Decree on animal feed, No. 02/GoL, Dated 02 January 2020
关于动物饲料的法令，第02/政府号，2020年1月2日
ດຳລັດ ວ່າດ້ວຍ ອາຫານສັດ, ເລກທີ 02/ລບ, ລົງວັນທີ 02 ມັງກອນ 2020
Summary
This Decree stipulates the principles, regulations, and measures for the management, supervision, and inspection of animal feed, aiming to ensure feed quality, standards, safety, and nutrition, and to promote the sustainable development of livestock farming in Laos. The Decree defines animal feed, covering ready-to-eat, semi-ready-to-eat, and unprocessed ingredients, and explains terms such as HACCP, feed additives, complete compound feed, counterfeit feed, and substandard feed. It applies to individuals, legal entities, and organizations holding business licenses.
Articles
Article 1
Article 1: Purpose
This Decree is intended to define the principles, rules and measures to manage, monitor and
inspect the work of animal feed in order to ensure the quality, standard, safety and nutrition
provided as well as protect and encourage the livestock in Lao PDR to be extended, sustainable
for food consumption and products, contribute to strengthening the national social-economic in
green and sustainable development.
Article 2
Article 2: Animal Feed
Animal feed is an edible material, which consists an instant ingredient, semi-instant ingredient
or unprocessed which can use for producing animal.
Article 3
Article 3: Term of Interpretation
Terms used in this decision are defined as followed:
1. Animal refers to animals which are defined on Livestock and Veterinary Law
2. HACCP-Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point refers to the system which is designated
for evaluating and controlling the dangerous point that can impact food safety.
3. Animal feed additives refers to any substances which are added to feed in order to make animal
feed products to have shape, odor, color etc. Animal feed additives do not include any medical
substances which are mixed on animal feed for protecting or treating animal diseases.
4. Instant animal feed refers to animal feed which is processed completely from the factory and
ready to serve animal.
5. Semi-instant animal feed refers to raw materials which are passed some processes from the
factory, but not ready to serve animal yet. It needs to have additional process such as concentrate
feed, head feed.
6. Unprocessed feed refers to plants or raw materials of animal feed which is not passed any
process from the factory but can be used to feed animals such as plants, grasses, outputs or
wasted which is fresh, dry and pickled from agricultural outputs and processing industry.
7. Fake animal feed refers to animal feed which uses other ingredients that are not match as
component register or animal feed which is produced as similar as original feed, as well as
animal feed which is labelled or marked to deceive users.
8. Poor quality animal feed refers to feed which is expired, yeasted, spoiled and decomposed or
feed which is contaminated toxic substances including animal feed which is packed by prohibit
packaging as described by ministry of agriculture and forestry.
9. Business operator refers to individual, legal entity which has the enterprise registration license
or investment permit and business license approved by related government agencies.
10. Authorizer refers to individual, legal entity and organization who is obtained a business license
on animal feed from animal feed management organization as prescribed in this decree.
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