Decree No. 15/2018/ND-CP of the Government on elaboration of some articles of the Law on Food safety.

This Decree elaborates some Articles of the Law of Food safety on: 1. Procedures for product self-declaration. 2. Procedures for registration of the product declaration. 3. Assurance of genetically modified GM foods. 4. Issuance of the certificate of food safety. 5. State inspection of safety of imported and exported foods. 6. Food labeling. 7. Food advertisements. 8. Food safety requirements in production of dietary supplements. 9. Food safety requirements in production, sale and use of food additives. 10. Tracing food origins. 11. Food safety authorities.
Every food manufacturer and seller must obtain the certificate of food safety, except for those specified in Clause 1 Article 12 of this Decree. Requirements for issuance of the certificate of food safety are specified in Clause 1 Article 34 of the Law of Food safety. Manufacturers of dietary supplements shall apply the requirements specified in Article 28 of this Decree.
Manufacturers and sellers of foods the content of GM ingredients in which exceeds 5% of total ingredients, in addition to compliance with common regulations of law on goods labeling, the goods label must contain information about the GMOs, except for the cases specified in Clause 2 of Article 10 of this Decree.