Decree 46/2022/NĐ-CP – amending Decree 13/2020 guiding the Animal Husbandry Law

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization dated June 19, 2015; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Government Organization and the Law on Organization of Local Government dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to the Law on Animal Husbandry dated November 19, 2018;

At the proposal of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;

The Government promulgates the Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 13/2020/NĐ-CP dated January 21, 2020 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Animal Husbandry.

Article 1. Amend and supplement a number of articles of Decree No. 13/2020/NĐ-CP dated January 21, 2020 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Animal Husbandry

1. Amend and supplement certain provisions of Article 3 as follows:

a) Amend clause 5 as follows:

"5. The livestock unit coefficient is a constant applied to directly convert the number of livestock into livestock units."

b) Amend clause 6 as follows:

"6. A loudspeaker is an audio device used to attract swiftlets, placed around the entrances and exits of the swiftlet house."

c) Supplement clauses 11, 12, and 13 as follows:

"11. New substances in livestock waste treatment products are chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms not listed in the List of chemicals, biological preparations, or microorganisms permitted for use in livestock waste treatment products in Vietnam.

12. A facility producing livestock waste treatment products is a facility that carries out part or all the activities of processing, manufacturing, or producing livestock waste treatment products.

13. Original livestock breed products are livestock breeding products derived from original breeds."

2. Amend and supplement certain clauses of Article 4 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement clause 6 as follows:

“6. In cases where the dossier is a foreign-language certificate, it must have a Vietnamese translation certified by the organization or individual carrying out the administrative procedure or a Vietnamese translation that is notarized.”

b) Add clause 8 as follows:

"8. In cases of natural disasters or epidemics as prescribed by law: Online evaluation will be applied to production and business establishments, conformity assessment organizations, and licensing agencies that meet requirements regarding resources and technical means (computers, internet connection, software applications, audio and video recording devices, etc.); periodic supervision and evaluation activities may be postponed for up to 6 months; or temporary licensing may be conducted for a maximum of 6 months, with import quality inspections based on the review of complete and valid dossiers without the need for on-site evaluation. Organizations and individuals engaged in production and business, as well as conformity assessment organizations, shall be legally responsible for the accuracy of the information, documents, images, and dossiers provided to the licensing authorities. On-site evaluation will be carried out after localities have controlled natural disasters and epidemics as prescribed by law;" Immediately revoke the license in cases where organizations or individuals violate regulations and handle according to the provisions of the law.

c) Add clause 9 as follows:

"9. Archiving records

a) Documents and records related to state inspection of the quality of imported animal feed; state inspection of the quality of imported animal waste treatment products shall be stored for a period of 5 years from the date of issuance of the inspection result notice;

b) Documents and records related to the import of animal feed that has not been publicly announced on the Electronic Information Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; import of animal waste treatment products containing new substances shall be stored for a period of 5 years from the date of issuance of the import license.

3. Add Article 5a after Article 5 as follows:

"Article 5a. Mechanism for ordering activities concerning the import, production, breeding, and supply of original livestock breeding products

1. Ordering activities include: Import, production, breeding, and supply of original livestock breeding products.

2. Ordering the import, production, breeding, and supply of original livestock breed products must meet the following conditions:

a) Public service units with functions and tasks of researching and producing livestock breeds; producers and suppliers of original livestock breed products with business registration in the field of livestock breeds; having sufficient financial capacity; meeting the requirements for original livestock breeds and complying with the conditions of livestock breed production and trading establishments as specified in Articles 22 and 23 of the Law on Animal Husbandry;

b) Meeting the technical-economic norms for each type of original livestock breed issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

3. The retail price and subsidy rate for original livestock breed products are decided by the competent authority in accordance with the provisions of the law on prices and relevant legal regulations.

4. Based on the order, the content of the order, and other regulations on ordering imports, production, breeding and supply of original livestock products to be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law.

4. Supplement paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 9 as follows:

"3. Facilities with a Certificate of Eligibility for Livestock Feed Production, when producing commercial livestock feed or custom-made livestock feed for other organizations and individuals, must deliver a copy of the production batch log to the organization or individual renting production at the facility for safekeeping to serve inspection, examination, and traceability purposes."

4. Organizations and individuals renting facilities with a Certificate of Eligibility for animal feed production to produce commercial animal feed products must keep records of product information announcements on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic portal, announce applicable standards, announce conformity, production logs, and test results to serve inspection, examination, and traceability work.

Organizations and individuals renting facilities with a Certificate of Eligibility for Animal Feed Production to produce animal feed products on order must keep production logs and test results to serve inspection, supervision, and traceability purposes.

5. Amend and supplement clause 8 of Article 10 as follows:

8. Cases that do not require the issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Animal Feed include:

a) Production facilities (manufacturing, preliminary processing, processing) of traditional animal feed for commercial purposes at household or business household level;

b) Food production facilities that comply with Vietnamese law on food safety have food products and by-products created in the process of food production that are of suitable quality to be used as animal feed without undergoing any other preliminary processing or processing steps at that facility.

6. Add clause 6 to Article 11 as follows:

“6. The evaluation of supervision on maintaining animal feed production conditions is carried out as follows: Within 06 months prior to the supervision evaluation specified in points a and b of clause 5 of this Article, the competent authority issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Animal Feed Production shall notify the organization or individual in writing. Within 20 days from the date of notification, the evaluation authority shall establish an evaluation team and organize an assessment of the actual conditions at the facility in accordance with the provisions of point a, clause 1, clause 2, clause 3, and clause 4 of this Article. Within no more than 05 working days from the date of completion of the evaluation, the competent authority shall issue the Evaluation Result Notification according to Form No. 13.TACN in Appendix I issued together with this Decree.”

7. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 14 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement clause 3 as follows:

"3. The procedure for recognizing the feed testing methods of export country laboratories is regulated as follows:"

Within 30 days from the date of receiving a complete dossier, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall organize an Assessment Team to appraise the dossier; in cases where the dossier lacks information or authenticity, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall organize an on-site assessment at the feed testing laboratory of the exporting country. If the requirements are met, within 5 working days from the date of completion of the appraisal and assessment, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall issue a decision recognizing the feed testing method of the feed testing laboratory of the exporting country according to Form No. 14.TACN Appendix I issued together with this Decree; in case of refusal, a written response must be provided specifying the reason. The decision recognizing the feed testing method of the feed testing laboratory of the exporting country is valid for a maximum of 5 years.

b) Amend and supplement clause 4 as follows:

“4. The composition of the Evaluation Team includes: the Department of Animal Husbandry, relevant units, and technical experts.”

c) Add item 5 as follows:

“5. Organizations and individuals registering for the recognition of feed testing methods of the exporting country's laboratories are responsible for providing complete and accurate documents to serve the appraisal and evaluation work; and coordinate with the Department of Animal Husbandry for evaluation.”

8. Amend and supplement some items of Article 15 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement item 2 as follows:

“2. The procedure for recognizing the trial process and the feed of the exporting country is stipulated as follows:

Within 30 days from the date of receiving a complete dossier, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall organize an Evaluation Team to appraise the dossier; in cases where the dossier lacks information and authenticity, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall organize an on-site evaluation at the exporting country. If the requirements are met, within 5 working days from the date of completion of the appraisal and evaluation, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall issue a decision to recognize the testing process and approve the feed of the exporting country according to Form No. 15.TACN Appendix I issued together with this Decree; in case of refusal, a written response must be given specifying the reasons.

b) Amend and supplement clause 3 as follows:

"3. The Evaluation Team includes: the Department of Animal Husbandry, relevant units, and technical experts."

c) Add clause 4 as follows:

"4. Organizations and individuals registering for the recognition of testing procedures and the approval of feed from the exporting country are responsible for providing complete and accurate dossiers for appraisal and evaluation; they must coordinate with the Department of Animal Husbandry for the assessment."

9. Amend and supplement several clauses of Article 18 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement clause 4 as follows:

"4. The procedure for state inspection of the quality of imported feed is regulated as follows:

a) Organizations and individuals submit 01 set of dossiers as prescribed in clause 3 of this Article to the inspection authority specified in clause 1 of this Article. Within 01 working day from the date of receipt of the dossier, the inspection authority responds regarding the completeness of the dossier;

b) Within 03 working days from the date of receipt of a complete dossier, the inspection authority evaluates the contents of the dossier."

In case the dossier does not meet the requirements, the inspection agency will request the organization or individual to supplement and complete the dossier.

In case it meets the requirements, the inspection agency will confirm it on the Quality Inspection Registration Certificate for the organization or individual to carry out procedures according to the regulations in points c and d of this clause;

c) For animal feed regulated under point a, clause 2 of this Article: Organizations and individuals are allowed to clear customs immediately after completing customs procedures. Within 15 working days from the date of customs clearance of the shipment, organizations and individuals must submit the conformity assessment results to the inspection agency. Organizations and individuals are fully responsible for the results of their self-assessment of conformity and must ensure that the shipment complies with applicable technical regulations and declared standards. In the event that the shipment fails the inspection, organizations and individuals must report to the inspection agency or the conformity certification organization must notify the inspection agency for handling in accordance with the law;

d) For animal feed specified in point b, clause 2 of this Article: Organizations and individuals shall complete customs declaration procedures, select a designated conformity assessment body in the field of animal feed to evaluate the conformity of the shipment. In case the shipment meets the applicable technical regulations and standards, the conformity assessment body shall issue a Conformity Certificate for the shipment for the organization or individual to submit to the customs authority for clearance procedures, and at the same time notify the inspection authority. In case the shipment produces non-conformity results, the conformity assessment body shall notify the inspection authority for handling in accordance with legal regulations.

In cases where the shipment has test results that are not compliant, the conformity certification organization shall notify the inspection agency for handling in accordance with the provisions of the law.

b) Amend and supplement points a and c of clause 5 as follows:

“a) The exemption from state inspection of the quality of imported animal feed applies to the same type of animal feed (name, recognition code, ingredient composition, quality, use, form, color) from the same manufacturer and the same importer after three consecutive imports with conformity assessment results confirmed by the inspection agency in writing to be exempt from state quality inspection within a period of 1 year. During the period of exemption from state inspection of the quality of imported animal feed, organizations and individuals are not required to perform conformity assessment and declaration of conformity for each imported batch.

Organizations and individuals who wish to be exempted from state inspection of the quality of animal feed under this provision shall submit an Application for exemption from state inspection of imported animal feed quality according to Form No. 17.TACN Appendix I issued together with this Decree to the inspection agency along with the results of the assessment of compliance with national technical standards for 03 consecutive times. Within 03 working days from the date of receipt of a valid dossier, the inspection agency shall issue a written confirmation that the product is exempted from quality inspection;

c) During the period of exemption from state inspection of imported animal feed quality, the inspection agency shall conduct:

Random inspection of imported batches when detecting or receiving complaints, denunciations about the quality of imported goods, or at the request of competent authorities or under the direction of higher management agencies.

Issue a document notifying the suspension of the application of the exemption and reduction regime for inspection if imported goods circulating in the market are found to be non-compliant with national technical regulations, published standards applied, or when there are complaints or denunciations about the conformity assessment results that are verified to be true, or through spot inspections of imported consignments with non-compliant conformity assessment results.

c) Add Clause 6 as follows:

"6. Cases exempted from state quality inspection of animal feed upon import include:

a) Temporary imported and re-exported, re-imported animal feed for processing according to the requirements of foreign partners;

b) Transit, transshipment, or re-exported animal feed;

c) Animal feed sent from abroad to bonded warehouses;

d) Animal feed for display at fairs, exhibitions, or advertising;

e) Animal feed samples for analysis at testing laboratories;"

e) Animal feed samples for testing to serve trials, inspection, certification of compliance with national technical regulations, inter-laboratory testing;

g) Animal feed for scientific research;

h) Animal feed of incoming persons within the tax exemption quota;

i) Imported animal feed serving emergency requirements decided by the Government or the Prime Minister based on the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

10. Supplement Article 18a after Article 18 as follows:

"Article 18a. State inspection of the quality of imported animal feed after customs clearance

1. Inspection agencies: Department of Animal Husbandry, Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of provinces and centrally-run cities.

