G/SPS/N/VNM/108  
 
27 November 2019  
(19-8139) 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:  National Agro -Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance Department, 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in a ddition, 
where applicable):  Chilled meat  
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 standards: Chilled meat - Part 2: Buffalo meat, 
beef. Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number of pages:  13 
http://sps.mard.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/3595/Chilled%20meat%20%e2%80%93%20P
art%202%20Buffalo%20meat,%20beef.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This standard stipulates the technical requirements on chilled 
buffalo meat and beef used as food.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or dis ease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
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 text) : Codex Code of Hygineic Practice for Meat 
CAC/RCP  58-2005 
[ ] 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 regu lation 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:    G/SPS/N/VNM/108  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : May 2020  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2020  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : June 2020  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 26 January 2020  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number an d e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Str., Ba Dinh, 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  
 
National Agro -Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance Department  
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
Via: Reference Testing & Agri food Quality Consultancy Center  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan  Str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 38318154  
Fax: +(84 24) 377114695  
E-mail: Retaq@mard.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan  Str., Ba Dinh, 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   
 
National Agro -Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance Department  
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
Via: Reference Testing & Agrifood Quality Consultancy Center  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan  Str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 38318154  
Fax: +(84 24) 377114695  
E-mail: Retaq@mard.gov.vn