G/TBT/N/VNM/104/Add.1  
 
5 January 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  4 January 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Viet Nam . 
 
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Title: National Technical Regulation on Quality of wood adhesives  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
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[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  Regulation amending and supplementing the national technical regulation on Wood 
adhesives promulgated by Circular No. 40/2018/TT -BNNPTNT, dated 27 December 2018, of the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.  
AGENCY: Ministry of Agriculture and Rur al Development   
No. 2 Ngoc Ha street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam   
Tel: (+84 -24) 37349845  
Fax: (+84 -24) 38438793  
Website: http://tongcuclamnghiep.gov.vn/  
Email: congttdt@gmail.com . 
SUMMARY  
1. Amend regulations on   the scope of regulation in Section 1.1, National technical regulation on 
Wood adhesives as follows:  
- This regulation prescribes the limit of free formaldehyde content in wood adhesives containing 
formal dehyde components domestically produced, imported and circulated in the Vietnamese 
market.  
 
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  - This Regulation does not apply to wood adhesives products and goods imported in the form of test 
samples; sample; exhibition goods; goods temporarily imported for re-export, goods in transit . 
2. Amend regulations on regulation conformity announcement methods in Section 3.1.1 The 
Regulation as follows:  
Wood adhesives products and goods containing formaldehyde components must be declared 
compliant with the free formal dehyde content limit specified in Table 2.1, Part 2 of this draft technical 
regulation, basing on results of certification of a certification body registered or recognized in 
accordance with the law.   The testing for regulation conformity announcement shal l be carried out 
at testing bodies that have been granted the certificate of registration of testing activities according 
to the provisions of Decree No. 107/2016/ND -CP dated 1 July 2016 regulating on business conditions 
of conformity assessment services . 
3. Supplement a provision on responsibility of the state management agency in management of the 
quality and conformity declaration of wood adhesives products in Section 4.1 of the technical 
regulation as follows:  
- Vietnam Administration of Forestry is res ponsible for inspection and consideration of exemption 
from inspection of quality of products and goods that contain formaldehyde -containing wood 
adhesives.  
- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the provinces and cities under the central 
government receive the dossier of regulation conformity announcement and post it on its portal.  
PROPOSED DATE OF ADOPTION: April 2021  
PROPOSED DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE: October 2021  
FINAL DATE FOR COMMENTS: 60 days from the date of notification  
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