Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 8/30/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** VM4051

VM4051

**Vietnam**

**Sanitary/Phytosanitary/Food Safety**

**Vietnam\'s Ordinance on Veterinary Medicine**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Henry Schmick

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Bui Thi Huong

**Report Highlights:**

On May 2004, the State President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Tran Duc Luong promulgated the Ordinance on Veterinary Medicine, which
was passed by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on April
29, 2004. The new Ordinance on Veterinary Medicine will be effective
from October 1, 2004, and replaces the Veterinary Medicine Ordinance
dated February 4, 1993.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Hanoi \[VM1\]

\[VM\]

# TABLE OF CONTENTS

[**TABLE OF CONTENTS 2**](#table-of-contents)

[CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISION 4](#chapter-i-general-provision)

[Article 1: Regulation scope 4](#article-1-regulation-scope)

[Article 2: Subjects of application
4](#article-2-subjects-of-application)

[Article 3: Interpretation of terms and phrases
4](#article-3-interpretation-of-terms-and-phrases)

[Article 4: Principles on veterinary activities
6](#article-4-principles-on-veterinary-activities)

[Article 5: The State's veterinary policies
7](#article-5-the-states-veterinary-policies)

[Article 6: Responsibility for State management over veterinary medicine
7](#article-6-responsibility-for-state-management-over-veterinary-medicine)

[Article 7: The system of veterinary hygiene standards; the system of
veterinary drug, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
chemicals standards
8](#article-7-the-system-of-veterinary-hygiene-standards-the-system-of-veterinary-drug-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-and-chemicals-standards)

[Article 8: Prohibited acts 9](#article-8-prohibited-acts)

[CHAPTER II: ANIMAL DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, ANIMAL EPIDEMICS
COMBAT
10](#chapter-ii-animal-disease-prevention-and-treatment-animal-epidemics-combat)

[Article 9: Contents of disease prevention and treatment, epidemics
combat for animals
10](#article-9-contents-of-disease-prevention-and-treatment-epidemics-combat-for-animals)

[Article 10: Responsibilities of State bodies in preventing and treating
diseases, combating epidemics for animals
10](#article-10-responsibilities-of-state-bodies-in-preventing-and-treating-diseases-combating-epidemics-for-animals)

[Article 11: Responsibilities of organizations and individuals in
disease prevention and treatment, epidemic fighting for animals
11](#article-11-responsibilities-of-organizations-and-individuals-in-disease-prevention-and-treatment-epidemic-fighting-for-animals)

[Article 12: Veterinary hygiene conditions in husbandry
11](#article-12-veterinary-hygiene-conditions-in-husbandry)

[Article 13: Healthcare for animals
12](#article-13-healthcare-for-animals)

[Article 14: Building animal epidemic-free zones, establishments
12](#article-14-building-animal-epidemic-free-zones-establishments)

[Article 15: Drawing up programs on animal epidemic control and
annihilation
13](#article-15-drawing-up-programs-on-animal-epidemic-control-and-annihilation)

[Article 16: Responsibility for treating animal epidemics
14](#article-16-responsibility-for-treating-animal-epidemics)

[Article 17: Competence and conditions for announcing animal epidemics
15](#article-17-competence-and-conditions-for-announcing-animal-epidemics)

[Article 18: Organizing epidemics fighting in epidemic zones
15](#article-18-organizing-epidemics-fighting-in-epidemic-zones)

[Article 19: Epidemic prevention and fighting in epidemic-threatened
zones
16](#article-19-epidemic-prevention-and-fighting-in-epidemic-threatened-zones)

[Article 20: Epidemic prevention and fighting in buffer zones
16](#article-20-epidemic-prevention-and-fighting-in-buffer-zones)

[Article 22: Funds for animal epidemic prevention and fighting
17](#article-22-funds-for-animal-epidemic-prevention-and-fighting)

[CHAPTER III: QUARANTINE OF ANIMAL, ANIMAL PRODUCT; SLAUGHTERING
CONTROL; VETERINARY HYGIENE EXAMINATION
17](#chapter-iii-quarantine-of-animal-animal-product-slaughtering-control-veterinary-hygiene-examination)

[Section I. Quarantine of animals, animal products
17](#section-i.-quarantine-of-animals-animal-products)

[Article 23: Principles on quarantines of animals, animal products
17](#article-23-principles-on-quarantines-of-animals-animal-products)

[Article 24: Contents of animal, animal product quarantine
18](#article-24-contents-of-animal-animal-product-quarantine)

[Article 26: Quarantine of domestically circulated animals and animal
products
19](#article-26-quarantine-of-domestically-circulated-animals-and-animal-products)

[Article 27: Quarantine of export animals, animal products
20](#article-27-quarantine-of-export-animals-animal-products)

[Article 28: Quarantine of import animals, animal products
20](#article-28-quarantine-of-import-animals-animal-products)

[Article 29: Quarantine of animals, animal products, which are
temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily exported for re-import,
border-gate transshipped, transited in the Vietnamese territory
21](#article-29-quarantine-of-animals-animal-products-which-are-temporarily-imported-for-re-export-temporarily-exported-for-re-import-border-gate-transshipped-transited-in-the-vietnamese-territory)

[Article 30: Quarantine of animals sent for participation in trade
fairs, sport competitions, art performances; animal products sent for
participation in trade fairs, exhibitions
21](#article-30-quarantine-of-animals-sent-for-participation-in-trade-fairs-sport-competitions-art-performances-animal-products-sent-for-participation-in-trade-fairs-exhibitions)

[Section 2: Control of animal slaughtering
22](#section-2-control-of-animal-slaughtering)

[Article 31: Principles on animal slaughtering control
22](#article-31-principles-on-animal-slaughtering-control)

[Article 32: Contents of animal slaughtering control
22](#article-32-contents-of-animal-slaughtering-control)

[Article 33: Veterinary hygiene conditions for animal slaughtering,
preliminarily processing establishments
23](#article-33-veterinary-hygiene-conditions-for-animal-slaughtering-preliminarily-processing-establishments)

[Article 34: Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals
in animal slaughtering
23](#article-34-responsibilities-of-agencies-organizations-and-individuals-in-animal-slaughtering)

[Section 3: Veterinary hygiene examination
23](#section-3-veterinary-hygiene-examination)

[Article 35: Principles on veterinary hygiene examination
23](#article-35-principles-on-veterinary-hygiene-examination)

[Article 36: Contents of veterinary hygiene examination
24](#article-36-contents-of-veterinary-hygiene-examination)

[Article 37: Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals
in veterinary hygiene examination
24](#article-37-responsibilities-of-agencies-organizations-and-individuals-in-veterinary-hygiene-examination)

[CHAPTER IV: MANAGEMENT OF VETERINARY DRUGS, VETERINARY-USE BIOPRODUCTS,
MICROORGANISMS, CHEMICALS
24](#chapter-iv-management-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals)

[Article 38: Conditions on production processing, sharing of veterinary
drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals
25](#article-38-conditions-on-production-processing-sharing-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals)

[Article 39: Conditions for trading in veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals
25](#article-39-conditions-for-trading-in-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals)

[Article 41: Testing veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
microorganisms and chemicals
26](#article-41-testing-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-and-chemicals)

[Article 42: Testing of v drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
microorganisms and chemicals, which are newly produced at home
26](#article-42-testing-of-v-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-and-chemicals-which-are-newly-produced-at-home)

[Article 42: Testing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
microorganisms and chemicals, which are newly produced at home
27](#article-42-testing-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-and-chemicals-which-are-newly-produced-at-home)

[Article 43: Assay of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
microorganisms and chemicals, which are imported for the first time into
Vietnam
27](#article-43-assay-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-and-chemicals-which-are-imported-for-the-first-time-into-vietnam)

[Article 44: Expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use,
microorganisms and chemicals
27](#article-44-expertise-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-microorganisms-and-chemicals)

[Article 45: Expenses, charges, fees for testing, experimentation, assay
or expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
microorganisms, and chemicals
27](#article-45-expenses-charges-fees-for-testing-experimentation-assay-or-expertise-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-and-chemicals)

[Article 46: Announcement of quality standards of veterinary drugs,
veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals
28](#article-46-announcement-of-quality-standards-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals)

[Article 47: Announcement of quality of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals being compatible with standards
28](#article-47-announcement-of-quality-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals-being-compatible-with-standards)

[Article 48: Conditions for import, export of veterinary drugs,
veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals
29](#article-48-conditions-for-import-export-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals)

[Article 49: Regulations on labels of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals
29](#article-49-regulations-on-labels-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals)

[Article 50: Handling of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
microorganisms, chemicals
29](#article-50-handling-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-chemicals)

[Article 51: Responsibilities of State bodies in the management of
veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
chemicals
30](#article-51-responsibilities-of-state-bodies-in-the-management-of-veterinary-drugs-veterinary-use-bioproducts-microorganisms-and-chemicals)

[CHAPTER V: VETERINARY PRACTICE 31](#chapter-v-veterinary-practice)

[Article 52:- Scope of veterinary practice
31](#article-52--scope-of-veterinary-practice)

[Article 53:- Conditions for veterinary practitioners
32](#article-53--conditions-for-veterinary-practitioners)

[Article 54:- Competence and procedures for granting veterinary practice
certificates
32](#article-54--competence-and-procedures-for-granting-veterinary-practice-certificates)

[CHAPTER VI: INSPECTION, SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
32](#chapter-vi-inspection-settlement-of-disputes)

[Article 55:- Veterinary inspectorate
32](#article-55--veterinary-inspectorate)

[Article 56:- Settlement of disputes
32](#article-56--settlement-of-disputes)

[CHAPTER VII: IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
32](#chapter-vii-implementation-provisions)

[Article 58:- Implementation guidance
33](#article-58--implementation-guidance)

#  

# CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISION 

## Article 1: Regulation scope

This ordinance prescribe animal disease prevention and treatment,
animal-epidemic combat; quarantine of animal and animal products;
slaughtering control, veterinary hygiene inspection; management of
veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bio-products, microorganisms and
chemicals; veterinary practice.

