CIRCULAR guide implementation of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP on 10/4/1999 of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the implementation of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP on 10/4/1999 of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the food, President : Ministry of health, the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of agriculture and rural development instructions detailing the implementation of this Decree as follows: chapter I GENERAL RULES 1. General concept: 1.1. Iodized salt for people eating is called salt, salt is sodium chloride (NaCl) is produced from the sea or from the salt mines of standard Vietnam with KIO3 (Potassium Iodate) according to the standard rules of the Ministry of health to prevent goiter, dumb diseases and other diseases caused by iodine deficiency.
1.2. Table salt is produced to be sold to market for people who eat should ensure the following requirements: a. are manufactured from the factory, the factory produced table salt (hereinafter collectively referred to as salt production facility) was the Ministry of Health issued a certificate eligible production conditions and salt.
b. have registered quality trademarks, products as specified in article 13 and article 15 of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP on 10/4/1999 of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the food and other provisions of the law of trademarks.
1.3. Businesses and traders who buy and sell only salt salt because the salt production facilities have ensured the standards specified in points 1 and 2 above.
1.4. the salt must be stored, transported and stored in accordance with the provisions of articles 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP on 10/4/1999 of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the food.
1.5. To encourage the use of table salt in livestock and poultry.
1.6. in case these people because the disease causes that do not eat salt, the Ministry of health will have a private guide.
2. Authority and functions of the ministries concerned: 2.1. The Ministry of agriculture and rural development, implement state management functions of the Organization producing table salt, the decision of the planning network in salt production facilities nationwide and in coordination with the Ministry of Commerce held the table salt in circulation nationwide.
2.2. The Ministry of Health issued a certificate sufficient standards and conditions for salt production enterprises; quality assurance of potassium Iodate (KIO3), supply sufficient quantity for the production of salt (in planning) for processing salt; oversee the Organization of production, closely examine the quality of edible salt from production to consumption; prescribed amount of KIO3 in salt room requirements and guarantee against the disease caused by lack of iodine causes; publication list of the salt production facility has been granted certificate of standard production conditions and salt.
2.3. The commercial implementation of State management of commercial activities in the circulation of salt on the market, planning to develop network flow salt, edible salt supply guarantees the right policies, the right quality standards, rules on pricing.
3. Scope of the circular: 3.1. This circular specifies table salt production planning, the management of the State for the production of salt, the criteria, conditions and procedures of the certification standard production conditions and salt, network development plan circulating salt, edible salt supply guarantee policy , standard, regulation of prices.
3.2. Planning, organization of production, circulation supplying the salt (not mix add iodine) are not in the scope of this circular.
4. implementation of the circular object: this circular apply to state management bodies in the medical industry, Commerce, agriculture and rural development, business and people who salt trade market in Vietnam.
 
Chapter II The PLANNING PRODUCTION Of SALT 1. Plans production of salt: 1.1. The salt production facility must ensure the following conditions: a. About location:-Near the source of the material (copper salt) was planning to ensure enough supply of raw material for the production of base salt works stable, long-term, promote the full capacity of the existing equipment.
-Has the infrastructure to ensure favorable (electricity, water, transport ...), meets the requirements of production and consumption.
-To ensure environmental hygiene, especially the handling of waste in the production process.
b. on equipment:-for the production of salt iodine mix seeds, the main equipment including iodine, air mixer and packaging quality control of edible salt.
-For the salt production facility essential mix iodine, the main production equipment includes: equipment to remove contaminants, small equipment, the equipment reduces humidity, iodine, air mixer closed packaging and quality control of edible salt.
c. all of the salt production facility must meet all the criteria and conditions for the production of salt prescribed in articles 7 and 8 of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP on 10/4/1999 of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the food.
The salt production facility was established after the date of this circular in force must ensure the conditions specified at points a, b and c above.
The salt production facility has been granted certificate of standard production conditions and salt but do not meet the provisions in points a and b above must be gradually strengthened and perfected. About own the equipment must be invested early, slow for 2000 is to ensure that enough of the equipment as specified.
1.2. The planning table salt production base: based on the needs of the people and salt market needs, determining the capacity of the salt production facility is available at your local plans upgrade, expansion and new construction of the salt production facilities. The construction of the new salt production facilities must meet all the above conditions and the need to clearly identify the location, size and construction time.
1.3. The Department of agriculture and rural development, in coordination with the authorities of the province and Vietnam salt Corporation for planning the production of salt the provincial people's committees to consider, decide and submit a plan to the Ministry of agriculture and rural development. , the latest was on December 31, 1999 to synthesis and process of The done annually Ministry of agriculture and rural development, review, approval of the planned production of salt in the country.
1.4. On the basis of the planning has been the Minister of agriculture and rural development approved, the owner must establish the improvement projects, upgrading or construction of the new salt production facilities process the competent State agencies for approval.
2. Governance of the Ministry of agriculture and rural development on the production of salt: 2.1. The Ministry of agriculture and rural development is responsible for the construction and the Government issued the policy, mechanism of production of table salt, issued under the authority of the legal text as a basis for the management of the State for the production of salt; directing projects and organize investment project evaluation produced table salt.
2.2. The Department of agriculture and rural development planning, long term plans and short on production of salt ensures the balance of demand, the provincial people's Committee and the report of the Ministry of agriculture and rural development of the General plan for the whole industry. The Department of agriculture and rural development of the people's Committee to help steer, checked the implementation of the policies and regulations of the State of the industry with regard to the Organization, the individual production of salt in the area.

