G/TBT/N/VNM/235  
22 August 2022  
(22-6339) Page: 1/2 
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:   
Vietnam Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3846 4489/ +(84 4) 3846 3702  
Fax: +(84 4) 3846 3739  
Email: phongtckn@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.vfa.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):  All kinds 
of foodstuff  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Circular 
amending, supplementing and repealing a number of legal documents on food safety 
issued by the Minister of Health.; (75 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft of Circular will amend, supplement and repeal a 
number of articl es of legal documents on food safety as belows:  
- Circular No. 24/2019/TT -BYT dated August 30, 2019 of the Minister of Health regulating 
the management and usage of food additives;  
- Decision No. 46/2007/QD -BYT of Minister of Health regulating the maximum limit of 
contamination and chemicals in food;  
- Circular No. 18/2019/TT -BYT dated July 17, 2019 of the Minister of Health guiding Good 
Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the production and trading of dietary supplements;  
- Circular No. 43/2014/TT -BYT dated November 24, 2014 of the Minister of Health 
regulating the management of functional foods;  
- Circular No. 48/2015/TT -BYT dated December 1, 2015 of the Minister of Health 
stipulating food safety inspection activities in food production and trading un der the 
management of the Ministry of Health;  
- Circular No. 29/2020/TT -BYT dated December 31, 2020 of the Minister of Health on 
amendments to and abrogation of some legislative documents promulgated or jointly 
promulgated by the minister of health  G/TBT/N/VNM/235  
 
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  The dra ft circular will repeal following legal documents:  
- Circular No. 14/2011/TT -BYT dated April 1, 2011 of the Minister of Health on guidelines 
for taking samples for inspection and examination of food quality, hygiene and safety.  
- Decision No. 38/2008/QD -BYT dated December 11, 2008 of the Minister of Health 
promulgating on "Prescribing the maximum limit of melamine cross -contamination in 
food."  
- Decision No. 1348/QD -BYT dated April 13, 2016 of the Ministry of Health on the 
correction of Circular No. 48/2015 /TT-BYT dated December 1, 2015 of the Minister of 
Health regulating food safety inspection activities in food production and trading under 
the management of the Ministry of Health  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
Codex General Standard for Food Additives 192 -1995 
Guidelines on substances used as processing aids CAC/GL 75 -2010 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 December 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  6 months from adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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_5714_00_x.pdf