Circular No. 12/2015/TT-BNNPTNT guiding food safety inspection of imports of plant origin.

This Circular, consisting of 29 articles divided into eight Chapters, prescribes the method of inspection, the order of and procedures for food safety registration and inspection of goods of plant origin used as food which are imported into Vietnam under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; and responsibilities and powers of related parties. The goods governed by this Circular are food of plant origin defined in Appendix 2 to Joint Circular No. 13/2014/TTLT-BYT-BNNPTNT-BCT of 9 April 2014, guiding the assignment and coordination in state management of food safety. This Circular does not govern contents and provisions on plant quarantine activities. It applies to domestic and foreign organizations and individuals engaged in the production of and trading in goods of plant origin used as food which are imported into Vietnam under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.