The latest edition of Practical Law Company’s Agricultural Law Global Guide  was recently published, with the Vietnam chapter written by lawyers from Tilleke & Gibbins. The guide’s Q&A format provides a high-level overview of agricultural law in 24 different countries, including the following topics:

• Agricultural Policy: International treaties and relevant legislation
• Acquisition of Agricultural Companies: Limitations, necessary approvals, regulations on cooperatives, and competition law
• Acquisition of Agricultural Land: Usage rights and ownership of agricultural land, expropriation of land, tax, and financing
• Crop Seed Business: Regulations and authorities, import/export control, necessary approvals/licenses, and labeling requirements
• Plant Variety Rights: Registration process, requirements for protection, extent of protection, farmer’s privilege, and legal actions available in event of infringement
• Genetically Modified Crops: Domestic laws and policy, safety evaluations, pre-market approval, and GMO labeling requirements
• Importing Animals and Gene Patents: Import/export control, patentability, and breeding restrictions
• Agricultural Safety and Product Liability: Standards and liability

To read the Vietnam chapter, please visit the PLC website or click on the PDF below. Tilleke & Gibbins also contributed the Thailand chapter of this guide.