Chương II Nghị định 39/2017/NĐ-CP về quản lý thức ăn chăn nuôi, thủy sản: Điều kiện kinh doanh thức ăn chăn nuôi, thủy sản

Chapter II

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR TRADE IN ANIMAL AND AQUA FEEDS

Article 7. Eligibility requirements applied to facilities manufacturing and processing animal and aqua feeds

Organizations or individuals engaged in the manufacturing and processing of animal and aqua feeds must meet the following requirements:

1. Animal and aqua feed manufacturing and processing sites must be placed in the vicinity of areas which are not affected by polluting factors such as hazardous wastes, chemicals, livestock and aquatic animal farms.

2. Production sites must be enclosed by walls or fences.

3. Environmental impact assessment report or environmental protection plan must be prepared in accordance with applicable laws and regulations on environment.

4. Requirements concerning a production plant and equipment:

a) A production site is designed and furnished with equipment items according to the single-direction rules in which raw material areas and product areas are kept separate in order to prevent cross-contamination.

b) The technological production line is appropriate for manufacturing of particular types of animal and aqua feed products; feed materials, ingredients and finished feed products are palletized (except when warehouse and entire plant grounds are well-ventilated and moisture-resistant).

c) Its warehouse or storage facility must be designed to store animal and aqua feed ingredients that require a particular storage mechanism in uniformity with specific feed manufacturer’s instructions.

d) With respect to a facility manufacturing and processing animal feeds containing antibiotics, it must set up a separate area for mixing, preparation and formulation of these products in order to ensure cross-contamination that may occur is contained so that it cannot affect the ambient environment.

dd) Measurement devices or instruments must be in place in order to control quality of animal and aqua feed products and ensure accuracy in accordance with applicable laws and regulations on measurement.

e) Technical solutions to controlling foreign matters (e.g. sand, dust or metals) that may affect quality of feed ingredients must be offered by using equipment and devices (fans, sieves, magnets, etc.).

g) Solutions to preventing and controlling fire, avoiding rodent, bird and other harmful animal infestation must be available.

h) Relevant dust collection equipment and waste treatment systems must be in place to avoid contaminating feed products and assure that environmental standards conform to relevant regulations.

5. Technicians working for these facilities must obtain at least university degrees in one of the following majors, including animal science, animal science - animal health, animal health, food technology or biotechnology (in terms of animal feeds) or in the aquaculture science, biology or food technology (in terms of aqua feeds).

6. They must have or rent testing laboratories used for analyzing quality of animal and aqua feeds in the course of production and processing.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall issue specific technical regulations on technical requirements concerning those referred to in this Article.

Article 8. Eligibility requirements applied to facilities trading animal and aqua feeds

Organizations or individuals trading animal and aqua feeds must meet the following requirements:

1. Animal and aqua feeds displayed for sale at stores or kept in warehouses must be separate from pesticides, fertilizers and other hazardous chemicals.

2. These facilities must have equipment and instruments to preserve animal and aqua feeds under the instructions of manufacturers or distributors.

3. They must propose solutions to avoiding rodent, bird and other harmful animal infestation.

Article 9. Eligibility requirements applied to facilities importing animal and aqua feeds

Organizations or individuals importing animal and aqua feeds must have or rent storage facilities for preservation of animal and aqua feed products which conform to storage requirements in order to ensure that these products meet requirements concerning quality standards, environmental protection and conform to recommendations given by manufacturers.