THE GOVERNMENT  
--------  SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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No. 15/2018/ND -CP  Hanoi, February 02, 2018  
  
DECREE  
ELABORATION OF SOME ARTICLES OF THE LAW OF FOOD SAFETY  
Pursuant to the Law on Government organ ization dated June 19, 2015;  
Pursuant to the Law on Food safety dated June 17, 2010;  
At the request of the Minister of Health;  
The Government promulgates a Decree to elaborate some Articles of the Law of Food safety.  
Chapter I  
GENERAL PROVISIONS  
Article 1.  Scope  
This Decree elaborates some Articles of the Law of Food safety on:  
1. Procedures for product self -declaration.  
2. Procedures for registration of the product declaration.  
3. Assurance of genetically modified GM foods.  
4. Issuance of the certificate o f food safety.  
5. State inspection of safety of imported and exported foods.  
6. Food labeling.  
7. Food advertisements.  
8. Food safety requirements in production of dietary supplements.  
9. Food safety requirements in production, sale and use of food additiv es. 
10. Tracing food origins.  11. Food safety authorities.  
Article 2. Regulated entities  
This Decree applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals that produce or sell 
foods in Vietnam; organizations and individuals whose operation involv e food safety in 
Vietnam.  
Article 3. Definitions  
For the purpose of this Decree, the following terms are construed as follows:  
1. 1) “dietary supplement” means a product used as a supplement to the daily diet to improve 
user’s health and immunity. Dietary  supplement may contain one or more of the following 
substances:  
a) Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, enzymes, probiotics and other biologically active 
substances;  
b) Substances derived from animals, minerals, plants in the form of extracts, is olates, 
concentrates or metabolites;  
c) Sources of the substances mentioned in Point a and Point b above.  
Dietary supplements may be in the form of soft gels, pellets, tablets, granules, powder, liquid and 
other dosage form divided into smaller doses.  
2. “medical food” or “food for special medical purposes” means a food that can be consumed 
orally or tube feeding, prescribed to regulate the patient’s diet, the use of which has to be 
supervised by a health worker.  
3. “food for special dietary uses” means foo d for people on a diet, elderly people and other users 
defined by Codex Alimentarius, processed or formulated to satisfy particular dietary 
requirements which exist because of a particular physical or physiological conditions and/or 
specific disease and di sorder of the user. The composition of this kind of food differs 
significantly from that of ordinary foods of comparable nature, if such ordinary foods exist.  
4. “scientific evidence” means scientific documents and information from researches accepted by 
competent authorities or published in Vietnamese or foreign academic journals or articles about 
traditional medicine in academic prints.  
5. “goods owner” means the organization or individual responsible for the goods specified in the 
declaration or self dec laration of products, or the organization or individual authorized to import 
or export food products.  6. “exports and imports” are food products of the same category, names, labels, producers and 
packaging materials.  
7. “shipment” means the entire food pr oducts of an export or import shipment (in the same bill of 
lading). A shipment may comprise a single or multiple commodities.  
8. “micro food manufacturer” means a household or individual that obtains food ingredients by 
means of farming, breeding, fishing  or collecting with or without a certificate of enterprise 
registration.  
9. “micro food processor” means a household or individual that processes food with or without a 
certificate of enterprise registration.  
10. “micro food business” means an individual , a group of individual or a household that has 
registered as a business household and does not have the certificate of business registration, 
certificate of enterprise registration and investment registration certificate.  
Chapter II  
PROCEDURES FOR PRODUCT  SELF -DECLARATION  
Article 4. Product self -declaration  
1. Food manufacturers and food sellers (hereinafter referred to as “suppliers”) shall prepare self -
declaration of pre -packaged processed foods, food additives, food processing aids, food 
containers, pri mary packages of foods (hereinafter referred to as “products”) other than the 
commodities specified in Clause 2 of this Article and Article 6 of this Article.  
2. Products, raw materials that are manufactured or imported for production or processing of 
expo rts or internal production and are not sold domestically are exempt from self -declaration.  
Article 5. Self -declaration procedures and documents  
1. Self -declaration documents include:  
a) The self -declaration form (Form No. 01 in Appendix I hereof);  
b) Orig inal copy or certified true copy of the food safety data sheet issued within 12 months 
before the self -declaration is made by an designated laboratory or a laboratory complying with 
ISO 17025; the data sheet must specify safety indicators prescribed by the  Ministry of Health 
according to risk management principles under international regulations (or standards applied by 
the supplier if relevant regulations of the Ministry of Health are not available).  
2. Self -declaration procedures:  a) The self -declaration shall be posted through mass media or the producer’s website or 
premises; 01 copy of the self -declaration shall be submitted, directly or by post, to regulatory 
authority designated by the People’s Committee of the province (hereinafter referred to as 
“receiving authority”);  
b) Right after the self -declaration is submitted, the supplier is entitled to manufacture and sell the 
product and assume full responsibility for the safety of such product;  
c) The receiving authority shall post the self -declaration and  the product names therein on its 
website.  
If the supplier has more than one factory that produces the same product, self -declaration 
documents shall be submitted to the regulatory authority of one of the provinces of the supplier’s 
choice. Once selected, self-declaration documents shall be submitted to the same authority.  
3. Self -declaration documents must be written in Vietnamese language; documents in other 
languages must be translated into Vietnamese language and notarized. The documents must be 
unexpir ed when the self -declaration is submitted.  
4. In case of change to the product name, origin or ingredients, the supplier shall submit another 
self-declaration. In case of other changes, the supplier shall submit a written notification to the 
receiving auth ority and is entitled to carry on the production or sale of the product afterwards.  
Chapter III  
PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION OF THE PRODUCT DECLARATION  
Article 6. Registration of the product declaration  
Food suppliers must register the declarations of the f ollowing products:  
1. Dietary supplements, medical foods, food for special dietary uses.  
2. Dietary products for children up to 36 months.  
3. Mixed food additives with new uses, food additives that are not on the list of permitted food 
additives or not use d for intended foods as prescribed by the Ministry of Health (hereinafter 
referred to as “unregistered food additives”).  
Article 7. Application for registration of the product declaration  
1. An application for regulations of the declaration of imported pro ducts consists of:  
a) The declaration form (Form No. 02 in Appendix I hereof);  b) The Certificate of Free Sale, Certificate of Exportation or Health Certificate issued by a 
competent authority of the country of origin/exporting country, which assures safe ty of users or 
permit free sale of the products in the country of origin/exporting country (the certificate must be 
consularly legalized);  
c) Original copy or certified true copy of the food safety data sheet issued within 12 months 
before the self -declara tion is made by an designated laboratory or a laboratory complying with 
ISO 17025; the data sheet must specify safety indicators prescribed by the Ministry of Health 
according to risk management principles under international regulations (or standards appl ied by 
the supplier if relevant regulations of the Ministry of Health are not available)  
d) Documents about scientific evidence of the effects of the product or ingredients (original or 
authenticated copy). If scientific evidence of effects of the ingredie nts is used, the daily dose 
must be greater or equal to 15% of the content of such ingredients mentioned in the document;  
dd) The certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) or an equivalent certificate if the 
imports are dietary supplements, applicab le from July 01, 2019 (a copy authenticated by the 
supplier).  
2. An application for regulations of the declaration of domestic products consists of:  
a) The declaration form (Form No. 02 in Appendix I hereof);  
b) Original copy or certified true copy of the  food safety data sheet issued within 12 months 
before the self -declaration is made by an designated laboratory or a laboratory complying with 
ISO 17025; the data sheet must specify safety indicators prescribed by the Ministry of Health 
according to risk m anagement principles under international regulations (or standards applied by 
the supplier if relevant regulations of the Ministry of Health are not available);  
c) Scientific evidence of the effects of the product or ingredients (original or authenticated copy). 
If scientific evidence of effects of the ingredients is used, the daily dose must be greater or equal 
to 15% of the content of such ingredients mentioned in the document;  
d) The certificate of food safety if one is required (a copy authenticated by the supplier);  
dd) The certificate of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) if the domestic products are dietary 
supplements, applicable from July 01, 2019 (a copy authenticated by the supplier).  
3. The documents must be written in Vietnamese language; documen ts in other languages must 
be translated into Vietnamese language and notarized. The documents must be unexpired when 
the application is submitted.  
Article 8. Procedures for registration of the product declaration  
1. The supplier shall submit the applicati on for registration of the product declaration, whether 
online, by post or directly, to the following receiving authorities:  a) The Ministry of Health for declarations of dietary supplements, mixed food additives with 
new uses and unregistered food additiv es; 
b) A competent authority designated by the People’s Committee of the province for medical 
foods, food for special dietary uses and dietary products for children up to 36 months;  
