On January 24, 2014, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh signed Circular 2/2014/TT-BNNPTNT to promulgate the Approval Process of Issuing and Withdrawing Certification for Genetically Modified Plants for use as food and feed. Circular 2, outlining the approval process for agricultural biotechnology to be used as food and feed, is the last piece of regulation necessary for Vietnam to commercialize agricultural biotechnology. Circular 2 entered into force on March 10, 2014 and biotech developers have already submitted dossiers to MARD seeking food and feed approval for biotech traits.
