Chapter V
MANAGEMENT OF QUALITY OF LIVESTOCK BREEDS
Article 24.- Principles for management of quality of livestock breeds
Organizations and individuals producing and/or trading in livestock breeds must be responsible for the quality of livestock breeds they produce and/or trade in through the announcement of quality standards and quality of livestock breeds in conformity with such standards.
Article 25.- Livestock breed quality standards
1. The system of livestock breed quality standards consists of:
a/ The Vietnamese standards;
b/ The branch standards;
c/ The establishments' standards;
d/ International standards, regional standards, foreign standards permitted for application in Vietnam.
2. Competence to promulgate the list of livestock breeds subject to the application of standards is prescribed as follows:
a/ The Ministry of Science and Technology shall promulgate the list of livestock breeds subject to the application of the Vietnamese standards;
b/ The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries shall promulgate the lists of livestock breeds subject to the application of their respective branch standards.
Article 26.- Announcement of livestock breed quality standards
1. Organizations and individuals producing and/or trading in livestock breeds on the list mentioned at Points a and b, Clause 2, Article 25 of this Ordinance shall have to announce quality standards of livestock breeds they produce and/or trade in; the announced standards must not be lower than the standards prescribed at Points a and b, Clause 1, Article 25 of this Ordinance.
2. The State encourages organizations and individuals to voluntarily announce quality standards of livestock breeds not on the lists mentioned at Points a and b, Clause 2, Article 25 of this Ordinance.
3. The order and procedures for announcing livestock breed quality standards shall comply with the law provisions on goods quality.
Article 27.- Announcement of livestock breed quality in conformity with standards
1. Organizations and individuals producing and/or trading in livestock breeds, when announcing the standard conformity quality, must base themselves on one of the following grounds:
a/ The results of quality certification by inspection establishments for livestock breeds on the list of livestock breeds subject to certification of standard conformity quality prescribed in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.
b/ The results of self-assessment by organiza-tions and individuals or the results of assessment by inspection establishments regarding livestock breeds not on the list of livestock breeds subject to certification of standard conformity quality prescribed in Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article.
2. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall promulgate the list of livestock breeds subject to certification of quality conformity with the Vietnamese standards.
3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Develop-ment and the Ministry of Fisheries shall promulgate the lists of livestock breeds subject to certification of quality conformity with the branch standards.
4. The order and procedures for announcing the livestock breed quality in conformity with the standards shall comply with the law provisions on goods quality.
Article 28.- Testing of livestock breeds
1. The testing of livestock breeds shall be conducted by testing establishments accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Fisheries.
2. Livestock breed-testing establishments must fully meet the following conditions:
a/ Having certificates of registration of activities of testing livestock breeds, granted by competent State agencies;
b/ Having appropriate locations, ensuring veterinary sanitation and environmental protection according to the provisions of the legislation on veterinary medicine, the legislation on fisheries and the legislation on environmental protection;
c/ Having material foundations and technical equipment and facilities suitable for the testing of each livestock species and each quality grade of breeds;
d/ Having or hiring technicians specialized in husbandry and veterinary medicine or aquaculture.
3. Livestock breed-testing establishments have the responsibility:
a/ To organize the testing of livestock breeds according to the testing process applicable to each livestock species and each quality grade of breeds, promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Fisheries;
b/ To be responsible for results of already conducted testing.
4. Testing expenses shall be paid by testing-requesting organizations and individuals. In cases where the testing establishments affirm that livestock breeds are inconsistent with the assay results or their quality does not conform with the announced breed quality, the assay establishments or organizations and individuals producing and/or trading in livestock breeds must compensate for expenses for testing-requesting organizations and individuals.
Article 29.- Quarantine of livestock breeds
Organizations and individuals that select, create, produce, trade in and/or use livestock breeds must conduct the quarantine according to the law provisions on veterinary medicine.
Tìm kiếm
Pháp lệnh 16/2004/PL-UBTVQH11 (Bản Word)