2. Inspection content:

According to the provisions of Clause 2, Clause 3 of Article 41; Clause 2, Clause 4 of Article 43 and Clause 2 of Article 49 of the Law on Animal Husbandry.

3. Inspection frequency

a) Conduct annual periodic inspections with a frequency of no more than once for each imported animal feed product of the same origin; no more than once for each importing unit. The selection of products and importing units for annual inspection is based on the following criteria:

For animal feed products: nature, function, production facility, country of manufacture, import quantity and import value, quality inspection results in the year immediately preceding the inspection year;

For animal feed importing units: import quantity for each product of the unit, purpose of import; compliance results with legal regulations in the year immediately preceding the inspection year;

Other criteria are stipulated in the legal documents on animal feed (if any);

b) Spot inspections when signs of violations by the importing unit are detected, or in case of complaints or denunciations regarding product quality, or at the request of competent authorities or under the direction of higher management agencies.

4. Inspection procedure

a) The Department of Livestock accesses information on imported animal feed consignments on the National Single Window Portal as a basis for developing the annual inspection program specified in point b of this clause;

b) The annual inspection program includes: the name and address of the importing unit to be inspected, the number of products to be inspected, the inspection content, the inspecting agency, the inspection time, and the time for reporting inspection results;

c) Before October 30 each year, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall announce the inspection program to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. The inspection agency specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall carry out inspections and prepare an Inspection Report according to Form No. 16.TACN in Appendix I issued together with this Decree; handle the inspection results according to legal regulations.

5. Inspection funding: From the central and local administrative budget.

6. Implementation: The inspection agency specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall organize the state inspection of the quality of imported animal feed after customs clearance in conjunction with inspection activities at production facilities, trading establishments, import establishments, and animal feed usage establishments.”

11. Amend and supplement Clause 2 of Article 19 as follows:

“2. Testing of animal feed samples for state management purposes must be carried out before the product batch being sampled reaches its expiration date (not applicable to checks for banned substances in animal feed).

The notification of initial test results to organizations and individuals must be ensured at least 15 days before the product batch expires (not applicable in the case of sudden inspections as prescribed by the law on inspection and examination). No later than 2 working days after receiving a complaint from an organization or individual, the inspection agency must send the sample for retesting.”

12. Amend and supplement certain clauses of Article 21 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement clause 1 as follows:

“1. The scale of livestock farming is determined by the number of livestock units at the same time for the types of livestock specified in Appendix V issued together with this Decree.”

b) Amend the opening sentence of clause 2 as follows:

“2. The scale of livestock farming is prescribed as follows:”

c) Amend and supplement point b, clause 3, as follows:

“b) Medium-scale and small-scale farm livestock must meet the conditions stipulated in clause 1, Article 55 and clause 2, Article 57 of the Law on Livestock.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the district-level People's Committee are responsible for inspecting the livestock farming conditions of medium-scale and small-scale farm establishments according to the criteria specified in the Table of livestock farming condition assessment attached to Form No. 04.DKCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree. The frequency of regular inspections is once every three years; sudden inspections are conducted when signs of violations are detected, or upon complaints, denunciations regarding the quality of livestock products, livestock farming conditions, or as directed by higher management authorities.

In case of violation, medium-scale and small-scale farm breeding establishments must commit to remedying the issue, ensuring breeding conditions within 06 months from the date the violation is detected, and send a report on the results of the remediation to the inspection agency. The inspection agency shall conduct an on-site inspection of the remediation results if necessary.

13. Supplement clause 4a after clause 4 of Article 24 as follows:

"4a) The supervision and evaluation of maintaining livestock breeding conditions are carried out as follows: Within 06 months prior to the time of the supervisory evaluation, the competent authority specified in Clause 5 of this Article shall notify the organization or individual in writing. Within 20 days from the date of notification, the evaluation authority shall establish an evaluation team and organize the assessment of actual conditions at the facility in accordance with Point b, Clause 1, and Clause 3 of this Article. Within no more than 05 working days from the date of completion of the evaluation, the evaluation authority shall issue an Evaluation Result Notification according to Form No. 06.ĐKCN in Appendix I issued together with this Decree."

"14. Amend and supplement Clause 2, Article 29 as follows:

"2. Except in cases where an agreement between Vietnam and a foreign country provides otherwise, the border gates receiving live animals imported into Vietnam include:

a) International airports;

b) Land border gates: International gates and main gates;"

c) Special seaports, type I seaports, type II seaports, and type III seaports.

15. Amend and supplement certain clauses of Article 30 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement clause 1 as follows:

"1. Organizations and individuals producing and trading livestock waste treatment products must announce the applicable standards and announce conformity according to the provisions of the law on product and goods quality.

Quality indicators of livestock waste treatment products must be announced in the applicable announcement standards as specified in Form No. 01.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree."

b) Amend and supplement clause 2 as follows:

"2. Organizations and individuals access the electronic information portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to self-announce information on livestock waste treatment products before putting the products into circulation on the market.

Immediately after self-announcing product information, organizations and individuals are allowed to produce and trade the products and are responsible for the quality and safety of the announced products."