## Article 2: Subjects of application

This Ordinance applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals as
well as foreign organizations and individuals that are engaged in
veterinary activities in the Vietnamese territory.

In cases where international agreements which the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam has signed or acceded to contain provisions different from the
provision of this Ordinance, such international agreements shall apply.

## Article 3: Interpretation of terms and phrases

In this Ordinance, the terms and phrases below shall be construed as
follows:

1.  Animals mean beasts, birds, reptiles, bees, silkworms and insects of
    various species; amphibious animals; fishes, crustaceans, molluscs,
    aquatic mammals and other species of aquatic animals.

2.  Animal products mean meat, eggs, milk, bee honey, beeswax, royal
    jelly, sperm, animal embryo, blood, innards, skin feather and hair,
    bone, horns, ivory, claws and other products of animal origin.

3.  Preliminary processing of animals, animal products means the work
    done after fishing or slaughtering, including cutting up, picking,
    drying, freezing, packing of animals, animal products.

4.  Veterinary activities mean the work of State management over
    veterinary medicine and activities of animal disease prevention and
    treatment, animal-epidemic combat; quarantine of animals and animal
    products; animal-slaughtering control; veterinary hygiene
    inspection; management of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bio-products, microorganism, chemicals; veterinary practice.

5.  Animal epidemics-free zones, establishments mean zones,
    establishments determined as being free from dangerous contagious
    diseases on the list of those which must be announced as epidemics
    for a duration prescribed for each disease, each species of animal
    and veterinary activities in such zones, establishments, ensuring
    the control of epidemics.

6.  Animal epidemics mean contagious diseases on the list of diseases
    which must be announced as epidemics or the list of dangerous animal
    diseases infecting animals, killing animals in large quantities or
    spreading in one or many regions.

7.  Animal epidemic nests mean areas where are existing dangerous animal
    contagious diseases on the list of diseases which must be announced
    as epidemics or the list of dangerous animal diseases.

8.  Epidemic-threatened zones mean zones where exist many epidemic nests
    determined by competent veterinary bodies.

9.  Epidemic-threatened zones mean peripheral zones around the epidemic
    zones or zones adjacent to epidemic zones of neighboring countries,
    already determined by competent veterinary bodies within certain
    scopes depending on each disease.

10. Buffer zones mean peripheral zones around the epidemics-threatened
    zones, already determined by competent veterinary bodies within
    certain scopes depending on each disease.

11. The list of diseases, which must be announced as epidemics (List A)
    means the list of dangerous animal contagious diseases, which cause
    great economic damage or possibly spread to human beings and must be
    announced as epidemics.

12. The list of dangerous animal diseases (List B) means the list of
    diseases caused by microorganisms or parasites to animals, which may
    spread widely and possibly to human beings.

13. Veterinary hygiene standards mean technical criteria on veterinary
    hygiene satisfying the animal protection and development
    requirements, not causing harms to human health and not causing
    environmental pollution.

14. Quarantine of animals and animal products means the application of
    measures of diagnosing, testing animals and animal products to
    detect objects of animal and animal product quarantine.

15. Objects of animal and animal product quarantine mean elements
    producing diseases and causing harms to human health and animals,
    including microorganisms, parasites, eggs and larvae of parasites;
    endocrine substances, toxin, residues; animal species which cause
    harms to human beings, animals, environment, ecological system.

16. Animal slaughtering control means the inspection and testing to
    detect objects of animal slaughtering control before, during and
    after the slaughtering.

17. Objects of animal slaughtering control mean elements, which cause
    diseases to animals and harms to human health, including
    microorganism, parasites, eggs and larvae of parasites.

18. Veterinary hygiene inspection means the application of technical
    measures to detect objects of veterinary hygiene inspection.

19. Objects of veterinary hygiene inspection mean pathogenic elements
    which cause harms to human beings, animals, including
    microorganisms, parasites, eggs and larvae of parasites, moistures,
    dusts, light, noise, toxic gas, toxins and other environmental
    elements affecting human health, animal health and environmental
    hygiene.

20. Animal wastes mean matters generated from the process of rearing,
    slaughtering, preliminary processing, transport of animals, animal
    products.

21. Quarantine isolation areas mean the places where animals are reared
    and kept or animal products are preserved, which are totally
    isolated from other animals or animal products during a given period
    of time for quarantine.

22. Decontaminating disinfection means the annihilation of pathogens in
    animal epidemic nests, epidemic zones, epidemic-threatened zones;
    quarantine isolation areas, breeding farms, slaughter houses,
    establishments for animal and animal product preliminary processing;
    establishments producing animal feeds, veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bio-products, microorganisms; means and tools for
    transportation, storage, keeping animals, animal products, for
    transportation of animal wastes; animal wastes which may spread
    diseases to animals or pollute animal products.

23. Veterinary drugs mean substances or compounds originating from
    animals, plants, microorganisms, minerals, chemicals, which are used
    to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases or to rehabilitate, regulate
    and/or improve function of animal body, including pharmaceuticals,
    chemicals, vaccines, hormones, some other bio-products and a number
    of veterinary-use microorganisms.

24. Veterinary-use bio-products mean products of biological origins,
    used for disease diagnosis, prevention and treatment, regulation of
    animal growth and reproduction process, re-treatment of
    animal-rearing habitat.

25. Veterinary-use microorganisms mean species of bacteria, viruses,
    unicellate parasites, musts, yeasts and some other species of
    microorganisms used for diagnosis, prevention and treatment of
    animal diseases; for research, production, experiment and testing of
    veterinary drugs.

26. Testing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bio-products,
    microorganisms and chemicals means the examination and determination
    of technical criteria of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals.

27. Experimentation of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals mean the trial use of new veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals,
    which are not on the list of veterinary drugs permitted for
    circulation in Vietnam, the list of veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals permitted for circulation in Vietnam in
    order to determine the characteristics, effect and safety of the
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals on a number of animals in experimentation establishments.

28. Assay of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals means the examination and determination
    of the characteristic, effect and safety of samples of foreign-made
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or
    chemicals upon the registration for the first-time import into
    Vietnam on a number of animals at the assaying establishments.

29. Expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals means the inspection and re-evaluation
    of the quality of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals, which have already been tested,
    experimented, assayed or are being circulated upon disputes,
    complaints or examination requests of competent State bodies.

30. Compulsory disease prevention measures mean the compulsory use of
    vaccines, veterinary drugs, veterinary-us bioproducts,
    microorganisms and/or chemicals to prevent animal diseases; the
    compulsory application of veterinary hygiene measures in husbandry.

## Article 4: Principles on veterinary activities

1.  Formulating strategies, planning and plans suitable to the
    requirements of socio-economic development, expansion of
    international cooperation, stepping up of socialization of
    veterinary activities; combining the immediate interests with the
    long-term interests, ensuring the common interests of the entire
    society.

2.  Disease prevention is the key, disease treatment must be timely,
    epidemic combat must be expeditious in order to efficiently prevent
    and eliminate epidemics; absolutely preventing the infiltration and
    development of the animal species which cause harms to human beings,
    animals, environment, ecological system.

3.  Applying scientific and technological advances, combining modern
    sciences and technologies with people's experiences in disease
    prevention and combat, quickly detecting diseases, accurately
    diagnosing diseases and efficiently treating diseases for animals,
    ensuring food hygiene and safety for animal product users,
    preventing the spread of epidemics to human beings and animals.

4.  Strictly managing the production and trading of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals.

5.  Promoting the autonomy and self-responsibility, ensuring the
    equality among, and the legitimate interests of, organizations and
    individuals in veterinary activities.

## Article 5: The State's veterinary policies

1.  The State invests in the following veterinary activities:

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a)  Scientific research, technological development, training of human
    resources in the veterinary field:

b)  Consolidation of the material-technical foundations for veterinary
    research institutions, animal quarantine establishments; animal
    disease diagnosing and testing, veterinary hygiene-examination
    establishments; veterinary drug, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemical-testing, experimenting or assaying
    establishments;

c)  Development of epidemics information and supervision system;

d)  Building of animal quarantine isolation areas at a number of border
    gates or at places suitable for aquatic animals;

e)  Formulation and implementation of programs on control and
    elimination of a number of dangerous animal contagious
    establishments and diseases spreading from animals to human beings.

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2.  The State provides funding support for vaccine research and
    production, epidemics prevention and combat, overcoming of
    consequences of animal epidemics.

3.  The State creates conditions for domestic organizations and
    individuals as well as foreign organizations and individuals to
    invest in, research into and/or apply scientific and technological
    achievements to, the production of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals; to build concentrated
    animal slaughter houses; to build animal epidemics-free zones and
    establishments.

4.  The State adopts policies towards people engaged in grassroots
    veterinary work; and encourages activities of domestic animal
    insurance and veterinary practice.

## Article 6: Responsibility for State management over veterinary medicine

1.  The State exercises the uniform State management over veterinary
    medicine.

2.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is answerable to
    the Government for performing the State management over veterinary
    medicine for land animals nationwide.

3.  The Ministry of Fisheries is responsible to the Government for
    performing the State management over veterinary medicine for aquatic
    and amphibious animals nationwide.

4.  The ministries, the ministerial-level agencies and the
    Government-attached agencies, within they respective tasks and
    powers, have the responsibility to coordinate with the Ministry of
    Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries in
    performing the State management over veterinary medicine according
    to the Government's assignment.

5.  The People's Committees at all levels perform the State management
    over veterinary medicine within their respective localities under
    the Government's decentralization.

6.  The system of specialized veterinary agencies is organized from the
    central level to the rural districts, urban districts, provincial
    capitals and towns (hereinafter called collectively the district
    level).

> The Government specifies the organization, tasks and powers of the
> State management agencies in charge of veterinary medicine and the
> veterinary networks of communes, wards, district town (hereinafter
> called collectively the commune level).

