Fertilizer Certification of Conformity

According to the Decree No. 202/2013/NĐ-CP on fertilizer management, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will manage the production, trading and quality of non-organic fertilizers and other fertilizers (mixtures of organic and non-organic fertilizers, other fertilizers).

Enclosed with the Circular No. 29/2014/TT-BCT on guiding the implementation of a number of clauses on non-organic fertilizers and some other documents and circulars of the Government regulating fertilizer management.

Accordingly, organic fertilizers and other fertilizers need to have certificates of conformity before they are released onto the market. The implementation procedures and process are in accordance with the Circular No. 41/2014/TT-BNNPTN issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on November 27^th, 2013.
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TYPES OF FERTILIZERS THAT NEED CONFORMITY:

According to regulations of the Decree 22/2013NĐ-CP on fertilizer management and Circulars No. 29-41 of Ministry of Industry and Trading and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development respectively, these following fertilizers are required certification of conformity.

• Fertilizers are listed on Fertilizer List that are permitted to be produced, traded and used in Vietnam issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
• Fertilizers that organizations and individuals produce and trade, or fertilizers being the results of research projects at governmental and ministerial level meet all requirements in accordance with the Fertilizer Test Guidelines. In the period that the Fertilizer Test Guidelines have not been issued in accordance with regulations in issued Appendix IX promulgated with this Circular.   

ORDER AND CONTENT OF PROCLAMATIONS OF CONFORMITY OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND OTHER FERTILIZERS:

• The order and content of conformity proclamations are implemented under the Circular No. 55/2012/TT-BNNPTNT on October 31^st, 2012 of Minister of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development that guides the procedures for appointing conformity certified organizations and proclaims conformity within the scope of management of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (hereafter referred to as Circular No. 55/2012/TT-BNNPTNT).
• Each type of organic fertilizer or another fertilizer only proclaims conformity once. When there are changes in the content of the copy of conformity proclamation of registered organic fertilizers or other fertilizers, these fertilizers shall proclaim again.

WAYS TO ASSESS, CERTIFY PROCLAMATION OF CONFORMITY OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND OTHERS:

• The criteria and methods of assessment, certification of conformity under the regulations of the national technical standard.
• During the time the national technical standard has not been issued, the criteria of assessment are implemented under the regulations in Section I of Annex VIII promulgated with the Circular No. 55/2012/TT-BNNPTNT on fertilizers for roots, or in Section II Annex VIII promulgated with this Circular on fertilizers for leaves; applying assessment by mode 5 to organic fertilizers and other domestically produced fertilizers and by mode 7 to organic fertilizers or other imported fertilizers.

PROCLAIM THE LIST OF CONFORMED FERTILIZERS:

• The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will send the notice of acceptance of conformity proclamation to the Cultivation Department within no more than 3 months after issuing the Announcement of acceptance of conformity proclamation.
• Within 5 business days from the date of receiving the Announcement of acceptance of conformity proclamation, The Cultivation Department will compile and publish organic fertilizers and other fertilizers that were proclaimed conformity of organizations and individuals producing and importing these fertilizers on the website of the Department.

Conformity mark and using conformity mark under Article 4 of Circular No. 55/2012/TT-BNNPTNT:

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• A reliable certification organization with representative offices and branches throughout the provinces helps to assess quickly and save maximum costs for units.
• A team of experienced specialists and expert pre-audit have deep understanding of law documents to support the units to solve their problems in the best way.
• KNA Cert is appointed to certify conformity of fertilizers in accordance with hợp 41/2014/TT-BNNPTN. 

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