Freedom - Happiness
AGENCY NAME ---------------
AUTHORIZED AGENCY
-------
Number: ………….
CERTIFICATE
FACILITY OF FOOD SAFETY
NAME OF BASE
LOCATION ONLY
REQUIRED A GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE (GMP)

HEALTH PROTECTION FOOD
FOR THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT FORM:
…………………………………………………………………………………….
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THIS CERTIFICATE IS A 3-YEAR VALUE FROM THE SIGN-UP DAY
……, day ... month ... year . ..

Representative of the issuing
agency
(Sign and seal)
APPENDIX II
CATEGORIES OF PRODUCTS / GROUP OF FOOD PRODUCTS; COMMODITIES
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
(Attached to the Decree No. 15/2018 / ND-CP of the 2nd of February 2, 2018 of
the Government)
TT Product name / product group Note
Bottled water, natural mineral water, Except for ice used to preserve and
food ice (instant ice and ice used for process products in the areas assigned to
first
food processing) the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development.
2 Functional foods
3 Micronutrients in food
Additives, flavorings, food

4
processing aids
5 Tools, packaging materials, contain But instruments, packaging materials

direct contact with food containing contact tr Australians have
with food under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development and Ministry of Industry
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and Trade is manufactured in the same

facility and is only to be used for food
products of that establishment
Other products are not regulated in

the list of Ministry of Industry and
6
Trade and Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development
APPENDIX III
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
the Government)
I Cereals
first Cereals
Prepared, processed cereals (milling, cutting, Except for powdered,

peeling, separating bran, flakes, germination, starchy and processed
2
heat treatment, ...) products from flour and
starch.
II Meat and meat products

Fresh meat, chilled, frozen, frozen (whole,
first
mixed, sliced, sliced, ground, pellet, ...)
Edible by-products of cattle and poultry (internal

2
organs, bones, legs, neck, wings, fat, blood, ...)
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3 Products made of meat and animal by-products Except for functional foods
(dry, smoked, canned, heat-treated, salted, managed by the Ministry of
collagen, gelatin, etc.) Health
Blending products containing meat (sausages, Except for cake products

rolls, sausages, salami, sausage, ham, pâté, managed by Ministry of
4
meat breaded, tempura, tempura, immersion d Industry and Trade.
Au, soup, juice, water extraction, ...)
III Fisheries and fishery products (including

amphibians)
Raw aquatic products, fresh, chilled, preserved
first (whole, semi-processed, fillet, milled, pelleted,
sliced, peeled, rolled, ...)
Aquatic products used as food (skin, fins, balls,

2
fat, liver, eggs, ... of aquatic species)
Products processed from seafood and aquatic Except for functional foods
by-products used as food (fermented, salted, managed by the Ministry of
heated, smoked, dried, salted, salted, powdered Health
3
, soaked in oil, extract, juice , gelatin, collagen
... including the use of chemicals, additives,
processing aids
Fish fat and oil derived from seafood are refined Except for functional foods,
or unrefined for food pharmaceuticals originating
4
from fisheries managed by
Seafood products mixed with flour, starch, flour Except for cake products
5 bags, processed milk, vegetable oils (including managed by Ministry of
prawns, fish, squid, ...) Industry and Trade.
6 Seaweed, algae and products made from Except for functional foods
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seaweed, algae used as food originating from algae and

algae managed by the
Ministry of Health.
IV Vegetables, bulbs, fruits and vegetables,

tubers, fruits
Fresh, preliminarily processed vegetables, Except for vegetables, roots,
first tubers, fruits (cut into pieces, peeled, separated, fruits and seeds for breeding
split, crushed, ...)
Processed vegetables, tubers, fruits (fermented, Except for cakes, jam,

dried, heat-treated, powdered, tinned, breaded, candy, apricot and soft
2 pickled, soaked in oil, soaked in sugar, flour drinks products managed by
bags, extracts, juices, ...) the Ministry of Industry and
Trade.
V S eggs and her n egg products

first Terrestrial and amphibian eggs
Eggs of land animals and amphibians prepared,

2 processed (peeled, molded, frozen l sir nh, flour
mill, heat treatment, salt-soaked with herbs, ...)
Mixed foods containing eggs, egg powder Except for confectionery

with egg and egg
3 ingredients, managed by
Ministry of Industry and
Trade.
VI Fresh raw milk

VII Honey and honey products
first Pure honey, concentrated, diluted
Beeswax, pollen, and jelly are mixed with or

2
without honey
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3 The product contains honey, beeswax, pollen, Except for cakes, jam,
royal jelly candy, drinks with honey as
a beverage managed by the
Trade. Except for functional
foods and pharmaceuticals
managed by the Ministry of
Health.
VI II Genetically modified food

IX Salt
first Sea salt, rock salt
Salt refining, processing, ph stain i mixed with

2
other ingredients
X Spice
Single quality spices, mixed h burp p, spices Unless accompanied spice
native animals and plants (powdered flavoring products processed from
meat, bones, powders, extracts, mustard, ...) flour, starch (m ì noodle,
first
instant porridge, ...)
managed by the Ministry of
Trade
2 Sauces and sauces
3 Soy sauce
Fruits of the genus Capsicum or the Pimenta

4
genus, fresh, dried, ground or crushed
XI Street
Sugar cane or beet sugar and pure sucrose are
first
chemically in solid form
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2 Other sugars (including lactose, maltose,

glucose and fructose, pure chemically, in solid
form; unsweetened sugar syrups or coloring
matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed
with natural honey ; caramelized sugar)
Bile is obtained from extracting or purifying

3
sugar
XII Tea
Fresh tea, prepared or not flavored Except for products made in
the form of soft drinks;
Cakes, jams and candies
first
containing tea are managed
by the Ministry of Industry
and Trade.
Other tea products from plants Except for products

containing beverage types,
2
by B in Industry and Trade
Management.
XIII The coffee

Coffee beans fresh, dry, extracts, essences and
first
concentrates from coffee
Coffee, roasted or not roasted, whether or not Except for products made in
decaffeinated; coffee pods and shells of coffee; the form of soft drinks;
coffee substitutes containing coffee at any rate; Confectionery and jam
2
powder GMT ế t with or without sugar, milk, containing coffee is
cream for making instant drinks, products managed by Ministry of
containing coffee processing Industry and Trade.
XIV C a high
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first Fresh, dried cocoa beans, whether or not

broken, raw or roasted; pods, seed pods, silk
shells and other cocoa waste; cocoa powder,
whether or not defatted, cocoa butter, fat and
cocoa oil; Cocoa powder, not yet added sugar or
other sweeteners
Cocoa powder, roasted, non-roasted, solid, Except for soft drink

liquid, instant or sugar-free powder, milk, cream, products; confectionery,
2
other preparations containing cocoa containing cocoa jam by
MOIT management of
XV Pepper
Pepper (chi Piper) dry, fresh, ground pepper,
first
crushed
Fruits of the genus Capsicum or the Pimenta

2
genus, fresh, dried, ground or crushed
XVI Thing
first Cashew
Cashew products Except for cakes, jams and

candies containing cashew
2 nuts managed by the
Trade.
XVII Agriculture ph ẩ other m

Nuts (sunflower, pumpkin seeds, melon seeds, .
first
..) or not processed
2 Products of plant origin for use as raw or semi- Except for objects used as
prepared or processed foods (bamboo shoots, medicinal materials,
ear fungus, mushrooms; soy products except
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oil; shells, roots, leaves, stems, edible flowers) functional foods managed
of some plants, ...) by the Ministry of Health
Bird's nest and products from bird's nest Except for objects used as
medicinal materials,
3
functional foods managed
by the Ministry of Health.
Products derived from insects used as food

4
(grasshoppers, crickets, nh o ng silkworms, ...)
Tools, packaging materials and containers of

XVIII food in the process of production, processing
b i ến, food business in the fields assigned
management
Ice used to preserve and process products is
XIX in the assigned areas of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development.
APPENDIX IV
UNDER THE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND
TRADE
the Government)
I Beer
first Fresh beer
2 Beer bottle
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3 Beer cans
Excluding tonic alcohol

II Alcohol, alcohol and alcoholic beverages products managed by the
Ministry of Health
first Wine
1.1 Wine without gas
1.2 Gas wine (sparkling wine)
2 Fruit wine
3 Liqueur
4 High alcohol
5 White wine, vodka
6 Other alcoholic drinks
Not including mineral water,

III Beverage purified water by the Ministry
of Health t ế management
Canned drinks, including vegetable and fruit

first
juices
2 Soft drinks need to be diluted before use
Excluding mineral water and

3 Beverage used immediately purified water managed by
the Ministry of Health
Excluding products
supplemented with
IV Processed milk micronutrients and functional
foods managed by the
Ministry of Health
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first Liquid milk (including flavored liquid milk or

other food additives)
1.1 Pasteurized products are pasteurized
The products are sterilized by U HT method