## Article 7: The system of veterinary hygiene standards; the system of veterinary drug, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals standards

1.  The system of veterinary hygiene standards and the system of
    veterinary drug, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals standards include:

a\) The Vietnamese standards;

b\) The branch standards;

c\) The unit standards;

d\) The international standards, regional standards, foreign standards,
which are permitted or application in Vietnam.

2.  The Ministry of Science and Technology promulgates Vietnamese
    standards, including:

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a)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal rearing,
    gathering or trading establishments, breed production and/or trading
    establishments;

b)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to equipment,
    instruments, transport means used in husbandry;

c)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal feeds, water
    used for animals in concentrated rearing establishments, raw
    materials of animal origin used for the production of feeds;

d)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal wastes, other
    objects of veterinary hygiene inspection as provided for by law;

e)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal epidemics-free
    zones, establishments;

f)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animals, animal
    products on the list of those subject to quarantine;

g)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal, animal
    product quarantine isolation areas;

h)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to slaughtered animals;

i)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal slaughter
    houses, animal product-preliminarily processing or preserving
    establishments;

j)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animals, animal
    products, which are domestically circulated and consumed, exported,
    imported;

k)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to veterinary drug,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemical-producing
    and/or trading establishments;

l)  The veterinary drug, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
    chemicals standards.

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3.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries promulgate branch standards, including;

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a)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal rearing,
    gathering or trading establishments, breed producing and/or trading
    establishments'

b)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to equipment,
    instruments and transport means used exclusively in husbandry;

c)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal feeds, water
    used for animals at concentrated rearing establishments, raw
    materials of animal origin used for the production of animal feeds;

d)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal wastes and
    other objects of veterinary hygiene inspection as provided for by
    law;

e)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal epidemics-free
    zones and establishments'

f)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animals, animal
    products on the list of those subject to quarantine;

g)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal, animal
    product quarantine isolation areas;

h)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to slaughter animals;

i)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal slaughter
    houses, animal product-preliminarily processing or preserving
    establishments;

j)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animals, animal
    products, which are domestically circulated and consumed, exported,
    imported;

k)  The veterinary hygiene standards applicable to veterinary drug,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemical producing
    an/or trading establishments;

l)  The veterinary drug, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemical standards.

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4.  The unit standards shall be formulated by establishments themselves,
    but must not be lower than the standards prescribed at Points a, b,
    c, g, i, k and l, Clause 2, and Points a, b, c, g, i, k and l,
    Clause 3, of this Article and recognized by competent State
    management bodies in charge of veterinary medicine

## Article 8: Prohibited acts

1.  Violating the regulations on veterinary hygiene for establishments
    rearing, slaughtering or trading in animals, establishments
    preliminarily processing and/or trading in animal products;
    establishments producing veterinary drugs, bioproducts,
    microorganisms and/or chemicals; establishments producing animal
    feeds.

2.  Producing, trading in, importing animals, animal products, raw
    materials of animal origin used for production of animal feeds,
    animal feeds of animal origin; veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals, which are fake, not up to
    the veterinary hygiene standards, expired, with unclear origin,
    banned from use or not allowed for circulation in Vietnam.

3.  Failing to apply compulsory animal disease prevention measures.

4.  Throwing animal bodies, thus spreading epidemics to animals, human
    beings.

5.  Illegally transporting diseased animals, animal products carrying
    dangerous pathogens from one locality to another.

6.  Transporting animals, animal products from epidemics zones,
    epidemic-threatened zones to other regions.

7.  Importing animal bodies, microorganisms and/or parasites without
    permission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or
    the Ministry of Fisheries.

8.  Importing, exporting animals, animal products on the lists of those
    banned from import- export.

9.  Importing animals and/or animal products from countries and/or
    territories where dangerous epidemics are spreading among such
    animals.

10. Shirking the quarantine of animals, animal products which are
    domestically transported, exported, imported, temporarily imported
    for re-export, temporarily exported for re-import, border-gate
    transshipped, transited in Vietnamese territory.

11. Fraudulently swapping animals or animal products already quarantined
    with those not yet quarantined.

12. Slaughtering animals for trading at slaughter houses not up to the
    veterinary hygiene standards.

13. Slaughtering diseased animals; diseased animals on the list of
    endangered rare and precious animal species.

14. Trading in animals and/or animal products not up to the veterinary
    hygiene standards.

15. Applying chemicals to animal products, thus causing harms to animal
    product users; using coloring matters banned from use; pickling with
    chemicals, injecting water of other liquid solutions into, animals
    and/or animal products.

16. Circulating veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and/or chemicals inconsistent with the label contents
    approved by competent State bodies in charge of veterinary medicine.

17. Counterfeiting veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms or chemicals, which have been already registered for
    circulation in the market.

18. Advertising, marketing veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and/or chemicals untruthfully to the registered
    properties and utilities.

19. Forging veterinary inspector's card, animal quarantiner's card,
    permits, certificates, veterinary practice certificates.

20. Using unprocessed raw materials, pharmaceuticals, which are harmful
    to animals in order to prevent and treat animal diseases.

21. Other acts prescribed by law.

# CHAPTER II: ANIMAL DISEASE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT, ANIMAL EPIDEMICS COMBAT

## Article 9: Contents of disease prevention and treatment, epidemics combat for animals

1.  Applying measures to prevent diseases, diagnose and treat diseases;
    combat epidemics; supervise and control animal epidemics.

2.  Effecting healthcare for animals.

3.  Effecting quarantine of animals, animal products; examining
    veterinary hygiene for animal products and other objects liable to
    veterinary hygiene inspection.

4.  Building epidemics-free zones, establishments, formulating programs
    on control and elimination of a number of dangerous animal
    contagious diseases and diseases spreading from animals to human
    beings.

5.  Ensuring the veterinary hygiene standards of establishments
    producing and/or trading in animals or breeds; establishments
    producing and/or trading in animal feeds, veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals;
    establishments slaughtering animals, preliminarily processing
    animals, animal products.

## Article 10: Responsibilities of State bodies in preventing and treating diseases, combating epidemics for animals

1.  The Prime Minister sets up the National Steering Committee for
    animal epidemic prevention and combat upon the appearance of
    dangerous animal contagious epidemics which may spread to human
    beings in order to control and stamp out epidemics in case of
    urgency at the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
    Development or the Ministry of Fisheries; decides to use the
    anti-epidemic financial sources from the animal epidemic prevention
    and combat fund for the application of measures to prevent and
    combat animal epidemics, stamp out animal epidemics and overcome the
    consequences of animal epidemics.

2.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries have the responsibility:

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a)  To formulate, and direct the implementation of strategies, planning
    and plans on prevention of animal diseases and combat against animal
    epidemics;

b)  To prescribe conditions and procedures for recognition of animal
    epidemic-free zones, establishments.

c)  To direct the animal disease prevention and treatment as well as
    animal epidemic fighting nationwide;

d)  To promulgate lists of diseases to be announced as epidemics, lists
    of dangerous animal diseases, lists of diseases subject to the
    application of compulsory disease prevention measures;

e)  To decide to announce epidemics, epidemic zones, epidemic-threatened
    zones, buffer zones according to competence prescribed in Clause 2,
    Article 17 of this Ordinance;

f)  To prescribe compulsory disease prevention measures applicable to
    animals in epidemic zones, epidemic-threatened zones, buffer zones,
    areas where epidemics have already appeared, areas already
    threatened by epidemics;

g)  To prescribe the disposal of diseased animals and animal products;
    disinfection measures.

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3.  The People's Committees of the provinces and centrally-run cities
    (hereinafter referred collectively to as the provincial-level
    People's Committees) have the responsibility:

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a)  To organize the animal disease prevention and treatment as well as
    animal epidemic fighting within their respective localities;

b)  To decide to announce epidemics, epidemic zones, epidemic-threatened
    zones, buffer zones in their respective localities;

c)  To set up provincial/municipal Steering Committees for animal
    epidemic-prevention and fighting under the Government's direction.

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4.  The State management agencies in charge of veterinary medicine have
    to guide and inspect the implementation of the provisions at Points
    a, b, e, f and g, Clause 2 of this Article.

5.  The People's Committees at all levels have the responsibility to
    direct the epidemic prevention and fighting for animals, notify
    animal epidemics, inspect epidemic zones; build up animal
    epidemic-free zones, establishments.

## Article 11: Responsibilities of organizations and individuals in disease prevention and treatment, epidemic fighting for animals

1.  Domestic animal owners must observe the regulations on veterinary
    hygiene conditions in husbandry prescribed in this Ordinance and
    apply compulsory measures to prevent and treat diseases as well as
    to fight epidemics for animals.

2.  Organizations and individuals, when using veterinary drugs,
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals to prevent, treat diseases
    for animals, have the responsibility:

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a)  To use veterinary drugs, bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals on
    the list of veterinary drugs permitted for circulation in Vietnam,
    the list of veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals
    permitted for circulation in Vietnam;

b)  To comply with the use instructions or direction of veterinary
    doctors or technicians of the veterinary offices, or persons
    permitted for veterinary practice.

## Article 12: Veterinary hygiene conditions in husbandry

1.  Veterinary hygiene conditions for husbandry by household,
    individuals:

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a)  Animal stables or other rearing places must be cleaned and
    disinfected periodically and after each animal batch against germs
    and disease-communicable vectors;

b)  Husbandry instruments must be cleaned before being put to use;

c)  Animal breeds must satisfy the animal breed quality standards
    according to law provisions on animal breeds, must not carry
    contagious pathogens, have already been quarantined and gone through
    compulsory disease prevention measure;

d)  Animal feeds must ensure the veterinary hygiene standards, not cause
    harms to animals and users of animal products;

e)  Husbandry water must be clean, and non-pathogenic to animals;

f)  Animals put on ranching must be healthy and not carry containous
    germs, dangerously pathogenic parasites.

