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LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

PEACE INDEPENDENCE DEMOCRACY UNITY PROSPERITY

 

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

No 1146/MOAF

Vientiane Capital, date 20 March 2024

 

Notification

 

Dear: - Offices, departments, and institutions around the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry;

- Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane across the country.

 

Subject: Registration of animal feed and veterinary drugs.

 

  • According to the Law on Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine (Amendment), No. 08/NA, dated 11 November 2016;
  • According to the Decree on Animal Feed, No. 02/GOL, dated 02 January 2020;
  • According to the Decree on Veterinary Medicines, No. 199/GOL, dated 13 March 2020;
  • According to the Prime Minister's Decree on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s operation and organization, No. 603/PM, dated 15 October 2021;
  • According to the Department of Livestock and Fisheries’ request letter, No. 0698/DLF, dated 26 February 2024;
  • According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Permanent Secretariate Office consideration on 29 February 2024.

 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s outcomes of animal feed and veterinary drugs management in the Lao PDR were satisfactory, especially the increased number of animal feed and veterinary drugs productions in animal husbandry. In managing quality, standards and safety of the production, import, distribution and use of animal feed and veterinary drugs in the Lao PDR that do not harm the health of people, animals and the environment. In contributing to the food security program and increasing the quantity and quality of clean, green and sustainable agriculture there will be more unity with the region and internationally in the management of animal feed and veterinary drugs.

 

The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry issued a notification:

 

1. Relevant offices, departments, institutions, Provincial and Vientiane Capital’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry publishing this notification and other related legislations to inform about the importance and necessity of registering animal feed and veterinary drugs in the Lao PDR;

2. The Provincial and Vientiane Capital’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry shall notify all entrepreneurs who produce, import and distribute animal feed and veterinary medicine to register with the Livestock and Fisheries Department before 30 June 2024;

3. If the Veterinary Officer at the checkpoint finds an importer of animal feed and veterinary medicine, the Officer should advise the importer to register their goods with the Livestock and Fisheries Department before using or distributing them;

4. The Livestock and Fisheries Department should be responsible for inspecting the quality and safety of production, import and distribution of animal feed and veterinary medicine in the Lao PDR, by following the registration processes;

5. The Livestock and Fisheries Department cooperates with the Provincial and Vientiane Capital’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry and relevant departments in monitoring and inspecting the quality and safety of production, import and distribution of animal feed and veterinary medicine in the Lao PDR regularly;

6. All relevant sectors from the central and province must coordinate and implement immediately to summarize the report and lessons learned occasionally.

 

Please be informed and implemented strictly.

 

Minister

PhD. Phet Phomphiphak

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