G/SPS/N/VNM/121  
 
1 July 2021 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Development, Directorate of Fisheries  
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):  Seed of brackis h water shrimp  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  National technical regulation: Seed of marine and 
brackish water shrimp; Part 1: Black tiger shrimp ( Penaeus monodon ), White leg shrimp 
(Penaeus vannamei /Litopenaeus vannamei ). Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number of 
pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_4422_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft of technical regulation relates to safety criteria for 
broodstock, post -larva of black tiger shrimp ( Penaeus monodon ) and white leg shrimp 
(Penaeus vannamei /Litopenaeus vanname i). 
The regulation shall apply to organizations and individuals in th e country, overseas 
Vietnamese, foreign organizations, and individuals carrying out activities of or related to 
the trading and inspecting processes of aquatic seed qualification.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant p rotection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial numb er 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 deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/121  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Circular  No. 36/2018 / TT -BNNPTNT dated 25 December 2018 of the Minister of Agriculture 
and Rural Development on amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 
No. 26/2016 / TT -BNNPTNT dated 30 June 2016 regulations on inspection of aquatic 
animals and products  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_4422_01_x.pdf  (available in 
Vietnamese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date  for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 August 2021  
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:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Block A3, No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Directorate of Fisheries 
- MARD  
Block A1, No. 10, Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3724 5383  
Fax: +(84 4) 3724 5410  
E-mail: lanttt.khcn@mard.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification -of-viet-nam