The dispatch sent to the Minister of Health and the Minister of Finance stated: Recently, the press has reported difficulties in exporting some medicinal herbs, affecting the production and business activities of many enterprises. In addition to the reasons due to market difficulties and falling prices, there are also reasons due to difficulties in implementing some regulations of the Ministry of Health in Circular No. 48/2018/TT-BYT dated December 28, 2018 and Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BYT dated March 4, 2021.

Developing medicinal herb areas in Lai Chau province. Photo: Quy Trung/VNA

In order to promptly resolve difficulties and obstacles in the field of medicinal herbs export, creating momentum to promote production and business activities for enterprises in this field, the Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Health, according to its assigned functions, tasks and authority, to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies to urgently review, study, amend and perfect the Ministry's regulations on the import and export of medicinal herbs, ensuring the quick removal of obstacles to facilitate production and business activities of enterprises according to regulations. The amendment of regulations for this activity must be completed before April 25, 2024.

According to VNA/Tin Tuc Newspaper