2.3. The Department of agriculture and rural development, agriculture and rural development of the district people's Committee and help the district make state management functions of the production of salt; at the same time subject to the direction of the Ministry of agriculture and rural development of professional, specialized business salt (according to circular No. 03/1998/TTLT-BNN-BTCCBCP on 27/4/1998). To perform the assigned functions and tasks, the Department of agriculture and rural development, the province has produced table salt need assigned function rooms to help the Department of professional direction and layout staff have the capacity to track about salt.
 
Chapter III On The CIRCULATION NETWORK DEVELOPMENT TABLE SALT, SALT SUPPLY GUARANTEES The RIGHT Policies, The RIGHT QUALITY STANDARDS, RULES On PRICES 1. The organization development network to sell salt: 1.1. For the mountain markets: depending on the density of population, geographical conditions, transportation and the ability to consume, Commerce Department-travel is responsible for directing the organization development network to sell salt (including storage warehouse, wholesale, retail shops) fit the condition of ensuring convenience of purchase for consumer ngươì; plan storage salt meets consumer needs of compatriots, not to the lack of salt in the March floods.
1.2. With respect to market Delta: Commerce Department-travel trủ coordinated with Vietnam salt Corporation and local enterprises in local wholesale outlets, retail salt (fixed, mobile) in the market, commercial center (including supermarkets) of the city the town and the rural market, the Intercity traffic hub, district, commune and the focus population ... to develop the network of sell salt suitable conditions of market characteristics, population density in the area, ensuring convenience for consumers.
2. About the Organization's supply and sale of salt: 2.1. Ministry of Commerce, in coordination with the Ministry of agriculture and rural development and the local salt production facilities (in planning), supply and demand balance salt range in the country, in which Vietnam salt Corporation plays pivotal role in organizing the circulation supplying salt on the market.
2.2. Business and people who salt trade must fulfill the regulations on ensuring the quality of edible salt was defined in article 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP on 10/4/1999 of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the food.
2.3. the salt traffic on the market must meet the quality standards specified by the Ministry of health, longer duration of use. Make the listing price of salt eaten at the place of sale. Do not sell salt at stores selling items that have a strong smell, toxic: gasoline, insecticides, chemical fertilizers ...
2.4. Prohibits enterprises and people who salt trade, does not guarantee the quality, use expiry or purchase the salt from the salt production facilities not yet qualified certification and production conditions.
2.5. The Commerce Department-travel the province, central cities have the responsibility to guide and help businesses and people who salt traders on the market according to the following rules: a. for those locally manufactured are salt, the salt production facilities to the Organization of wholesale and retail salt point , or authorize the direct retail businesses for the consumer and the trader needs.
b. for those not local production was contracted to buy salt salt of the salt production facility has been granted certificate of standard production conditions and salt.
3. On the sale price of salt: 3.1. For the mountain market, Islands: the selling price of salt was a policy of subsidies, the cost of support stipulated in Decree No. 20/1998/ND-CP dated 31/3/1998 of the Government.
3.2. for other areas (outside the mountain market, Islands): the selling price of salt according to the market price.
 
