Decree No. 84/2019/ND-CP of the Government regulating fertilizer management.

This Decree elaborates on the implementation of clause 5 of Article 36, clause 4 of Article 37, clause 3 of Article 38, clause 2 of Article 40, clause 4 of Article 41, clause 3 of Article 42, clause 3 of Article 44, clause 4 of Article 45, clause 4 of Article 46 and clause 2 of Article 49 regarding fertilizer management in the Law on Crop Production.
The Decree consists of 29 Articles divided into 6 Chapters: General Provisions (I); Issuance, Reissuance, Extension and Revocation of Decision on Recognition of Fertilizer for Trade and Decision on Recognition of Fertilizer Testing Organization (II); Issuance, Reissuance and Revocation of Certificate of Eligibility for Fertilizer Production and Certificate of Eligibility for Fertilizer Trade (III); Fertilizer Import, State Inspection of Fertilizer Import, Fertilizer Sampling and Fertilizer Advertisement (IV); Responsibilities for State Management of Fertilizers (V) ; Implementation Clause (IV) .
Article 5 provides for applications, procedures and competence pertaining to issuance of Decision on recognition of fertilizer for trade in Vietnam. A fertilizer testing organization must ensure there are adequate personnel to conduct a test, among which, there must be at least 05 official employees (public employees or workers under indefinite duration contracts or contracts for duration of at least 12 months) besides the person in charge of the test (art.9).
The competent affiliates of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have the power to inspect, issue, reissue and revoke the certificate of eligibility for fertilizer production. The Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development have the power to inspect, issue, reissue and revoke the certificate of eligibility for fertilizer trade (art.13). Organizations and individuals shall import fertilizers according to regulations of Article 44 and Article 46 of the Crop Production Law. Article 20 provides for the applications, procedures and competence pertaining to issuance of fertilizer import permits.
Responsibilities of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the management of fertilizers include: 1. Propose legislative documents on fertilizer management, fertilizer development strategies, planning, programs, plans and policies; and fertilizer export and import to the Government for promulgation; 2. Formulate national technical regulations and standards for fertilizers; 3. Manage registration, tests, production, trade, export, import, quality control, labeling, advertisement and use of fertilizers in Vietnam. 4. Organize research, collect and manage information and documents concerning fertilizer production and trade; carry out international cooperation in the fertilizer sector; etc.