G/TBT/N/VNM/220  
5 May 2022  
(22-3517) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn ; ngochai@mic.gov.vn  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - Cordless 
telephone equipment (HS code: 8517.11.00);  
- 27 MHz civil band angle modulation radio e quipment (HS code: 8517.12.00);  
- Single -side and/or duplex amplitude -modulated radio equipment in the civil band 27 
MHz (HS code: 8517.61.00; 8517.12.00; 8517.62.59);  
- Equipment for low -speed data transmission in the 5.8 GHz frequency band applied in 
the field of transportation (HS code: 8517.62.59);  
- C band VSAT equipment (HS code: 8517.62.59);  
- Ku band VSAT equipment (HS code: 8517.62.59);  
- Terrestrial mobile terminal station of the global system of non -geostationary satellite 
mobile communications i n the band 1 GHz - 3 GHz (HS code: 8517.62.59);  
- Landing angle indicator in aeronautical radio navigation systems (HS code: 8526.91.10);  
- Radio transmitters, receivers and transmitters specialized for positioning and remote 
measurement (except equipment used offshore for the oil and gas industry) (HS code: 
8517.62.59, 8517.62.69);  
- Radio navigation equipment (HS code: 8526.91.10, 8526.91.90);  
- Fifth generation (5G) mobile communication terminal (HS code: 8517.12.00, 
8517.62.59);  
- Fifth genera tion (5G) mobile communication base station equipment (HS code: 
8517.61.00);  G/TBT/N/VNM/220  
 
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  - Fifth generation (5G0 mobile communication repeater (HS code: 8517.62.59);  
- Low power wide area network (LPWAN) radio equipment (HS code: 8517.61.00; 
8517.62.21; 8517.62.59; 85 17.62.69; 8517.62.99; 8517.69.00; 9015.10.90; 
9026.80.20);  
- Radar equipment (except for radar equipment used for ships and radars of short range 
radio transmitters, transceivers) (HS code: 8526.10.10, 8526.10.90);  
- Microwave device (HS code: 8517.62.59);  
- Terrestrial mobile radio equipment with integral antenna for analog voice (HS code: 
8517.12.00);  
- Terrestrial mobile radio equipment with removable antenna for data (and voice) 
transmission (HS code: 8517.61.00, 8517.12.00);  
- Terrestrial mobile radio equipment with removable antenna for analog voice (HS code: 
8517.12.00).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft national 
technical regulation on Electromagnetic Compatibility for Radio Equipment; (42 page(s), 
in Vietname se) 
6. Description of content:  The draft National technical regulation on Electromagnetic 
Compatibility for Radio Equipment is based on ETSI EN 301 489 -1 V2.2.3 (2019 -11). 
The draft National technical regulation specifies general Electromagnetic Compatibility 
(EMC) requirements for radio equipment and related ancillary equipment.  
This draft National technical regulation applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations 
and individuals that manufacture and trade in equipment covered b y this regulation in 
the territory of Vietnam.  
This draft National technical regulation is intended to supersede QCVN 18:2014/BTTTT  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety Requirements; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Law on quality of products and goods;  
The Law on standards and technical regulations;  
Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT  dated 31 October, 2011 specifying mandatory certification 
and declaration of products and goods in information technology and communications 
sector;  
Circular No.15/2018/TT -BTTTT dated 15 November, 2018 providing modifications and 
amendments for the Circul ar No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020 specifying the list of products and 
goods with unsafe capability under management responsibility of Ministry of Information 
and Communications;  
Circular No.01/2021/TT -BTTTT dated 14 Ma y, 2021 providing amendments for the 
Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020;  
QCVN 18:2014/BTTTT, National technical regulation on General Electromagnetic 
Compatibility for Radio Communications Equipment.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 August 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification;  
Ministry of Information and Communications  G/TBT/N/VNM/220  
 
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  Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn , ngochai@mic.gov.vn  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/VNM/22_323 7_00_x.pdf