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2.  Veterinary hygiene conditions for concentrated husbandry
    establishments:

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a)  Their locations must be planned, far from population quarters,
    public works, main traffic roads and polluting sources;

b)  To ensure the veterinary hygiene standards prescribed at Points a,
    b, c and d, Clause 2, Points a, b, c, and d, Clause 3 of Article 7
    of this Ordinance;

c)  The animal-rearing areas must have waste treatment places, animal
    isolated rearing places, farming-tool-cleaning and disinfecting
    places, inspection slaughter places, animal corpse treatment places;

d)  Rearing area entrances and exits must be subject to the application
    of hygiene and disinfectant measures to human beings and transport
    means that pass through;

e)  Animal feed-producing, processing places and storehouses must be
    isolated from places where toxic chemicals are stored

## Article 13: Healthcare for animals

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a)  To be provided adequately with water and feeds suitable to each
    species;

b)  To be provided with stables and rearing instruments satisfying
    veterinary hygiene standards and suitable to each species;

c)  To be provided with timely disease prevention and treatment.

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2.  The aquatic and amphibious animals must be provided with the
    following conditions:

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a)  To live in water environment suitable to each species. Water sources
    supplied to aquaculture places must meet the environmental
    standards, be free from germs and contagious vectors. Sources of
    water discharged from the rearing places must be treated up to the
    prescribed standards;

b)  To be provided with adequate feeds suitable to each species,
    according to the prescribed technical process. To strictly observe
    the regime of treating and discharging wastes, cleaning and
    disinfecting farming tools in order to avoid the spread of epidemics
    from one rearing place to another and from the outside into the
    rearing places;

c)  The environmental standards must be supervised, signs of epidemics
    must be monitored with prescribed frequencies and methods, aiming to
    detect and treat in time epidemics right from the start;

d)  To be given timely disease prevention and treatment.

## Article 14: Building animal epidemic-free zones, establishments

1.  Zones and establishments which satisfy the following conditions
    shall be recognized as animal epidemic-free:

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a)  Meeting with the veterinary conditions and standards applicable to
    epidemic-free zones and establishments as prescribed at Point e of
    Clause 2, Point e of Clause 3, Article 7 of this Ordinance;

b)  Applying compulsory measures for disease prevention and epidemic
    control, inspecting the veterinary hygiene conditions of husbandry
    establishments, breeding establishments, animal slaughter houses,
    animal and animal product-preliminarily processing establishments;

c)  Having already registered and been appraised as being up to the
    veterinary hygiene standards prescribed for animal epidemic-free
    zones and establishments.

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2.  The responsibilities of States bodies in building up animal
    epidemic-free zones and establishments are prescribed as follows:

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a)  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries direct the building of animal epidemic-free zones and
    establishments throughout the country;

b)  The State Management agencies in charge of veterinary medicine of
    the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries guide the local State management veterinary offices in
    drawing up plans for building up animal epidemic-free zones and
    establishments; appraise and recognize animal epidemic-free zones
    and establishments; manage veterinary activities in animal
    epidemic-free zones and establishments and inspect and examine
    veterinary activities and animal epidemic-free zones and
    establishments according to decentralization;

c)  The People's Committees of all levels organize the building of
    animal epidemic-free zones and establishments in their respective
    localities; invest in veterinary activities in animal epidemic-free
    zones and establishments;

d)  The provincial-level State management veterinary offices shall
    assist the People's Committees of the same level in building and
    managing animal epidemic-free zones and establishments within their
    respective localities.

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3.  Responsibilities of organizations and individuals in building up
    animal epidemic-free zones and establishments are prescribed as
    follows:

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a)  Organizations and individuals rearing animals must register for the
    building of animal epidemic-free zones and/or establishments and
    comply with veterinary law provisions applicable to animal
    epidemic-free zones and/or establishments;

b)  Organizations and individuals conducting activities related to
    animal epidemic-free zones and establishments must abide by
    veterinary law provisions applicable to animal epidemic-free zones
    and establishments.

## Article 15: Drawing up programs on animal epidemic control and annihilation

1.  The principles for drawing up programs on animal epidemic control
    and annihilation include:

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a)  Ensuring the effective control and annihilation of dangerous animal
    epidemics and the diseases spreading from animals to human beings;
    meeting animal and animal product export demands;

b)  Applying measures to ensure the gradual reduction of epidemic nests
    and the number of diseased animals, proceeding to eliminate
    epidemics;

c)  Gaining contributions of domestic organizations and individuals as
    well as foreign organizations and individuals to animal epidemic
    control and annihilation.

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2.  Responsibilities of State bodies in formulation of programs for
    animal epidemic control and annihilation are prescribed as follows:

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a)  The Government formulates the national program on control and
    annihilation of a number of dangerous animal contagious diseases;
    direct the concerned ministries and branches to coordinate with the
    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of
    Fisheries in formulating and implementing national programs on
    animal epidemic control and annihilation;

b)  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries formulate national programs on animal epidemic control
    and annihilation and submit them to the Government for approval and
    direct the materialization thereof;

c)  The State management agencies in charge of veterinary medicine of
    the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries guide the application of animal epidemic control and
    annihilation measures; inspect, examine and evaluate the application
    of such measures; cooperate with other countries and/or
    international organizations for realization of animal epidemic
    control and annihilation programs;

d)  The People's Committees of all levels organize the realization of
    animal epidemic control and annihilation programs; propagate and
    disseminate the veterinary legislation to, and educate, the local
    people in the sense of observing the veterinary legislation;

e)  The provincial-level State management agencies in charge of
    veterinary medicine disseminate and guide measures for animal
    epidemic control and annihilation; inspect and examine the
    application of such measures by organizations and individuals
    engaged in husbandry and/or veterinary activities in their
    respective localities.

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3.  Animal-rearing organizations and individuals have the responsibility
    to strictly abide by veterinary law provision and guidance of the
    veterinary offices for realization of animal epidemic control and
    annihilation programs.

## Article 16: Responsibility for treating animal epidemics 

1.  Animal and/or animal product owners have the responsibility:

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a)  Upon detecting animals which are diseased or have died of diseases,
    which are on the lists of dangerous animal diseases, not to sell,
    slaughter or discard them into environment, but to isolate them and
    immediately report thereon to veterinary personnel or the nearest
    veterinary offices.

> To immediately report to veterinary personnel or the nearest
> veterinary offices if on the way of transportation, at slaughtering or
> preliminary processing establishments, the animal products owners
> detect that the animal products degenerate, failing to meet the
> veterinary hygiene standards or show signs of carrying dangerous
> germs;

b)  Upon determining that animals are infected with diseases or animal
    products carry dangerous germs on the lists of diseases which must
    be announced as epidemics, to isolate the diseased animals,
    separately preserve germ-carrying animal products, arrange people to
    tend such animals, using separate instruments and animal feeds; to
    restrict the circulation of animals, animal products, people
    entering and exiting animal-rearing establishments; to apply
    compulsory handling measures against contaminated feeds, diseased
    animals, germ-carrying animal products, animal wastes as prescribed
    for each kind of disease; to clean and disinfect husbandry
    instruments, slaughtering instruments, veterinary instruments,
    transport means.

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2.  Veterinary personnel, veterinary offices have the responsibility:

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a)  Upon receiving information prescribed at Point a, Clause 1 of this
    Article, to quickly diagnose and determine the diseases;

b)  Upon identifying diseased animals, animal products carrying
    dangerous contagious pathogens on the list of diseases which must be
    announced as epidemics, to promptly guide the domestic animal and/or
    animal product owners in immediately applying the measures
    prescribed at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article;

c)  Depending on the epidemic nature and seriousness, the veterinary
    offices report thereon to the People's Committees of the same level
    in order to apply measures for epidemic prevention and fighting in
    such areas and at the same time report to the immediate superior
    veterinary offices.

## Article 17: Competence and conditions for announcing animal epidemics

1.  The provincial-level People's Committee presidents decide to
    announce animal epidemics when fully having the following
    conditions:

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a)  The epidemics are on the list of diseases which must be announced as
    epidemics occurring in the provinces, which may spread widely;

b)  Having written reports of the district-level People\'s Committees
    presidents on the situation of epidemic developments;

c)  Having obtained diagnostic conclusions determining that they are
    dangerous animal contagious diseases on the list of diseases which
    must be announced as epidemics and the written requests for epidemic
    announcement of the provincial-level veterinary State management
    veterinary agencies or the State management veterinary agency of the
    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of
    Fisheries.

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2.  The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Minister of
    Fisheries shall base him/herself on the extent and danger of the
    epidemics on the list of diseases which must be announced as
    epidemics occurring in the two or more provinces to announce
    epidemics.

3.  The Prime Minister announces epidemics when there appear dangerous
    animal epidemics which may spread to human beings at the proposal of
    the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Minister of
    Fisheries.

## Article 18: Organizing epidemics fighting in epidemic zones

1.  When announcing epidemics, the provincial-level People\'s Committees
    presidents have the responsibility to organize and direct the
    application of the following measures by the agriculture services,
    fisheries services, concerned organizations and individuals:

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a)  Determining the boundaries of the epidemic zones,
    epidemic-threatened zones, buffer zones; erecting signboards, sentry
    posts and directing the movement, transportation of animals and/or
    animal products from epidemic zones;

b)  Prohibiting unauthorized persons to enter areas where animals are
    diseased or die; restrict people going in and out of epidemic zones;

c)  Prohibiting slaughtering, taking in or out or circulation in
    epidemic zones of animals and/or animal products vulnerable to
    announced epidemics;

d)  Urgently vaccinating or applying other compulsory disease prevention
    measures for animals vulnerable to announced epidemics in epidemic
    zones and epidemic-threatened zones; treating or destroying diseased
    animals and/or germ-carrying animal products under the guidance of
    competent veterinary offices; intensifying the monitoring and
    supervision of animals in buffer zones;

e)  Disinfecting stables, ponds, swamps and/or places where animals are
    diseased, husbandry means and instruments, wastes, polluted
    environment under the guidance of the veterinary offices and
    applying other necessary veterinary hygiene measures in epidemic
    zones.

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2.  When announcing epidemics, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural
    Development or the Minister of Fisheries has the responsibility to
    organize and direct the application of the measures prescribed in
    Clause 1 of this Article by the agriculture service, the fisheries
    service, concerned of organizations and individuals.

