G/TBT/N/VNM/187  
9 March 2021  
(21-1946) 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, Viet Nam  
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 ab ove:  
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA)  
Duong Dinh Nghe Str., Cau Giay Dist., Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -24) 39436608  
Fax: (84 -24) 37820998  
Email: vtbinh@vnta.gov .vn; nptuyen@vnta.gov.vn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  5G Base 
Station intended to be used in Viet Nam (HS code: 8517.61.00). 5G Base Station operate 
in specific frequency bands and can integrate any or a combination of following functions: 
+ GSM Base Station; + W -CDMA FDD Base Station; + E -UTRA FDD Base Station.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulation on 5G Base Station (136 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regula tion specifies technical requirements 
for 5G base station, operating bands of 5G base stations specified in Table 1 and in 
accordance with the frequency planning of Viet Nam.  
This draft National technical regulation on 5G Base Station is based on ETSI TS 1 38 104 
V15.12.0 (01 -2021), ETSI TS 138 141 -1 V16.6.0 (01 -2021) and ETSI TS 138 141 -2 
V16.6.0 (01 -2021) of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety Requirements; Protection of human health or safety; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/VNM/187  
 
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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 31October, 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 an d amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
• Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020 specifying the list of 
specifying the List of products and goods with unsafe capability under 
management responsibility of Ministry of Information and Commun ications.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 May 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] 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, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -24) 3822658 0 
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn ; ngochai@mic.gov.vn