Circular No. 30/2014/TT-BNNPTNT promulgates the List of objects subject to plant quarantine; the List of objects requiring risk analysis for pests before importation into Vietnam.

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subject to plant quarantine that must undergo risk analysis for pests before importation

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

Decree No. "Article 1. Amending and supplementing some articles of Circular No. 48/2013/TT-BNNPTNT dated November 12, 2013 on inspection and certification of food safety for aquatic products for export:" pursuant to Government Decree No. 26/2013/ND-CP dated November 26, 2013 on 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 the List of Objects Subject to Plant Quarantine; the List of Objects Subject to Plant Quarantine that Must Undergo Risk Analysis for Pests Before Importation into Vietnam.

Article 1. List of Objects Subject to Plant Quarantine

1. Plants

Trees and living parts of trees.

2. Plant products

a) Roots, fruits, seeds, flowers, leaves, stems, branches, roots, tree bark;

b) Various types of sheets, bran, crude oil cakes, natural fibers, raw vegetable fibers;

c) Flour, starch of plant origin (excluding dough, modified starch);

d) Tobacco stems, tobacco threads, betel nut threads, feed enzyme, raw cotton, cotton waste, straw, hay, and aquatic plants;

đ) Round wood, sawn timber, wooden pallets, wood shavings, coconut shavings;

e) Raw materials for animal feed of plant origin;

g) Plant-based growing media.

3. Fungi (excluding salted, frozen, canned fungi, yeast).

4. Silkworm cocoons, silkworm pupae, and ant wings.

5. Various types of insects, spiders, plant diseases, nematodes, bacteria, viruses, phytoplasmas, viroids, and weeds used for identification, training, biological control, and scientific research.

6. Means of transportation and storage of objects subject to plant quarantine.

7. Other objects capable of carrying plant quarantine objects will be determined by the Plant Protection Department and reported to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for decision.

8. In cases of export of objects not included in the list prescribed in this Article, plant quarantine shall be carried out according to the requirements of the importing country and international treaties to which Vietnam is a party.

Article 2. List of Objects Subject to Plant Quarantine Risk Analysis Before Importing into Vietnam

1. Trees and living parts of trees.

2. Fresh roots and tubers.

3. Grass and grass seeds.

4. Beneficial organisms used in plant protection.

5. Imported plants found to contain Vietnamese plant quarantine objects.

6. Other objects subject to plant quarantine with high risk of carrying plant quarantine objects, as determined by the Plant Protection Department and reported to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for decision.

Article 3. Objects Subject to Plant Quarantine Exempt from Risk Analysis

Objects subject to plant quarantine as stipulated in Article 2 of this Circular are exempt from risk analysis in the following cases:

1. Plant seeds for scientific research;

2. Beneficial organisms for scientific research;

3. Other cases, the Director of the Plant Protection Department reports to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for decision.

4. The importation of objects prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article must have a Plant Quarantine Import Permit and comply with plant quarantine regulations.

Article 4. Transitional Provisions

For objects subject to plant quarantine imported into Vietnam before the effective date of this Circular but not yet undergone pest risk analysis, the exporting country's plant quarantine authority must provide information to the Plant Protection Department as required for pest risk analysis. Based on the results of the pest risk analysis, the Plant Protection Department supplements necessary plant quarantine measures to effectively prevent plant quarantine objects.

Article 5. Implementation Provisions

1. This Circular takes effect from January 1, 2015.

2. This Circular replaces Circular No. 39/2012/TT-BNNPTNT dated August 13, 2012 issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the List of Objects Subject to Plant Quarantine that Must Undergo Pest Risk Analysis Before Importation into Vietnam; and Circular No. 40/2012/TT-BNNPTNT dated August 15, 2012 issued by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development on the List of Objects Subject to Plant Quarantine of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

3. The Head of the Ministry’s Office, the Director of the Plant Protection Department, and related organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

During the implementation of this Circular, if there are difficulties or obstacles, relevant agencies, units, organizations, and individuals must promptly report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Plant Protection Department) for consolidation and submission to the Minister for consideration and decision. /./