To better understand the food regulatory landscape in Asia, APFI has spoken to law firms that specialize in food law from five different countries across Asia, which include China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines. In the third part of the series, we look at food safety regulations in Vietnam. Hien Thi Thu Vu, head of regulatory affairs, Vietnam, Tilleke & Gibbins, shares her advice.

The Ministry of Health in Laos has issued a Decision on the Establishment of Businesses for the Import and Export of Medicine and Medical Products No. 1820/MoH dated August 25, 2017 (the Decision), to provide information on setting up and conducting businesses related to the import and export, distribution, wholesale, and manufacture of medicines and medical products/devices.

David Duncan, a consultant in Tilleke & Gibbins’ corporate and commercial group, has contributed the Thailand chapter in the eleventh edition of Marketing Private Funds and Discretionary Account Services, published by Deacons, the Lex Mundi member firm for Hong Kong.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has recently issued a very important notification and new regulations relating to the implementation of Decree No. 36/2017/ND-CP (Decree 36) on medical device management. The key notification was issued under Official Dispatch No. 7165/BYT-TB-CT dated December 14, 2017 (Dispatch 7165). The new implementing guidelines for Decree 36 were issued under Circular No. 46/2017/TT-BYT dated December 15, 2017 (Circular 46). These developments are crucial to the registration regime for medical devices in Vietnam.Dispatch 7165

The notable steps taken by the government to improve the intellectual property (IP) landscape in Thailand have resulted in the nation being removed from the Office of the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) Priority Watch List of countries deemed to have deficient intellectual property (IP) practices. Instead, Thailand has now been placed on the Watch List of countries exhibiting fewer IP issues.

Tilleke & Gibbins has contributed the Vietnam and Thailand chapters of Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Law Throughout the World 2017, published by Multilaw. The guide covers over 30 countries worldwide and provides an overview of media, advertising, entertainment, and art law in each jurisdiction.

Tilleke & Gibbins has contributed the Thailand and Vietnam chapters of Media, Advertising, and Entertainment Law Throughout the World 2017, published by Multilaw. The guide provides an overview of media, advertising, entertainment, and art law in more than 30 jurisdictions worldwide.The Thailand chapter of the guide covers: