G/SPS/N/VNM/152  
22 January 2024  
(24-0446) 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:  Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development  
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):  Animal feed of plant origin  
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:  Amendment to Circulars No. 34/2018/TT -BNNPTNT and 
33/2014/ TT -BNNPTNT of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development . 
Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_00652_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Abolishing some regulations on Circular No. 34/2018/TT -
BNNPTNT dated 16 November 2018 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development; 
amending some articles of Circular No. 33/2014/ TT -BNNPTNT dated 30 October 2014 and 
Circular No. 20/2017/TT -BNNPTNT dated 10 Novemb er 2017 of the Minister of Agriculture 
and Rural Development as follow s: 
− Removing contents in Clause 1, Clause 3 Article 1.  
− Deleting Clause 4 Article 1, Article 2 and Appendix Ib.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant p rotection, 
[ ] 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 standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/152  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Circular No. 34/2018/TT -BNNPTNT dated 16 November 2018 of the Minister of 
Agriculture and Rural Development  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_00652_01_x.pdf  
− Circular No. 20/2017/TT -BNNPTNT dated 10 November2017 of the Ministe r of 
Agriculture and Rural Development  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_00652_02_x.pdf  
(available in Vietnamese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 20 March 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 25 March 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 45 days from date of publication.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 March 2024  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Block A3, No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
or 
Plant Protection Department – Ministr y of Agriculture and Rural Development Viet Nam  
149 Ho Dac Di Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Fax: +(84) 24 3533 0043  
E-mail: qlt.bvtv@mard.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification -of-viet-nam