G/SPS/N/VNM/138  
 
25 April 2022  
(22-3235) 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 of 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):  Aquatic animals and fisheries products  
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:  Amend ment/ supplement of the Circular providing 
regulation on quarantine of aquatic animals and fisheries products . Language(s):  
Vietnamese . Number of pages:  18 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_2943_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The draft of Circular amends and supplements guidance on the 
implementation of the quarantine of aquatic animals and its products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage f rom 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) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial o r Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : Aquatic Animal Health Code, 
chapter s number 8.1, 9.1, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 10.2, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 
10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 11.1, 11.5, 11.6  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/138  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
Veterinary Law of Viet  Nam (Code 79/2015/QH13)  
https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=180584&classid=1&orggroupid=1  
(availa ble in Vietnamese ) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 14 August 2022  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 24 June 2022  
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:   
Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 24 3869 6788/24 386 8 7151  
Fax: +(84 4) 24 3869 1311  
E-mail: kdts@dah.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn  
 
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 9019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download the regulatory draft:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification -of-viet-nam