During the period of building and completing the database system used for self-declaration of information on livestock waste treatment products, organizations and individuals must send information about livestock waste treatment products to the Department of Animal Husbandry for aggregation and posting on the electronic portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Organizations and individuals are responsible for the information sent for declaration as well as the quality and safety of the declared livestock waste treatment products.

c) Amend and supplement clause 3 as follows:

"3. The dossier for declaring information on domestic livestock waste treatment products includes:

a) Information about the production facility of livestock waste treatment products according to Form No. 02.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

b) Applicable declaration standards, the product's conformity declaration;

c) Product quality test result report;

d) Sample of the product label according to the provisions of the law on goods labeling.”

d) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. The dossier for announcing information on imported livestock waste treatment products includes:

a) Information about the production facility of livestock waste treatment products according to Form No. 02.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

b) The Certificate of Free Sale or an equivalent document issued by a competent authority of the country of origin;

c) A copy of information on ingredients, uses and instructions for use of the product provided by the manufacturer or individual;

d) Criteria for announcement of application, declaration of technical-regulation conformity of products;

dd) Samples of product labels provided by the manufacturer or individual, enclosed with supplementary labels in Vietnamese;

e) The product quality test result sheet."

16. To amend and supplement a number of clauses of Article 31 as follows:

a) Amend and supplement clause 1 as follows:

"1. Livestock waste treatment products that are imported or manufactured in Vietnam for the first time and contain new substances that have not been tested in Vietnam must be tested before disclosing product information; except for livestock waste treatment products created from the results of recognized ministerial and national scientific and technological tasks.

In the case where livestock waste treatment products are produced or imported into Vietnam for the first time and contain new substances listed in the Catalog of ingredients allowed for use in animal feed, testing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions at points a and c, Clause 3 of this Article.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall issue the List of chemicals, biological products, and microorganisms permitted for use in livestock waste treatment products in Vietnam based on testing results or the results of scientific and technological tasks that have been recognized or approved by competent state authorities, or based on the results of review, survey, and practical evaluation.

b) Amend and supplement clause 3 as follows:

3. The content of testing includes:

a) Evaluation of the composition and quality of the product according to the applied announced standards;

b) Evaluation of safety for livestock and the environment during the use of the product;

c) Evaluation of the efficacy of the product in treating livestock waste.

c) Amend and supplement Clause 4 as follows:

“4. Recognition of trial results

a) After the trial ends, organizations or individuals shall prepare a dossier to request recognition of the trial results;

b) The dossier requesting recognition of trial results includes:

An application for recognition of the trial results of livestock waste treatment products containing new substances according to Form No. 03.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

The report on the trial results of livestock waste treatment products containing new substances according to Form No. 04.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

c) Procedure for recognition of trial results

Organizations or individuals with trialed livestock waste treatment products shall submit 01 set of dossiers as prescribed in item b, Clause 4 of this Article to the Department of Animal Husbandry.

Within 20 working days from the date of receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall establish a Council to evaluate the trial results, including: the Department of Animal Husbandry, relevant units, and technical experts. Within 5 working days from the date of receiving the completed dossier as per the Council's assessment opinions, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall review and issue a Decision to recognize the livestock waste treatment product containing new substances that have passed the trial according to Form No. 05.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree. In cases of non-recognition, a written response must be provided clearly stating the reasons;

d) Within 03 working days from the date of issuance of the Decision recognizing the trial results, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall publicly announce the Decision recognizing the trial results on the electronic portal of the Department of Animal Husbandry. Organizations and individuals are allowed to produce and trade immediately after the Decision recognizing the trial results is issued.

d) Amend and supplement clause 5 as follows:

"5. Trial facilities must keep the trial result records for at least 03 years after the completion of the trial, be responsible for the trial results, and comply with inspections and examinations of trial activities by competent state authorities."

17. Supplement clauses 8 and 9 of Article 32 as follows:

8. Facilities with a Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products, when producing commercial livestock waste treatment products or livestock waste treatment products on order for other organizations or individuals, must hand over a copy of the production batch log to the organization or individual hiring the production at the facility for storage to serve inspection, examination, and traceability purposes.

9. Organizations or individuals hiring facilities with a Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products to produce commercial livestock waste treatment products must keep records of product information declarations on the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's electronic information portal, declaration of applicable standards, conformity declaration, production logs, and test results to serve inspection, examination, and traceability purposes.

Organizations and individuals that rent facilities with a Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products to produce livestock waste treatment products according to orders must keep production logs and test results to serve inspection, examination, and traceability purposes.

18. Supplement Articles 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d, 32đ, 32e, 32g, and 32h after Article 32 as follows:

a) Supplement Article 32a as follows:

"Article 32a. Issuance, re-issuance, and revocation of the Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products

1. Implementing agency: Department of Animal Husbandry.

2. The dossier for requesting a Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products includes:

a) An application for the Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products according to Form No. 06.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

b) Explanatory statement of the conditions of the livestock waste treatment product production facility according to Form No. 07.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

c) Quality control and biosecurity procedures of the livestock waste treatment product production facility according to Form No. 08.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

d) In cases where the facility produces both livestock waste treatment products and feed, the supplementary application must comply with the provisions at point a, point b of this clause and points c, d of clause 2 Article 10 of this Decree.

3. Sequence and procedures for granting the Certificate of eligible conditions for producing livestock waste treatment products

a) The production facility shall submit the dossier in accordance with the provisions of Clause 2 of this Article to the Department of Animal Husbandry. Within 10 working days from the date of receiving the complete dossier, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall appraise the contents of the dossier. In case the dossier does not meet the requirements, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall request the production facility to supplement and complete the dossier;

b) In the case that the dossier meets the requirements, within 20 working days from the date of receipt of a valid dossier, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall establish a team to assess the actual conditions of the production facility, with the assessment content in accordance with Form No. 09.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree, and prepare an assessment record according to Form No. 10.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree. In the case that the facility does not meet the conditions, within 06 months from the date of making the assessment record, the facility shall carry out rectification and send a written report of the rectification results to the Department of Animal Husbandry for re-evaluation and assessment of the actual conditions (if necessary).

