Title: Circular 39/2013/TT-BYT Prescribing the management of curative medicines for human use which are imported and exported through the non commercial channel.

Type: Circular

Issuing Agency: Ministry of Health

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Health

Issuing Date: 15-11-2013

 

Article 1. Scope of regulation

1. This Circular prescribes activities related to the import or export of medicines for human use (below referred to as medicines for short) through the non-commercial channel.

2. Curative medicines for human use which are imported and exported through the noncommercial channel stipulated in this Circular include:

a/ Medicines which are gifts or donation sent by organizations and individuals in Vietnam to overseas organizations and individuals, or vice versa;

b/ Medicines which pertain to goods of diplomatic representations and international organizations in Vietnam or Vietnamese diplomatic representations and organizations abroad and people working in such representations and organizations. Cases where medicines are exempted from customs procedures must comply with treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party;

c/ Medicines in personal luggage of persons on entry or exist consigned with bills of lading, goads carried along by persons on entry or exist.

3. Medicines imported or exported through other non-commercial channels (medicines imported, exported for use as samples for registration, standard samples and substances for testing and research, or donated as aid or humanitarian aid) are not governed by this Circular.

Article 2. General provisions on non-commercial imported or exported medicines

1. Non-commercial imported or exported medicines shall be used only for treatment of diseases of individuals who request the non-commercial import or export of medicine and individuals working in organizations requesting the non-commercial import or export of medicines or their family members. Non-commercial imported medicines may neither be sold in the market nor used for any other illegal purposes.

2. Individuals and organizations requesting the non-commercial import or export of medicines shall take responsibility for the origin and quality of such medicines.

3. Non-commercial imported or exported medicines must have labels indicating their appellations, active ingredients, concentrations, contents and expiry date.

4. Apart from complying with this Circular, persons on exit shall also abide by the law of the countries which they enter.

Article 3. Medicine banned from non-commercial import or export

1. Medicine materials.

2. Medicines containing active ingredients on the list of active ingredients banned from import or export for use as medicines prescribed in the Minister of Health’s Circular No. 47/2010/TT-BYT of December 21, 2010, guiding medicine import and export, documents amending and supplementing this Circular, and official letters of the Ministry of Health on the suspension of medicine use and import.

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