G/TBT/N/VNM/236  
29 August 2022  
(22-6477) 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 Industry and Trade  
Vietnam Chemicals Agency  
21 Ngo Quyen, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Tel.: 84 (0)4 22205136  
Email: thanhnv@moit.gov.vn  Website: http://vinachemia.gov./ . 
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):  Products 
of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft of National 
technical regulation on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in 
electrical and electronic equipment; (36 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft of technical regulation provi des technical 
requirements, testing methods and quality control for the allowable content limits of a 
number of hazardous chemicals in electrical and electronic products specified in Appendix 
II of this Regulation, corresponding test methods and requiremen ts on managing the 
quality of electrical and electronic products produced domestically, imported and traded 
in the territory of Vietnam.  
This draft of technical regulation applies to organizations and individuals manufacturing, 
importing and trading electr ical and electronic products, state management agencies and 
other relevant organizations and individuals.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Law on Chemicals 2007  
- Law on Standards and Technical Regulations 2006  
- Law on product and goods quality 2007  G/TBT/N/VNM/236  
 
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  - Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 
on the restriction of the use of certain h azardous substances in electrical and electronic 
equipment (last consolidated 10 September 2011).  
- Directive 2011/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on 
the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrica l and electronic 
equipment (revision) (last consolidated on 1 September 2020).  
- Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2015/863 of 31 March 2015 amending Annex II 
to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list 
of restricted substances.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 December 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/VNM/22_585 8_00_x.pdf