G/TBT/N/VNM/227  
2 June 2022  
(22-4224) 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  
Industrial Safety Engineering and Environment agency  
25 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 84 (0)4 22218312  
Email: khoadd@moit.gov.vn  
Website: http://a tmt.gov.vn  
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 explosives (HS 3602.00.00): Water Resistant ANFO explosives  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulation on safety of industrial explosive materials - Water Resistant ANFO 
explosives; (11 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft National technical regulation specifies requirements 
for technical specifications, testing methods and management measures for Water 
Resistant ANFO explosives. This draft National technical regulation applies to 
organizations and individuals having activities related to Water Resistant  ANFO explosives 
in the territory of Vietnam and other relevant organizations and individuals..  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law on governance and use of weapons, explosives and supporting tools;  
• Law on quality of products and goods;  
• QCVN 01:2019/BCT – National technical regulation on safety in the process of 
production, testing, acceptance, storage, transportation, use, disposal of 
industrial explosive material and storage of explosive precursors;  
• QCVN 02:2015/BCT - National technical regulation on Electric detonators;  G/TBT/N/VNM/227  
 
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  • QCVN 04:2015/BCT - National technical regulation on water resitance detonating 
cords; 
• QCVN 08:2015/BCT - National technical regulation on primer for industrial 
explosives;  
• Circular No. 13/2018/TT -BCT dated June 15, 2018 of the Ministry of Industry and 
Trade;  
• Circular No. 31/2020/TT -BCT dated November 30, 2020 of the Ministry of 
Industry and Trade  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  September 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2023 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
Industrial Safety Engineering and Environment agency  
25 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 84 (0)4 22218312  
Email: khoadd@moit.gov.vn  
Website: http://atmt.gov.vn  
http://legal.moit.gov.vn/du -thao-van-ban/32.html  
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