Chương IV Thông tư 26/2022/TT-BNNPTNT quản lý truy xuất nguồn gốc lâm sản: Đánh dấu mẫu vật

Chapter IV

SPECIMEN MARKING

Article 22. Specimens to be marked

1. Finished products which are produced or processed from crocodilia, a species named in group-IIB of the list of endangered/rare forest plants and animals and species listed in Appendices II and III of CITES when being traded or transferred or transported.

2. If specimens of species listed in Appendices export CITES are subject to CITES marking requirements, such requirements shall be complied with.

Article 23. Forms, methods and responsibilities for specimen marking

1. A specimen can be marked with a stamp, code, bar code, QR code or another material (hereinafter referred to as "marking label") linked to all information prescribed in Article 24 hereof for management and tracing thereof.

2. The specimen owner shall decide on the material, size, form of the marking label in conformity with the characteristic and type of the specimen and regulations of the law on goods labels.

3. A product shall be marked with a marking label. The marking label shall be attached directly to the product or its packing, container in a manner that is easily identified with the naked eye or the reader and avoids counterfeiting.

4. The marking label attached directly to the specimen must be torn, damaged and unable to be reused after the label is removed. In case specimens are contained in the same packing or container, forest product labels must be attached to positions at which such labels will be torn, damaged and unable to be reused after the labels are removed.

5. The specimen owner shall carry out specimen marking before transporting, trading or transferring their specimens.

6. After the marking is completed, within 01 working day, the forest product owner shall specify all marking information in a physical or electronic specimen marking log book, which is made using Form No. 14 in the Appendix enclosed herewith and take responsibility for the accuracy of the information of the marking label; send a notification of specimen marking, which is made using Form No. 15 in the Appendix enclosed herewith to a local forest protection authority for monitoring and management.

Article 24. Information on and registration of marking label

1. Information on a marking label:

a) Name of the specimen;

b) Name of the species: common name and scientific name. In case a specimen is produced from various types of animals and plants, the common name and scientific name of each type must be clearly specified;

c) Name and address of the organization/individual selling or transferring the specimen and name and address of the organization/individual purchasing or receiving the specimen;

d) Amount of the specimen: expressed in units of measurement or cardinal numbers, depending on characteristics of each specimen;

dd) Serial number of the label, including: number of the marking label, abbreviation of the province, code of the district, abbreviation of the specimen owner, the last 2 digits of the year in which the code is granted. Of which:

Number of the marking label: Inscribed in Arabic numerals, in ascending order from number 01 on to the end of the year.

Abbreviation of the province is included in the Appendix enclosed with the Decree of the Government on management of endangered/rare forest plants and animals and implementation of CITES.

Abbreviation of the specimen owner shall be decided by himself or herself and notified to the provincial forest protection authority. The specimen owner shall choose another abbreviation and inform the provincial forest protection authority for information and management in case of change of abbreviation.

Code of the district which is corresponding to each district, ward, town and city affiliated to the province is encoded with 03 digits according to Decision No. 124/2004/QD-TTg dated July 08, 2004 of the Prime Minister on promulgation of the list and codes of administrative units of Vietnam.

2. Organization/individual who marks the specimen shall submit a notification together with a model label of the specimen to the provincial forest protection authority for consolidation and monitoring.