Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope and regulated entities
1. Governing scope: This Circular regulates production, trading, experimentation, testing, examination and verification; registration for circulation; quality management for bio-preparations, cultures, chemicals (except chemicals prescribed in the lists of national reserve goods in agricultural sector), environmental remediation and treatment products used in livestock production and aquaculture (hereinafter referred to as environmental remediation and treatment products) and responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals.
2. Regulated entities: This Circular applies to organizations, individuals related to production, trading, experimentation, testing, examination and verification of environmental remediation and treatment products within Vietnam’s territory.
Article 2. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, some terms are construed as follows:
1. New product means the product with formula containing new active ingredients, new combination, and new dosage forms that result in change of product quality, give new uses and have new users.
2. Certificate of analysis means product quality analysis sheet issued by competent agencies or independent laboratory of exporting country.
Article 3. Fees, charges and other expenses
1. Fees, charges arising from the management of environmental remediation and treatment products are prescribed according to current regulations of the Ministry of Finance.
2. Expenses for experimentation, testing, examination and verification shall be based on the negotiation between facilities conducting experimentation, testing, examination and verification (hereinafter referred to as the testing facility) and facilities having products in need of experimentation, testing, examination and verification (hereinafter referred to as the farming facility) according to the law provisions.