MINISTRY OF SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

AGRICULTURE AND Independence - Freedom - Happiness

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No. 08/VBHN-BNNPTNT Hanoi, February 25, 2014

CIRCULAR
PROMULGATION OF LIST OF BANNED AND RESTRICTED DRUGS,
CHEMICALS, AND ANTIBIOTICS
Circular No. 15/2009/TT- BNN of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural development
dated March 17, 2009 promulgating the List of banned and restricted drugs, chemicals,
and antibiotics effective from May 02, 2009 is amended by the following documents:
1. Circular No. 29/2009/TT-BNNPTNT dated June 04, 2009 of the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural development on amendments to Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN,
which came into force from June 04, 2009.
2. Circular No. 20/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated April 02, 2010 of the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural development on amendments to Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN,
which came into force from May 18, 2010.
3. Circular No. 03/2012/TT-BNNPTNT dated January 16, 2012 of the Minister of
Agriculture and Rural development on amendments to Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN,
which came into force from March 04, 2012.
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 01/2008/ND-CP on January 03, 2008, defining
the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural development;
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Veterinary Medicine 2004;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 33/2005/ND-CP dated March 15, 2005 on
guidelines for the Ordinance on Veterinary Medicine;
1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgates:
- List of chemicals and antibiotics banned from production and trading of aquaculture
products (Appendix 1)
- List of medicines, chemicals, and antibiotics banned from veterinary medicine
(Appendix 2).
- List of chemicals and antibiotics restricted from production and trading of aquaculture
products (Appendix 3)
- List of medicines, chemicals, and antibiotics restricted from veterinary medicine
(Appendix 4).
2. This Circular comes into force after 45 days from the day on which it is signed. This
Circular replaces Decision No. 07/2005/QD-BTS dated February 24, 2005 of the Minister
of Fishery promulgating the List of chemicals and antibiotics banned from production
and trading of aquaculture products; Decision no. 26/2005/QD-BTS dated August 18,
2005 of the Minister of Fishery on addition to supplementation of the list of
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics banned from production and trading of aquaculture products
exported to the USA and North America; Decision No. 41/2008/QD-BNN dated March
05, 2008 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development promulgating the List of
veterinary medicines banned and restricted in Vietnam in 2008.
3. Chief of Office, Director of Department of Animal Health, heads of relevant units;
Directors of Departments of Agriculture and Rural development of provinces,
Vietnamese and foreign entities involved in production, trading of fishery products and
veterinary medicines are responsible for the implementation of this Circular./.

VERIFIED BY
MINISTER

Cao Duc Phat

 APPENDIX 1
LIST OF CHEMICALS AND ANTIBIOTICS BANNED FROM PRODUCTION AND
TRADING OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS
(Promulgated together with Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN dated March 17, 2009 of
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development)
No. Name of che mical/antibiotic Target
1 Aristolochia spp and derivatives thereof
2 Chloramphenicol
3 Chloroform
4 Chlorpromazine
5 Colchicine
6 Dapsone
7 Dimetridazole Foods, veterinary
8 Metronidazole medicines, chemicals,
9 Nitrofuran (including Furazolidone) environmental remediation
agents, detergents,
10 Ronidazole
preservatives, hand skin
11 Green Malachite (Malachite blue)
creams in all stages of
12 Ipronidazole breeding and rearing
13 Other Nitroimidazoles aquatic animals and plants
14 Clenbuterol and amphibians, fisheries
15 Diethylstilbestrol (DES) services, storage and
16 Glycopeptides processing.
17 Trichlorfon (Dipterex)
18 Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)
19 Fluoroquinolone family (banned from manufacture
and trading of fishery products exported to the USA
and North America)
20 Trifluralin
21 Cypermethrim
22 Deltamethrin
23 Enrofloxacin
 APPENDIX 2
LIST OF MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, AND ANTIBIOTICS BANNED FROM
VETERINARY MEDICINE
(Promulgated together with Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN dated March 17, 2009 of
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development)
No. Name of che mical/antibiotic
1 Chloramphenicol (aka Chloromycetin;Chlornitromycin;
Laevomycin,Chlorocid, Leukomycin)
2 Furazolidon and derivatives of N itrofuran family (Nitrofuran, Furacillin,
Nitrofurazon, Furacin, Nitrofurantoin, Furoxon, Orafuran, Furadonin,
Furadantin, Furaltadon, Payzone, Furazolin, Nitrofurmethon, Nitrofuridin,
Nitrovin)
3 Dimetridazole (aka Emtryl)
4 Metronidazole (aka: Trichomonacid, Flagyl, Klion, Avimetronid)
5 Dipterex (aka Metriphonat,Trichlorphon, Neguvon, Chlorophos,DTHP);
DDVP (aka Dichlorvos; Dichlorovos)
6 Eprofloxacin
7 Ciprofloxacin
8 Ofloxacin
9 Carbadox
10 Olaquidox
11 Bacitracin Zn
12 (re moved)
13 Green Malachite (Malachite blue)
14 Gentian Violet (Crystal violet)
 APPENDIX 3
LIST OF CHEMICALS AND ANTIBIOTICS RESTRICTED FROM PRODUCTION
AND TRADING OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS
(Promulgated together with Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN dated March 17, 2009 of
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development)
No. Name of che mical/antibiotic Maximum
residue limit
(ppb)
1 Amoxicillin 50
2 Ampicillin 50
3 Benzylpenicillin 50
4 Cloxacillin 300
5 Dicloxacillin 300
6 Oxacillin 300
7 Oxolinic Acid 100
8 Colistin 150
9 (re moved)
10 (re moved)
11 Diflubenzuron 1000
12 Teflubenzuron 500
13 Emamectin 100
14 Erythromycine 200
15 Tilmicosin 50
16 Tylosin 100
17 Florfenicol 1000
18 Lincomycine 100
19 Neomycine 500
20 Paromomycin 500
21 Spectinomycin 300
22 Chlortetracycline 100
23 Oxytetracycline 100
24 Tetracycline 100
25 Sulfonamide (various types) 100
26 Trimethoprim 50
27 Ormetoprim 50
28 Tricainemethanesulfonate 15-330
29 Danofloxacin 100
30 Difloxacin 300
31 Ciprofloxacin 100
32 Sarafloxacin 30
33 Flumequine 600
 APPENDIX 4
LIST OF MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, AND ANTIBIOTICS RESTRICTED FROM
VETERINARY MEDICINE
(Promulgated together with Circular No. 15/2009/TT-BNN dated March 17, 2009 of
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development)
No. Name of drug/chemical/antibiotic
1 Improvac (Registration number: PFU-85; Manufacturer: Pfizer
Australia Pty Limited)
2 Spiramycin
3 Avoparcin
4 Virginiamycin
5 Meticlorpidol
6 Meticlorpidol/Methylbenzoquate
7 Amprolium (powder)
8 Amprolium/ethopate
9 Nicarbazin
10 Flavophospholipol
11 Salinomycin
12 Avilamycin
13 Monensin
14 Tylosin phosphate

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