G/SPS/N/VNM/122  
 
2 July 2021 
(21-5301) Page: 1/3 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  The General Department of Vietnam Customs  
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):  Products and goods in general  
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:  Draft Decree stipulating the management mechanism, 
methods, order and procedures for state inspection of quality and state inspection of food 
safety for imported goods . Language(s):  Vietna mese . Number of pages:  84 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_4469_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:   
1. This draft Decree prescribes the management mechanism, methods, order and 
procedures for state quality inspection (hereinafter referred to as quality inspection) 
for goods on the list of imported goods subject to inspection state inspection of quality 
(Goods of Group 2 categorized under the Law on Product and Goods Quality); 
management mechanism, method, order and procedures for state inspection of food 
safety (hereinafter referred to as food safety inspection) for goods on the list of 
imported goods subjec t to state inspection on food safety under the Food Safety Law.  
2. This draft Decree does not apply to the following imported goods:  
a) Goods specified in (1) which are exclusively used for security and defence 
purposes;  
b) Goods subject to both quarantine and foo d safety inspection and quality inspection 
managed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;  
c) Raw materials for production of drugs and drugs for humans and veterinary drugs.  
3. This draft Decree applies to agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the 
importation of goods subject to quality inspection and food safety inspection, including:  
a) Organizations and individuals importing goods subject to state inspection of quality 
and state inspection of food safety;  
b) Ministries in charge of sectors and fields assigned to perform the state 
management of quality and state management of food safety, specialized agencies 
under the People's Committees of provinces andmunicipalities;  
c) Customs authority;  
d) The other organization s and individuals related to quality inspection and food 
safety inspection.  G/SPS/N/VNM/122  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] 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 number 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Law on Product and Goods Quality of 21 November 2007  
− Law on Standards and Technical Regulations of 29 June 2006  
− Law on Food Safety of 17 June 2010  
− Law on Animal Husbandry of 19 November 2018  
− Law on Cultivation of 19 November 2018  
− Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine of 25 November 2013  
− Law on Veterinary Medicine of 19 June 2015  
− Law on F isheries of 21 November 2017  
− Law on Telecommunications of 23 November 2009  
− Law on Radio Frequency of 23 November 2009   
− Law on Customs of 23 June 2014   
(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: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from t he date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 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  
 
The General Department of Viet Nam Customs  
Duong DinhNghe Road, Yen Hoa Ward, CauGiay District, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84) 3944 0833 (Ext. 8934)  
Fax: +(84) 3944 0645  
E-mail: icd@customs.gov.vn  G/SPS/N/VNM/122  
 
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  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