In cases where the facility meets the conditions, within 05 working days from the date of completion of the actual condition assessment, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall issue a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of livestock waste treatment products according to Form No. 11.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree; in case of refusal, a written response must be provided, clearly stating the reasons.

4. Facilities producing both supplementary animal feed and livestock waste treatment products

a) In the case of production using the same production line and equipment: Facilities that have been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of animal feed are permitted to produce livestock waste treatment products; facilities that have been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of livestock waste treatment products are recognized for the criteria when assessing for the issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of animal feed;

b) In the case of production on different production lines, the evaluation content is carried out according to Form No. 04.TACN and Form No. 09.MTCN of Appendix I issued together with this Decree. Duplicate indicators only need to be evaluated once and must be recorded in the Evaluation Minutes.

5. Dossier for requesting the reissuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products includes:

a) Request form for reissuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Production according to Form No. 06.MTCN of Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

b) Documents proving the changes in the case of changes in information related to the organization or individual in the Certificate.

6. Procedure and steps for reissuing the Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products.

The production facility sends the dossier according to the provisions in Clause 5 of this Article to the Department of Animal Husbandry. Within 05 working days from the date of receiving a valid dossier, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall reissue the Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products according to Form No. 11.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree; if refused, a written response must be provided stating the reasons.

7. The Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products shall be reissued in the following cases:

a) Lost or damaged;

b) Change of information of the organization or individual on the Certificate.

8. The Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products shall be revoked in the following cases:

a) Being erased or corrected in a way that distorts the content of the Certificate.

b) The facility no longer meets the conditions prescribed in Article 32 of this Decree and Clause 1, Article 63 of the Law on Animal Husbandry but does not remedy them within the time committed to the competent authority;

c) The facility engages in other violations for which the law requires the revocation of the Certificate of Eligibility for the Production of Livestock Waste Treatment Products.

9. Facilities producing livestock waste treatment products not for commercial purposes are not required to be granted a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of livestock waste treatment products.

10. In cases where a facility that has been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of livestock waste treatment products changes its production location, organizations or individuals must complete procedures in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3 of this Article.

11. Organizations or individuals requesting evaluation for the issuance or reissuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of livestock waste treatment products, or requesting monitoring evaluation to maintain production conditions of livestock waste treatment products, must pay fees according to the provisions of the law on fees and charges.”

b) Supplement Article 32b as follows:

“Article 32b. Evaluation of actual conditions of facilities producing livestock waste treatment products

1. Assessing the actual conditions of livestock waste treatment product production facilities involves on-site observation of the facility; reviewing and checking documents and records; and other related activities, including:

a) Evaluating the issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for producing livestock waste treatment products;

b) Evaluating the monitoring of maintaining conditions for producing livestock waste treatment products.

2. The Department of Animal Husbandry establishes an Assessment Team to evaluate the actual conditions of the livestock waste treatment product production facility. The assessment team includes a team leader who is a department-level leader or higher and at least one member with a university degree or higher in animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, chemistry, biotechnology, or environmental technology.

3. The frequency of supervisory assessments to maintain the conditions of livestock waste treatment product manufacturing facilities is 24 months. In the case where the facility has been evaluated and granted a certificate of compliance with the standard, the period for checking the maintenance of conditions is 36 months. If a facility is found to show signs of legal violations or receives complaints or denunciations regarding quality, or according to the directions of higher management authorities, the Department of Livestock will conduct an unscheduled inspection and assessment.

4. The assessment and supervision of the maintenance of production conditions for livestock waste treatment products shall be carried out as follows: Within 06 months before the time of assessment and supervision, the Department of Livestock Production shall notify organizations and individuals in writing. Within 20 days from the date of notification, the Department of Livestock Production shall set up an assessment team and organize the assessment of the actual conditions at the facility according to the provisions of Form No. 09.MTCN in Appendix I to this Decree. Within 05 working days from the date of end of the assessment, the assessment agency shall issue a notice of assessment results according to Form No. 12.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree."

c) Article 32c is supplemented as follows:

"Article 32c. Conditions for establishments trading, importing livestock waste treatment products

1. Having equipment and tools for preserving livestock waste treatment products under the guidance of manufacturers and suppliers.

2. Places selling and storing livestock waste treatment products must be separated or not contaminated by pesticides, fertilizers, or other toxic chemicals; meeting the requirements to ensure quality and safety according to the provisions of the law and recommendations of organizations or individuals providing them.

3. Have measures to prevent and control harmful organisms.”

d) Add Article 32d as follows:

“Article 32d. Export and import of livestock waste treatment products

1. The documents and product quality of exported livestock waste treatment products must meet the requirements of organizations, individuals, and importing countries, in accordance with the relevant laws of Vietnam.

2. Imported livestock waste treatment products must undergo state quality inspection in accordance with the provisions of Clause 1, Article 32d of this Decree.

Cases that are exempt from state quality inspection include: sample goods, goods introduced at exhibitions, fairs, gifts; temporarily imported goods for re-export; transit goods; goods sent to bonded warehouses; goods processed by Vietnamese enterprises for foreign traders; imported products serving urgent requirements as directed by the Government or the Prime Minister.

3. Organizations and individuals are allowed to import livestock waste treatment products containing chemicals, biological products, or microorganisms listed in the catalog of chemicals, biological products, and microorganisms used in livestock waste treatment products in Vietnam.

In the case of importing livestock waste treatment products containing new substances for experimentation, scientific research, exhibition at fairs, display, sample analysis in laboratories, or production and processing for export purposes, permission must be granted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

4. The import dossier for livestock waste treatment products containing new substances for testing, scientific research, exhibition at fairs, displays, for laboratory analysis, or for production and processing aimed at export includes:

a) Import application according to Form No. 13.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree;

b) Research outline or trial outline according to Form No. 14.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree for cases of import for research or trial purposes.