3.  When announcing epidemics, the Prime Minister decides:

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a)  To set up the National Steering Committee for animal epidemic
    prevention and fighting;

b)  To assign provincial-level People\'s Committees presidents to set up
    Steering Committees for animal epidemic prevention and fighting in
    epidemic localities.

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4.  The Steering Committees for animal epidemic prevention and fighting
    have the right to mobilize people, means and funding under law
    provisions for the application of measures to stamp out epidemics.

## Article 19: Epidemic prevention and fighting in epidemic-threatened zones

1.  When announcing epidemics, the persons competent to announce animal
    epidemics, defined in Article 17 of this Ordinance, shall also
    announce the epidemic-threatened zones.

2.  Where epidemics occur in provinces, the provincial-level State
    management veterinary agencies must examine and strictly control
    activities related to animals and/or animal products in the
    epidemic-threatened zones and apply the following measures:

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a)  Controlling the introduction into and taking out of the
    epidemic-threatened zones of animals and/or animal products
    vulnerable to the announced epidemics;

b)  Strictly controlling the slaughtering and circulation of animals,
    animal products in the zones;

c)  Applying compulsory measures to prevent diseases for animals.

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3.  Where the epidemic-threatened zones are adjacent to epidemic zones
    in border regions of neighboring countries, the provincial-level
    People\'s Committees presidents have the responsibility:

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a)  To announce the epidemic-threatened zones within 5 km from the
    borders and apply the measures prescribed in Clause 2 of this
    Article;

b)  To decide on the border gates and animal species not permitted to be
    circulated through such border gates;

c)  To decide to prohibit the introduction into Vietnamese territory of
    animal species, animal products, which are vulnerable to germs of
    the epidemics occurring in such neighboring countries;

d)  To direct the concerned agencies in inspecting and strictly
    controlling activities related to animals, animal products in the
    zones; to apply sanitary and disinfection measures for human beings
    and transport means passing through the border gates.

## Article 20: Epidemic prevention and fighting in buffer zones

1.  When announcing epidemics, the persons competent to announce animal
    epidemics, defined in Article 17 of this Ordinance, shall also
    announce the buffer zones.

2.  When announcing epidemics, the local State management veterinary
    offices must apply the following measures:

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a)  Examining and controlling activities related to animals, animal
    products in buffer zones;

b)  Strictly controlling the circulation of animals and/or animal
    products, which are vulnerable to epidemics in the buffer zones;

c)  Regularly monitoring and supervising animals vulnerable to
    epidemics.

**Article 21: Conditions and competence for termination include**:

1.  Conditions for announcing epidemic termination include:

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a)  Having already applied vaccination or other compulsory measures to
    prevent diseases for animals which are vulnerable to epidemics in
    the epidemic zones;

b)  Within the time limit prescribed for each type of disease, counting
    from the date the last diseased animal or aquatic stock died, was
    slaughtered, destroyed, compulsorily handled or recovered from
    ailment, neither domestic animals nor aquatic stocks are infected
    with or die of the announced epidemics;

c)  Having already applied cleansing, disinfectant measures, ensuring
    the veterinary hygiene requirements for epidemic zones or
    epidemic-threatened zones.

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2.  The epidemics announcers defined in Article 17 of this Ordinance are
    competent to announce the termination of epidemics, the cancellation
    of epidemic zones, epidemic-threatened zones or buffer zones.

## Article 22: Funds for animal epidemic prevention and fighting

1.  Funds for animal epidemic prevention and fighting shall comprise
    kinds and cash, which are used for the following purposes:

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a)  Preventing and fighting animal epidemics;

b)  Stamping out animal epidemics;

c)  Overcoming the consequences of animal epidemics.

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a)  State budget;

b)  Contributions of organizations and individuals engaged in husbandry,
    slaughter, preliminarily processing, trading in, exporting and/or
    importing animals and/or animal products; producing and/or trading
    in veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms
    and/or chemicals, conductive practice; contributions, financial
    assistance of domestic and foreign organizations as well as
    individuals, international organizations and other sources as
    provided for by law.

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3.  Funds for animal epidemic prevention and fighting are set up at the
    central and provincial levels. The establishments, management and
    use of the animal epidemic prevention and fighting funds shall be
    prescribed by the Government.

# CHAPTER III: QUARANTINE OF ANIMAL, ANIMAL PRODUCT; SLAUGHTERING CONTROL; VETERINARY HYGIENE EXAMINATION

## Section I. Quarantine of animals, animal products

## Article 23: Principles on quarantines of animals, animal products

1.  Animals, animal products, when being transported in great quantities
    or volumes out of districts, must be quarantined once at the places
    of departure.

2.  Animals, animal products on the lists of objects liable to the
    animal, animal product quarantine, promulgated by the Ministry of
    Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries,
    when being imported, temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily
    exported for re-import, border-gate transshipped, transited, must be
    quarantined under the provisions in Article 28 and 29 of this
    Ordinance.

### For export animals, animal products, the quarantine shall be carried out at the requests of the importing countries and according to the provisions in Article 27 of this Ordinance.

3.  The quarantine of animals, animal products must comply with the
    veterinary hygiene standards, process and procedures promulgated by
    the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of
    Fisheries.

4.  Objects of animal, animal product quarantine must be examined and
    detected quickly and accurately.

5.  Animals, animal products transported domestically with their owners
    being unidentified shall, depending on their conditions, be
    permitted for use by competent veterinary State management bodies or
    be destroyed according to regulations.

> Important animals and animal products with their owners being
> unidentified must be destroyed.

## Article 24: Contents of animal, animal product quarantine

1.  Examination of quarantine dossiers.

2.  Gathering animals, animal products at the prescribed places or
    bringing them into the quarantine isolation areas; clinically
    examining, diagnosing and testing animals, animal products in order
    to detect quarantine objects.

3.  Making conclusions on quarantine results so as to grant or not to
    grant quarantine certificates, to certify or not to certify
    quarantine.

4.  Requesting animal, animal product owners to handle according to the
    provisions at Point d, Clause 1, Article 25 of this Ordinance.

Article 25: Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals
in animal, animal product quarantine.

1.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of
    Fisheries shall have the responsibilities;

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a)  To promulgate lists of objects of animal, animal product quarantine,
    lists of animals, animal products subject to quarantine;

b)  To promulgate lists of banned import animals, animal products,
    animal feeds, animal-originated raw materials for feed production;

c)  To promulgate animal quarantine process, procedures according to the
    veterinary hygiene standards prescribed at Points e and g of Clause
    2, Points e and g of Clause 3, Article of this Ordinance for
    animals, animal products transported domestically, exported,
    imported, temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily exported
    for re-import, border-gate transshipped, transited in the Vietnamese
    territory;

d)  To prescribed measures for handling of animals, animal products,
    transport means, animal-or animal product-holding instruments, which
    are not up to the veterinary hygiene standards;

e)  To prescribed uniforms, insignia, shoulder strap, badge,
    quarantiner's card, forms of animal and animal product quarantine
    dossiers.

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2.  The customs, trade, communication and transport and police offices
    shall have to coordinate with the veterinary State management
    agencies in effecting the quarantine of animals, animal products
    within localities.

3.  The provincial-level People\'s Committees shall have to plan
    locations for construction of animal and animal product quarantine
    isolation areas and direct the agencies defined in Clause 2 of this
    Article in the quarantine of animals, animal products.

4.  The State management veterinary agencies shall have to effect the
    animal, animal product quarantines at land road, railway, inland
    waterway, marine, air transport hubs, border gates, post offices as
    provided for in Article 26, 27, 28 and 29 of this Ordinance.

> The competent State management veterinary agencies shall have to
> assist the People\'s Committees of the same levels in prescribing
> locations and guide, examine the implementation of veterinary hygiene
> during the time the animals,, animal products are gathered for trade
> fairs, expositions of animals, animal products as provided for in
> Article 30 of this Ordinance.

5.  The State management veterinary agency of the Ministry of
    Agriculture and Rural Development or Ministry of Fisheries shall
    conduct quarantines and grant quarantine certificates of certify the
    quarantines for animals, animal products, which are exported,
    imported, temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily exported
    for re-import, border-gate transshipped, transited in the Vietnamese
    territory.

6.  The provincial-level State management veterinary agencies shall have
    to conduct quarantines and grant quarantine certificates for
    domestically transported animals, animal products.

7.  The People\'s Committees at all levels shall direct the concerned
    branches in their respective localities in quarantining domestically
    transported animals, animal products.

8.  Organizations and individuals, when circulating animals and/or
    animal products, must abide by the regulation on animal and animal
    product quarantine; pay charges and /or fees according to law
    provisions on charges and fees.

## Article 26: Quarantine of domestically circulated animals and animal products

1.  Animal or animal product owners, before transporting animals or
    animal products, must make declarations with the competent
    veterinary offices.

> The veterinary offices shall have to conduct the quarantines according
> to regulations and grant quarantine certificates; permit the continued
> circulation of animals, animal products being transported epidemic
> prevention and fighting route if they have valid quarantine
> certificates.
>
> Where the quarantine certificates are invalid or unavailable, the
> veterinary offices shall handle the cases according to law provisions.

2.  Animals, animal products, which satisfy the following conditions
    shall be granted the quarantine certificates:

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a)  The animals meet the veterinary hygiene standards as prescribed at
    Point e of Clause 2, Point e of Clause 3, Article 7 of this
    Ordinance, are taken from animal epidemic-free zones or
    establishments, have already gone through compulsory disease
    prevention measures and are still immune;

b)  The animal products are taken from the animals prescribed at Point a
    of this Clause and meet the veterinary hygiene standards, are packed
    and preserved according to law provisions;

c)  The animal wastes taken from the animals prescribed at Point a of
    this Clause and meet the veterinary hygiene standards according to
    the provisions at Point d of Clause 3, Point d of Clause 3, Article
    7 of this Ordinance.

