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Resolution No. 66.13/2026/NQ-CP dated January 27, 2026 of the Government of Vietnam on food product registration and declaration

Date: 1/27/2026

 

THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM
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THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 66.13/2026/NQ-CP
Hanoi, January 27, 2026
 
RESOLUTION
FOOD PRODUCT REGISTRATION AND DECLARATION
Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the Law on Food Safety No. 55/2010/QH12;
Pursuant to the Law on Product and Goods Quality No. 05/2007/QH12, amended by Law No. 35/2018/QH14 and Law No. 78/2025/QH15;
Pursuant to the National Assembly’s Resolution No. 206/2025/QH15 on special mechanisms for resolving difficulties caused by regulations of law;
At the request of the Minister of Health;
The Government promulgates the Resolution on food product registration and declaration.
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope
1. This Resolution provides for declaration of standards applied to foods and registration of food product declaration.
2. This Resolution applies to the following food products:
a) Prepackaged processed foods, food additives, food processing aids, food packaging without technical regulations on quality criteria, safety criteria, or without organizations certifying conformity with National Technical Regulation as prescribed by regulations of law on technical regulations and standards, or without conformity assessment methods;
b) Micronutrients;
c) Dietary supplements;
d) Medical foods;
dd) Foods for special dietary uses;
e) Supplemented foods;
g) Dietary products for children up to 36 months.
Article 2. Regulated entities
This Resolution applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals that manufacture and/or sell foods in Vietnam; organizations and individuals whose operations involve food safety in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as "organizations and individuals").
Article 3. Definitions
“scientific evidence” means scientific information, data and documents that substantiate claims about the health benefits or effects of a product or its ingredients based on scientific researches published in reputable national and international journals, ISI (Institute of Scientific Information) journals, or SCOPUS; or documents about traditional medicine, medicinal plants, remedies, medical, pharmaceutical, and food-related materials that have been published in scientific publications.
Article 4. Application of law
In addition to declaration and registration of food products as prescribed by this resolution, the manufacture, trade, export, import, state inspection, advertising, labeling, origin tracing shall be carried out in accordance with regulations of law on food safety and relevant laws.
Chapter II
PROCEDURES FOR DECLARATION OF APPLIED STANDARDS
Article 5. Cases of declaration of applied standards
1. Organizations or individuals responsible for placing products on the market shall declare standards applied to:
a) Prepackaged processed foods, food additives, food processing aids, packaging and instruments having direct contact with foods (hereinafter referred to as "primary packaging of foods") without technical regulations on quality criteria, safety criteria, or without organizations certifying conformity with National Technical Regulation as prescribed by regulations of law on technical regulations and standards, or without conformity assessment methods;
b) Micronutrients;
c) Supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims.
2. Cases of exemption of declaration of applied standards:
a) Products, raw materials that are domestically manufactured or imported solely for processing or export manufacturing;
b) Raw materials, semi-finished products (initial products) that are domestically manufactured to serve production of organizations and individuals and are not sold domestically;
c) Raw materials, semi-finished products (initial products) that are imported to serve production of the importers and are not sold domestically;
d) Products, raw materials that are imported solely for aid purposes;
dd) Products, raw materials that are imported solely for testing serving product declaration;
e) Products, raw materials that are imported solely for scientific research purposes.
Article 6. Documentation and procedures for declaration of applied standards
1. The application for declaration of applied standards shall include:
a) declaration Form No. 01 in the Appendix hereof;
b) The Test Report (certificate of analysis) according to Form No. 06 in the Appendix hereof (a copy bearing the seal of the declaring entity; or an authenticated electronic copy).
b) The Test Report must be issued within 12 months before date of submission date by a testing laboratory certified as conformable with ISO/IEC 17025; specify quality criteria and safety criteria, the conformity with quality criteria and safety criteria under international regulations or corresponding technical regulations and standards declared;
c) In case a third party is authorized by the manufacturer or owner of the food product to act as the declarant in the conformity declaration: the authorization letter containing all information specified in Article 11 of this resolution (a copy bearing the seal of the declaring entity; or an authenticated electronic copy).
