Chương VII Nghị định 39/2017/NĐ-CP về quản lý thức ăn chăn nuôi, thủy sản: Điều khoản thi hành

Chapter VII

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 29. Transitional provisions

1. Within the duration of 18 months from the date of entry into force of this Decree, facilities manufacturing and processing commercial animal and aqua feeds shall be responsible for making declaration of conformity with eligibility requirements for facilities manufacturing and processing animal and aqua feeds in accordance with this Decree.

2. Animal feeds containing antibiotics for promotion of growth of livestock and poultry shall be approved for free sale till end of December 31, 2017. Animal feeds containing antibiotics for young livestock and poultry disease prevention and treatment purposes shall be approved for free sale till end of the 31^st day of December of 2020.

3. Application for approval for free sale of animal and aqua feeds in Vietnam, application for re-grant of approval for free sale and application for confirmation of changes to information about animal and aqua feeds approved for free sale in Vietnam, all of which are received by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development prior to the entry into force of this Decree, shall be subject to the Decree No. 08/2010/ND-CP dated February 05, 2010 on management of animal feeds. Notwithstanding, regulations on trade names of animal and aqua feed products shall be immediately applied to all of the products of which approval for sale is granted or re-granted from the date of entry into force of this Decree.

4. Within the duration of 18 months from the date of entry into force of this Decree, facilities manufacturing and trading commercial animal and aqua feeds shall be responsible for re-declaration of trade names of animal and aqua feed products in breach of regulations laid down in Point b Clause 2 Article 12 hereof.

5. Animal and aqua feed products which were approved for sale in Vietnam by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development before the date of entry into force of this Decree shall be approved for free sale within a period of 05 years from the recognition date.

6. The validity term of the decision on appointment of an organization granting certification of conformity with stipulated quality standards of exported or imported animal and aqua feeds which was made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development before the date of entry into force of this Decree shall be kept unchanged.

Article 30. Effect

1. This Decree shall enter into force from May 20, 2017.

2. This Decree shall replace the Government's Decree No. 08/2010/ND-CP dated February 05m 2010 on management of animal feeds.

3. Article 12, 13, 14 of the Government’s Decree No. 66/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016 defining investment and trading requirements concerning the plant protection and quarantine, plant varieties, normal forest animal farming, animal husbandry, aquaculture, fishery and food industry.

Article 31. Implementation responsibilities

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall be responsible for providing guidance on implementation of this Decree.

2. Ministers, Heads of Ministry-level bodies, Heads of Governmental agencies, and Presidents of the People’s Committees of centrally-affiliated cities or provinces, shall be responsible for enforcement of this Decree./.