G/SPS/N/VNM/115  
 
13 April 2021  
(21-3049) 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 supplement  
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 on the List of substances banned from use in 
the production and trading of health supplement . Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number 
of pages:  5 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/5803/Circular%20on%20health%20su
pplement.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_2615_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The Circular includes four articles:  
− Article 1. Scope and subjec t of application;  
− Article 2. List of substances banned from use in the production and trading of health 
supplement;  
− Article 3. Implementation provision;  
− Article 4. Assignment.  
This Circular prescribes the list of substances banned from use in the productio n and 
trading of health supplement.  
This Circular applies to Vietnamese organizations and individuals; foreign organizations 
and individuals in Viet Nam engaging in producing and trading of health supplements; 
organizations and individuals engaged in healt h supplements in Viet Nam.  
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, chapte r number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  G/SPS/N/VNM/115  
 
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  [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:  Because this is the regulations for health supplement - not for 
the foods. Each country has its own regulations on health supplement and there is no 
international standard for health supplement.  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 July 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 July 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publicat ion, 
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) : 12 June 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health of Viet  Nam 
Lane 135 Nui Truc Street, Ba Dinh Dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
E-mail: phapcheh oinhap@gmail.com  
Fax: +(84 24) 3846 3739  
 
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 24) 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:   
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health of Viet  Nam 
Lane 135 Nui Truc Street, Ba Dinh Dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
E-mail: phapchehoinhap@gmail.com  
Fax: +(84 24) 3846 3739  
 
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn