Vietnam: Sample of slaughter control stamp to be affixed to livestock carcass for export

According to Circular No. 09/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development of Vietnam, the sample of slaughter control stamp to be affixed to livestock carcass for export is prescribed as follows:

- The stamp shall have a circular shape with the size as follows: the diameters of the outer circle and of the inner circle shall be equal to 40 mm and 25 mm respectively, there shall be a line going through the center of the two circles which divides the stamp into 2 equal parts. The widths of the outer circle, the inner circle and the horizontal line shall be equal to 1 mm.

- The space between the outer circle and the inner circle:

+ The letters “K. S. G. M. X. K” (the abbreviated form of the phrase “kiểm soát giết mổ xuất khẩu” - control of slaughter serving export) shall be displayed at the top of the stamp, whose height and thickness shall be equal to 4 mm and 1 mm respectively;

+ The phrase “CỤC THÚ Y” (Department of Animal Health) shall be displayed at the bottom of the stamp, whose height and thickness shall be equal to 4 mm and 1 mm respectively;

- The circle in the middle of the stamp shall display the code of the slaughterhouses as follows:

+ At the top of the circle: the code of the slaughterhouse management authority using the letter A, B, C, etc., whose height and thickness shall be equal to 10 mm and 2 mm respectively;

+ At the bottom of the circle: the number sign of the slaughterhouse using the number 1, 2, 3, etc., whose height and thickness shall be equal to 10 mm and 2 mm respectively.

View more details at Circular No. 09/2016/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development of Vietnam, effective from July 16, 2016.

-Thao Uyen-

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