2. Procedures for declaration of applied standards:
a) The declaring entity shall submit 01 application for declaration of applied standards prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article whether online (via the National Public Service Portal, National Single-window Information Portal, ministerial or provincial administrative procedures information system), by post or in person to the competent authority designated by the People’s Committee of the province;
c) Within 15 days after the application is received, if not written opinions are provided, the receiving authority shall publish the declaration on its website or online public service system.
The declaring entity may publish the declaration of applied standards on the labels, packaging, package inserts of the products, mass media, website, or post it at their premises, and is entitled to manufacture/sell the products. The declaring organization/individual shall be fully responsible for the legality, accuracy of the declaration, the product quality and safety as declared, and may only initiate the manufacture or sale of the products after the declaration has been published on the receiving authority's website or online public service system;
c) The designated authority shall receive, archive and publish the declaration of applied standard on its website.
In cases where the declaring entity has 02 or more facilities that manufacture the same product, the application shall only be submitted to the receiving authority of the administrative division having any of the manufacturing facilities. Once a receiving authority has been chosen, the next declarations shall be submitted to that same receiving authority.
3. Documents in the application for declaration of applied standards must be written in Vietnamese language.
a) The declaring entity shall provide English translations of the documents written in English and take responsibility for the accuracy of such translations;
b) Documents in foreign languages other than English must be accompanied by Vietnamese translations bearing the translators' authenticated signatures. If the Vietnamese translations cannot be provided, the declaring entity shall submit the English translations bearing the translators' signatures authenticated in the country of manufacture or exporting country; The declaring entity shall provide the Vietnamese translations and take responsibility for the accuracy of such translations;
c) If the product label is written in multiple languages except English, only the text written in the language of the country of manufacture or exporting country shall be translated.
The documents must be unexpired when the declaration is submitted.
4. In case of changes to the product name, origin, ingredient (except additives), another declaration of applied standards must be submitted. In case of other changes, a written notification of the changes shall be submitted to the receiving authority and the manufacture or sale of the product may be carried on immediately after the notification is sent.
5. Food manufacturers and sellers shall publish declarations of applied standards when selling their food products on e-commerce platforms in Vietnam.
Chapter III
PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF THE CONFIRMATION OF PRODUCT DECLARATION REGISTRATION
Article 7. Cases of product declaration registration
1. Organizations or individuals responsible for placing products on the market shall register the declaration of the following products:
a) Dietary supplements, medical foods, foods for special dietary uses, supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims);
b) Dietary products for children up to 36 months.
2. Imported food products prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall be exempted from product declaration registration in any of the following cases:
a) They are imported for aid purposes;
b) They are imported solely for testing serving product declaration;
c) They imported solely for scientific research purposes.
3. Documents in the application for product declaration registration must be written in Vietnamese language.
a) The applicant shall provide Vietnamese translations of the documents written in English, except documents about safety and quality standards, manufacture processes, product stability study report, and take responsibility for the accuracy of such translations;
b) Documents in foreign languages other than English must be accompanied by Vietnamese translations bearing the translators' authenticated signatures. If the Vietnamese translations cannot be provided, the declaring entity shall submit the English translations bearing the translators' signatures authenticated in the country or manufacture or exporting country; The declaring entity shall provide the Vietnamese translations and take responsibility for the accuracy of such translations;
c) If the product label is written in multiple languages except English, only the text written in the language of the country of manufacture or exporting country shall be translated.
The documents must be unexpired when the application is submitted.
4. Organizations or individuals responsible for placing products on the market shall be fully responsible for the legality, accuracy of the documents, safety and quality of the declared products, and may only initiate manufacture of sale of the products after the confirmation of product declaration registration has been issued.
Article 8. Application for registration of imported food product declaration
1. An application for registration of imported food product declaration shall include the following documents:
a) The declaration Form No. 02 in the Appendix hereof;
b) The Certificate of Free Sale, Certificate of Exportation, Health Certificate or another certificate related to the exported foods issued by a competent authority of the country of manufacture/exporting country (copy with consular legalization or electronic copy enclosed with search results obtained from the website of database in English of the issuing authority or the foreign authority and bearing the applicant's seal).
These certificates must contain the following mandatory information: Name of the issuing authority; issuance date; names of the certified products; type or category of certified products; name and address of the manufacturer; full name and signature of the issuing person; assurance of safety of users or guarantee of free sale in the market of the country of manufacture/exporting country;
c) The Test Report according to Form No. 06 in the Appendix hereof (a copy bearing the seal of the applicant; or an authenticated electronic copy).
