MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU ... - SPS Việt Nam

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
Between the Department of Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Canadian Food
lnspection Agency under the authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
of the Government of Canada.
The Department of Animal Health of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of
the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and ,the Canadian Food lnspection
Agency (CFI A), hereinafter referred to as "Parties";
With the intention of establishing and developing cooperation between the two countries in
the field of animal health and with a view to protecting each territory from contamination
with animal diseases;
And facilitating the exchange of animals, products of animal origin and animal reproductio~~
materials between the two countries;
ere by agree as follows:
Article I
The Parties agree to co-operate in the field of animal health and on the implementation of
any necessary methods to protect and eradicate animal diseases with the view of avoiding
the entry of contamination with animal diseases from each country to the other, caused by
the exchange of animals, products of animal origin and materials of animal reproduction.
Article II
The Parties will collaborate to prepare and to sign detailed agreements on sanitary,
veterinary and genetical terms and conditions conducive to the safe export and import of
animals and animal products from the territory of one Party to the other.

Article Ill
The Parties will be responsible for the application and implementation of this MOU.
Within the framework of this MOU, the Parties will:
1 Exchange veterinary information,
2. Exchange specific information on animal slaughtering, processing and animal
diseases for export from its territory to the other.
3. Establish opportunities for cooperation in the field of disease control, animal
product inspection and veterinary research and diagnosis.
4. Cooperate in the training and upgrading of professional skills for veterinary experts.
Article IV
The Parties are responsible for informing each other promptly of outbreaks within their own
territory of any disease of which notification is considered compulsory by the Office
International des Epizooties (OIE) and which is mentioned in List "A" of the International
Animal Health Code of the aforementioned Organization. For List "6" diseases, the
Parties will inform each other annually by means of the OIE annual report. In the case of
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), the Parties will inform each other immediately
of a disease outbreak. As such, details about the place of outbreak, spread and other
relevant epizootiological information, as well as measures carried out to eradicate and
control the disease should be provided.
Article V
When deemed useful and according to this MOU, the Parties will cooperate on the
exchange of delegations, workshops, research, study-visits, training as well as information
on veterinary research.
Article VI
The Parties will be responsible for all of its own costs except as otherwise agreed upon by
the authorized veterinary bodies.
Article VI I
Any disagreement regarding the explanation and implementation of this MOU will be
solved through negotiation between the Parties.

Article Vlll
The MOU may be modified when agreed in writing by the Parties.
Article IX
This MOU will not have any influence or have detrimental impacts on the rights and
obligations of the Parties in any agreement signed by either Party with third Parties.
Article X
This MOU will enter into force on the date of signature, and shall remain in force until either
Party informs the other in writing of its wish to terminate the MOU. Cancellation will
become effective six (6) months after the written notification.
Termination of this MOU shall not affect the execution of any obligation and contract
formalized during the terms of the agreement.
This MOU is made in (City, Country) OTTAWA. CANADA
on (Date) Julv 3, 2002
A Vietnamese version will be made prior to the time of the signing. The two versions are
equally authentic.
On behalf of the Department of Animal
Health of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development of the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam
On behalf of the Canadian Food
Inspection Agency under the authority
of the Minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food of the Government of Canada
Prof. Dr. H6 Dinh Chuc
Dr. Sarah Kahn