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2 | RAINFOREST ALLIANCE APPLICABLE LAW ASSESSMENT RA 2020 STANDARD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Certification body: | EKOINSPEKT ULUSLARARASI BELGELENDIRME DENETIM GOZETIM TEKNIK KONTROL VE EGITIM HIZMETLERI LTD. STI. | For internal use only | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Country: | Vietnam | Reviewed by: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Date submitted | 1/31/2023 | Approved by: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Contact person: | Mustafa Cetinkaya | Approved date: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 | Instructions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | The Certification Body (CB) should list applicable local laws for all core requirement of the RA 2020 Standard according to the geographic scope requested (the format should include individual legislations for each country). The following is a brief explanation of how to complete the template: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Topic: Include the topic covered in the requirement, for example: Natural Ecosystems, Agrochemicals, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Related standard requirement number: Include the number of the specific related requirement, for example: No. 4.5.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | National Legislation Reference: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Legislation name: Include the name of the national legislation related to the criterion, for example: Labor Code, Decree No. 1441. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ILO convention name (if applicable): If there is an applicable ILO convention, indicate the name of that convention and its respective number. e.g. "ILO Convention, Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)" If there are any sector wide agreements or CBAs that might be relevant, feel free to indicate those as well. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Title: Include the title within the national legislation that refers to the criterion to be evaluated, for example: Contracts and collective bargaining. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Articles to be reviewed: Indicate the # or #s of the articles to be reviewed, with respect to the criterion compliance, for example: Articles 57 to 60. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | If RA standard goes beyond the national legislation, please indicate on which areas: please perform an analysis of the applicable legislation and where the RA Standard might go beyond the legislation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 | National Legislation Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | TOPIC | Related standard requirement number | Legislation Name | CBA if applicable | ILO convention name (if applicable) | Title | Articles to review | If RA standard goes beyond the national legislation, please indicate on which areas | Column1 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Group Management | 1.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
22 | Documented and implemented Management Plan which addresses each applicable Rainforest Alliance Supply Chain requirement. | 1.1.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
23 | The supply chain actor has devised, adopted and disseminated one or more policies for ensuring responsible business conduct in its own operations, supply chain and other business relationships | 1.1.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Collective Bargaining | 1.2.1 | Vietnam labour code 2019 | enterprise-level collective bargaining agreements, sectoral collective bargaining agreements, multi-enterprise collective bargaining agreements and other types of collective bargaining agreements | NA | The Labor Code sets forth labor standards; rights, obligations and responsibilities of employees, employers, internal representative organizations of employees, representative organizations of employers in labor relations and other relations directly related to labor relations; and state management of labor. | Article 65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89 | Not the case | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Service provider evaluation mechanism | 1.2.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
26 | Subcontractors and suppliers' compliance to certification rules | 1.2.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Registry of group members | 1.2.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
28 | Worker details( Full name, Gender Year of birth, Start and end date(s) of employment, Wages Housing | 1.2.5 | Vietnam labour code 2019 | NA | NA | The Labor Code sets forth labor standards; rights, obligations and responsibilities of employees, employers, internal representative organizations of employees, representative organizations of employers in labor relations and other relations directly related to labor relations; and state management of labor. | Article 12. Responsibility of an employer for employee management | This legislation doesn't cover the specific details required in the employment record. | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | List of permanent of temporary workers | 1.2.6 | Vietnam labour code 2019 | NA | NA | As above | Article 12. Responsibility of an employer for employee management | This legislation doesn't cover the specific details required in the employment record. | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Information given through Predominant language to workers | 1.2.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
31 | Sign agreement between both parties (GA and Members) | 1.2.8 | No law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Records of last four years | 1.2.9 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | Yes, RA standard makes it mandatory for retaining the records for at least 4 years | NA | |||||||||||||||||
33 | An up to date map of the farm (large farms) or the farm area (group of small farms) is available Sketches | 1.2.10 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
34 | A sketch of the farm is available | 1.2.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
