Inventory of Business Licenses

General information
Name of formality	Certificate of Rice Seed Quality
Type of formality	Certificate
Date of last modification	15.12.2020
Responsible Authorities	Department of Planning and Cooperation
LSIC	A - Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Who should complete this business formality?	Individuals, legal entities, or organizations that aim to certify the quality of their rice seeds
Qualifications needed by the business to get the formality	Farmers who cultivate rice seeds must register and have a field inspection as well as a quality inspection in a laboratory.
Additional Comment	The Department of Agriculture will issue certificates only for the 1st and 2nd generation rice seeds, while for the 3rd rice seeds, the application shall be submitted to the Provincial or Vientiane Capital Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Name	Number	Date	Comment
Decree on Plant Species	238/GOV	18.05.2020	Chapter 6, Article 29, 31, and 32
Instruction on the Issuance of the Certificate of Rice Seed Quality	672/DOA	30.04.2013	Article 1, 2, 10 and 11	""

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - First time
Name	Type	Comment
Request Letter	Confirmative act	from an individual, legal entity, or organization who intends to certify the quality of rice seed

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FORMALITIES - Renew
Name	Type	Comment

 

Mean of presentation
Means of presentation	At the Authority Offices
Address of authority	Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Processing Time (Day(s))	30	After receiving the official test results from the laboratory, the Department of Agriculture will issue a rice seed quality certificate within 30 working days.

 

RENEWAL INFORMATION
Does the formality have a validity or an expiration date?	YES
How long will the formality be valid for? (in months)	12
What is the process and conditions to get the formality?
What is the process and conditions to renew the formality?	No renewal (new application shall be submitted)

 

ISSUING FEES
Has application fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Application fees	Total fees
YES	0.00	50000.00	0.00	50000.00
Comments	According to the comments from the authority

 

RENEWAL FEES
Has renewal fees?	Service fees	Certificate fees	Renewal fees	Total renewal fees
NO	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Comments

   

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Document Name	Comment
Request Letter	from an individual, legal entity, or organization who intends to certify the quality of rice seed

 

STATISTICS (Issue or/and renewed number)
Year	Issued	Renewed
2016
2017