Documents proving participation in fairs or exhibitions in the case of import for the purpose of introduction or display at fairs and exhibitions.

Service analysis agreement between one party being a domestic laboratory or enterprise and the other party being a laboratory, enterprise, or regulatory authority on livestock waste treatment products of the exporting country, which includes a commitment that the imported sample is not used for commercial activities in the case of importing for laboratory analysis purposes.

Contract for the production or processing of livestock waste treatment products for export purposes in accordance with Vietnamese law on importing goods for production or processing for export purposes.

5. The order and procedure for granting an import license for livestock waste treatment products containing new substances are as follows:

a) Organizations or individuals submit dossiers in accordance with the provisions of Clause 4 of this Article to the Department of Animal Husbandry;

b) Within 15 working days from the date of receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Department of Animal Husbandry shall issue an import license for livestock waste treatment products according to Form No. 15.MTCN Appendix I issued together with this Decree; in case of refusal, a written response must be provided specifying the reason.

6. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development shall consider and decide on the inspection of the management system and production of livestock waste treatment products in the exporting country in accordance with Vietnamese law and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a member in the following cases:

a) Evaluation for mutual recognition;

b) Detect risks affecting quality, epidemic safety, and the environment for products imported into Vietnam.

d) Supplement Article 32d as follows:

"Article 32d. State inspection on the quality of livestock waste treatment products

1. State inspection on the quality of imported livestock waste treatment products

a) Inspection authority: Department of Livestock;

b) Inspection content: Check import documents; physically inspect the quantity, weight, specifications, packaging, labeling, expiry date, origin, and other sensory indicators of the product; take samples for testing, evaluate conformity in quality and safety of the product;

c) Inspection procedures: Carried out in accordance with the laws on inspection of the quality of imported products and goods.

2. State inspection on the quality of livestock waste treatment products in production and circulation on the market

a) Inspection agency: The Department of Animal Husbandry inspects nationwide; the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development inspects within its locality;

b) Inspection content

The content of goods quality inspection in production includes: Checking conformity with the applied announced standards, corresponding national technical regulations, and regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; checking the results of conformity assessment, labeling, conformity marks, and records during the production process. If necessary, the inspection agency may use experts to perform evaluations according to the requirements of the corresponding technical regulations;

The content of quality inspection of goods in circulation on the market includes: Checking product labels in accordance with the provisions of the law on product labeling; checking the display of the applicable declared standards, conformity marks according to legal regulations; checking the storage conditions of goods according to the declared standards applied or declared on the product label; checking the conformity of goods with the applied declared standards, corresponding national technical regulations, and accompanying documents.

c) Inspection frequency: Periodic inspection not more than once per year for one product of the same origin or source from one unit. Unscheduled inspection is conducted when signs of violation by the production or business unit are detected, or in case of denunciation, complaints about product quality, or at the request of competent authorities, or as directed by higher-level management authorities.

3. Testing of livestock waste treatment products must be conducted by a testing laboratory designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development or registered to operate in accordance with the law. In cases where there is no designated or registered testing laboratory for livestock waste treatment products, testing shall be carried out in a laboratory designated or registered to operate in accordance with regulations in the fields of animal feed, veterinary medicine, fertilizers, aquafeed, and aquaculture environmental treatment products if there are appropriate testing methods available. In cases where testing methods have not been designated or recognized, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall decide on the testing method to be applied.

e) Add Article 32e as follows:

"Article 32e. Handling of test results regarding the quality of livestock waste treatment products.

1. The test results on the quality of livestock waste treatment products are the results of product sample tests conducted by the designated testing laboratory after calculating the test result variability as prescribed in Appendix IV issued together with this Decree.

2. Testing of livestock waste treatment product samples for state management purposes must be carried out before the product batch sampled for testing reaches its expiration date (not applicable to the inspection of banned substances in livestock).

Notification of the initial inspection results to organizations and individuals must be ensured at least 15 days before the product batch expires (not applicable to sudden inspections). No later than 02 working days after receiving complaints from organizations or individuals, the inspection agency must send samples for testing.

3. Procedures and processes for handling test results of livestock waste treatment products that do not meet quality standards:

a) Within 03 working days from the date of receiving the test results, the inspection agency shall notify the organization or individual of the test results by postal service or via the online environment;

b) Within 07 working days from the date of receiving the notification, if the organization or individual has no complaint regarding the test results, the inspection agency shall handle the violation in accordance with the provisions of law.

4. Resolving complaints about the test results on the quality of livestock waste treatment products:

a) In case of disagreement with the test results, organizations or individuals have the right to file a written complaint to the inspection agency.

The inspection agency uses the retained sample or re-collects the sample (when necessary) to test the complained indicators at a laboratory different from the initial testing laboratory. This test result serves as the basis for making the final conclusion;

b) In the case where an organization or individual complains about the test results conducted by the only designated laboratory in Vietnam, the inspection agency may send the sample to a laboratory abroad that is recognized by an international or regional organization or is acknowledged by the Department of Animal Husbandry. These test results serve as the basis for making the final conclusion;

c) The costs of handling complaints about the test results are borne by the organization or individual in accordance with the provisions of the law.

g) Add Article 32g as follows:

"Article 32g. Handling of livestock waste treatment products that fail quality standards

1. Livestock waste treatment products that fail quality standards are handled by one or more of the following measures:

a) Forced re-export: Organizations and individuals with livestock waste treatment products that fail to meet quality standards and are subject to re-export measures must carry out re-export procedures in accordance with customs laws, other relevant legal provisions, and submit re-export dossiers to the state agency responsible for inspecting the quality of livestock waste treatment products;

b) Forced destruction: Organizations and individuals with livestock waste treatment products that fail to meet quality standards and are subject to destruction measures must sign a contract with organizations or individuals authorized to destroy violating goods. The contract must clearly specify the destruction measures for the state agency responsible for inspecting the quality of livestock waste treatment products to supervise.

c) Mandatory recycling: Organizations and individuals with livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards and are subject to recycling measures must carry out recycling of the products according to a plan that complies with legal regulations, ensuring that the products after recycling have quality consistent with the applicable declared quality standards and corresponding national technical regulations; report the plan and recycling results to the state inspection agency on the quality of livestock waste treatment products for supervision when necessary;

d) Mandatory change of use: Organizations and individuals with livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards and are subject to measures to change the purpose of use must change the product's use according to a plan that complies with legal regulations; report the plan and results of the change of use to the state inspection agency on the quality of livestock waste treatment products for supervision when necessary;

d) Obligation to correct information: Organizations or individuals with livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards and are subjected to information correction measures must correct the product information according to the actual inspection results on the label or accompanying documents before putting the product on the market or before use.

