G/TBT/N/VNM/249  
13 March 2023  
(23-1836) 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:   
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):  Radar 
transponders for search and rescue (HS code: 8517.62.59).  
5. Title, number of pages and lan guage(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulation on radar transponders for search and rescue; (16 page(s), in 
Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  The draft National technical regulation on radar transponders 
for search and rescue is based on ITU -R Recommendation M.628 -5 (03/2012) and IEC 
61097 -1 (2007 -05). 
The draft National technical regulation specifies critical specifications for radar 
transponders for search and rescue operating in frequency range of 9200 – 9500 MHz.  
This draft National technical regulation applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations 
and individuals that manufacture and trade in equipment covered by this regulation in 
the territory of Vietnam.  
This draft National technical regulation is intended to supe rsede QCVN 60:2011/BTTTT.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/VNM/249  
 
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  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 pr oviding modifications 
and amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
• Circular No. 10/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 07 May, 2020 providing modifications and 
amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
• Circular No.02/2022/TT -BTTTT dated 16 May, 2022 specify ing the list of products 
and goods with unsafe capability under management responsibility of Ministry of 
Information and Communications;  
• QCVN 60:2011/BTTTT, National technical regulation on transponders for search 
and rescue radar.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 2023  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
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  
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