G/SPS/N/VNM/111  
 
18 February 2020  
(20-1227) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
2. Agency responsible:  Vietnam Administration of Forestry  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Wood Preservative Products, compounds contain insectile or 
fungicide contents  
4. Regions or countries likely to be aff ected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft National technical regulation on Wood 
Preservatives - Part 1: Water -borne Preservatives . Language(s):  Vietnamese . 
Number  of pages:  08 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/gspsnvnm111 -1 
P6. Description of content:  This draft national technical regulation on Wood Preservatives 
specifies the quality criteria and usage condi tions for the water -borne wood preservatives.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a r elevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it de viates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/111  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
− Ordinance No. 41/2013/QH13 dated 25 November 2013 on Plant Protection and 
Quarantine.  
− Circular No.  21/2015/TT -BNNPTNT dated 08 June 2015 of The Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Development on Pesticide Product Administration.  
− QCVN 01 -188:2018/BNNPTNT: National Technical Regulation on Quality of Plant 
Protection Products.  
− TCVN 12017:2017: Plant Protection Products – Sampling . 
− TCVN 8934:2013 : Wood Preservatives - XM5 100 Powder Product . 
− TCVN 8935:2014: Wood Preservatives - LN5 90 Powder Product . 
− TCVN 7764 -3:2007: Reagents for chemical analysis - Part 3: Specifications - Second 
series . 
− TCVN 8167:2019: Durability of wood and wood -based products  - Part 1: Usage 
classifications . (available in Vietnamese) . 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2020 . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
Vietnam Administration of Forestry,  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: +(8424) 3843 8792  
Fax: +(8424) 3843 8793  
Website: http://tongcuclamnghiep.gov.vn/  
Vietnam SPS Notificatio n Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam 
Tel: +(844) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(844) 3734 9019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
Vietnam Administration of Forestry,  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: +(8424) 3843 8792  
Fax: +(8424) 3843 8793  
Website: http://tongcuclamnghiep.gov.vn/