2. Supervision of destruction of livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards is regulated as follows:

a) The authority competent to handle administrative violations supervises the destruction of livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards in cases under its jurisdiction and records the destruction supervision according to the provisions in point c of this clause;

b) The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development supervises the destruction of livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards in the locality under its authority or at the request of the Directorate of Livestock;

c) The monitoring record of the destruction of livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards must include the following information: Legal basis, reason; time, location; participating members; name, type, origin, source, quantity, condition of the product; disposal measures and other necessary contents.

The destruction monitoring record must be confirmed by representatives of the participating monitoring parties and the organization or individual whose products are being destroyed.

3. Organizations or individuals with livestock waste treatment products that violate quality standards and are subject to the handling measures specified in Clause 1 of this Article must bear all costs related to the disposal.

4. In the case of unclaimed livestock waste treatment products, the Provincial People's Committee shall organize the disposal and allocate funds for the disposal.

h) Add Article 32h as follows:

“Article 32h. Rights and obligations of production establishments, trading, importing livestock waste treatment products, and organizations, individuals using livestock waste treatment products

1. Production establishments, trading, and importing livestock waste treatment products have the following rights:

a) To enjoy state policies related to the production and business activities of livestock waste treatment products;

b) To produce, trade, and import livestock waste treatment products in accordance with the provisions of this Decree and other relevant legal regulations;

c) Complaints, denunciations, and lawsuits related to the production, sale, and import of livestock waste treatment products according to the provisions of the law.

2. Livestock waste treatment product production facilities have the following obligations:

a) Ensure the conditions of the livestock waste treatment product production facility during operation;

b) Develop and implement a quality control and biosafety process for livestock waste treatment products, ensuring that the products comply with the applicable announced quality standards and corresponding national technical regulations, ensuring traceability of livestock waste treatment products; keep records of the quality control and biosafety process of livestock waste treatment products;

c) Comply with inspections and examinations regarding production conditions and the quality of livestock waste treatment products by competent state agencies; be responsible before the law for the quality of livestock waste treatment products produced by the production facility;

d) The production facility must announce the applicable standards, declare conformity with the corresponding national technical regulations; implement product labeling according to the law on goods labeling; record and keep documents during the production process to serve product traceability; retain samples of livestock waste treatment products for a minimum period of 30 days from the product's expiration date.

3. Facilities that buy, sell, or import livestock waste treatment products have the following obligations:

a) Ensure the conditions of the facilities for buying, selling, and importing livestock waste treatment products during their operation;

b) Comply with legal regulations in ensuring the quality and information about the origin of livestock waste treatment products;

c) Apply measures to preserve product quality according to the recommendations of the producing organizations or individuals in order to maintain the quality of livestock waste treatment products;

d) Only buy, sell, or import types of livestock waste treatment products that have had their information publicly announced on the electronic information portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

đ) Record and retain information on the purchase, sale, and import of livestock waste treatment products during the buying, selling, and importing process to ensure traceability;

e) Post prices and comply with inspection and examination by competent state authorities.

4. Organizations and individuals using livestock waste treatment products have the following rights:

a) Be provided with full information about the quality, origin, and usage instructions of livestock waste treatment products by the organization or individual providing them;

b) Lodge complaints, denunciations, or initiate lawsuits related to the use of livestock waste treatment products in accordance with the law;

c) To be compensated for damages in accordance with the law.

5. Organizations and individuals using livestock waste treatment products have the following obligations:

a) Comply with legal regulations and the guidance of the supplier or manufacturer regarding the transport, storage, preservation, and use of the products;

b) Comply with inspections and quality checks conducted by competent state management agencies; cooperate in handling livestock waste treatment products that violate quality and safety regulations according to the law.”

19. Amend and supplement some forms and Appendices as follows:

a) Amend Form No. 06.TACN Appendix I, Appendix II, Appendix V of Decree No. 13/2020/NĐ-CP; Add Form No. 13.TACN, Form No. 14.TACN, Form No. 15.TACN, Form No. 16.TACN, Form No. 17.TACN, Form No. 06.DKCN, Form No. 01.MTCN, Form No. 02.MTCN, Form No. 03.MTCN, Form No. 04.MTCN, Form No. 05.MTCN, Form No. 06.MTCN, Form No. 07.MTCN, Form No. 08.MTCN, Form No. 09.MTCN, Form No. 10.MTCN, Form No. 11.MTCN, Form No. 12.MTCN, Form No. 13.MTCN, Form No. 14.MTCN, Form No. 15.MTCN according to the templates in the Appendix issued together with this Decree.

b) Amend and supplement item a, item b of clause 1 and add clause 3 of Section III Form No. 04.TACN Appendix I as follows:

"a) For establishments producing complete compound feed, concentrated feed, supplemental mixed feed:

No content of assessment according to the provisions in Section I and Section II may be added or removed.

