Directive No. 07/1999/CT-UB, issued by the Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, addresses strengthening provincial management of organization, purchase, and trade in coffee and pepper within Lam Dong province. The Directive applies to all provincial departments, district-level People's Committees, market management forces, trade and agricultural production organizations, cooperatives, purchasing agents, traders, and individuals engaged in collection, purchase, storage, transport and sale of coffee and pepper in the province. It sets out measures to tighten licensing, registration and supervision of purchasing establishments and agents; to require clear, written contracts and receipts for transactions; to ensure accurate weighing, sampling and quality assessment procedures; to prevent illegal purchase from forestlands, state-owned plantations or sources subject to restriction; and to stabilize producers' interests by…