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3.  Instruments for animal rearing, means for transporting or holding
    animals, animal products or animal wastes must be cleaned and
    disinfected before and after the transportation; means for
    transportation of animal products must be the specialized ones,
    meeting the veterinary hygiene standards prescribed at Point b of
    Clause 2 and Point b of Clause 3, Article 7 of this Ordinance and
    must be sealed before the transportation of already quarantined
    animal products.

4.  Owners of animals, animal products, transport means, animal or
    animal product holding instruments, which are subject to veterinary
    hygiene examination, must bear responsibility for the transported
    animals, animal products and their own declaration contents; ensure
    veterinary hygiene and environmental sanitation during the process
    of gathering, transporting animals or animal products according to
    veterinary law provisions and environmental protection law
    provisions.

## Article 27: Quarantine of export animals, animal products

1.  Export animals and animal products must be quarantined,
    veterinary-hygiene checked at places of departure at the request of
    importing countries or animal, animal product owners.

2.  Organizations and individuals exporting animals or animal products,
    that request quarantines, must make prior declarations with
    competent animal quarantine offices. Depending on the nature,
    quantity, kinds of animal or animal product, the animal quarantine
    bodies shall notify the goods owners of the quarantine locations and
    time.

3.  The animal quarantine agencies shall grant quarantine certificates
    at the places of departure for animals, animal products, means for
    animal or animal product transportation, which are subject to
    veterinary hygiene examination and meet the veterinary hygiene
    standards.

> In case of detecting that animals, animal products, animal or animal
> product transport means, which are subject to veterinary hygiene
> examination, fail to meet the veterinary hygiene standards required by
> importing countries, the animal quarantine agencies shall request
> goods owners to apply handling measures as provided for at Point d of
> Clause 1, Article 25 of this Ordinance.

## Article 28: Quarantine of import animals, animal products

1.  Organization and individuals, when importing animals or animal
    products, must make prior declarations with the competent animal
    quarantine agencies of Vietnam.

> Depending on the nature, quantities, kinds of animal or animal
> product, the animal quarantine agencies shall notify the animal or
> animal product importing organizations and individuals of the
> quarantine locations and time and monitor the quarantine isolation.

2.  The quarantine must be carried out after the animals or animal
    products are brought to the locations prescribed by animal
    quarantine bodies. The duration for quarantine of animal products
    shall not exceed 10 days.

3.  The quarantine of import animals is prescribed as follows:

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a)  When animals are transported to border gates, the quarantine offices
    shall examine dossiers, health conditions of the animals; if the
    dossiers are valid and animals do not show signs of being infected
    with dangerous diseases, they shall make certification so that the
    goods owners carry out customs procedures and carry the animals to
    the quarantine isolation areas for quarantine monitoring; the time
    for monitoring the quarantine isolation shall depend on each kind of
    disease, each species of animal, but not exceed 45 days; guide the
    goods owners in applying hygiene measures to persons in contact with
    the animals, environmental sanitation, rearing instruments, handling
    devices, animal transport means, animal holds and relevant objects
    subject to veterinary hygiene examination;

b)  In the course of transportation, handling and tending of animals and
    monitoring the animal quarantines at quarantine isolation areas, the
    goods owners or their representatives must comply with the guidance
    of veterinary agencies.

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4.  Animal products, objects of veterinary hygiene examination, which
    satisfy the veterinary hygiene standards prescribed at Points f and
    g of Clause 2, Points f and g of Clause 3, Article 7 of this
    Ordinance, shall be granted the quarantine certificates by
    veterinary agencies for carrying out the customs procedures; in
    cases where they must be carried to other locations for quarantine,
    the transfer papers must be granted by veterinary agencies for
    carrying out the customs procedures.

5.  Organizations and individuals bringing along animals or animal
    products into Vietnam must declare them with the border-gate animal
    quarantine offices for quarantine.

6.  Animals and animal products which fail to meet the veterinary
    hygiene standards or are subject to import ban must be handled as
    follows:

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a)  Returning the animals to the places of origin or destroying them at
    places designated by veterinary offices and supervising the
    destruction;

b)  Returning the animal products to the places of origin or handling
    them according to law provisions; after the handling, if they meet
    the requirements, their import shall be permitted.

## Article 29: Quarantine of animals, animal products, which are temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily exported for re-import, border-gate transshipped, transited in the Vietnamese territory

1.  Organizations and individuals having animals or animal products
    temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily exported for
    re-import, border-gate transshipped, transited in the Vietnamese
    territory must declare them with the competent animal quarantine
    agencies of Vietnam at least 7 days before the goods arrive at the
    border-gates.

2.  The border-gate animal quarantine offices examine quarantine
    certificates of the exporting countries and check the veterinary
    hygiene when animals or animal products which are temporarily
    imported for re-export, temporarily exported for re-import,
    border-gate transshipped or transited in the Vietnamese territory
    arrive at the border-gate; if the conditions are fully met, the
    animal quarantine offices shall grant quarantine certificates or
    certify the quarantine.

3.  The animal quarantine offices shall request organizations and/or
    individuals to apply the following handling measures to animals or
    animal products which are not up to the veterinary hygiene standards
    or subject to import ban:

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a)  Returning the animals, animal products to their places of origin;

b)  Destroying diseased animals, animal products carrying dangerous
    contagious germs.

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4.  The border-gate animal quarantine offices shall examine the
    quarantine certificates of exporting countries; open containers,
    seal stamps for veterinary hygiene examination only in case of
    necessity according to law provisions for animals, animal products,
    which are temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily exported
    for re-import, border-gate transshipped, transited in Vietnamese
    territory in containers or means with other seal stamps.

## Article 30: Quarantine of animals sent for participation in trade fairs, sport competitions, art performances; animal products sent for participation in trade fairs, exhibitions

1.  Organizations and individuals that have animals on the lists of
    animals, animal products subject to quarantine, when gathering them
    for participation in trade fairs, expositions, sport competitions,
    art performances; animal products on the lists of animals, animal
    products subject to quarantine, when bringing them to trade fairs or
    expositions must comply with the following regulations:

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a)  Possessing quarantine certificates issued by State management
    veterinary agencies of the localities of departure, for domestic
    animals, animal products;

b)  Possessing import quarantine certificates issued by animal
    quarantine offices, for animals and animal products from foreign
    countries;

c)  Ensuring the veterinary hygiene requirements under the guidance of
    the local veterinary offices during the time the animals are
    gathered for participation in trade fairs, expositions, sport
    competitions, art performances, animal products brought into trade
    fairs, expositions.

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2.  After the time of gathering, trade fairs, expositions, the local
    competent State management veterinary offices shall check the
    veterinary hygiene for all animals or animal products, guide the
    cleaning and disinfection of the entire areas and grant certificates
    of quarantine of animals, animal products which meet the veterinary
    hygiene standards for domestic use.

Where animals brought for participation in trade fairs, expositions,
sport competitions or art performances, animal products brought for
participation in trade fairs, expositions need to be exported from
Vietnam, the organizations or individuals that have such animals or
animal products must carry out the export quarantine procedures
according to law provisions.

## Section 2: Control of animal slaughtering

## Article 31: Principles on animal slaughtering control

1.  Slaughtered animals must be controlled strictly according to process
    and procedures at the slaughtering establishments as provided for in
    Clause 1, Article 34 of this Ordinance.

2.  Slaughtered animals must satisfy the veterinary hygiene standards as
    prescribed at Point h of Clause 2, Point h of Clause 3, Article 7 of
    this Ordinance, ensuring veterinary hygiene and food hygiene and
    safety.

3.  Animal products, before being put into circulation, must be checked
    and determined as reaching the veterinary hygiene standards and be
    affixed with slaughtering control stamps or marks or veterinary
    hygiene stamps.

4.  Only persons holding animal quarantiner's cards can perform the task
    of slaughtering control at animal slaughtering establishments.

## Article 32: Contents of animal slaughtering control

1.  Examining the compliance with veterinary hygiene standards
    applicable to slaughtered animals as provided for at Point h of
    Clause 2, Point h of Clause 3, Article 7 of this Ordinance.

2.  Examining the compliance with the veterinary hygiene standards
    applicable to slaughtering establishments, preliminary processing
    establishments as provided for at Point i of Clause 2, Point i of
    Clause 3, Article 7 of this Ordinance.

3.  Examining the observance of regulations applicable to persons
    directly engaged in animal slaughtering as provided for in Clause 3,
    Article 33 of this Ordinance.

4.  Examining the animal quarantine certificates, ensuring that animals,
    before being slaughtered, are not infected with dangerous contagious
    diseases.

5.  Checking the animals before, during and after slaughtering in order
    to detect objects of animal, animal product quarantine.

6.  Detecting and handling diseased or dead animals, animal products
    failing to reach the veterinary hygiene standards.

7.  Affixing slaughtering control stamps or marks on animal bodies or
    sticking veterinary stamps; granting quarantine certificates for
    circulation of animal products.

## Article 33: Veterinary hygiene conditions for animal slaughtering, preliminarily processing establishments

1.  The locations of animal slaughtering, preliminarily processing
    establishments must be in line with the plannings of the People\'s
    Committees at different levels, ensure veterinary hygiene,
    environmental hygiene.

2.  Meeting the veterinary hygiene standards applicable to animal
    slaughtering, preliminarily processing establishments as prescribed
    at Point i of Clause 2, Point i of Clause 3, Article 7 of this
    Ordinance.

3.  The person who directly slaughter, preliminarily process animals
    must meet the health criteria, not be infected with contagious or
    skin diseases, possess periodical heath check papers of the local
    health bodies.

## Article 34: Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals in animal slaughtering

1.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries shall prescribe the processes and procedures for animal
    slaughtering control, slaughtering control seals, slaughtering
    control marks, veterinary hygiene stamps, animal quarantiner's card.

2.  The State management veterinary agencies of the Ministry of
    Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries
    shall have to control slaughtering, check veterinary hygiene at
    establishments slaughtering an preliminarily processing animals for
    export.

3.  The provincial-level People\'s Committees shall have to plan to
    concentrated animal slaughtering establishments in their respective
    provinces; direct the subordinate People\'s Committees in planning
    and building slaughtering establishments at district and commune
    levels.