c) In the cases where the declaration includes of the products mentioned i n both Point a and 
Point b of this Clause, the application may be submitted to either receiving authority.  
If the supplier has more than one factory that produces the same product, the declaration may be 
registered to the regulatory authority of one of the  provinces of the supplier’s choice (except for 
products that have to be registered to the Ministry of Health). Once selected, the next 
applications for registration shall be submitted to the same authority.  
2. Within 07 working days (for mixed food additi ves with new uses, unregistered food additives, 
medical foods, food for special dietary uses, dietary products for children up to 36 months) or 21 
working days (for dietary supplements) from the day on which adequate documents are received, 
the receiving a uthority specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall verify the application and issue 
a certificate of registered product declaration (Form No. 03 in Appendix I hereof).  
The time limit for document verification begins on the date of receipt according to th e online 
public service system (if the application is submitted online) or date stamp of the receiving 
authority (if the application is submitted by post or directly).  
3. If the application needs to be supplemented, the receiving authority shall provide ex planation 
in writing and specify the legal basis. The receiving authority may request the applicant to 
supplement the application 01 time.  
Within 07 working days from the day on which the supplemented application is received, the 
receiving authority shall verify it and make a written response. If the applicant fails to 
supplement the application within 90 working days from the day on which a written request is 
made, the application will be invalidated.  
4. In case of change to the product name, origin or ing redients, another application shall be 
submitted. In case of other changes, the applicant shall submit a written notification to the 
receiving authority mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article and is entitled to carry on the 
production or sale of the product  afterwards.  
5. The receiving authority shall post on its website and update on the food safety database the 
names and products of suppliers whose product declarations have been registered.  
6. Food suppliers shall pay fees for document verifications in acc ordance with regulations of law 
on fees and charges.  
Chapter IV  ASSURANCE OF SAFETY OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS  
Article 9. Assurance of safety of food derived from genetically modified organisms (GMO) 
and GMO products  
Conditions and procedures for issuan ce and revocation of the certificate of edible GMO and the 
list of GMOs granted such certificate are specified in the Government's Decree No. 69/2010/ND -
CP and Decree No. 108/2011/ND -CP. 
Article 10. Labeling of goods containing GMO and GMO products used as  foods  
1. Manufacturers and sellers of foods the content of GM ingredients in which exceeds 5% of 
total ingredients, in addition to compliance with common regulations of law on goods labeling, 
the goods label must contain information about the GMOs, except  for the cases specified in 
Clause 2 of this Article.  
2. Labeling of GM foods is exempted in the following cases:  
a) The prepackaged GM food contains GM ingredients without discovery of the modified gene 
or products of the modified gene in the food;  
b) Fre sh GM foods, unpackaged processed GM foods sold directly to consumers;  
c) GM foods serving recovery from a natural disaster or epidemic.  
Chapter V  
ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF FOOD SAFETY  
Article 11. Issuance of the certificate of food safety  
1. Every fo od manufacturer and seller must obtain the certificate of food safety, except for those 
specified in Clause 1 Article 12 of this Decree.  
2. Requirements for issuance of the certificate of food safety are specified in Clause 1 Article 34 
of the Law of Food safety. Manufacturers of dietary supplements shall apply the requirements 
specified in Article 28 of this Decree.  
Article 12. Exemption from the certificate of food safety  
1. The following entities are not required to obtain the certificate of food safety:  
a) Micro food manufacturers;  
b) Mobile food manufacturers and sellers;  c) Micro food processors;  
d) Micro food sellers;  
dd) Sellers of prepackaged foods;  
e) Manufacturers and sellers of instruments and materials for wrapping and storing food;  
g) Restauran ts within hotels;  
h) Industrial kitchens not registered as a food business;  
i) Street food vendors;  
k) Any food business that has one of the following certificates: GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, IFS, 
BRC, FSSC 22000 or an equivalent certificate.  
2. The entities m entioned in Clause 1 of this Article must satisfy corresponding food safety 
requirements.  
Chapter VI  
STATE INSPECTION OF SAFETY OF IMPORTED AND EXPORTED FOODS  
Article 13. Cases in which state inspection of food safety is exempted unless there if a food 
safety warning  
1. The product has the certificate of registered product declaration.  
2. Foods in hand luggage of inbound passengers that are sent before or after the passengers arrive 
to serve the passengers’ personal needs; gifts within duty -free allowances.  
3. Imports serving personal needs of people eligible for diplomatic immunities.  
4. Products in transit, temporarily imported or in bonded warehouses.  
5. Test samples whose quantities are suitable for the testing purposes and confirmed by the 
owners.  
6. Pr oducts used for displayed at exhibitions or fairs.  
7. Products, raw materials that are manufactured or imported for production or processing of 
exports or internal production and are not sold domestically.  
8. Temporarily imported products for sale at duty -free shops.  9. Imports serving emergency purposes under orders of the Government or the Prime Minister.  
Article 14. Requirements applied to imported products derived from terrestrial animals, 
aquatic animals and plants  
1. Products derived from terrestrial animals, aquatic animals and plants must satisfy the 
following requirements, except for foods that are processed or prepackaged, foods exported by a 
Vietnamese organization or individual but then returned, and foods in the cases specified in 
Article 13 of this Decree:  
a) Their country of origin is a country or territory that has a food safety control system satisfying 
Vietnam’s regulations and included in the list of registered countries and territories that export 
foods derived from animals, plans and aqua tic animals to Vietnam;  
b) Terrestrial animals and aquatic animals used as foods must be manufactured by facilities that 
satisfy food safety requirements as certified by Vietnamese authorities;  
c) Each shipment has a certificate of food safety issued by a competent authority of the exporting 
country (except for fish caught and processed by foreign vessels and sold to Vietnam’s market).  
2. Procedures for registration of the exporting countries and territories (hereinafter referred to as 
“exporting countries” ) mentioned in Clause 1 of this Article are specified in Article 22 of this 
Decree.  
3. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall provide the customs authorities with 
the list of exporting countries and exporters allowed to export the aforemen tioned products to 
Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as “list of permitted exporting countries and exporters”).  
Article 15. Inspecting authorities  
1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development and th e Ministry of Industry and Trade shall appoint authorities responsible for 
inspection of food safety of imported foods (hereinafter referred to as “inspecting authorities”).  
In the cases where the content of a shipment is under the management of more than one Ministry, 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall be the inspecting authority.  
2. Inspecting authorities have the following entitlements and obligations:  
a) Decide to switch over from regular inspection to reduced inspection and switch back to 
normal inspection after the results of 03 tightened inspections is satisfactory.  
b) Carry out food inspection in accordance with the methods and procedures specified in this 
Decree;  
c) Taking and storing samples in accordance with law;  c) Collect t esting and inspection fees in accordance with law;  
dd) Ensure accuracy and objectivity of the inspections;  
e) Comply with instructions from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development and the Ministry of Industry and Trade;  
g) Settle complaints of goods owners. Pay the inspection and testing fees and compensation for 
any damage to the goods owners;  
h) Retain inspection documents and present them at the request of competent authorities;  
i) Submit biannual reports to the supervis ory Ministry (form 06 in Appendix I hereof) and ad hoc 
reports to the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade or a competent authority of the manufacturer’s home country, or 
reports on dispo sal of disqualified foods.  
Article 16. Inspection methods  
1. Reduced inspection: document inspection of up to 5% of the shipments within 01 year 
randomly chosen by the customs authority.  
2. Normal inspection: document inspection only.  
3. Tightened inspecti on: both document inspection and sampling.  
Article 17. Application of the inspection methods  
1. Reduced inspection will be carried out if:  
a) There is a certificate of food safety issued by the competent authority of a country that has 
entered a mutual rec ognition agreement regarding food safety inspection to which Vietnam is 
also a signatory; the inspection result given by the competent authority of the exporting country 
is satisfactory;  
b) The results of 03 consecutive normal inspections within 12 months are satisfactory;  
c) The manufacturer applies either GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, IFS, BRC, FSSC 22000 or an 
equivalent system.  
2. Normal inspection applies to all commodities of the shipment, except for the cases specified in 
Clause 1 and Clause 3 of this Artic le. 
3. Tightened inspection will be carried out if:  
a) The result of the previous inspection is not satisfactory;  b) A shipment or commodity fails to meet requirements during the inspections (if any);  
c) A warning is issued by the Ministry of Health, the M inistry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the People’s Committee of the province or a 
competent authority of a foreign country or the manufacturer’s home country.  
4. The tightened inspection will be changed into norm al inspection in the following cases:  
a) The results of 03 consecutive tightened inspection are satisfactory in the cases specified in 
