Reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs is an administrative procedure performed when the certificate expires or is lost or damaged. This process ensures veterinary medicine businesses comply with legal regulations on trading conditions. The following article will provide detailed instructions on the order, procedures and necessary documents to re-issue this certificate.

Cases of reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs

Reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs is required in the following cases:

• The certificate has expired
• The certificate is lost, damaged or misplaced
• Change information of registered organizations and individuals
• Change of location of veterinary drug trading facility

According to the provisions of Article 97 of the Law on Veterinary Medicine 2015, reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs is to ensure that veterinary drug business activities comply with regulations on safety and quality. Business establishments need to proactively carry out re-issuance procedures when the Certificate expires or there are changes.

Competent authority of reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs

According to Decree 35/2016/ND-CP, the authority to issue Certificates of eligibility to trade veterinary drugs belongs to the provincial veterinary management agency. The competent authority to re-issue the Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs is the Provincial Department of Animal Health or the provincial veterinary management agency. Specifically:

• Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine of provinces and centrally run cities;
• Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (for localities that have not yet organized the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine).

This decentralization helps simplify administrative procedures, creating convenience for business establishments in the process of re-issuing procedures.

Procedure for reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs

Components of implementation records

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of Circular 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT, the application for reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs includes:

• Application for re-issuance (according to the form specified in Appendix XXXI Circular 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT) amended by Clause 17, Article 1 of Circular 18/2018/TT-BNNPTNT.
• A detailed explanation of the facilities and techniques for selling veterinary drugs (according to form Appendix XXII Circular 13/2016/TT-BNNPTNT)
• Enterprise registration certificate or Business registration certificate
• Veterinary practice certificate
• Documents proving the changed content (if any)
• Inspection form of conditions for trading and importing veterinary drugs according to the form
• A certificate of eligibility to trade veterinary drugs has been issued (except in cases of loss)

Preparing complete and accurate documents will help the process of appraisal and re-issuance of the Certificate quickly and smoothly.

Implementation procedures

The process for reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs includes the following steps:

• Step 1: The facility submits the application to the competent authority
• Step 2: The competent authority receives and checks the completeness of the dossier
• Step 3: Appraisal of documents and physical inspection of the facility (if necessary)
• Step 4: Make a decision to re-issue the Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs. If you do not agree to re-issue, you must respond in writing and clearly state the reason.
• Step 5: Return the results to the veterinary drug dealer.

According to Decree 123/2018/ND-CP, the processing time is no more than 05 working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid documents. Facilities need to proactively monitor the progress of processing documents to promptly supplement documents as requested by competent authorities.

Support service for reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs in Long Phan

The process of reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs requires strict compliance with legal regulations. Long Phan provides consulting services and supports businesses during the process of reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs. Services include:

• Consulting on conditions and procedures for reissuing Certificate of eligibility to trade in veterinary drugs;
• Support in preparing complete and accurate documents;
• Representative submits documents and monitors processing progress;
• Explanation and supplementation of documents at the request of competent authorities;
• Receive results and hand over to customers.

With a team of experienced experts, Long Phan is committed to supporting businesses in implementing procedures to re-issue Certificates quickly, effectively, and in accordance with the law. Long Phan’s services help businesses save time and costs during administrative procedures.

Customers need to prepare complete and accurate documents so that the appraisal and re-issuance process goes smoothly. For detailed support on Certificate re-issuance procedures, please contact Long Phan via Hotline: 0906735386. We are ready to advise and support customers to carry out procedures quickly and effectively.