35 | Geolocation data is available for 100% of the farms. At least 10% is in the form of polygons | 1.2.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
36 | A polygon is available of the farm, including all farm units. | 1.2.13 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
37 | list of workers trained and have the knowledge effectively implement the supply chain Management Plan. | 1.2.16 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
38 | Multi-site administrator maintains a list of sites to be included in the certificate | 1.2.17 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
39 | Risk assessment | 1.3.1 | No law | NA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Management Plan | 1.3.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
41 | Management provides group members with services based on the Management Plan | 1.3.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
42 | Management provides workers with services based on the Management Plan. | 1.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
43 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.1, | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
44 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
45 | Internal approval and sanction mechanism | 1.4.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
46 | Internal inspection and self-assessment | 1.4.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
47 | Grievance Mechanism | 1.5.1 | Vietnam labour code 2019 | NA | NA | The Labor Code sets forth labor standards; rights, obligations and responsibilities of employees, employers, internal representative organizations of employees, representative organizations of employers in labor relations and other relations directly related to labor relations; and state management of labor. | Chapter XIV: SETTLEMENT OF LABOR DISPUTES, Section 1, 2,3,4&5 | the legislation does not cover "whistle blowing" mechanism. It is silent on anonymous complaints | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Gender equality | 1.6.1 | Vietnam labour code 2019 | NA | NA | As above | Article 135. State policies, Article 136. Responsibilities of the employer | The law does not stipulate a gender equality committee at work place | ||||||||||||||||||
49 | Committee on gender equality | 1.6.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Certified production | 2.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Annual stock | 2.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
52 | Certified products are visually segregated | 2.1.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
53 | Management has mapped the product flow from the group members | 2.1.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
54 | Products that the group sells as certified can be traced back to the certified farm(s) | 2.1.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
55 | No double selling of volumes | 2.1.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
56 | Group members keep sales receipts | 2.1.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Methodology for the calculation of conversion factors | 2.1.8 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
58 | Calibration | 2.1.9 | Decree No. 86/2012/ND-CP dated October 19, 2012 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on metrology | NA | NA | This Decree details and guides the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on metrology on the legal units of measurement; the use of units of measurements, the identification of illegal gain, the metrological inspection; the budget for sampling for metrological inspection. | As per Article 13 regular inspection has to be carried out for weights and measures | NA | https://vanbanphapluat.co/decree-no-86-2012-nd-cp-detailing-and-guiding-the-implementation-of-a-number | |||||||||||||||||
59 | Volume summary of certified product for the previous 12 months. | 2.1.10 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Documentation for percentage and traceability type etc. | 2.1.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
61 | labeling approvals, incoming and outgoing documentation, on-site procedures) that any Rainforest Alliance claim | 2.1.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
62 | Sales transactions of certified products are recorded in the Rainforest Alliance traceability platform | 2.2.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
63 | Total sales of certified products do not exceed the total production | 2.2.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
64 | Volumes not sold as Rainforest Alliance certified and/or lost are removed from the traceability platform within two weeks after the end of the quarter. | 2.2.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Trademark use approval | 2.2.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
66 | Shipments that are combined into one transaction include sufficient information to relate the transaction to the individual shipments. | 2.2.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
67 | Written confirmation granting a traceability platform mandate by the farm certificate holder and acknowledgement by both parties is available. | 2.2.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
68 | The party granted the traceability platform mandate complies with applicable traceability requirements and associated guidance. | 2.2.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Volume credits are only converted for a process that can occur in reality, product conversion cannot go backwards to a previous product. . | 2.3.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
70 | The volume of product sold as mass balance is 100% covered by volumes purchased as certified. | 2.3.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
71 | Purchase and sales documentation for products sold as certified includes origin information to country level for certified and non-certified product inputs. | 2.3.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
72 | Products sold as certified shall meet the minimum percentage requirements for origin information as per crop specific annexes | 2.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
