G/SPS/N/VNM/110  
 
17 February 2020  
(20-1202) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:  Ministry of Agricultural and Rural 
Development  
2. Agency responsible:  Plant Protection Department  
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):  Plant product containing glyphosate  active ingredient  
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:  Amending and supplementing a number of articles of 
Circular No. 10/2019/TT -BNNPTNT dated 20 September 2019 of the Minister of 
Agriculture and Rural Development on promulgating the List of permitted plant protection 
products and List of banned plant protec tion products in Vietnam . 
Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number of pages:  02 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/3778/List%20of%20pesticide%20VNM
109.pdf  
6. Description of content:  Supplementing Article 2 of Cir cular No. 10/2019/TT -BNNPTNT 
dated 20 September 2019 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development for 
promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and List of banned plant 
protection products in Vietnam as follows:  
"Plant protection  products containing the active ingredient glyphosate are not 
manufactured or imported; only be traded and used until 30 June 2021".  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  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 st andard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/110  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2020  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 April 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if avai lable) of other body:   
Plant Protection Department  
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Vietnam  
149 Ho Dac Di Street, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Fax: +(84) 243 533 0043  
Email: qlt.bvtv@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:   
Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: +(844) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(844) 3734 9019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn