G/SPS/N/VNM/156  
21 March 2024  
(24-2468) 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:  Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
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):  Supplemented food, food additives, food storages, materials contact 
with food  
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:  Draft Circular of amending, supplementing and 
repealing a number of legal documents on food safety issued by the Minister of H ealth. 
Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number of pages:  45 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_02158_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft Circular promulgates a list of foods, food additives, 
tools, packaging materials, and food containers that have been identified with commodity 
codes according to Viet Nam's list of exported and imported goods for national inspection 
purposes on food safety for imported foods.  
This draft Circular replaces Circular 28/2021/TT -BYT dated 20 December  2021.  
This draft Circular is linked to the Food Safety Law of Viet Nam, which all imported food 
products must be inspected at the border.  
This draft Circular provides a detailed list of food products under the responsibilities of the 
Ministry of Health of  Viet Nam, which must be inspected at the border. Other ministries 
involved in food safety control in Viet Nam will issue their regulations following the same 
format.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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  G/SPS/N/VNM/156  
 
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  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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
• Circular 28/2021/TT -BYT dated 20 December 2021  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_02158_01_x.pdf  
• Food Safety Law  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_02158_02_x.pdf  
(available in Viet Nam)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 August 2024  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 May 2024  
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 Food Administration, Ministry of Health of Viet Nam  
Lane 135 Nui Truc Street, Ba Dinh Dist, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
E-mail: phapchehoinhap@gmail.com  
Fax: +(84 24) 3846 3739  
or 
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.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