G/SPS/N/VNM/160  
15 April 2024  
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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:  Department of Crop Production, 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):  Hybrid maize (species Zea mays  L.) 
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 National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01 -53 : 
2023/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Hybrid Maize (species Zea mays  L.). Language(s):  
Vietnamese . Number of pages:  17 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_02608_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft National Technical regulation applies to activities of 
organizations and individuals to consist of producing, import and trading of hybrid maize 
seeds (species Zea mays  L.) in Viet Nam.  
This draft replaces the National Technical Regulation No. Q CVN 01 -53: 2011/BNNPTNT 
issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Circular No. 45/2011/TT -
BNNPTNT dated 24 June 2011.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  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/160  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
National  Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01 -53: 2011/BNNPTNT  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/SPS/VNM/24_02608_01_x.pdf  
(available in Vi etnamese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 12 June 2024  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 12 June 2024  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 45 days from date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 June 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 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  
or 
Department of Crop Production  
No. 2, Ngoc Ha str, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84) 0243 8234651  
E-mail: duongdungctt@gmail.com  
 tt@mard.g ov.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