Vietnam: GVN Renews Regulations on Terrestrial Animals and Animal Products

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The report provides a summary and unofficial translation of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MARD) Circular 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 30, 2016, which stipulates regulations on the quarantine of terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal products in accordance with Clause 3, Article 37 of the Veterinary Law. The draft Circular was notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) as SPS/VNM/80 on May 19, 2016 and formally took effect from August 15, 2016, superseding MARD’s other relevant legislative documents being listed on Article 25 of this notice. 

Vietnam: GVN Renews Regulations on Terrestrial Animals and Animal Products

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