Point a and Point b Clause 3 of this Article;  
b) The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developmen t or the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade of Vietnam issues a request for suspension of tightened inspection in the 
cases specified in Point c Clause 3 of this Article.  
Article 18. Application for inspection  
1. An application for reduced inspection consists of the following documents:  
a) The product self -declaration;  
b) 03 notices of satisfactory results of consecutive normal inspections, or certified true copies or 
consularly legalized copies of either GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, IFS, BRC, FSSC 22000 
certificate of an equivalent certificate that is unexpired when submitted;  
c) For products derived from aquatic animals and terrestrial animals, except for processed or 
prepackaged products, the original copy of the certificate of fulfillment of food safety 
requiremen ts issued by a competent authority of the exporting country.  
2. An application for normal inspection and tightened inspection consists of the following 
documents:  
a) The registration form No. 04 in Appendix I hereof;  
b) The product self -declaration;  
c) Or iginal copies of 03 notices of satisfactory results of consecutive tightened inspections (to 
switch over from tightened inspection to normal inspection).  
d) A copy of the packing list;  
dd) For the products mentioned in Article 14 of this Decree, the origin al copy of the certificate of 
fulfillment of food safety requirements issued by a competent authority of the exporting country, 
except for fish caught and processed by foreign vessels and sold to Vietnam’s market.  
Article 19. Inspection procedures  1. Proce dures for reduced inspection:  
While following customs procedures, the goods owner shall submit an application according to 
Clause 1 Article 18 of this Decree;  
b) The customs authority shall carry out document inspection of up to 5% of the shipments 
eligibl e for reduced inspection within 01 year.  
Within 03 working days from the receipt of the application, the customs authority shall process it 
and consider granting customs clearance. If the application has to be supplemented, explanation 
and legal basis must  be provided.  
2. Procedures for normal inspection:  
a) Before the shipment arrives at the border checkpoint, he goods owner shall submit the 
application according to Clause 2 Article 18 of this Decree to the inspecting authority or 
National Single -window In formation Portal of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development or the Ministry of Industry and Trade (if applied);  
b) Within 03 working days from the receipt of the application, the customs authority shall 
process it and issu e a notice of whether the inspection result is satisfactory (form No. 05 of 
Appendix I hereof). If the application has to be supplemented, explanation and legal basis must 
be provided;  
c) The goods owner shall submit the notice of satisfactory inspection r esult to the customs 
authority to be granted customs clearance.  
3. Procedures for tightened inspection:  
a) The same as Point a Clause 2 of this Article;  
b) b) Within 07 working days from the receipt of the application, the customs authority shall 
process i t and issue a notice of whether the inspection result is satisfactory (form No. 05 of 
Appendix I hereof). If the application has to be supplemented, explanation and legal basis must 
be provided;  
c) The goods owner shall submit the notice of satisfactory in spection result to the customs 
authority to be granted customs clearance.  
4. If the inspection result is not satisfactory, the inspecting authority shall take appropriate 
measures in accordance with Clause 3 Article 55 of the Law of Food safety and submit a report 
on disposal of unconformable foods to the supervisory Ministry.  
Article 20. Disposal of unconformable foods  1. After unconformable foods are disposed of under the decision issued by the inspecting 
authority, the goods owner shall submit the follow ing documents to the inspecting authority and 
the receiving authority:  
a) Re -export documents in case of re -export;  
b) The destruction record certified by a competent authority;  
c) The repurposing contract between the goods owner and the buyer or recipient  of the 
unconformable products. The buyer or recipient of the unconformable products must not use 
them as foods.  
2. If the goods owner wishes to import the products to Vietnam after rectifying the violations or 
label, the goods owner shall follow apply for  inspection in accordance with Article 19 of this 
Decree.  
If the inspection result is still unsatisfactory after rectification, one of the measures specified in 
Point c and Point d Clause 3 Article 55 of the Law of Food safety shall be implemented.  
Article  21. rights and obligations of the goods owner  
1. Request reduced inspection in the cases specified in Clause 1 Article 17 of this Decree.  
2. Request the inspecting authority to reconsider the inspection result or request the receiving 
authority to select a designated laboratory to carry out a re -inspection. If the result of the re -
inspection matches the initial result, the goods owner shall pay the re -inspection cost; if the result 
of re-inspection is satisfactory, the goods owner will be reimbursed for th e re-inspection cost.  
3. Propose the measures specified in Clause 3 Article 55 of the Law of Food safety if the 
inspection result is unsatisfactory.  
4. Maintain the status quo of the shipment to facilitate sampling by the inspecting authority.  
5. Implement  the decision on disposal of unconformable foods issued by a competent authority.  
Article 22. Procedures for registration of the exporting countries and exporters; state 
inspection of food safety in the exporting country  
1. A competent authority of Vietnam  shall develop an inspection plan, inform and cooperate with 
the competent authority of the exporting country in inspecting the food safety control system of 
the exporting country and the exporter as follows:  
a) The competent authority of the exporting cou ntry shall send 01 application to the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development, including information about its management system (laws, 
standards, food safety control system) and its capacity for food safety control according to form No. 08 in Append ix I hereof; a list of registered exports (form No. 07 in Appendix I) and 
information about their fulfillment of food safety requirements (form No. 09 in Appendix I).  
b) within 30 working days from the day on which adequate documents are received according  to 
Point a of this Clause, the competent authorities of the exporting country and the supervisory 
Ministry shall verify them, inform the competent authority of the exporting country of the 
verification result and the inspection plan if inspection of the e xporting country is necessary;  
c) The inspection in the exporting country deals with: regulations of law on food safety 
management and control; capacity of food safety authorities of the exporting country; fulfillment 
of food safety requirements by the reg istered exporters.  
2. Processing of inspection result and publishing of the list of eligible exporting countries and 
exporters:  
a) if a site inspection in the exporting country is not necessary, the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Rural Development shall publ ish the inspection result and list of countries and territories eligible 
to export to Vietnam. For products derived from terrestrial animals and aquatic animals, a list of 
permissible exporters shall also be published;  
b) If a site inspection in the export ing country is necessary, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development shall publish the inspection result within 30 working days from the end of the 
inspection.  
If the inspection result is not satisfactory, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Devel opment 
shall issue a notice and provide specific explanation.  
c) For addition of eligible exporters of products derived from terrestrial animals and aquatic 
animals, the competent authority of the exporting country shall submit an application for 
document inspection or site inspection which contains a list and information about the exporters 
according to form No. 07 and form No. 08 mentioned in Point a Clause 1 of this Article to the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The inspection result is th e basis for addition of 
eligible exporters.  
Article 23. State inspection of foods for export  
1. The Minister of Health, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, the Minister of 
Industry and Trade shall specify the power to carry out state inspect ion of safety of foods for 
export under their management in accordance with Article 62 through 64 of the Law of Food 
safety at the request of the importing country.  
2. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall specify responsibility to inspec t 
shipments of foods under the management of more than one Ministry.  
Chapter VII  FOOD LABELING  
Article 24. Compulsory labeling contents  
1. Manufacturers and sellers of foods in Vietnam, in addition to common regulations of law on 
goods labeling, shall comp ly with the following regulations:  
a) The label of medical food shall contain the phrase "Thực phẩm dinh dưỡng y học” (“medical 
food”) and “Sử dụng cho người bệnh với sự giám sát của nhân viên y tế” (“used under 
supervision of health workers”);  
b) The fron t label of food for special dietary uses shall contain the phrase “Sản phẩm dinh dưỡng 
(cho đối tượng cụ thể)”.  
2. The label of imported products must specify: name and address of the importer, the 
organization or individual that submits the declaration or  registers the self -declaration of 
products.  
Article 25. Exceptions  
1. The secondary label is not required for goods in hand luggage serving personal use or meant 
as gifts within the duty -free allowance; imports of entities eligible for diplomatic immunity ; 
goods in transit, temporarily imported goods; goods in bonded warehouses; test samples; goods 
for display at an exhibition or fair; raw materials imported for production or processing of 
exports or internal use and not sold domestically.  
2. In addition t o seasoning and herbs, small packages whose surface area is smaller than 10 cm2 
does not have to specify ingredients, expiration date, storage conditions and instruction for use if 
there is a secondary label or secondary package which contains such informa tion. 
3. The date of manufacturing is not required on food containers and primary packages.  
Chapter VIII  
FOOD ADVERTISEMENTS  
Article 26. Foods for which advertisement contents must be registered  
1. Dietary supplements, medical foods, food for special diet ary uses.  
2. Dietary products for children up to 36 months not banned from advertising according to 