4.  The local veterinary offices shall have to control slaughtering,
    examine veterinary hygiene and guide the treatment of animal wastes
    at establishments slaughtering, preliminarily processing animals in
    service of domestic consumption.

5.  Organizations and individuals dealing in animals and/or animal
    products must have animals slaughtered at slaughtering
    establishments and pay slaughtering control charges or fees
    according to law provisions on charges and fees.

## Section 3: Veterinary hygiene examination

## Article 35: Principles on veterinary hygiene examination 

1.  The veterinary hygiene examination must be carried out in
    animal-rearing, transportation, slaughtering, preliminary
    processing, preservation, circulation, consumption of animals, raw
    and fresh animal products.

2.  The veterinary hygiene examination must be carried out strictly
    according to the prescribed competence, order and procedures.

3.  The veterinary hygiene examination shall only be effected on objects
    on the lists of objects subject to veterinary hygiene examination,
    promulgated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or
    the Ministry of Fisheries.

4.  Only persons holding animal quarantiner's card can perform the task
    of veterinary hygiene examination at the establishments prescribed
    in Clause 1 of this Article.

## Article 36: Contents of veterinary hygiene examination 

1.  Examining and evaluating the realization of veterinary hygiene
    standards prescribed at Points a, b, c, d, e, g, h, i, j and k of
    Clause 2 and Points a, b, c, d, e, g, h, i, j and k of Clause 3,
    Article 7 of this Ordinance for:

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a)  Establishments rearing, gathering or trading in animals;
    breed-producing and/or-trading in establishments

b)  Equipment, instruments and transport means used in husbandry;

c)  Feeds, water for animals at concentrated rearing establishments,
    animal-originated raw materials used for feed production;

d)  Animal wastes, other objects liable to veterinary hygiene
    inspection;

e)  Animal epidemic-free zones, establishments;

f)  Animal and animal product quarantine isolation areas;

g)  Establishments slaughtering animals, preliminarily processing and/or
    preserving animals, animal products;

h)  Establishments producing and/or dealing in veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals.

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2.  Applying technical measures to detect objects of veterinary hygiene
    inspection.

3.  Making conclusions and handling according to law provisions.

## Article 37: Responsibilities of agencies, organizations and individuals in veterinary hygiene examination

1.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries have the responsibility to promulgate:

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a)  The lists of objects of veterinary hygiene inspection; the lists of
    subjects liable to veterinary hygiene examination;

b)  The lists of subjects liable to veterinary hygiene examination, that
    are forced to apply the veterinary hygiene standards;

c)  The regulations on competence, order and procedures for veterinary
    hygiene examination.

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2.  The State management veterinary agencies of the Ministry of
    Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries have
    the responsibility to conduct the veterinary hygiene examination of
    the subjects prescribed in Clause 1, Article 36 of this Ordinance
    for centrally-run rearing establishments and establishments
    slaughtering animals for export according to decentralization, and
    handle violations according to law provisions.

3.  The People\'s Committees of all levels direct the concerned agencies
    in their respective localities to coordinate with one another in the
    realization of regulation on veterinary hygiene examination and
    handle violations according to law provisions.

4.  The competent State management veterinary agencies in localities
    have the responsibility to conduct veterinary hygiene examination of
    the subjects prescribed in Clause 1, Article 36 of this Ordinance
    and handle violations according to law provisions.

5.  Organizations and individuals that produce and/or trade in animals,
    animal products must observe the regulations on veterinary hygiene
    examination; pay veterinary hygiene examination charges and fees
    according to law provisions on charges and fees.

# CHAPTER IV: MANAGEMENT OF VETERINARY DRUGS, VETERINARY-USE BIOPRODUCTS, MICROORGANISMS, CHEMICALS

## Article 38: Conditions on production processing, sharing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals

## 

Organizations and individuals that produce, process, share veterinary
drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals for must
fully meet the following conditions:

1.  Having made registration for production, processing, sharing of
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
    chemicals;

2.  Having locations, workshops, equipment, storages, waste water
    treatment system, which are up to the veterinary hygiene standards
    prescribed at Point k of Clause 2, Point k of Clause 3, Article 7 of
    this Ordinance and ensure the environmental protection;

3.  Having adequate equipment suitable to production, processing,
    sharing scale, for examination of quality of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals;

4.  Having to apply the principles and standards for good practice of
    manufacture of veterinary drugs (GMP) applicable to veterinary drug
    producing establishments;

5.  Having persons who directly manage the production of veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals and
    possess veterinary practice certificates;

6.  Having persons who test veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, chemicals and possess veterinary practice certificates;

7.  Producing, processing, sharing only veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals on the lists of veterinary
    drugs permitted for circulation i Vietnam, the lists of
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals on the lists
    of those permitted for circulation in Vietnam as provided for at
    Point c, Clause 1, Article 51 of this Ordinance.

8.  Persons who directly produce, process, share veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals must possess
    health certificates granted by medical centers of district or higher
    level.

## Article 39: Conditions for trading in veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals

Organizations and individuals that deal in veterinary drugs,
veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals must fully meet
the following conditions:

1.  Having made registration for trading in veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals;

2.  Having locations, material and technical foundations for
    preservation and sale thereof, which are up to the veterinary
    hygiene standards prescribed at Point k of Clause 2, Point k of
    Clause 3 of Article 7 of this Ordinance;

3.  The managers, the direct sellers of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals must possess veterinary
    practice certificates;

4.  Only trading in veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and/or chemicals on the list of veterinary drugs,
    permitted for circulation in Vietnam, the lists of veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals permitted for circulation
    in Vietnam, as prescribed at Point c, Clause 1, Article 51 of this
    Ordinance.

Article 40: Conditions for veterinary drugs or veterinary-use
bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals to be included in the list of
veterinary drugs permitted for circulation in Vietnam or lists of
veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals permitted for
circulation in Vietnam.

1.  Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals, which are newly produced in the country or imported for
    the first time into Vietnam, shall be recognized when they fully
    satisfy the following conditions:

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a)  Having results of testing, experimentation of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals, which are
    newly produced in the country; having results of testing,
    experimentation of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and/or chemicals, which are imported for the first
    time into Vietnam;

b)  Having dossiers of registration for circulation of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals, which
    include the application for registration of circulation of
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or
    chemicals, the summaries of the properties of products; the
    technical information on the properties, effect and safety of the
    products, the testing cards of the production establishments and the
    competent testing agencies, the testing, experimenting and assaying
    results and labels of products;

c)  The Specialized Scientific Council set up by the Ministry of
    Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Fisheries
    evaluates the testing, experimenting and assaying results and
    proposes the recognition thereof.

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2.  Basing on the proposal of the Specialized Scientific Council, the
    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of
    Fisheries shall consider and decide on the recognition of veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals,
    which are newly produced in the country or imported for the first
    time in Vietnam for inclusion in the list of veterinary drugs,
    permitted for circulation into Vietnam or the lists of
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals permitted
    for circulation in Vietnam.

## Article 41: Testing veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals

1.  Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals, which are not on the list of veterinary drugs permitted
    for circulation in Vietnam or lists of veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals permitted for circulation in Vietnam,
    must be tested upon registration for their circulation, import.

2.  The testing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals must be conducted by competent agencies
    for testing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals.

## Article 42: Testing of v drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals, which are newly produced at home

1.  Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals, which are not on the list of veterinary drugs permitted
    for circulation in Vietnam or lists of veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals permitted for circulation in Vietnam,
    must be tested upon registration for circulation in Vietnam, must be
    tested upon registration for their circulation, import.

2.  The testing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals must be conducted by competent agencies
    for testing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals.

## Article 42: Testing of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals, which are newly produced at home

1.  Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals, which are newly produced at home, must be tested upon
    registration for circulation.

2.  Establishments which test veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals must meet the conditions
    prescribed at Point d, Clause 1, Article 51 of this Ordinance and be
    recognized by the State management veterinary agency of the Ministry
    of Agriculture and Rural Development or Ministry of Fisheries.

3.  The testing and recognition of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms acnd chemicals, which are newly produced
    at home, must be carried out according to the order and peocedures
    prescribed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or
    Ministry of Fisheries.

## Article 43: Assay of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals, which are imported for the first time into Vietnam

1.  Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals, which are produced by foreign countries and not on the
    list of veterinary drugs permitted for circulation in Vietnam or
    lists of veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals
    permitted for circulation in Vietnam, must be assayed upon
    registration for their first-time import into Vietnam.

2.  Establishments which assay veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals must meet the conditions
    prescribed at Point d, Clause 1, Article 51 of this Ordinance and be
    recognized by the State management veterinary agency of the Ministry
    of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Fisheries.

3.  The assay must be carried out according to the order and procedures
    prescribed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or
    the Ministry of Fisheries.

## Article 44: Expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use, microorganisms and chemicals

1.  The expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use, microorganisms
    and chemicals is conducted to re-examine the quality of veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals,
    which have been tested, experimented, assayed or are being
    circulated on the market.

2.  Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals must be expertised in the following cases:

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a)  Where there are complaints or denunciations about the quality of
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or
    chemicals;

b)  When it is so requested by competent State bodies.

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3.  The expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms, chemicals is conducted at establishments which test
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
    chemicals, to be decided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
    Development or the Ministry of Fisheries.

## Article 45: Expenses, charges, fees for testing, experimentation, assay or expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, and chemicals 

1.  Persons requesting the testing, experimentation, assay and/or
    expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms or chemicals must bear all costs thereof under
    contracts, charges and fees under law provisions on charges and
    fees.

2.  Where the results of expertise of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals show that the testing,
    experimenting or assaying establishments must bear the expertising
    costs.

## Article 46: Announcement of quality standards of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals

1.  Organizations and individuals that produce or import veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals,
    which are on the list of veterinary drugs permitted for circulation
    in Vietnam or the list of veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms
    and chemicals permitted for circulation in Vietnam must announce the
    quality standards of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms, chemicals and bear responsibility for the announced
    quality standards as provided for at Point l of Clause 2, Point l of
    Clause 3, Article 7 of this Ordinance.

