G/SPS/N/VNM/150  
3 August 2023  
(23-5276) 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:  Ministry for 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 addition, 
where applicable):  Animal Feed  
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:  Proposed Amendments of technical regulation QCVN 
01-183:2016/BNNPTNT promugated in Circular No. 27/2016/TT -BNNPTNT: National 
technical regulation Animal feed – maximum level of mycotoxins, heavy me tals and 
microganisms in compound feeds for livestock . Language(s):  English . Number of 
pages:  07 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/VNM/23_11476_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/VNM/23_11476_01_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/VNM/23_11476_02_x.pdf  
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/VNM/23_11476_03_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/VNM/23_11476_04_x.pd f 
6. Description of content:   
The Proposed Amendments are bellowed contents:  
− Terms and definitions for distinguishing feed corresponding to age of livestock  
− Method of conformity assesement of feed before trading;  
− Requirement of feed sampling for conformity assement.  
The regulation shall apply to organizations and individuals in the country, overseas 
Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals carrying out activities of or related to 
the trading and i nspecting processes of animal feed  
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.   G/SPS/N/VNM/150  
 
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  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 Cod e, 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 fro m the 
international standard:  This national technical regulation only stipulates management 
requirement, it does not include the maximum level of undesirable substances in 
compound feed  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Standards and Technical Regulation Law, No 68/2006/QH11.  
− Law on Animal Husbandry, No 32/2018/QH14  
− Law on Quality of Product and Commodity, No 05/2007/QH12 - Decree 
No 13/2020/ND -CP 
− Circular No. 27/2016/TT -BNNPTN  (available in Vietnamese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 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) : 2 October 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enqui ry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:   
Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Block A3, No.10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: +(84 4)3734 4764  
Fax: + (84 4) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Or 
Livestock Production Department, Mini stry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
Address: 16 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Email: levietha85@yahoo.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification -of-viet-nam