The Test Report must be issued within 12 months before date of submission date by a testing laboratory certified as conformable with ISO/IEC 17025 or the testing laboratory of a GMP-compliant manufacturer; specify quality criteria and safety criteria, the conformity with quality criteria and safety criteria under international regulations or corresponding technical regulations and standards declared by the applicant;
d) Documents proving the uses and effects of the products in any of the following forms:
Scientific evidence for the declared uses or effects of the product or ingredients.
Product effectiveness test report according to Clause 3 Article 14 of the Law on Food Safety No. 55/2010/QH12.
When using scientific evidence for the declared uses or effects of the product or ingredients, contents related to the uses and doses in the scientific evidence or documents assessed, published by Vietnamese and foreign regulatory bodies may be quoted to prove the declared uses or effects of the product or ingredients (copies bearing the applicant's seal), and the daily dosage of the product or ingredients must be equal to or greater than 15% of the dosage of the ingredient or traditional remedy mentioned in the documents;
dd) In case a third party is authorized by the manufacturer or owner of the food product to register the product declaration: the authorization letter containing all information specified in Article 11 of this Resolution (a copy bearing the seal of the applicant accompanied by the original for comparison, or the results of administrative procedures, or an authenticated electronic copy).
2. For dietary supplements, the application for product declaration registration shall include the following documents:
a) The documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) The Certificate of food safety and GMP compliance or an equivalent certificate (bearing the applicant's seal or electronic copy enclosed with search results obtained from the website of database in English of the issuing authority or the foreign authority and bearing the applicant's seal);
c) The sample product label and package insert (if any);
d) The report on the process of research and development of the product;
dd) Documents about safety and quality standards;
e) Documents about the manufacturing process;
g) Product stability study report;
h) In addition to the documents specified in Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, g Clause 2 of this Article, the applicant may submit other documents to clarify or prove the contents of the application.
Detailed guidance on documentation for dietary supplement declaration registration can be found in Form No. 03 in the Appendix hereof.
3. For medical foods, food for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months, supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims), the application for product declaration registration shall include the following documents:
a) The documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) The Certificate of compliance with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems, ISO 22000, International Food Standards (IFS), British Retail Consortium (BRC) standards, Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000) or an equivalent certificate of the Certificate of food safety and GMP compliance or an equivalent certificate (bearing the applicant's seal or electronic copy enclosed with search results obtained from the website of database in English of the issuing authority or the foreign authority and bearing the applicant's seal);
c) The sample product label and package insert (if any);
d) The report on the process of research and development of the product;
dd) Documents about safety and quality standards;
e) Documents about the manufacturing process;
g) Product stability study report;
h) In addition to the documents specified in Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, g Clause 3 of this Article, the applicant may submit other documents to clarify or prove the contents of the application.
Detailed guidance on documentation for applying for product declaration registration for medical foods, food for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months, supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims) can be found in Form No. 04 in the Appendix hereof.
Article 9. Application for product declaration registration for domestically manufactured food products
1. An application for product declaration registration for domestically manufactured food products shall include the following documents:
a) The declaration Form No. 02 in the Appendix hereof;
b) The Test Report according to Form No. 06 in the Appendix hereof (a copy bearing the seal of the applicant; or an authenticated electronic copy).
The Test Report must be issued within 12 months before date of submission date by a testing laboratory certified as conformable with ISO/IEC 17025 or the testing laboratory of a GMP-compliant manufacturer; specify quality criteria and safety criteria, the conformity with quality criteria and safety criteria under international regulations or corresponding technical regulations and standards declared by the applicant;
c) Documents proving the uses and effects of the products in any of the following forms:
Scientific evidence of the declared uses or effects of the product or ingredients.
Product effectiveness test report according to Clause 3 Article 14 of the Law on Food Safety No. 55/2010/QH12.
When using scientific evidence for the declared uses or effects of the product or ingredients, contents related to the uses and doses in the scientific evidence or documents assessed, published by Vietnamese and foreign regulatory bodies may be quoted to prove the declared uses or effects of the product or ingredients (copies bearing the applicant's seal), and the daily dosage of the product or ingredients must be equal to or greater than 15% of the dosage of the ingredient or traditional remedy mentioned in the documents;
d) In case a third party is authorized by the manufacturer or owner of the food product to register the product declaration: the authorization letter containing all information specified in Article 11 of this Resolution (a copy bearing the seal of the applicant accompanied by the original for comparison, or the results of administrative procedures, or an authenticated electronic copy).
