G/SPS/N/VNM/116  
 
18 June 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development,  Directorate of 
Fisheries  
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):  Freshwater fish seeds  
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:  National technical regulation: Seed of fish . 
Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number of pages:  15 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_4211_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft technical regulation relates to safety criteria for 
broodstock, larvae, fry, fingerling of 20 freshwater fish species.  
The regulation shall apply to organizations and individuals in the country, overseas 
Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals carrying out activities of or rela ted to 
the trading and inspecting processes of Aquatic seed qualification.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  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:   G/SPS/N/VNM/116  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
Circular  No. 36/2018 / TT -BNNPTNT dated 25 December 2018 of the Minister of 
Agriculture and Rural Development on amending and supplementing a number of articles 
of Circular No. 26/2016 / TT -BNNPTNT dated 30 June 2016 regulations on inspection of 
aquatic animals and products  (available in Viet Nam)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_4211_01_x.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 21 June 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 September 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] 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 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  
 
Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, Directorate of 
Fisheries - MARD  
Block A1, No. 10, Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3724 5383  
Fax: +(84 4) 3724 5410  
E-mail: lanttt.khcn@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:   
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification -of-viet-nam