Chương I Nghị định 109/2018/NĐ-CP chứng nhận ghi nhãn sản phẩm nông nghiệp hữu cơ: Những quy định chung

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope

1. This Decree provides for production, certification, labeling, logo, traceability, sale and state inspection of products from organic agriculture in the fields of cultivation, husbandry, forestry and aquaculture, and policies on encouragement of organic agriculture development.

2. Production and sale of products from organic agriculture encouraged to apply.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Decree applies to enterprises, cooperatives, cooperative groups, farms, households or groups of households producing and trading products from organic agriculture (hereinafter referred to as “facilities”); organizations and individuals related to production and sale of products from organic agriculture within the territory of Vietnam.

Article 3. Definitions

For the purposes of this Decree, the terms below shall be construed as follows:

1. “organic agriculture” means a production system which sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to natural conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved.

2. “organic agriculture production” (hereinafter referred to as “organic production”) means a system that involves the production, preliminary processing, processing, packaging, transport and storage of organic products in compliance with organic agriculture standards.

3. “products from organic agriculture” (hereinafter referred to as “organic products”) means products, herbal ingredients (including herbal drugs and traditional drugs), cosmetics and other products or plant varieties and animal breeds; animal feeds and aquaculture feeds that are produced, certified and labeled in accordance with regulations of this Decree.

4. “organic agriculture standard used to certify conformity” means a national standard (TCVN) for organic agriculture (hereinafter referred to as “TCVN”) or an international, regional or foreign standard applied during organic production.

5. “certification of organic products” means the procedure by which a certification organization (third party) assesses and certifies a product that is produced in accordance with organic agriculture standards.