1.2 or other high temperature sterilization
methods
2 Fermented milk
2.1 Liquid
2.2 Solid form
3 Powdered milk
4 Condensed milk
4.1 There is additional sugar
4.2 No added sugar
5 Milk cream
5.1 Sterilized by Pasteur method
5.2 Sterilized by U HT method
6 Soymilk
7 Other products from milk
7.1 Butter
7.2 Cheese
7.3 Other products from processed milk
Excluding products
supplemented with
V Vegetable oil micronutrients and functional
Ministry of Health
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first Sesame seed oil (sesame)
2 Rice bran oil
3 Soybean oil
4 Peanuts
5 Olive oil
6 Palm oil
7 D ầ u sunflower seeds
8 Safflower oil
9 Cotton seed oil
ten Coconut oil
11 Palm kernel oil or balm palm oil
twelfthMustard seed oil or mustard oil
13 Linseed oil
14 Castor oil
15 Other oils
Excluding products
supplemented with
VI Powder, starch micronutrients and functional
Ministry of Health
first Flour m ì or meslin
2 Cereal
3 Potato powder
4 Malt: Roasted or unroasted
5 Starch: Wheat, corn, potato, cassava, other
78/80
3/5/2019
6 Inulin
7 Wheat gluten
Products from dough, whether or not ch pitch

: spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, instant
8 noodles, m ì flat gnochi, ravioli, cannelloni,
rice porridge, pancakes, ph in , noodles,
vermicelli ...
Products of tapioca starch and substitutes

made from starch, in the form of flakes,
9
granules, ground powders, siftings or similar
forms
Excluding products
supplemented with
VII Cake, jam, candy micronutrients and functional
Ministry of Health
first Sweet, salty or not sweet biscuits
2 Buns, toast and similar baked goods
3 Dough bread
4 M bread ì brittle
5 Cake
Hard, soft candies with sugar do not contain

6
cocoa
7 Gum, whether or not sugar coated
8 Chocolate sweets of all kinds
9 Fruit jam, jelly, crushed powder and pastes

from fruits or nuts, obtained from the cooking
79/80
3/5/2019
process, whether or not containing added

sugar or other sweetening matter or alcohol
Fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants,

prepared or preserved otherwise, whether or
ten
not containing added sugar or other
sweetening matter or alcohol
11 Other confectionery products
Tools, packaging materials and containers

VIII ofprocessing
food in the process of production,
and trading of food collected in c
fields are assigned management.
80/80

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GOVERNMENT SOCIAL REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMESE

Pursuant to the June 19, 2015 Law on Organization of the Government;

1. Procedures for self- cleaning of products.

2. Procedures for registering the product announcement.

3. Ensuring safety of genetically modified food.

4. Issuance of Certificate of eligibility for food safety.

5. State inspection of food safety and import and export.

8. Conditions to ensure food safety in food production for health protection.

9. Conditions to ensure food safety in production, business and use of food

10. Traceability of food.

11. Assignment of responsibilities for state management of food safety.

Article 2. Subjects of application

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

1. Food Health Protection (Health Supplement, Dietary Supplement) are products

b) derived natural substances, including animal, mineral and vegetable as extracts,

c) General sources of components mentioned in points a and b above.

4. Scientific evidence means scientific information and documents from scientific

7. Export and import consignments mean all food products of an imported or

8. Small initial production facility is a facility for growing, raising, collecting,

9. Small-scale preliminary processing facility is a food processing establishment on

10. Small food business establishment is the basis of registration of household

individuals not consuming in the domestic market shall be exempt from

Article 5. Records and order of self-announcement of products

a) The product self-announcement sheet is in accordance with the Form No. 01

2. The self-proclaimed products comply tr ì nh following order:

a) Organizations and individuals shall self-announce products on their mass media

b) Immediately after self-announcement of products, organizations and individuals

organizations and individuals and the names of products themselves published on

3. Documents in the self-published documents must be expressed in Vietnamese;

2. Nutrition products for children up to 36 months of age.

Article 7. Dossier for registration of product announcement

a) The product announcement is specified in Form No. 02 Annex I issued together

b) Certificate of Free Circulation (Certificate of Free Sale) or Certificate of Export

e) Certificate of establishments eligible for food safety ph ẩ m unsatisfactory

2. A dossier of registration of a product announcement for home-made products

a) The announced products are prescribed in M á u 02 Appendix I attached to this

d) Certificate of an establishment eligible for food safety in the case of an

d) Certificate of an establishment meeting the conditions for food safety meeting

3. The documents in the registration dossier of the product announcement must be

Article 8. Order of registration of product announcement

b) Submission to authority of state management authorized by the People's

c) In cases where organizations and individuals producing a variety of food

2. Within 07 (seven) working days after receiving a complete dossier of registration

3. In case of disagreement with the dossier of product announcement by

4. If the product has a change in product name, origin or composition, the

5. The agency receiving a dossier of registration of a product announcement shall

Article 10. Labeling of goods containing genetically modified organisms and

2. Cases of exemption from labeling for goods containing genetically modified

b) Genetically modified food, genetically modified food processed without

c) Genetically modified food used in emergency cases to overcome natural

Article 12.- Establishments which are not eligible for certificates of

a) Small initial production;

b) Producing and trading in food without fixed locations;

d) Trading in small foods;

d) Trading in prepackaged foods;

e) Producing and trading in food packaging tools and materials;

g) Restaurant in the hotel;

h) Collective kitchens do not have registration of food business;