G/TBT/N/VNM/169  
4 May 2020  
(20-3408) Page: 1/3 
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 ab ove:  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
DVB-T2 Free To Air (FTA) digital terrestrial television set -top box with SDTV and / or HDTV 
support; applicable to both stand -alone receiver (STB) and receiver -integrated device 
(iDTV).  
List of specific devices required to conform with the QCVN:  
- DVB-T2 terres trial digital television set -top box (Set Top Box DVB -T2) (HS code: 
8528.71.91; 8528.71.99; description: Digital terrestrial television signal decoder using 
DVB-T2 technology, without information interaction function).  
TV set incorporating a function of r eceiving digital terrestrial television signals DVB -T2 
(iDTV) (HS code: 8528.72.92; 8528.72.99; description: The receiver used in television has 
the function of decoding the digital terrestrial television signal using DVB -T2 technology. 
Designed to mount v ideo or screen equipment, colored, not battery operated and not using 
cathode ray tube).   
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft national 
technical regulation on digital receiver used in DVB -T2 digital terrestrial televi sion 
broadcasting (69 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  The draft national technical regulation is based on NorDig Unified 
Requirements for Integrated Receiver Decoders for use in cable, satellite, terrestrial and 
managed IPTV based networks version 3.1.1, 03.09.2019, NorDig Unified Test plan for 
Integrated Re ceiver Decoders for use in cable, satellite, terrestrial and managed 
IPTV based networks version 3.1.1, 03.09.2019; Regional Receiver Specification 
- Recommendations, South East Europe - Digi.TV, Version A -1, 02/2012; Conformance 
Test Specification - Recom mendations, South East Europe - Digi.TV, Version A -1, 02/2012.  G/TBT/N/VNM/169  
 
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  This national technical regulation specifies the minimum technical requirements for 
an unlocked DVB -T2 digital terrestrial television set (Free To Air - FTA), supporting SDTV 
and/or HDTV.  
This regulation applies to both independent operating receiver (STB) and receiver 
integrated in television (iDTV).  
The following provisions are included:  
1. General provisions  
2. Technical requirements  
3. Test method  
4. Regulatory requirements  
5. Obligation of organizations and individuals  
6. Implementation  
Annex A (normative): requirements for measurements   
Annex B (normative): The list of DVB T2 terrestrial digital television receiver products must 
meet this QCVN.  
Bibliography  
This National technical regulatio n is intended to supersede current National technical 
standards (QCVN 63: 2012/BTTTT "National technical regulation on digital terrestrial 
television receiver DVB -T2") 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; 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 provide modifications and 
amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
• QCVN 63: 2012/BTTTT "National technical regulation on digital terrestrial television 
receiver DVB -T2" 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  10 July 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  G/TBT/N/VNM/169  
 
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  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   
Or can be downloaded at:  
https://mic.gov.vn/pages/duthaovanban/danhsachduthaovanban.aspx   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/VNM/20_3060_00.x.pdf