G/SPS/N/VNM/140  
 
29 July 2022  
(22-5744) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
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):  All kinds of foodstuff  
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:  Circular of amending, supplementing and repealing a 
number of legal documents on food safety issued by the Minister of Health . Language(s):  
Vietnamese . Number of pages:  56 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5010_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft of Circular will amend, supplement and repeal a 
number of articles of legal documents on food safety as below:  
− Circular No. 24/2019/TT -BYT dated 30 August 2019 of the Minister of Health regulating 
the management and usage of food additives;  
− Circular No. 18/2019/TT -BYT dated 17 July 2019 of the Minister of Health guiding Good 
Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the production and trading of dietary supplements;  
− Circular No. 48/2015/TT -BYT dated 1 December 2015 of the Minister of Health 
stipulating food safety inspection activities in food production and trad ing under the 
management of the Ministry of Health;  
− Circular No. 43/2014/TT -BYT dated 24 November 2014 of the Minister of Health 
regulating the management of functional foods;  
− Decision No. 46/2007/QD -BYT of Minister of Health regulating the maximum limit o f 
contamination and chemicals in food;  
− Decision No. 38/2008/QD -BYT dated 11 December 2008 of the Minister of Health 
promulgating on "Prescribing the maximum limit of melamine cross -contamination in 
food";  
− Circular No. 14/2011/TT -BYT dated 1 April 2011 of t he Minister of Health on guidelines 
for taking samples for inspection and examination of food quality, hygiene and safety.  
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.   G/SPS/N/VNM/140  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related tex t): Codex stan 192 -1995 - General Standard for Food 
Additives  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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:  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5010_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5010_02_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5010_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5010_04_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5010_05_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5010_06_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_50 10_07_x.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 February 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  Natio nal Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health of Viet Nam  
Lane 135 Nui Truc Street, Ba Dinh Dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Fax: +(84 24) 3846 3739  
E-mail: phapchehoinhap@gmail.com  
 
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.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