Decision on the Organization and Operation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Enquiry Point No. 1502/MAF
部长关于卫生与植物卫生咨询点设立与运行的决定（第1502/农林部号）
ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງ ຂອງລັດຖະມົນຕີ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ການຈັດຕັ້ງ ແລະ ການເຄື່ອນໄຫວ ຂອງຈຸດສອບຖາມ ກ່ຽວກັບ ສຸຂານາໄມ ແລະ ສຸຂານາໄມພືດ ເລກທີ 1502/ກປ
Summary
Its purpose is to create a facility for collecting and providing information on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, ensuring transparency in the regulation of agricultural products and reducing impacts on trade. The Advisory Point is housed under the Department of Planning of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and is responsible for responding to inquiries from domestic and foreign individuals, legal entities, and organizations, providing information on laws and regulations, technical standards, and risk assessments, as well as coordinating with contact points, establishing databases, training personnel, and reporting regularly on its operations.
Articles
Article 1
Article 1. Purpose
This Decision defines the location, roles, duties, rights, organizational structure, working
procedures and operations of the Sanitary and Phyto-sanitary Enquiry Point (SPS EP or Enquiry
Point) to develop a place for collecting and providing information with regard to sanitary and
phyto-sanitary measures of the Lao PDR, aiming to ensure transparency of the supervision of
agricultural products, to minimize the impact on trade and to contribute to the improvement of
agricultural business environment.
Article 2
Article 2. Location and Roles
SPS EP is a body under the organizational chart of the Department of Planning of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry with the roles to answer questions and provide information on sanitary
and phyto-sanitary measures to interested domestic and foreign individuals, legal entities and
organizations.
Article 3
Article 3. Duties
3.1. Follow up and compile questions from relevant individuals, entities and organizations in
coordination with focal points in order to provide answers in compliance with the basic
principles as provided for in Articles 3, 5 and 6 of Decree No. 363/PM, dated 19 August
2010;
3.2. Answer to questions and provide information as requested by state or private sectors,
domestic or foreigners, in a transparent manner and within a reasonable timeframe with
regard to the following matters:
a. Any laws, legal acts, technical regulations and standards relating to the application
of approved or promulgated sanitary and phyto-sanitary (SPS) measures in Lao
PDR and in foreign countries;
b. Any quality control measures for production, quarantine, inspection, certification,
approval of veterinary medicines, additives in human and animal foods and
pesticides;
c. Methods of risk assessment, considered factors including determination of the
appropriate level of sanitary and phyto-sanitary protection;
d. The membership of Lao PDR in relevant international and regional organizations or
bilateral or multilateral cooperation within the scope of the SPS Agreement;
e. Detailed information regarding the location of the enquiry point, focal points and
responsible persons or officers, as well as other information related to the publicized
documents or places where relevant documents may be requested within the scope
of this Decision;
3.3. Coordinate and cooperate with the Notification Unit and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
Enquiry Point by establishing a regular inter-link reporting system;
3.4. Establish a systematic SPS database;
3.5. Train staff of the enquiry point and focal points to upgrade their capacity overtime;
3.6. Research and suggest recommendations for the improvement of compliant and effective
coordination mechanisms;
3.7. Report routinely to the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on the
operations of the enquiry point;
3.8. Encourage the use of information and standards to assist entrepreneurs to develop the
production and exportation of safe products by complying with SPS requirements of
foreign markets and to be active in providing information in support of the efforts of
researchers to study the impacts of the application of SPS for each period;
3.9. Perform other duties as assigned by higher-level authority.
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