73 | Credit trading is limited to regional scope within a certificate, movement from one certificate to another shall be accompanied by physical shipment of relevant product. | 2.3.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
74 | A process is in place to ensure that sales of certified product exceeding purchases are covered with sufficient purchases of certified input within two weeks after the end of the quarter in which certified volume balance was exceeded | 2.3.6 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
75 | Production costs and living income | 3.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
76 | The total net income for group member households is assessed against the Living Income Benchmark. | 3.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
77 | Sustainable Differential | 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.2.3 3.2.4 3.2.5 3.2.6 3.2.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
78 | Management defines the investments needed to improve sustainability in an investment plan. | 3.3.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
79 | The buyer of certified products ensures that the farm certificate holder receives the Sustainability Investment | 3.3.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
80 | An annual report of investments made to farms is compiled and available | 3.3.5 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
81 | Plant varieties are selected based on quality, productivity, resistance to pests and diseases and on suitability for the climate | 4.1.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
82 | New plantings have a well-established cropping system which takes into account the factors defined in the requirement | 4.1.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
83 | Pruning Cycle | 4.2.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
84 | GMO | 4.3.1 | Mandatory GMO Labeling Circular issued by Vietnam. GAIN Report Number-VM5088 | NA | NA | Genetically modified food must be labelled in accordance with the regulation of labeling food products. | Entire Circular | NA | https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/report/downloadreportbyfilename?filename=Vietnam%20issues%20mandatory%20GMO%20labeling%20Circular_Hanoi_Vietnam_12-30-2015.pdf#:~:text=1.%20Genetically%20modified%20food%20must%20be%20labelled%20in,to%20the%20name%20of%20the%20genetically%20modified%20ingredient. | |||||||||||||||||
85 | Soil assessment, leaf test, use of organic fertilizers etc | 4.4.1 4.4.2 4.4.3 4.4.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
86 | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Monitoring of pests and natural enemies Pest control methods & threshold | 4.5.1 , 4.5.2, 4.5.3 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
87 | IPM training to workers | 4.5.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Registered agrochemicals | 4.6.1 | The Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine | NA | NA | It is an Act to regulate the import, manufacture, sale, transport, distribution and use of pesticides with a view to prevent risk to human beings or animals, and for matters connected therewith. | Article 46. Registration of pesticides onto the List | Few pesticide which are band by RA but not banned by law of land. | ||||||||||||||||||
89 | Products on risk mitigation list | 4.6.2 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
90 | Training for sprayers and PPE usage | 4.6.3 | LAW ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH | NA | NA | This Law provides for measures guaranteeing occupational safety and health (OSH), policies and compensation for victims of occupational accidents and diseases; responsibilities and rights of organisations and individuals in respect of OSH and state management for OSH | Article 23. stipulates use of Personal protective equipment at work and training | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
91 | Showers for agrochemical handlers. | 4.6.4 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
92 | Preparation and application of pesticides | 4.6.5 | PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE LAW. LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - Laws are not that much specific about preparation and application. | NA | NA | The Act covers the requirement for pesticide handlers and destruction of pesticide packaging in case required and also environmental protection required during spraying of pesticide. | Article 70. Use of pesticides, Article 72. Destruction of packing of pesticides under PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE LAW and Article 78. Environmental protection with regard to chemicals, pesticides, and veterinary medicines under LAW ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION | NA | In folder | |||||||||||||||||
93 | Mechanisms to avoid contamination with pesticides | 4.6.6 | No law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | As above | |||||||||||||||||
94 | Aerial application | 4.6.7 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
95 | Agrochemical application records. | 4.6.8 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
96 | Empty pesticide containers | 4.6.9 | The Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine | NA | NA | This Law is enshrined by the regulations on the plant protection against harmful pests, pathogens and diseases, plant Phyto sanitation and pesticide management. | Article 5 covers the treatment of empty pesticide containers | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
97 | Storage of Agrochemical | 4.6.10 | The Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine | NA | NA | This Law is enshrined by the regulations on the plant protection against harmful pests, pathogens and diseases, plant Phyto sanitation and pesticide management. | Article 67. Preservation of pesticides | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | pesticide application equipment | 4.6.11 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
99 | Pesticide stock inventory | 4.6.12 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||
100 | Harvest and Post-Harvest Practices | 4.7.1 | No Law | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||||||||||||||