Article 7 of the Law on Advertising.  
Article 27. Registration of advertisement contents  The registration of food advertisement contents shall comply with ad vertising laws and the 
following regulations:  
1. Before advertising, the owner of the advertised product shall register the advertisement 
content to the authority that issued the certificate of product registration.  
2. The advertisement content must be con sistent with the effects of the product specified in the 
product declaration. Do not use images, equipment, uniforms, documents of health facilities, 
physicians, pharmacists, health workers, patients’ appreciation letter, articles written by health 
facilit ies, physicians or pharmacists to advertise foods.  
3. Regarding dietary supplements:  
a) It is required to have the text “Thực phẩm này không phải là thuốc và không có tác dụng thay 
thế thuốc chữa bệnh” (equivalent to “this product is not intended to diagno se, treat, cure or 
prevent any disease”), which must be written clearly and has a contrasting color with the 
background;  
b) The text in Point a above must be read aloud in case of audio and video advertisements;  
c) The text mentioned in Point a above is no t required if the duration of an audio or video 
advertisement is shorter than 15 seconds, but must be displayed during the advertisement.  
4. An application for certification of advertisement contents consists of the following documents:  
a) The application form (Form No. 10 in Appendix I hereof);  
b) The certificate of registered product declaration and the product declaration certified by a 
competent authority (a copy certified by the applicant);  
c) A sample label (certified by the applicant);  
d) For audio  or video advertisement, a disc that contains the advertisement script; For other types 
of advertisement, a maquette (certified by the applicant);  
d) The uses or effects other than those written in the product declaration must be proven by 
scientific docum ents (copies certified by the applicant);  
The documents must be written in Vietnamese language; documents in other languages must be 
translated into Vietnamese language and notarized.  
5. Procedures for issuance of the certificate of advertisement contents:  
a) The owner of the advertised product shall submit the application for the certificate of 
advertisement content to the authority that issued the certificate of registered product declaration;  b) Within 10 working days from the receipt of the satisfactory  application, the receiving 
authority shall process it and issue form No. 11 in Appendix I hereof. The aforementioned time 
limit is determined according to the date stamp of the receiving authority (if the application is 
sent by post) or the date of receip t on the online public service system.  
If advertisement content is not concurred with or the application has to be supplemented, the 
receiving authority shall provide explanation in writing and specify the legal basis. The receiving 
authority may request t he applicant to supplement the application 01 time.  
Within 10 working days from the day on which the supplemented application is received, the 
receiving authority shall process it and make a written response. If the application fails to 
supplement the appl ication within 90 working days from the day on which a written request is 
made, the application will be invalidated;  
c) The receiving authority shall post on its website and update on the food safety database the 
products that have the certificate of adver tisement contents and names of their suppliers;  
d) The applicant shall pay the fee for application processing to the receiving authority.  
6. The owner of the advertised product and the advertiser may only advertise the product after 
having obtained the cer tificate of advertisement contents and must adhere to the content of the 
certificate.  
Chapter IX  
FOOD SAFETY CONDITIONS IN PRODUCTION OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS  
Article 28. Food safety requirements in production of dietary supplements  
1. Manufacturers of diet ary supplements shall satisfy general food safety conditions specified in 
Clause 1 Article 19, Clause 1 Article 20 and Clause 1 Article 21 of the Law of Food safety and 
the following regulations:  
a) Establish and maintain a quality control system which con trol the manufacture and 
distribution in order to ensure that all products satisfy the applied standards and are safe until 
their expiration;  
b) Hire employees whose qualifications are suitable for their positions and are trained in GMP, 
food safety and re levant knowledge. The head of the production department and quality control 
department must be full -time employees and work independently from one another. The chief 
supervisor of the facility must have at least a bachelor’s degree in medicine, pharmacy, n utrition, 
food safety or food processing technology and 3 years' working experience in a relevant field;  
c) The factory, equipment and auxiliary utilities are installed suitable for their purposes, 
following one -way rules, easy to clean, not confusing, abl e to prevent dust, pollution and other 
elements detrimental to product quality. They must be cleaned on a daily basis;  d) Retain documents about the manufacture process, quality control and distribution in a manner 
that the history of every batch can be ac cessed, and documents about other activities at the 
facility;  
dd) All tasks must be performed in accordance with procedures and instructions. Carry out 
inspections and supervision during the manufacture process to avoid confusion, pollution and 
cross -conta mination. Record the result immediately after a process is done;  
e) Establish a quality control department to ensure that the products are manufactured under 
conformable conditions and processes; necessary tests are run; use of raw materials and sale of 
products are not approved before the quality is satisfactory; product stability must be monitored;  
g) In case of testing or production under a contract, the contractor shall have adequate equipment 
and personnel to satisfy requirements of the hirer, satisfy requirements for testing or production 
of dietary supplement established by a competent authority.  
h) There are procedures for complaint settlement, product recall, self -inspection; documents 
about these tasks must be retained in full.  
2. The Ministry of H ealth shall provide instructions on application of GMP requirements to 
dietary supplements.  
3. From July 01, 2019, manufacturers of dietary supplements shall satisfy GMP requirements in 
accordance with instructions from the Ministry of Health.  
Article 29. Procedures for issuance and reissuance of the certificate of GMP for dietary 
supplements  
1. An application for the certificate of GMP for dietary supplements consists of the following 
documents:  
a) The application form No. 12 in Appendix I hereof;  
b) A flo or plan of the production area and production lines (certified by the applicant);  
c) A list of primary equipment at the facility.  
2. Procedures for issuance of the certificate of GMP for dietary supplements  
a) An application specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be submitted to the Ministry of 
Health directly, by post or through the online public service system;  
b) Within 15 working days from the receipt of the satisfactory application, the receiving 
authority shall establish an inspectorate, which w ill to carry out a site inspection and issue the 
inspection record according to form No. 13 in Appendix I hereof.  The inspectorate shall consist of at least 5 people, 2 of whom are experienced in GMP, and 1 
person is specialized in testing.  
c) If the inspe ction result is satisfactory, the receiving authority shall issue the certificate of GMP 
for dietary supplements (Form No. 14 in Appendix I hereof) within 30 days from the receipt of 
the application;  
d) If the inspection result is not satisfactory, explana tion shall be provided in the inspection 
record. After rectification, the applicant shall send a notice to the inspectorate. Within 07 
working days from the receipt of such notice, the inspectorate shall consider and request the 
Ministry of Health to issue  the certificate of GMP for dietary supplements. If rectification is not 
done within 03 months from the end of the inspection or a notice of rectification is not sent to the 
inspectorate, the application shall be rejected.  
3. A certificate of GMP for dieta ry supplements is valid for 03 years from its date of issuance. At 
least 06 months before expiration of the certificate, the certificate holder shall submit an 
application for its reissuance. Documents and procedures for reissuance are the same as those 
specified in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.  
4. Applicants for the certificate of GMP for dietary supplements shall pay fees for document 
processing to the receiving authority.  
Chapter X  
FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS APPLIED TO FOOD ADDITIVES  
Article 30. F ood safety requirements applied to food additives  
Manufacturers and sellers of food additives shall satisfy the following food safety requirements:  
1. Satisfy general food safety requirements specified in specified in Clause 1 Article 19, Clause 1 
Article 20 and Clause 1 Article 21 of the Law of Food safety.  
2. Only mix food additives on the list of permitted food additives complied by the Ministry of 
Health, provided the mixture does not cause any harm to human health. In the cases where a new 
product with  new effects is created, such effects, intended users and dose must be proven.  
3. Packaging of food additives shall be carried out at a facility that satisfies food safety 
requirements. Food additives must be labeled in accordance with applicable law.  
Article 31. Single -ingredient food additives  
1. Foods on in the list of permitted food additives compiled by the Ministry of Health shall be 
self-declared.  2. Procedures for declaration of single -ingredient food additives are specified in Article 5 of this 
Decree.  
Article 32. Mixed food additives with new uses  
1. Product declarations of mixed food additives with new uses shall be registered at the Ministry 
of Health.  
2. Content of every ingredient in a mixed food additive with new uses must be specified.  
3. Pr ocedures for registration of product declaration of mixed food additives with new uses are 
specified in Article 7 and Article 8 of this Decree.  
Article 33. Use of food additives  
1. Only use the food additives on the list of permitted food additives compile d by the Ministry of 
Health. Product declarations of unregistered food additives shall be submitted to the Ministry of 
Health in accordance with Article 7 and Article 8 of this Decree.  
2. Use food additives within permissible limits, for appropriate types of foods; only use food 