2.  The order, procedures and conditions for announcing the quality
    standards of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms, chemicals shall comply with law provisions on goods
    quality.

## Article 47: Announcement of quality of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals being compatible with standards

1.  Organizations and individuals that produce or import veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals,
    when announcing the standard-compatible quality, must be based on:

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a)  The testing or experimenting establishments'certification of results
    of testing, experimentation of the quality of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals, which are
    newly produced at home;

b)  The testing or assaying establishments'certification of the results
    of testing or assay of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms, chemicals, which are imported for the first time
    into Vietnam.

c)  The certification of quality being compatible with Vietnamese
    standards or branch standards prescribed in Clause 2 and 3 of this
    Article.

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2.  The Ministry of Science and Technology promulgates the lists of
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or
    chemicals, which are subject to the application of Vietnamese
    standards, the lists of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals, which must be certified as
    having quality compatible with Vietnamese standards.

3.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries promulgate lists of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals, which are subject to the
    application of branch standards, the lists of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals, which must
    be certified as having quality compatible with the branch standards.

4.  The order and procedures for announcing the quality of veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals being
    compatible with standards must comply with law provisions on goods
    quality.

## Article 48: Conditions for import, export of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals

1.  Organizations and individuals that import assorted veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals, raw materials
    for production of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms, which are on the list of veterinary drugs permitted
    for circulation in Vietnam or the lists of veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals permitted for circulation
    in Vietnam.

> Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
> chemicals, which are imported for the first time and not on the list
> of veterinary drugs permitted for circulation in Vietnam, the lists of
> veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals permitted for
> circulation in Vietnam, must be tested, assayed before being put on
> the such lists.

2.  Organizations and individuals that import veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals, raw
    materials for production of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use,
    microorganisms or chemicals, which are not on the list of veterinary
    drugs permitted for circulation in Vietnam, the lists of
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals permitted for
    circulation in Vietnam must satisfy the following conditions:

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a)  Being so permitted by the veterinary State management office of the
    Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of
    Fisheries;

b)  Having dossiers of application for import, which include the import
    application, the GMP certificates of the production establishments,
    the summary of the properties, effect, safety of the products, the
    analyzing card, the certificate of being permitted for production,
    circulation of the competent body of the manufacturing country;

c)  The samples of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals must have adequate finished-product
    labels, intermediary labels, product packings, drug quantity for
    quality inspection by the agencies testing veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or chemicals.

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3.  In case of urgency where appear epidemics, the import of veterinary
    drugs and/or vaccines not on the list of veterinary drugs permitted
    for circulation in Vietnam shall be decided by the Minister of
    Agriculture and Rural Development or the Minister of Fisheries.

4.  The export of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and/or chemicals shall comply with the provisions of
    Vietnamese law and the requirements of the importing countries.

## Article 49: Regulations on labels of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals

Veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or
chemicals, when being circulated or used, must have labels. The labeling
of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or
chemicals must comply with law provisions; the labels must bear the
inscription "For veterinary use only"

## Article 50: Handling of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals

1.  The handling of veterinary drugs is stipulated as follows:

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a)  The to be- destroyed veterinary drugs include those on the list of
    veterinary drugs banned from circulation in Vietnam, veterinary
    drugs not on the lists of those permitted for circulation in
    Vietnam; fake veterinary drugs, veterinary drugs with unidentified
    origins, expired veterinary drugs.

> The destruction of veterinary drugs shall comply with law provisions
> and must be supervised and certified by competent veterinary State
> management bodies, environmental protection offices, local
> administrations and other relevant agencies;

b)  The imported veterinary drugs, which must be returned to their
    places of origin, include veterinary drugs not on the lists of those
    permitted for circulation in Vietnam, veterinary drugs having no
    labels or having labels which contravene Vietnam's law provisions,
    poor-quality veterinary drugs;

c)  Veterinary drugs on the lists of those permitted for circulation in
    Vietnam, which are being circulated on the market but fail to ensure
    their registered quality standards, shall be suspended from
    circulation and handled according to law provisions

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2.  The handling of veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
    chemicals is stipulated as follows:

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a)  The to be-destroyed veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
    chemicals include those on the lists of goods banned from use in
    Vietnam; those not on the lists of veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms, chemicals permitted for circulation in Vietnam;
    microorganisms, bioproducts, chemicals, which are fake, unidentified
    in origin or expired.

> The destruction of veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
> chemicals shall comply with law provisions and must be supervised and
> certified by competent veterinary bodies, environmental protection
> offices, local administration and other relevant agencies;

b)  The imported veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals,
    which msut be returned to their places of origin, include those not
    on the lists of veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
    chemicals permitted for circulation, in Vietnam; veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals having no labels or having
    labels which contravene Vietnam's law provisions;

c)  Where the veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or
    chemicals are on the lists of those permitted for circulation in
    Vietnam, being circulated on the market but fail to meet the
    prescribed quality standards, they shall be suspended from
    circulation and handled according to law provisions.

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3.  Organizations or individuals whose veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals are handled shall have
    to bear the costs of handling according to law provisions.

## Article 51: Responsibilities of State bodies in the management of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals

1.  The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry
    of Fisheries have the responsibility:

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a)  To promulgate lists of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals, which are banned from import;

b)  To promulgate lists of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals, which are banned or restricted from
    use in Vietnam;

c)  To promulgate lists of veterinary drugs permitted fro circulation in
    Vietnam, lists of veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and
    chemicals, which are permitted for circulation in Vietnam;

d)  To stipulate the research into, testing, experimentation, assay and
    procedures for circulation registration of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and chemicals, which are
    not on the lists of those permitted for circulation in Vietnam;

e)  To manage, guide and inspect the implementation of law provisions on
    conditions for production, trading, import and circulation of
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or
    chemicals.

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2.  The State management agencies of the Ministry of Agriculture and
    Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries have the
    responsibility:

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a)  To permit the testing, assay of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms, chemicals, which are newly produced at
    home or imported for the first time into Vietnam; to grant
    certificates of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms or chemicals, which are permitted for circulation in
    Vietnam;

b)  To check and inspect the conditions of establishments producing
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms or
    chemicals; to guide the destruction of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals in
    strict accordance with the technological process in order to ensure
    environmental hygiene and human health; to handle veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and/or chemicals, which
    are counterfeited, of poor quality, banned from use, not on the
    lists of those permitted for circulation in Vietnam as provided for
    in Article 50 of this Ordinance and the legislation on environmental
    protection.

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3.  The People\'s Committees of all levels have the responsibility to
    direct the relevant agencies in their respective localities in
    coordinated implementation of the regulations on management of the
    production, trading of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemicals; to handle violations related to the
    trading in veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms, chemicals according to law provisions.

4.  The provincial-level State management veterinary bodies have the
    responsibility:

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a)  To organize professional and law training and fostering for subjects
    dealing in veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and /or chemicals; to grant veterinary practice
    certificates;

b)  To examine and inspect the conditions of establishment dealing in
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms and /or
    chemicals; to guide the destruction of veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemical in strict
    accordance with the technological process in order to ensure
    environmental hygiene and human health; to handle veterinary drugs,
    veterinary-use bioproducts, mircoorganisms and chemical, which are
    counterfeited, banned from use, not on the lists of those permitted
    for circulation in Vietnam as approved for in Article 50 of this
    Ordinance and the legislation on environmental protection.

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5.  Organizations and individuals producing and /or dealing in
    veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms,
    chemical must ensure the registered quality standards and bear
    responsibility before law for the quality standards of veterinary
    drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts, microorganisms, chemical they
    have produced and /or traded in.

# CHAPTER V: VETERINARY PRACTICE

## Article 52:- Scope of veterinary practice

1.  Vaccination, testing, disease diagnosis, prescription, treatment,
    healthcare for animals.

2.  Surgeries on animals

3.  Production of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemical.

4.  Trading in veterinary products, veterinary-use bioproducts,
    microorganisms and chemical.

5.  Testing, assay, experimentation of veterinary drugs, veterinary-use
    bioproducts, microorganisms and chemical.

6.  Other consultancy and service activities related to veterinary work.

## Article 53:- Conditions for veterinary practitioners

1.  Possessing diplomas suitable to the professional practice.

2.  Possessing practice certificates granted by competent State
    management veterinary bodies

3.  Having veterinary means, equipment, instruments suitable for
    registered forms of professional practice.

4.  Having good health for professional practice.

5.  Having professional ethics

## Article 54:- Competence and procedures for granting veterinary practice certificates

1.  The State management veterinary agencies of the Ministry of
    Agricultural and Rural Development and the Ministry of Fisheries
    shall have to examine the conditions and grant veterinary practice
    certificates to individuals conducting the veterinary practice
    prescribed in Clauses 3, 4 and 5 of Article 52 of this Ordinance.

2.  The provincial-level State management veterinary bodies shall have
    to examine the conditions and grant veterinary practice certificates
    to individuals conducting the veterinary practice prescribed in
    Clauses 1, 2, 4 and 6 of Article 52 of this Ordinance.

3.  The persons applying for veterinary certificates send their dossiers
    to the competent veterinary agencies. Such a dossier shall include:

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a)  The application for veterinary practice certificate;

b)  The copies of professional diplomas, certificates;

c)  The curriculum vitae;

d)  The health certificate,

# CHAPTER VI: INSPECTION, SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

## Article 55:- Veterinary inspectorate

The veterinary inspectorate is the specialized veterinary inspectorate.

The organization and operation of the specialized veterinary
inspectorate shall comply with law provisions on inspection.

## Article 56:- Settlement of disputes

Veterinary disputes are settled according to law provisions.

# CHAPTER VII: IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 57:- Implementation effect.

This Ordinance takes implementation effect as from October 1, 2004

This Ordinance replaces the February 2, 1993 Ordinance on Veterinary
medicines.

## Article 58:- Implementation guidance

The Government shall detail and guide the implementation of this
Ordinance.