G/TBT/N/VNM/192  
26 April 2021  
(21-3507) 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 Science and Technology  
113 Tran Duy Hung Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
(84-24) 3943 7056  
Website: www.most.gov.vn   
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if availab le) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Directorate for Standards, Quality and Metrology  
Department for management of product and goods quality  
76 Nguyen Truong To Str ., Ba Dinh Dist.  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -24) 39427409  
Fax: (84 -24) 39427418  
Email: cucqlclhh@tcvn.gov.vn ; qlghinhan@tcvn.gov.vn  
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):  Product 
and goods in general  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Decree 
amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No.43/2017/N Ð-CP of the 
Government on labelling of goods (6 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Decree amends and supplements a number of articles 
of Decree No.43/2017/NÐ -CP of 14 April 2017 of the Government on labelling of goods 
as follows:  
• Article 1. Scope of regulation  
• Article 2. Subjects of regulation  
• Article 3. Definition of terms  
• Clause 2 and Clause 4 Article 8. Additional labels  
• Clause 4 Article 9. Responsibility for goods labelling  
• Article 10. Contents required to be shown on goods labels  
• Article 15. Goods origin  
• Point a point b clause 3 Article 16. Ingredients, ingredient quantities  
• Section 2, Section 40, Group 67 Appendix I  G/TBT/N/VNM/192  
 
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  Goods with labels in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 43/2017/N Ð-CP dated 
14 April 2017 of the Government on the labels of goods produced, imported and circulated 
before the effective date of this De cree are allowed to be circulated and used until the 
expiry date indicated on the goods label.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
consumer protection  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Law on product and goods quality dated 21 November 2007  
• The Commercial Law dated 14 June 2005  
• The Consumer protection law dated 30 November 2011  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
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:   
Directorate for Standards, Quality and Metrology  
Department for management of product and goods quality  
76 Nguyen Truong To Str., Ba Dinh Dist.  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -24) 39427409  
Fax: (84 -24) 39427418  
Email: cucqlclhh@tcvn.gov.vn ; qlghinhan@tcvn.gov.vn  
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