G/TBT/N/VNM/222  
5 May 2022  
(22-3522) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn ; ngochai@mic.gov.vn  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  - Digital 
Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) equipment (HS code: 8517.11.00):  
- Desktop c omputer (HS code: 8471.41.10);  
- Set Top Box for digital cable television (HS code: 8528.71.11; 8528.71.19; 8528.71.91; 
8528.71.99);  
- Set top box for IPTV television (HS code: 8528.71.11; 8528.71.19; 8528.71.91; 
8528.71.99);  
- DVB-T2 television (iDTV) (HS  code: 8528.72.92; 8528.72.99);  
- Amplifier in Cable television distribution systems) (HS code: 8517.62.49);  
- Cordless telephone equipment (HS code: 8517.11.00).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulation on electrical safety requirements for telecommunication and 
information terminal equipment; (213 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  The draft National technical regulation on electrical safety 
requirements for telecomm unication and information terminal equipment is based on IEC 
62368 -1:2018, Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment - Part 
1: Safety requirements.  
This draft National technical regulation specifies electrical safety requirements for 
telecommunication and IT terminal equipment.  
This draft National technical regulation do not cover electrical safety requirements for 
interfaces designed and intended to connect to telecommunication and IT networks.  G/TBT/N/VNM/222  
 
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  This draft technical regulation applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and 
individuals that manufacture and trade in equipment covered by this regulation in the 
territory of Viet Nam.  
This draft National technical regulation is intended to supersede the article 2.4 of QCVN 
22:2010/BTTTT.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety Requirements; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Law on quality of products and goods;  
The Law on standards and technical regulations;  
Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT dated 31 October, 2011 specifying mandatory certification 
and declaration of products and goods in information technology and communications 
sector;  
Circular No.15/2018/TT -BTTTT dated 15 November, 2018 providing modifications and 
amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020 specifying the list of products and 
goods with unsafe capability under management responsibility of Ministry of Information 
and Com munications;  
Circular No.01/2021/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2021 providing amendments for the 
Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020;  
QCVN 22:2010/BTTTT, National technical regulation on electrical safety of 
Telecommunications Terminal Equipment.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 August 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn , ngochai@mic.gov.vn  
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