2. For dietary supplements, the application for product declaration registration shall include the following documents:
a) The documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) The sample product label and package insert (if any);
c) The report on the process of research and development of the product;
d) Documents about safety and quality standards;
dd) Documents about the manufacturing process;
e) Product stability study report;
g) Information about primary packaging of the product;
h) In addition to the documents specified in Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, g Clause 2 of this Article, the applicant may submit other documents to clarify or prove the contents of the application.
Detailed guidance on documentation for dietary supplement declaration registration can be found in Form No. 03 in the Appendix hereof.
3. For medical foods, food for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months and supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims), the application for product declaration registration shall include the following documents:
a) The documents specified in Clause 1 of this Article;
b) The Certificate of compliance with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) systems, ISO 22000, International Food Standards (IFS), British Retail Consortium (BRC) standards, Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000) or an equivalent certificate of the Certificate of food safety and GMP compliance or an equivalent certificate (bearing the applicant's seal);
c) The sample product label and package insert (if any);
d) The report on the process of research and development of the product;
dd) Documents about safety and quality standards;
e) Documents about the manufacturing process;
g) Product stability study report;
h) In addition to the documents specified in Points a, b, c, d, dd, e, g Clause 3 of this Article, the applicant may submit other documents to clarify or prove the contents of the application.
Detailed guidance on documentation for applying for product declaration registration for medical foods, food for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months and supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims) can be found in Form No. 04 in the Appendix hereof.
Article 10. Procedures for registration of the product declaration
1. The food manufacturer or seller (the applicant) shall submit the application for product declaration registration online (via the National Public Service Portal or the National Single Window Portal or the ministerial or provincial administrative procedures information system), by post, or in person to the following receiving authority:
a) The Ministry of Health for dietary supplements;
b) The competent authority designated by the People’s Committee of the province for medical foods, food for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months and supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims);
c) If the applicant has 02 or more facilities that manufacture the same product, the product declaration may be registered with the regulatory authority of administrative division having one of the manufacturing facilities (except for products that have to be registered with the Ministry of Health).Once a receiving authority has been chosen, the next declarations shall be registered with that same receiving authority.
2. Within 90 days from the receipt of the satisfactory application for product declaration registration, the receiving authority prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall process the application and issue the confirmation of product declaration registration according to Form No. 05 in the Appendix hereof;
Within the aforementioned 90-day period, the receiving authority prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall process the application and issue the confirmation of product declaration registration for products prescribed in Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 8 and Clauses 2 and 3 of Article 9 hereof. If necessary, the receiving authority may establish an advisory council and do not directly participate in the application processing.
3. If the application needs to be supplemented, the receiving authority prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article shall provide explanation in writing, specify the necessary supplementation, the legal basis and professional basis for requesting such supplementation. The receiving authority may request supplementation up to 02 times per application.
a) The applicant shall complete supplementing the application within 60 days from the receipt of the receiving authority's request for supplementation. The applicant may supplement the application up to 02 times;
b) If the applicant finds that there is not enough time to complete the application, the applicant shall submit a written request for extension of time limit and provide explanation within 20 days from the date of receipt of the receiving authority's request for supplementation. The time limit may be extended for up to 120 days from the date of receipt of the receiving authority's request for supplementation. If the application is still unsatisfactory after the initial or extended time limit expires, it shall be invalidated;
c) Within 60 days from the receipt of the supplemented application, the receiving authority shall process the application and issue the confirmation of product declaration registration in accordance with Clause 2 of this Article, or issue a written rejection if the application is unsatisfactory.
4. In case of changes to the product name, origin, ingredient (except additives), uses, intended users, dosage, another product declaration must be registered. In case of other changes, a written notification of the changes shall be submitted to the receiving authority prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article and the manufacture or sale of the product may be carried on immediately after the notification is sent.
5. The receiving authority shall post on its website and update on the food safety database the names and products of suppliers whose product declarations have been registered.