In cases where a production facility does not have equipment to mix trace ingredients (premix) separately before mixing with other raw materials or bulk ingredients to create the finished product (except in cases where the facility purchases premix from another production or business facility) as specified in point a, clause 3, Section I of this Guidance, the facility must have documents proving the uniformity of these trace ingredients in the finished product.

In cases where a facility producing animal feed containing antibiotics does not have equipment or tools to mix veterinary drugs containing antibiotics prior to production according to the provisions in point a, clause 9, Section I of this Guidance, the facility must have documents proving the uniformity of these antibiotics in the finished product.

b) For traditional feed production facilities and supplemental feed: Depending on the production technology and the nature of the animal feed product, the evaluation team may reduce the evaluation criteria or change the assessment requirements and the specialization of the technical supervisor, but it must ensure that the production facility can control the quality and safety of the product and trace its origin. These contents must be recorded in the Evaluation Minutes. Specifically, for facilities producing microbial biomass fermentation, they must comply with the regulations in point d, clause 3 of this Guideline and simultaneously have documents proving that the microbial strains are safe for livestock.

3. Handling evaluation results

a) Certification assessment

A facility is recommended for certification when 100% of the evaluation criteria meet the requirements;

b) Surveillance assessment to maintain conditions

A facility is allowed to maintain the certificate when 100% of the evaluation criteria meet the requirements.

The facility must suspend production during the waiting period for corrective actions when 02 or more type A criteria are not met or 07 or more criteria are not met.

The facility will have its Certificate revoked if it fails to rectify the unmet criteria recorded in the evaluation report within the committed time frame.”

c) Amend item number 9, Section II, Appendix of the Livestock Condition Assessment Content Table attached to Form No. 04.DKCN Appendix I as follows:

“Fulfill the obligations of the farm livestock facility.”

d) Add the phrase “After issuance, please send 01 scanned copy of the Certificate to the Department of Animal Husbandry” and the phrase “In the case of reissuance of the Certificate, clearly state ‘This Certificate replaces the Certificate No.……, dated……’; the reissued Certificate number does not change compared to the Certificate number originally issued” in the notes section of Form No. 05.DKCN Appendix I;

d) Amend the title of Appendix IV as follows: "Permissible fluctuation of feed quality test results; livestock waste treatment products serving state management work."

e) Add serial number 08 to Appendix VIII as follows:

Article 2. Replace and abolish certain phrases, points, clauses, articles, and appendices of Decree No. 13/2020/NĐ-CP dated January 21, 2020, of the Government providing detailed guidance on the Law on Animal Husbandry.

1. Replace the phrase "A copy, photocopy of documents proving that environmental protection measures have been certified by competent authorities in accordance with the provisions of environmental protection law" with the phrase "Description of information on facilities that have implemented environmental protection measures in accordance with the provisions of law" in item c, serial number 4 of Form No. 02.TACN and serial number 3, Section II of Form No. 02.DKCN.

2. Replace the phrase “Environmental Protection Plan” with the phrase “Environmental Protection Permit” in Form No. 04.TACN, Form No. 03.ĐKCN, and Form No. 04.ĐKCN Appendix I.

3. Abolish point c clause 3 of Article 18, point c clause 4 of Article 19, Form No. 01.MTCN Appendix I and Appendix IX.

4. Abolish the Conclusion content in the Appendix of Form No. 05.TACN Appendix I.

5. Abolish the assessment content “Number of livestock units meeting the provincial/city livestock density requirements” at serial number 2 Section I part B of Form No. 03.ĐKCN and serial number 2 Section I Appendix of the Livestock Condition Assessment Table in Form No. 04.ĐKCN Appendix I.

Article 3. Transitional provisions

1. Organizations and individuals who have submitted a complete dossier to register for the settlement of administrative procedures regarding animal feed and the import of live animals before the effective date of this Decree shall be applied according to the provisions of the Law on Animal Husbandry, detailed guiding documents of the Law on Animal Husbandry, and related laws at the time of dossier submission. In cases where the provisions of this Decree are more favorable to organizations and individuals, settlement shall be made according to the provisions of this Decree.

2. Livestock waste treatment product production facilities operating before the effective date of this Decree may continue their operation and complete the procedures to be granted a Certificate of Eligibility for the production of livestock waste treatment products within 12 months from the effective date of this Decree.

3. Organizations and individuals that publicly disclose information about livestock waste treatment products containing new substances before the effective date of this Decree shall comply with the provisions of the Law on Animal Husbandry, the detailed guiding documents of the Law on Animal Husbandry, and relevant laws at the time of information disclosure.

4. Facilities producing supplementary animal feed that have been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for animal feed production before the effective date of this Decree are allowed to produce livestock waste treatment products using the same production lines and equipment used for supplementary animal feed.

5. Facilities producing both supplementary animal feed and livestock waste treatment products on the same production line; products used simultaneously as animal feed and livestock waste treatment products shall comply with the provisions of the law on animal feed.

6. Products that are simultaneously used as supplementary animal feed and livestock waste treatment have had their information published on the Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in accordance with the law on animal feed and livestock waste treatment products and are indicated on a shared label.

7. The storage of documents and records related to the state inspection of the quality of imported animal feed; state inspection of the quality of imported livestock waste treatment products; imported animal feed that has not been announced on the Electronic Information Portal of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; imported livestock waste treatment products containing new substances before the effective date of this Decree shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions at point c, clause 2, Article 1 of this Decree.

8. The state inspection of the quality of animal feed and livestock waste treatment products shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Decree. In cases where this Decree does not provide, it shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of the law on the quality of products and goods and relevant legal regulations.

Article 4. Effectiveness

1. This Decree takes effect from the date of signing.

2. Clause 10, Article 1 of this Decree shall be implemented when the provisions on state inspection of the quality of imported animal feed before customs clearance in Article 18 of Decree No. 13/2020/NĐ-CP are abolished.

3. State inspection of the quality of imported livestock waste treatment products shall be carried out from the effective date of the national technical regulation on livestock waste treatment products.