additives that have clear origins and are unexpired; satisfy administrative and technical 
requirements applied to food additives.  
Chapter XI  
TRACING FOOD ORIGINS  
Article 34. Tracing origins of unsafe foods  
The manufacturer or seller , upon discovery that a food being manufactured or sold is not safe or 
at the request of a competent authority, shall trace its origin in accordance with Clause 1 and 
Clause 2 Article 54 of the Law of Food safety.  
Article 35. Tracing origins of unsafe food s 
1. Food manufacturers and sellers shall retain information about manufacturers or suppliers of 
products and buyers (if any) in the form of contracts, logbooks or other methods to serve origin 
tracing. Information serving origin tracing includes:  
a) Names  and categories of the products sold;  
d) Dates, quantities, batch numbers of the products sold.  
2. The Minister of Health, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, the Minister of 
Industry and Trade shall promulgate specific regulations on tracin g origins of products under 
their management.  Chapter XII  
STATE MANAGEMENT OF FOOD SAFETY  
Article 36. Rules for determination of responsibility for state management of food safety  
1. Conformity with the Law of Food safety and relevant legislative documents . 
2. Uniform state management of food safety.  
3. Ensure continuous management of food production and sale.  
4. Close cooperation between ministries.  
5. Ensure that a product, a manufacturer or a seller is under the management of a single 
authority.  
6. Ensu re scientificness, adequacy and feasibility.  
7. Distribution of responsibility for state management of food safety between central and local 
authorities.  
8. Regarding a manufacturer whose products are under the management of more than one 
authority, the au thority that is responsible for the largest quantity of the products shall be the 
supervisory authority.  
9. Regarding a seller whose products are under the management of more than one authority, the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be the supervisory authority, except for wholesale farm 
produce markets  
10. A facility that both manufactures and sells products that are under the management of more 
than one authority, is entitled to select its supervise authority to follow administrative 
procedures.  
Article 37. Responsibility of the Ministry of Health  
1. Implement regulations on state management of food safety in Clause 1 Article 62 of the Law 
of Food safety.  
2. Submit periodic and ad hoc reports on management of food safety on be basis of supervisions 
and reports from other Ministries and the People’s Committees of provinces.  
3. Promulgate technical regulations on products under its management according to Article 62 of 
the Law of Food safety and the products in Appendix II hereof; promulgate technical re gulations 
or impose safety limits on various groups of products at the request of other Ministries.  4. Perform food safety management throughout the production, processing, storage, transport, 
export, import, sale of the products specified in Appendix II h ereof.  
5. Receive and manage applications, issue the certificate of registered product declaration, 
certificate of food safety regarding dietary supplements, mixed food additives with new uses and 
unregistered food additives; Certificate of GMP for dietary  supplements; Certificate of 
advertisement contents for dietary supplements; Certificate of free sale for products under its 
management, health certificate.  
6. Appoint food testing laboratories and verifying laboratories under its management; appoint 
labor atories that run tests serving of arbitration and giving final conclusions in case of 
discrepancies in results given by various laboratories.  
7. Appoint regulatory authorities responsible for food safety of products under its management.  
Article 38. Respon sibility of state capital  
1. Promulgate technical regulations on products under its management according to Article 63 of 
the Law of Food safety and the products in Appendix III hereof.  
2. Establish safety limits applied to the products in Appendix III her eof and send them to the 
Ministry of Health for promulgation.  
3. Monitor and assign food safety management tasks regarding the processes of farming, 
breeding, collecting, fishing, salt production.  
4. Perform food safety management and assign food safety m anagement tasks throughout the 
processes of production, collecting, preparation, processing, storage, transport, export, import, 
sale of the products specified in Appendix III hereof.  
5. Organize the issuance of the certificate of free sale for products un der its management.  
6. Organize the issuance of the certificate of food safety to manufacturers and sellers of the 
products mentioned in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of this Article.  
7. Perform food safety management at wholesale farm produce markets.  
8. Appoint food testing laboratories and verifying laboratories; appoint laboratories responsible 
for giving final conclusions in case of discrepancies in results given by various laboratories 
under its management.  
9. Appoint regulatory authorities responsible for fo od safety of products under its management.  
10. Publish the list of eligible exporting countries and exporters under its management.  
Article 39. Responsibility of the Ministry of Industry and Trade  1. Promulgate technical regulations on products under its  management according to Article 64 of 
the Law of Food safety and the products in Appendix IV hereof.  
2. Establish safety limits applied to the products in Appendix IV hereof and send them to the 
Ministry of Health for promulgation.  
3. Perform food safety management and assign food safety management tasks throughout the 
processes of production, collecting, preparation, processing, storage, transport, export, import, 
sale of the products specified in Appendix IV hereof.  
4. Perform food safety management at s upermarket, shopping malls, convenience stores, 
facilities of the storage and distribution system, and other types of business.  
5. Organize the issuance of certificate of free sale for products under its management.  
6. Organize the issuance of the certific ate of food safety to manufacturers and sellers of the 
products under its management.  
7. Carry out inspection to prevent counterfeit foods and trade fraud regarding every type of 
foods, food additives, food processing aids, food containers and packages.  
8. Appoint food testing laboratories and verifying laboratories; appoint laboratories responsible 
for giving final conclusions in case of discrepancies in results given by various laboratories 
under its management.  
9. Appoint regulatory authorities responsib le for food safety of products under its management.  
Article 40. Responsibility of the People’s Committees of provinces  
1. Perform state management of food safety in their provinces and take responsibility to the 
GOVERNMENT for food safety in their provinc es. Presidents of the People’s Committees of 
provinces shall hold the position of chief of the provincial food safety committee, which carry 
out inspection and supervision of food safety in their provinces; inspect implementation of law 
on food safety by i nferior authorities; take actions against officials who fail to perform their food 
safety management duties; organize settlement of complaints and denunciations; take actions 
against violations against regulations of law on food safety; take responsibility  to the 
Government for violations against food safety in their provinces.  
2. Organize implementation of regulations on food safety of the Government and Ministries in 
their provinces.  
3. Operate the provincial food safety committees.  
4. Organize disseminat ion and education of food safety law in their provinces.  
5. Provide resources for specialized agencies to perform their food safety management tasks.  6. Take responsibility for food safety management in their provinces; inspect fulfillment of food 
safety r equirements by micro food manufacturers and sellers, street vendors, food and drink 
businesses and markets.  
7. Develop and promulgate regulations on food safety on local foods.  
8. Receive and manage applications; issue the certificate of registered product  declaration and 
certificate of advertisement contents for medical foods, food for special dietary uses, dietary 
products for children up to 36 months.  
9. Receive product self -declaration and grant certificate of food safety.  
Article 41. Cooperation in fo od safety assurance  
1. Ministries, within the scope of their management, shall cooperate with the Ministry of Health 
in performing state management tasks to ensure uniform and effective state management of food 
safety.  
2. The Ministry of Health shall devel op a food safety education program; the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and other ministries 
shall cooperate with the Ministry of Health in running the program.  
3. The Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Ag riculture and Rural Development and the Ministry 
of Industry and Trade shall plan and carry out inspections of products under their management in 
cooperation with other ministries.  
4. In case of food poisoning, the Ministry of Health is responsible for org anizing emergency 
treatment. Other Ministries shall provide adequate documents and information about the origin 
of the food suspected of poisoning; cooperate with the Ministry of Health in investigating and 
tracing the origin and disposal of the poisoning food.  
5. Upon discovery of unconformable foods under management of other ministries, the Ministry 
of Health shall take charge and cooperate with relevant Ministries in carrying out inspection and 
giving conclusion.  
Chapter XIII  
IMPLEMENTATION  
Article 42. T ransition clauses  
1. The certificates of declaration of conformity and certificates of declaration of conformity with 
food safety regulations that are granted before the effective date of this Decree are still valid until 
the expiration date of such certif icates or the products.  
2. Supervisory Ministries shall review and annul the regulations that contravene this Decree.  Article 43. Effect  
1. This Decree comes into force from February 02, 2018.  
2. This Decree replaces the Government's Decree No. 38/2012/ND -CP dated April 25, 2012 
elaborating some articles of the Law of Food safety; Chapter II of Circular No. 13/2014/TTLT -
BYT -BNNPTNT -BCT dated April 09, 2014 of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Indus try and Trade.  
Article 44. Responsibility for implementation  
Ministries, Heads of ministerial -level agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, President of 
the People’s Committees of provinces, relevant organizations and individuals are responsible for 
implementation of this Decree./.  
  
  ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT  
THE PRIME MINISTER  
 
 
 
 
Nguyen Xuan Phuc  
  
APPENDIX I  
(Enclosed with the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND -CP dated February 02, 2018)  
Form No. 01  Self-declaration form  
Form No. 02  Product dec laration  
Form No. 03  Certificate of registered product declaration  
Form No. 04  Registration of imported foods inspection  
Form No. 05  Notice of satisfactory/unsatisfactory results of normal inspections  
Form No. 06  Report on state inspection of food saf ety of imported foods  
Form No. 07  List of registered exporters of foods to Vietnam  
Form No. 08  Information about management system and capacity for food safety control of 
the competent authority of the exporting country  
Form No. 09  Summary of informatio n about food producer’s or seller’s fulfillment of food 
safety requirements  Form No. 10  Application form for certification of advertisement contents  
Form No. 11  Certificate of advertisement contents  
Form No. 12  Application for issuance of the certificat e of GMP for dietary supplements  
Form No. 13  Inspection record  
Form No. 14  Certificate of GMP for dietary supplements  
  
Form No. 01  
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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SELF -DECLARATION FORM  
No. ………………./Na me of the producer/Year of declaration  
I. Information about the producer self -declaring its product  
Name of the producer: .....................................................................................................  
Address: ...................... ....................................................................................................  
Telephone: …………………………………………….. Fax: ...............................................  
E-mail............................................................... .................................................................  
Producer identification number:........................................................................................  
Certificate of food safety No. ………………..   Date of issue/Place of issu e: ……………. (for the 
producer that must be issued with a certificate of food safety in accordance with regulations of 
law) 
II. Information about the product  
1. Name of the product: ............................................................................ ........................  
2. Ingredients: ............................................................................................................. ......  
3. Expiration date: ............................................................................. .............  
4. Packaging specifications and packaging materials: ......................................................  5. Name and address of the producer (in case of rent of the manufacturing 
facility):................................................ ...............................................................................  
III. Label design (attach the label design or proposed label design)  
IV. Food safety requirements  
The food producer or seller satisfies food safety requirements according to:  
- National technical regulation No. ....; or  
- Circular of ministries; or  
- Local technical regulation; or  
- National standard (in case national technical regulations, Circulars of ministries and local 
technical regulations are not available); or  
- Codex A limentarius, regional standards, international standards (in case national technical 
regulations, Circulars of Ministries, local technical regulations and national standards are not 
available); or  
- Standards attached by the manufacturers (in case national  technical regulations, Circulars of 
Ministries, local technical regulations, national standards, Codex Alimentarius, regional 
standards and international standards are not available).  
We are committed to comply with all regulations of the law on food safe ty and take full 
responsibility for legality of the application for registration of the product declaration and quality 
and food safety of the declared product./.  
  
  ……………, date…. month…. year........  
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRODUCER  
(Signature and seal)  
  
Form No. 02  
THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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PRODUCT DECLARATION  
No.……………….  I. Information about the producer declaring its product  
Name of the producer: ................................................. ......................................................  
Address: .................................................................................................................... .........  
Telephone: ……………………………………… Fax: ................................ ..........................  
E-mail......................................................................................................................... ........  
Producer identification number:............................................................ ..............................  
Certificate of food safety No. ………………… Date of issue/Place of issue: .........  
............................................................................................................................. ................  
(for the producer that must be issued with a certificate of food safety in accordance with 
regulations of law)  
II. Information about the product  
1. Name of the product: ....................................................................................... ................  
2. Ingredients: ............................................................................................................. .......  
3. Quality indicators contributing effects of the products (applicable to dietary supplements):    
4. Ex piration date: ..........................................................................................  
5. Packaging specifications and packaging materials: .........................................................  
6. Name and address of the producer: ........................................................................  
III. Label design (attach the label design or proposed label design)  
IV. Food safety requirements  
The food producer or seller satisfies food safety requirements according to:  
- Natio nal technical standard No. ....; or  
- Circular of ministries; or  
- Local technical standard; or  - National standard (in case national technical regulations, Circulars of ministries and local 
technical regulations are not available); or  
- Codex Alimentarius , regional standards, international standards (in case national technical 
regulations, Circulars of Ministries, local technical regulations and national standards are not 
available); or  
- Standards attached by the manufacturers (in case national technical regulations, Circulars of 
Ministries, local technical regulations, national standards, Codex Alimentarius, regional 
standards and international standards are not available).  
We are committed to comply with all regulations of the law on food safety and take  full 
responsibility for legality of the application for registration of the product declaration and quality 
and food safety of the declared product, and only produce and sell the product when issued with 
the certificate of registered product declaration./ . 
  
  …………, date…. month…. year………  
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PRODUCER  
(Signature and seal)  
  
Form No. 03  
NAME OF THE SUPERVISORY 
AUTHORITY  
NAME OF THE RECEIVING 
AUTHORITY  
-------  THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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  ……………, date…. month…. year........  
  
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTERED PRODUCT DECLARATION  
No.                  /year/DKSP  
……… (name of the receiving authority) ……. confirms receipt of the product declaration of:   
………………………. (name of the producer) addres s……………………………….. telephone, 
……………………. Fax……………………….. Email …………………………… for the 
product: ……………………….manufactured by……………………….. (name, address where 
manufactured and country of origin) according to the technical regulation/standard…(number, 
symbol and name) …… ………………….The producer shall take full responsibility for the 
conformity of the declared product./.    
  COMPETENT REPRESENTATIVE OF 
THE ISSUING AUTHORITY  
(Signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 04  
Name of the goods owner  
-------  THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Indep endence - Freedom - Happiness  
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REGISTRATION OF IMPORTED FOODS INSPECTION  
No. ..../20..../DKNK  
1. Name, address and telephone of the goods owner: .......................................................  
2. Name, address and telephone of t he trader responsible for goods quality: ....  
............................................................................................................................. ................  
3. Name, address and telephone of the exporter: .................. ............................................  
4. Expected time of import: ..........................................................................................  
5. Checkpoint of departure: .............................................................. ..................................  
6. Checkpoint of arrival: ................................................................................................... ...  
7. Date of inspection: ................................................................... .......................  
8. Location of inspection: ..........................................................................................  
9. Expected name of the inspecting authority: .................................................................. ..  
10. Details about the shipment:  
No.  Name of 
goods  Product group (According to 
QCVN or Codex or 
manufacturer’s standard)  Name and 
address of the 
manufacturer  Method of 
inspection  Inspection 
method 
confirmation 
number*  (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 
            
* Inspection method confirmation means a notice given by a competent authority of the goods 
that has been inspected using the said inspection method.  
  
……………, date…. month…. year........  
Goods owner  
(Signature, seal)  ……………, date…. month…. year....... . 
State inspecting authority  
(Signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 05  
State inspecting authority  
-------  THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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NOTICE OF SATISFACTORY/UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS OF NORMAL 
INSPECTIONS  
No. ……/20…../TBNK  
1. Name, address and telephone of the goods owner: .......................................................  
2. Name, address and telephone of the trader responsible for goods quality: ....  
................................................... ..........................................................................................  
3. Name, address and telephone of the exporter: ..............................................................  
4. Customs declaration No. ......................... ........................................................................  
5. Checkpoint of departure: .................................................................................................   
6. Checkpoint of arrival: ............................. .........................................................................  
7. Date of inspection: ..........................................................................................  
8. Location of inspection: ....................................... .............................................................  
9. Details about the shipment:  No.  Name 
of 
goods  Product 
group  Name and 
address of the 
manufacturer  Method 
of 
inspection  Satisfactory/unsatisfactory  Reasons for 
unsatisfactory 
results  Notes  
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 
                
                
  
  ……………, date…. month…. year........  
State inspecting authority  
(Signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 06  
State inspecting authority  
-------  THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedo m - Happiness  
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REPORT ON STATE INSPECTION OF FOOD SAFETY OF IMPORTED FOODS  
From ..../…./… to ……../……../……..  
Name of the inspecting authority: ......................................................................................  
Address:  ............................................................................................................................  
Telephone: …………………………………………….. Fax: .........................................  
Prepared by: ..................................... ...............................................................  
I. INSPECTED ITEMS:  
A. General information:  
No.  Inspected 
items  Normal inspection  Tightened inspection  Total 
(a+b+c+d)  
Satisfactory 
(a) Unsatisfactory 
(b) Total 
(a+b)  Satisfactory 
(c) Unsatisfactory 
(d) Total 
(c+d)    
1 Goods                2 Shipment                
3 Average 
time for 
shipment 
inspection 
(hour)                
B. List of goods and shipment that fa il to satisfy import requirements  
No.  Name and 
address of 
the goods 
owner  Name of 
shipment/ 
goods  Product 
group  Name and 
address of the 
manufacturer  Method of 
inspection  Reasons for 
unsatisfactory 
results  Notes  
                