6. Food manufacturers and sellers shall publish the confirmation of product declaration registration when selling their food products on e-commerce platforms in Vietnam and pay the fee for processing applications for product declaration registration in accordance with regulations of law on fees and charges.
Article 11. Regulations on authorization letters
1. The language of presentation shall be Vietnamese, English, or both Vietnamese and English.
2. The authorization of product declarant shall comply with relevant regulations of law on authorization and has the following contents:
a) Name and address of the manufacturer; in case the authorizing party is the owner of the food product, both the name and address of the food product owner and the name and address of the manufacturer must be specified;
b) Name and address of the authorized party; 
c) Scope of authorization (to act as the product declarant and jointly bear responsibility for all matters related to the product);
d) Name of the product covered by the authorization.
3. In case of changes to the authorization contents, the authorizing party shall send a written notification to the competent authority.
4. The authorizing party and the authorized party shall be jointly responsible for the consequences caused by violations of the product against regulations on food safety and quality.
Article 12. Revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration and removal of information about products from websites of product declaration-receiving authorities
1. The receiving authority shall revoke the confirmation of product declaration registration and remove information about the product from its website within 05 working days from the date of discovery of any of the following cases:
a) One of the certificates that are the basis for self-declaration or declaration of applied standards or registration of conformity declaration or issuance of the confirmation of product declaration registration in Vietnam is revoked by the competent authority of the foreign country;
b) The product declaration is based on counterfeit or untruthful documents;
c) The competent authorities conclude that the product brand infringes upon intellectual property rights;
d) The product is not manufactured or imported for 03 consecutive years from the date of issuance of the confirmation of product declaration registration or declaration or applied standard or registration of conformity declaration;
dd) The holder of the confirmation of product declaration registration voluntarily turns it in, or the declarant voluntarily withdraws the declaration of applied standards or conformity declaration due to commercial reasons;
e) The holder of the confirmation of product declaration registration voluntarily turns it in, or the declarant voluntarily withdraws the declaration of applied standards or conformity declaration due to unfulfilled safety criteria and quality criteria;
g) The confirmation of product declaration registration was issued ultra vires;
h) The organization/individual responsible for placing products on the market is relocated without notifying the receiving authority;
i) An investigating authority informs or concludes that the product is counterfeit or contains banned substances. IN this case, the confirmation of product declaration registration shall be revoked, and information about the product shall be removed from the websites of the receiving authority, the manufacturer, the organizations and individuals responsible for placing the product on the market;
k) The product declaration dossier is not completed by the declarant in accordance with this resolution and the Government’s Decree No. 46/2026/ND-CP dated January 26, 2026 on elaboration of some Articles and measures for organization of the implementation of the Law on Food Safety.
2. Authority to issue decisions on revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration and removal of information about products from websites of product declaration-receiving authorities:
a) The Ministry of Health shall to issue decisions on revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration and removal from its website information about products to which it issued the confirmation of product declaration registration;
b) Competent authorities designated by the People’s Committees of provinces shall issue decisions on revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration they issued; request withdrawal of declarations of applied standards and removal of information from websites of declaration-receiving authorities.
3. Disposal of food products after revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration and removal of their information from websites:
a) Products prescribed in Points a, b, e, i Clause 1 of this Article shall be suspended from sale and recalled;
b) Food products manufactured before the time of revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration and removal of their information from websites may continue to be sold until their expiration dates in the case specified in Points c, d, dd, g, h, k Clause 1 of this Article.
Article 13. Suspension of receipt and processing of product declaration dossiers
1. Receiving authorities shall stop receiving and processing product declaration dossiers from organizations and individuals that:
a) Manufacture or sell illegally imported products, counterfeit products, products without clear origins;
b) Manufacture or sell products without the confirmation of product declaration registration in Vietnam or without self-declaration or declaration of applied standards or registration of conformity declaration;
c) Fail to recalled non-compliant products as notified by competent authorities;
d) Manufacture or sell dietary supplements without the certificate of food safety and GMP compliance for dietary supplements;
dd) Manufacture or sell medical foods, foods for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months of age and supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims) without the Certificate of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP), ISO 22000 on Food Safety Management System, International Featured Standards (IFS), British Retail Consortium (BRC) standards, Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000), an equivalent certification, or Certificate of food safety and GMP compliance;
e) Manufacture or sell that contain substances banned from use in dietary supplements;
g) Import, sell products or raw materials for manufacture of foods banned by the country of manufacture;
h) Manufacture or sell foods whose ingredients (except additives) are not consistent with the product declaration dossier or labels containing false origins;
i) Use a fraudulent document, seal or signature in the product declaration dossier;
k) Provide false information in the product declaration dossier;
2. After the declarant has fully rectified the violations and sends a report to the receiving authority, the receiving authority shall carry on processing of the application for product declaration registration.
