G/SPS/N/VNM/142  
 
18 August 2022  
(22-6261) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Health supplements , dietary supplements  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Circular promulgates national technical regulation for 
maximum level of contaminants in health supplements . Language(s):  Vietnamese . 
Number of pages:  6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5611_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Circular promulgates the national technical regulation for 
maximum level of contaminants in health supplements with the following contents:  
− Classification, definition for health supplements , dietary supplements ; 
− Food safety criteria for health supplements , dietary supplements ; 
− Food sampling and testing methods for food safety criteria . 
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/142  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
ASEAN  Guidelines on Limits of Contaminants for Health Supplements (Annex III) at 
website: https://asean.org/wp -content/uploads/2017 /09/ASEAN -Guidelines -on-Limts -of-
contaminants -HS-V2.0-with-disclaimer.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5611_01_e.pdf  
(available in Engl ish) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 October 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqu iry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3846 4489  
 +(84 4) 3846 3702  
Fax: +(84 4) 3846 3739  
E-mail: phongtckn@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.vfa.gov.vn  
 
Viet Nam SPS Office  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan str, Ba Dinh dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download:  
1) Website of Viet  Nam Food Administration  
https://vfa.gov.vn/du -thao-gop-y/quy -chuan -ky-thuat -quoc-gia-doi-voi-gioi-han-cac-chat-
o-nhiem -trong -thuc-pham -bao-ve-suc-khoe.html  
2) Website of Ministry of Health  
https://moh.gov.vn/gop -y-du-thao-van-
ban?p_p_id=gydt_WAR_gydtportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view
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