                
II. SUGGE STIONS:  
  
  Representative of State inspecting authority  
(Signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 07  
LIST OF REGISTERED EXPORTERS OF FOODS TO VIETNAM  
No.  Name of exporter  Identification 
number  Address  Proposed foods exported 
to Vietnam  Notes  
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
                        
            
            
  
  ……………, date…. month…. year........  
FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF THE 
EXPORTING COUNTRY  
(Signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 08  
INFO RMATION ABOUT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CAPACITY FOR FOOD 
SAFETY CONTROL OF THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THE EXPORTING 
COUNTRY  
1. Management system:  
................................................................................................................. ............................  
............................................................................................................................. ................  
2. Persons in charge (number, qualifications, technical training courses, etc.):  
............................................................................................................................... ..............  
................................................................................................................... ..........................  
3. System of documents, standards, food safety inspection and certification processes:  
............................................................................................................................. ................   
............................................................................................................................. ................  
4. System for inspecting and monitoring residues and microorganisms, etc. of the 
producer/seller:  
............. ............................................................................................................................. ...  
............................................................................................................................. ................  
5. Food safety inspection and supervision program:    
  ………, date….. month….. year……..  
FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF THE 
EXPORTING COUNTRY  
(Signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 09  
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD PRODUCER’S OR SELLER’S 
FULFILLMENT OF F OOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS  
1. Name of the food producer or seller: ...............................................................................  
2. Address: ................................................................................................... .......................  
3. Product: ................................................................................................................. ......  
4. Description of production process: ............................................................ ......................  
5. Applied quality management system: ............................................................................  
  
  ………., date…. month…. year……  
CONFIRMATION BY FOOD SAFETY 
AUTHORITY OF THE EXPORTING 
COUNTRY  
(Signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 10  
NAME OF THE 
APPLICANT  
-------  THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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No. :          /Abbreviated name 
of the applicant  ……1……., date….. month….. year 20……..  
  
APPLICATION FORM FOR CERTIFICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS  
To: 2 ………………………………………………….  1. Name of the applicant: .......................................................................................  
2. Address:3 .............................................................................. ................................  
............................................................................................................................. ...............  
Telephone: ………………………………….. Fax: ................................................ ................  
Application form for certification of advertisement contents for:  
No. Name of product  Registered product declaration 
certificate number and symbol  Date of receipt  
        
        
Advertising media: .................................... .................................................................  
The application consists of: ...................................................................................  
I hereby declare that the information and documents provided herein is accu rate and truthful and 
am committed to advertise the product according to the certified contents.  
I have the honor to request you to consider issuing the certificate of advertisement contents./.  
  
  Director or legal representative of the 
applicant  
Signatur e (full name, title)  
Seal 
___________________  
1 Place  
2 The receiving authorities: Competent authorities specified in Articles 37 and 40 of this Decree.  
3 Specified in the business registration certificate  
  
Form No. 11  
NAME OF THE SUPERVISORY 
AUTHORITY  
NAME OF THE RECEIVING THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
---------------  AUTHORITY  
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No.            /XNQC -...1… Name of province/city, date…month…year 20…  
  
CERTIFICATE OF ADVERTISEMENT CONTENTS  
Name of the advertis er: ......................................................................................................  
Address: .................................................................................................................... .........  
Telephone: … …………………………………………………. Fax: .......................................  
No. Name of 
product  Registered product declaration number and symbol  
      
      
Advertising media:  
...................................................................................... .......................................................  
............................................................................................................................. ................  
It is certified that the advertisement content (enclosed ) is conformable with applicable 
regulations.  
The advertiser is requested to adhere to the certified content.  
  
  Confirmed by  
(Signature, full name and seal)  
__________________  
1 Abbreviated name of the certifying authority  
  
Form No. 12  
THE SOCIALIST RE PUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
---------------  APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF GMP FOR DIETARY 
SUPPLEMENTS  
To:………………….  
Name of the applicant: ............................................................................. ............................  
Address: .................................................................................................................... ............  
Applicant identification number: ...................................................... .....................................  
Name and address of the manufacturer: .............................................................................  
We have the honor to request you to consider issuing the certificate of GMP for dietary 
supplements. /. 
  
  ………., date……. month…… year 20....  
OWNER  
(signature, seal)  
  
Form No. 13  
NAME OF THE SUPERVISORY 
AUTHORITY  
NAME OF THE COMPETENT 
AUTHORITY  
-------  THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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No. ………….  ………., date……. month…… year ………  
  
INSPECTION RECORD  
GMP FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS  
Implementing the Decision No…. dated….of……………………  
Today, on….date…., the inspectorate including:  
1. Head (name, title, working location): ............................................. ...............  
2. Secretary (name, title, working location): ............................................................  
3. Members (name, title, working location): ............................................................  Location of inspection:…… …………..  
Representative of the manufacturer:  
............................................................................................................................. ................  
...................................................................... .......................................................................  
GENERAL INFORMATION  
1. The applicant for issuance of the certificate:  
- Name and address of the manufacturer: ......................................................................... ..  
- Applicant’s identification number: ......................................................................................  
- Legal representative: ..........................................................................................  
2. Inspecti on: 
- Date of inspection: .........................................................................................................   
- Date of the latest inspection: .......................................................................................... ...  
- Inspection method: Document inspection and site inspection to assess the compliance with 
GMP rules enclosed with the Decision No. ……/QD -BYT dated …../……/20……  
- Scope of inspection: according to the application of (name of the manufacturer) dated 
……/ …../……  
INSPECTION RESULT  
I. Site inspection  
1. Infrastructure and equipment: ......................................................................................  
2. Hygiene and hygiene supervision: ....................................................... ....  
3. Food ingredients, food additives, food processing aids: ................................................  
4. Testing and control of quality of ingredients, semi -finished products, finished products and 
necessary tests.  
5. Documents: .............. ....................................................................................................  
6. Other contents specified in the GMP manual:............  .............................................................................................. ...............................................  
II. Shortcomings and shortcoming categorization  
III. Conclusion  
IV. Opinions of the inspected manufacturer  
.................................................................................................... .........................................  
............................................................................................................................. ................  
The record is agreed upon by the parties and is made into 03 (three) c opies. The inspected 
manufacturer keeps 01 copy and the competent keeps 01 copy.  
  
Inspectorate  
(Signature, full name)  Representative of the manufacturer  
(Signature, seal and full name)  
1. Head:  
2. Secretary:  
3. Members:  
  
Form No. 14  
NAME OF THE SUPERVIS ORY 
AUTHORITY  
NAME OF THE COMPETENT 
AUTHORITY  
-------  THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM  
Independence - Freedom - Happiness  
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No. ………….    
  
CERTIFICATE OF FOOD SAFETY  
NAME OF THE MANUFACTURER  
HAS SATISFIED GMP REQUIREMENTS APPLIED TO DIETARY  SUPPLEMENTS  
WITH RESPECT TO THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS:  
…………………………………………………………………………………….    
THE CERTIFICATE IS VALID FOR 03 YEARS FROM ITS SIGNING DATE  
  
  ………., date……. month…… year ………  
Representative of the issuing authority  
(Signature, seal)  
  
APPENDIX I I 
LIST OF PRODUCTS AND COMMODITIES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 
MINISTRY OF HEALTH  
(Enclosed with the Government’s Decree No.  15/2018/ND -CP dated February 02, 2018)  
No. Name of product  Notes  
1 Bottled water, mineral water, ice (Ready -
to-use ice and ice use d for food 
processing)  Other than ice used for storage and processing 
of products under the management of the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
2 Functional foods    
3 Micronutrients    
4 Food additives, food flavorings, food 
processing aids    
5 Food packages and containers  in direct 
contact with foods  Other than food packages and containers  in 
direct contact with foods under the management 
of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development and the Ministry of Industry and 
Trade that are ma nufactured in the same facility 
and only used for such facility’s foods  
6 Other products not included in the list of 
the Ministry of Industry and Trade and 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development    
  