Chapter IV
IMPLEMENTATION CLAUSES
Article 14. Implementation clauses
1. This Resolution enters into force from the day on which it is signed until the Law on Food Safety dated June 17, 2010 is replaced but not later than February 28, 2027.
2. Products other than those prescribed in Clause 1 Article 5 of this Resolution shall have declarations of applied standards as prescribed in Article 23 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.
3. Regulations on registration of advertisement contents of the products prescribed in Clause 1 Article 7 of this Resolution:
a) Do not use images, equipment, uniforms, names of health facilities, physicians, pharmacists, health workers, patients’ opinions, speeches, articles of physicians, pharmacists, health workers to advertise foods. Do not advertise foods in a manner that misleads or exaggerate effects of foods as if they were medicines for treatment of diseases.
b) Advertisement conveyors who are influencers must disclose the sponsorship when advertising functional foods and dietary products for children up to 36 months that are not banned from advertising according to Article 7 of the Law on Advertising.
Article 15. Transition clauses
1. Regarding applications for product declaration registration submitted before the effective date of this Resolution, food products granted the confirmation of product declaration registration, or supplemented foods subject to conversion from self-declaration from product declaration registration:
a) The application for product declaration registration shall be completed in accordance with this Resolution within 24 months from the effective date of this Resolution;
b) Receiving authorities shall process applications in accordance with Article 10 of this Resolution.
2. Regarding products having self-declarations before the effective date of this Resolution, declaration of applied standards shall be completed in accordance with this Resolution within 12 months from the effective date of this Resolution.
3. Upon expiration of the time limits prescribed in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article, the self-declaration, application for product declaration registration or confirmation of product declaration registration is no longer valid for manufacture or import, and products granted the confirmation of product declaration registration, products manufactured within 24 months after the effective date of this Resolution, products self-declared within 12  months after the effective date of this Resolution may continue to be sold until their expiration dates and their owner shall take responsibility for them.
Article 16. Responsibility for implementation
1. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Health:
a) Organize the receipt and management of applications, issuance and revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration for dietary supplements;
b) Within 30 days from the issuance date of the confirmation of product declaration registration, the receiving authority shall provide the method for testing safety criteria and quality criteria of the manufacturer for testing laboratories designated to serve state management of food safety for sampling and quality supervision on the market.
2. Responsibilities of the People’s Committees of provinces:
a) Organize the receipt and management of applications; issuance and revocation of the confirmation of product declaration registration for medical foods, foods for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months and supplemented foods (except supplemented foods that only contain vitamins, minerals and do not have health claims).
Within 30 days from the issuance date of the confirmation of product declaration registration, the receiving authority shall provide the method for testing safety criteria and quality criteria of the manufacturer for testing laboratories designated to serve state management of food safety for sampling and quality supervision on the market;
b) Organize receipt of declarations of applied standards under assignment and delegation;
c) Agencies receiving conformity declaration dossiers shall develop and implement plans for post-clearance document inspection after conformity declarations are submitted; take actions against non-compliant conformity declaration dossiers. Within allocated local funding, the receiving agency shall annually develop inspection plans, allocate funding for sampling to monitor quality and safety of products declared for circulation in the market, focusing on product groups used by high-risk groups such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, and patients. Based on monitoring results, conduct post-clearance site inspections at manufacture and trading establishments, and handle violations if detected.
3. The authority receiving and processing applications for product declaration registration shall issue the decision on establishment, develop principles for organization and operation of specialized committees for appraisal and issuance of the confirmation of product declaration registration and the Council for issuance of the confirmation of product declaration registration (where necessary).
4. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, President of the People’s Committees of provinces, relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for implementation of this Resolution.
 
 
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PP PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
(Signed and sealed)



Le Thanh Long
(This translation is for reference only)



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