Chapter IV Records, PROCEDURES And AUTHORITY To APPLY For The CERTIFICATION STANDARD PRODUCTION CONDITIONS And SALT 1. The Organization, individuals wishing to produce table salt to send recommended certification standards and conditions of producing table salt on the Department of health, the central cities (where traders headquarters). The records include: 1.1. Application certification standards and conditions of producing salt (form attached).
1.2. the business registration certificate (copies notarized or a copy of a valid state under the provisions of the law). If the plant, Enterprise please add tasks, expand production of edible salt must have decided or written permission of authority (copies notarized or a copy of a valid state under the provisions of the law).
1.3. table salt production variant of the business, in that place, the interpretation process of professional equipment, technical facilities (form attached).
1.4. professional qualifications: certificate of professional managers, technical officers tested (copies notarized or a copy of a valid state under the provisions of the law).
1.5. The certificate of the health officer, medical Agency employees district or equivalent or above check, validation ensures the health enough to work.
1.6. the registration Paper product quality.
1.7. The certificate of food safety and hygiene by the center of preventive medicine in the Health Department, the central cities of the level, if the product of the enterprise signed the quality food safety and hygiene (copies of the State or the valid copy as specified by the law).
1.8. Certification of the provincial people's Committee confirmed salt production base is located in the master plan was approved.
2. after receiving the application, the Department of health is responsible for the evaluation of the criteria, the conditions prescribed in Articles 7 and 8 of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP on 10/4/1999 of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the food and the standard conditions have been specified in this circular. If eligible, the prescribed conditions, the health department sent the dispatch included a valuation of the Health Ministry recommended the review and certification of qualified production conditions and salt.
3. The Ministry of Health established the Advisory Council helps the Minister in the review of certification standards and conditions of producing salt. The Council by the Deputy Minister in charge of the field hospital, healing, leadership Service Chairman, Chairman of the treatment program on iodine deficiency disorders as Vice Chairman and members representing Local leadership quality management and food safety and hygiene, Legal Services-Ministry of health.
4. Service treatment (program on iodine deficiency disorders) as focal point is responsible for receiving the records prescribed in point 1 above. Upon receipt of a valid application, the Council will review, appraisal, if eligible and the conditions prescribed, the Council shall submit to the Minister of health to review the certification standards and conditions for salt production enterprises.
5. qualified certificate and conditions produce salt worth 5 years from the date of issue. Before the expiration of 3 months, businesses have to do procedures to consider reissuing the certificate of eligibility and standards production of salt.
 
Chapter V CHECK, INSPECT And HANDLE BREACH 1. The production base of circulating salt subjected to inspection, the inspection of the medical authorities and management bodies of State authority.

2. specialized inspections in the areas of health, trade and President of the people's Committee of the authority handling administrative violations of production, supply salt under the provisions of the Ordinance on handling administrative violations and Decree No. 47/CP on 06/8/1996 of the Government regulation on sanctioning administrative violations in the field of governance on health.
3. specialized Ministry of health inspection, market management Bureau of Ministry of Commerce authority sanctioning administrative violations in nationwide. Specialized Department of health inspection, market management agency in the Commerce Department has the authority to sanction the extent management local.
4. The administrative violations of production and supply salt: on the form, the fine has been stipulated in article 21 of Decree No. 19/1999/ND-CP of the Government on the production and supply of iodized salt for the food.
 
Chapter VI ENFORCEMENT Of TERMS 1. This circular effect after 15 days from the date of signing and replacing circular No. 01/TM-KD 16/01/1995 of the Ministry of Commerce.
2. Under the direction of the Chairman of the provincial people's Committee, the central cities, the Director of the Department of health, the Department of tourism and commerce, Department of agriculture and rural development is responsible for organizing the implementation of this circular. Periodic report on the Set: medical (treatment), the Ministry of trade (domestic business policy), and the Ministry of agriculture and rural development (agro-processing and Forestry Bureau and the rural industries).
In the process of implementation, if the circular have difficulties and obstacles, which are local, timely response of Minister for research, revised and modified accordingly.