APPENDIX III  
LIST OF PRODUCTS AND COMMODITIES UN DER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT  
(Enclosed with the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND -CP dated February 02, 2018)  No. Name of product  Notes  
I Cereals    
1 Cereals    
2 Cereal grains worked (husked, chopped, hulled, heated, 
etc.) Other than those in powder form 
and powder and starch products  
II Meat and meat products    
1 Fresh, chilled and frozen meat (carcasses, cuts, slices, 
pellets, etc.)    
2 Edible meat offal of livestock and poultry (Viscera, 
bones, legs, neck , wings, fat, blood, etc.)    
3 Products made from livestock and poultry meat and 
edible offal (dried smoked, canned, heated, salted, 
gelatin, etc.)  Other than functional products 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
4 Homogenised preparations o f meat (Chinese sausage, 
hot dog, salami, grilled chopped meat, ham, etc.)  Other than products in cake 
forms under the management of 
the Ministry of Industry and 
Trade  
III Fish and fish products (including amphibian species)    
1 Fisheries, fresh, chilled , refrigerated (whole -carcasses, 
primarily worked, fillet, ground, pullets, cuts, etc.)    
2 Fish offal (skins, fins, eggs, fat, etc.)    
3 Fishery product and fish offal for food ( fermented, 
salted, smoked, heated, brine, gelatin, etc. including 
additive s, processing aids)  Other than functional products 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
4 Fat and oils from fisheries, whether or not worked, used 
for food  Other than functional foods and 
pharmaceuticals under the 
management of the Ministry of 
Health  
5 Aquatic products mixed with flour, starch, powder, 
processed milk, vegetable oil (including shrimp, fish, 
squid, etc.)  Other than products in cake 
forms under the management of 
the Ministry of Industry and 
Trade  
6 Seaweeds and algae and other pro ducts made from 
seaweed and algae used for food  Other than functional products 
made from seaweeds and algae 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
IV Edible vegetables , roots and tubers and their 
products    1 Vegetables, roots and tubers, fresh and worked (cut, 
hulled, threshing, segmented, etc.)  Other than vegetables, roots and 
tubers for seeding  
2 Vegetable, roots and tubers, worked (fermented, dried, 
heated, canned, extracted, in powder form, etc.)  Other than confectionery, jams, 
beverage and  salted dry apricot 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
V Eggs and egg products    
1 Eggs of terrestrial animals and amphibians    
2 Eggs of terrestrial animals and amphibians, worked 
(frozen, salted, milled, molded, etc.)    
3 Prod ucts having eggs and egg powder for consumption  Other than confectionery 
containing eggs and egg powder 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade.  
VI Raw milk    
VII Honey and honey products    
1 Pure honey, condensed, diluted    
2 Beeswa x, pollen, royal jelly with or without honey    
3 Products containing honey, beeswax, pollen, royal jelly  Other than confectionery, jams 
and beverage containing honey 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade 
Other than functional foods an d 
pharmaceuticals under the 
management of the Ministry of 
Health  
VIII  Genetically -modified foods    
IX Salt   
1 Sea salt, rock salt    
2 Salt, processed, fined and mixed with other ingredients    
X Condiments    
1 Condiments, single or compound, extracte d from 
animals and plants (bone or meat -derived flavor, 
mustard, etc.)  Other than accompanying spices 
made from starch and powder ( 
instant noodle, instant porridge, 
etc.) within the management of 
the Ministry of Industry and 
Trade  2 Sauces and preparati ons therefor    
3 Sauce    
4 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, 
fresh, dried, crushed or ground    
XI Sugar    
1 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid 
form    
2 Other sugars, including chemically pure lactose, 
maltose,  glucose and fructose, in solid form; sugar 
syrups not containing added flavoring or coloring 
matter; artificial honey, whether or not mixed with 
natural honey; caramel)    
3 Molasses resulting from the extraction or refining of 
sugar    
XII Tea   
1 Fresh  tea, worked, whether or not flavored  Other than tea in liquid form; 
confectionery and jams 
containing tea under the 
management of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade  
2 Other tea  Other than tea in liquid form 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Industr y and Trade  
XIII  Coffee    
1 Coffee beans, fresh or dried, extracts, essences and 
concentrates of coffee    
2 Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee 
husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in 
any proportion; extracts in powd er form with or without 
sugar, milk and cream for consumption, and products 
containing coffee  Other than those in liquid form; 
confectionery and jams 
containing coffee under the 
management of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade  
XIV Cocoa    
1 Cocoa beans, fresh or dried, whole or broken, raw or 
roasted; Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa 
waste; Cocoa paste, whether or not defatted; Cocoa 
butter, fat and oil; Cocoa powder, not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter    
2 Cocoa preparations in powder form, whether or not Other than cocoa in liquid form; roasted and ground, or in solid, liquid and powder form 
with or without sugar, milk, cream and other 
preparations containing cocoa  confectionery and jams 
containing cocoa under the 
management of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade  
XV Pepper    
1 Pepper of the genus Piper, fresh or dried, ground or 
crushed    
2 Fruits of the genus Capsicum or of the genus Pimenta, 
fresh, dried, crushed or ground    
XVI Cashew nuts    
1 Cashew nuts    
2 Products made from cashew nuts  Other than confectionery and 
jams containing cashew nuts 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
XVII  Other agro products    
1 Seeds of all types ( sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, 
etc.), whether or not worked    
2 Other plant -derived products for food, raw or worked 
(Mushrooms, wood ears, soya products excluding oil; 
edible hull roots, leaves and rubbers, etc.)  Other than those used as herbal 
ingredients and functional foods 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
3 Birds' nests and products therefor  Other than those used as herbal 
ingredients and functional foods 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
4 Products of insects for food (locusts, crickets, 
silkworms, etc.)    
XVIII  Instruments and mater ials for wrapping and storing 
food under the management of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development    
XIX Ice used for storage and processing of food under the 
management of the Ministry of Agriculture and 
Rural Development.    
  
APPENDIX IV  LIST  OF PRODUCTS AND COMMODITIES UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 
MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE  
(Enclosed with the Government’s Decree No. 15/2018/ND -CP dated February 02, 2018)  
No. Name of product  Notes  
I Beer    
1 Draught beer    
2 Bottled beer    
3 Canned beer    
II Alcohol and alcoholic drinks  Excluding medicinal alcohol under 
the management of the Ministry of 
Health  
1 Wine    
1.1 Non-carbonated wine    
1.2 Carbonated wine    
2 Fruit wine    
3 Liqueur    
4 Strong wine    
5 White wine, vodka    
6 Other alcohol ic drinks    
III Soft drinks  Excluding mineral water and pure 
water under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
1 Canned beverages, including fruit and vegetable juices.    
2 Soft drinks that need diluting before drinking    
3 Instant soft drinks  Exclu ding mineral water and pure 
water under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
IV Processed milk  Excluding micronutrient -enriched 
products and functional foods 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
1 Liquid milk (including liquid milk that con tains 
flavorings or other food additives)    
1.1 Pasteurized products    1.2 Products sterilized by ultra -high-temperature 
processing or other high -temperature methods    
2 Fermented milk    
2.1 Liquid    
2.2 Solid    
3 Powdered milk    
4 Condensed milk    
4.1 Sweetened    
4.2 Not sweetened    
5 Cream    
5.1 Pasteurized    
5.2 UHT    
6 Soy milk    
7 Other dairy products    
7.1 Butter    
7.2 Cheese    
7.3 Other products from processed milk    
V Vegetable oil  Excluding micronutrient -enriched 
products and func tional foods 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
1 Sesame oil    
2 Bran oil    
3 Soya -bean oil    
4 Peanut oil    
5 Olive oil    
6 Palm oil    
7 Sunflower seed oil    
8 Rhum oil    
9 Cottonseed oil    
10 Coconut oil    
11 Palm seed oil or babas u oil   12 Rapeseed oil or mustard oil    
13 Flax oil    
14 Castor oil    
15 Other oils    
VI Flour, starch  Excluding micronutrient -enriched 
products and functional foods 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
1 Wheat flour of meslin flour    
2 Milled cereal    
3 Potato flour    
4 Malt: roasted or not roasted    
5 Starch: wheat, corn, potato, others    
6 Inulin    
7 Wheat gluten    
8 Products from dough, raw of cooked: spaghetti, 
macaroni, noodle, instant noodle, flat noodle, gnochi, 
ravioli, cann elloni, instant porridge, vermicelli, etc.    
9 Products from tapioca and substitutes made of starch, 
in pieces, grains, fine powder, and the likes    
VII Confectionery  Excluding micronutrient -enriched 
products and functional foods 
under the management of the 
Ministry of Health  
1 Sweet, salted, or tasteless cookies    
2 Biscuits, baked bread, and the likes    
3 Dough bread    
4 Toast    
5 Birthday cakes    
6 Hard and soft candies with sugar and no cocoa    
7 Chewing gums, coated or not coated with sugar    
8 Chocolate    
9 Jam, fruit jelly, powder and paste from fruits or nuts, 
during cooking process, containing sugar, other   sweeteners, or wine  
10 Fruits, nuts, and other edible parts of plants, treated or 
otherwise preserved, containing with sugar, other  
sweeteners, or wine    
11 Other confectionary products    
VIII  Instruments and materials for wrapping and 
storing food during manufacture, processing, sale of 
foods under the management of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade.    
  
  
 
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