POSSESSING A CERTIFICATE OF TRA CATFISH FARMING POND IDENTIFICATION CODE
From July 01, 2017, commercial Tra catfish farming must process a certificate of Tra catfish farming pond identification code and Each farming pond shall be granted only one code is the important content prescribed at the Decree No. 55/2017/ND-CP on the management of Tra catfish farming and processing and export of Tra catfish products.
Beside the condition for possessing a certificate of Tra catfish farming pond identification code, organizations and individuals involved in Tra catfish farming and processing must satisfy other conditions such as having Tra catfish farming locations and areas in conformity with land use master plans approved by provincial-level People’s Committees; having infrastructure facilities meeting technical requirements on commercial Tra catfish farming; separate water supply and drainage systems; and waste and sludge disposal areas meeting requirements on environmental protection and veterinary hygiene and satisfying the conditions for food safety assurance prescribed in the law on food safety.
On condition for Tra catfish processing, the Decree prescribes that satisfying the business investment conditions, prescribing business investment conditions in the fields of plant protection and quarantine; plant varieties; farming of ordinary forest animals; husbandry; fisheries; and food; complying with the regulations and technical regulations on conditions for food safety assurance in aquatic product processing; possessing a certificate of satisfaction of food safety conditions granted by a competent state management agency; having an origin tracing system as prescribed by law and being capable of tracing to the farm.
This Decree takes effect on July 1, 2017 and replaces the Government’s Decree No. 36/2014/ND-CP of April 29, 2014.
