Circular No. 09/2023/TT-BNNPTNT Issuing the List of Plant Protection Chemicals Permitted for Use in Vietnam and the List of Plant Protection Chemicals Prohibited from Use in Vietnam

CIRCULAR

Issuing the List of Plant Protection Products Permitted for Use in Vietnam and the List of Plant Protection Products Prohibited from Use in Vietnam in Vietnam

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Pursuant to the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine No. 41/2013/QH13 dated November 25, 2013;

Pursuant to Decree No. 105/2022/NĐ-CP dated December 22, 2022 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

At the proposal of the Director of the Plant Protection Department;

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development issues this Circular on the List of Plant Protection Products Permitted for Use in Vietnam and the List of Plant Protection Products Prohibited from Use in Vietnam.

Article 1. Attached herewith are

1. The List of Plant Protection Products Permitted for Use in Vietnam, Appendix I attached to this Circular, includes:

a) Agricultural chemicals:

- Insecticides: 712 active substances with 1,725 trade names.

- Fungicides: 683 active substances with 1,561 trade names.

- Herbicides: 260 active substances with 791 trade names.

- Rodenticides: 08 active substances with 43 trade names.

- Growth Regulators: 60 active substances with 178 trade names.

- Insect attractants: 08 active ingredients with 08 trade names.

- Snailcides: 31 active substances with 152 trade names.

- Adjuvants (spreaders): 05 active ingredients with 06 trade names.

b) Termite Control Agents: 16 active substances with 23 trade names.

c) Timber preservation chemicals: 07 active ingredients with 08 trade names.

d) Warehouse Sanitizers: 03 active substances with 09 trade names.

đ) Golf course chemicals:

- Fungicides: 02 active substances with 02 trade names.

- Herbicides: 01 active substance with 01 trade name.

- Growth Regulators: 01 active substance with 01 trade name.

e) Seed treatment chemicals:

- Insecticides: 10 active ingredients with 16 trade names.

- Fungicides: 12 active ingredients with 12 trade names.

g) Post-harvest crop storage chemicals

- 01 active substance with 01 trade name.

2. The List of Plant Protection Chemicals Prohibited from Use in Vietnam, Appendix II attached herewith, includes:

a) Insecticides, timber preservation chemicals: 23 active ingredients.

b) Fungicides: 06 active ingredients.

c) Rodenticides: 01 active ingredient.

d) Herbicides: 01 active ingredient.

3. The Harmonized System (HS) Code Table for Plant Protection Products Permitted for Use and Prohibited from Use in Vietnam shall be implemented according to Section 22 and Section 23 of Appendix I issued together with Circular No. 11/2021/TT-BNNPTNT dated September 20, 2021, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the HS Code Table for goods under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the list of agricultural and rural development goods subject to specialized inspection upon import and export. In case there are amendments, supplements, or replacements to the HS Code Table regulations, such amended, supplemented, or replaced regulations shall apply.

Article 2. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from December 8, 2023.

2. Circular No. 19/2022/TT-BNNPTNT dated December 2, 2022, of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the issuance of the List of Plant Protection Products Permitted for Use in Vietnam and the List of Plant Protection Products Prohibited from Use in Vietnam shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect.

Article 3. Responsibility for Implementation

1. The Director of the Plant Protection Department, Heads of units under the Ministry, Directors of Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development, and relevant organizations and individuals shall be responsible for implementing this Circular.

2. During implementation, if there are difficulties or obstacles, it is requested that agencies, organizations, and individuals report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (through the Plant Protection Department) for consideration and timely resolution./.