Nghe An province has 137 OCOP products whose certification is about to expire.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued Official Letter No. 4897/SNN-PTNT to relevant units and entities, urging them to complete the necessary documents for the upcoming reassessment and reclassification of OCOP stars.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - the Standing Agency of the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Program, in accordance with its assigned functions and tasks, announces that as of January 27, 2025, the recognition of 137 OCOP products from 87 entities in the province, as stipulated in Decision No. 279/QD-UBND dated January 27, 2022, will expire.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requests that relevant authorities strengthen inspection, supervision, and handling of entities producing OCOP products using OCOP labels, logos, certifications, and products in accordance with current regulations.
The People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns are requested to: No later than December 27, 2024, notify the entities whose OCOP products have been recognized under Decision No. 279/QD-UBND dated January 27, 2022.
The Provincial People's Committee's term expires on January 27, 2025.
Local authorities should focus on disseminating information, providing support, and advising entities whose products are nearing the end of their eligibility period to urgently complete their dossiers and organize re-evaluation and re-classification according to points a, b, c, and d, clause 7, Appendix II, Decision No. 148/QD-TTg dated February 24, 2023, of the Prime Minister on the promulgation of the set of criteria and procedures for evaluating and classifying products under the One Commune One Product Program.
In the event that, upon the expiration of the recognized period (36 months), the entity does not submit a written request for re-evaluation and recognition of the product, it will be understood that there is no need for it. After this period, if the entity continues to submit a request for evaluation and recognition of the OCOP product, the initial evaluation process will follow.
The report on the results of the OCOP product evaluation and ranking includes: Re-evaluation and new evaluation of products in 2024 and dossiers of products with the potential for 4 stars, sent to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development through the Sub-Department of Cooperative Economics and Rural Development for timely compilation and organization of provincial-level evaluation.
Reportedly, among the 137 products whose certification is about to expire, there are 13 OCOP 4-star products and 124 OCOP 3-star products.
