G/TBT/N/VNM/173  
10 July 2020  
(20-4753) 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  
Name and address (includ ing 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:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Vietnam Teleco mmunications Authority (VNTA)  
Duong Dinh Nghe Str., Cau Giay Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 39436608  
Fax: (84 -24) 37820998  
Email: nxhai@vnta.gov.vn ; nptuyen@vnta.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):  Land Mobile 
User Equipment (UE) intended to be used in Vietnam. Land Mobile User Equipment must 
be E-UTRA FDD (4G/LTE) land mobile terminal equipment (HS code: 8517.12.00) and can 
integrate any or a combination of following functions:  
• W-CDMA land mobile terminal equipment  
• GSM land mobile terminal equipment  
• 5G land mobile terminal equipment  
• radio equipment operating in the 2.4 GHz band and using spread spectrum 
modulation techniques  
• radio access equipment operating in the 5 GHz band  
• Short range device s (transmitters, transceivers)  
Electrical apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy, incl. line telephone sets with 
cordless handsets and telecommunication apparatus for carrier -current line systems or for 
digital line systems; videophones; parts thereof (HS 8517)  G/TBT/N/VNM/173  
 
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  5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft national 
technical regulation on Land Mobile User Equipment - Radio access (199 page(s), in 
Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  The draft Na tional technical regulation on Land Mobile User 
Equipment - Radio access is based on ETSI EN 301 908 -1 V11.1.1 (2016 -07), ETSI EN 301 
908-13 V11.1.1 (2016 -07), ETSI EN 301 908 -2 V6.2.1 (2013 -10), ETSI EN 301 511 V9.0.2 
(2003 -03) and ETSI TS 151 010 -1 V12.2 .0 (2014 -11) of the European Telecommunications 
Standards Institute (ETSI).  
This draft National technical regulation specifies technical requirements on radio access of 
Land Mobile User Equipment (UE). Land Mobile User Equipment (UE) must be E -UTRA 
equipme nt. 
This draft National technical regulation does not apply to NB -IoT and 5G land mobile 
terminal equipment.  
The following provisions are included:  
1. General provisions  
1.1. Scope  
1.2. Application objects  
1.3. References  
1.4. Term interpretation  
1.5. Symbols  
1.6. Abbreviation  
2. Technical requirements  
2.1. Environment conditions  
2.2. Technical requirements  
3. Testing method  
4. Regulatory requirements  
5. Obligation of organizations and individuals  
6. Implementation  
Annex A (normative): environment conditions  
Annex B (normative): Technical requirements for WCDMA radio access  
Annex C (normative): Technical requirements for GSM radio access  
Annex D (normative): HS code of Land Mobile User Equipment  
Bibliography  
This National te chnical regulation is intended to supersede the following current National 
technical standards:  
- QCVN 12:2015/BTTTT "National technical regulation on GSM mobile station"  
- QCVN 15:2015/BTTTT "National technical regulation on W -CDMA FDD mobile station"  
- QCVN 117:2018/BTTTT "National technical regulation on Evolved Universal Terrestrial 
Radio Access (E -UTRA) User Equipment (UE) - Radio Access"  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/VNM/173  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. The Law on quality of products and goods;  
2. The Law on standards and technical regulations;  
3. 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;  
4. Circular No.15/2018/TT -BTTTT dated 15 November, 2018 providing modifications 
and amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
5. Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020 specifying the list of specifying 
the List of products and goods with unsafe capability under management 
responsibility of Ministry of Information and Communications;  
6. QCVN 12:2015/BTTTT "National techni cal regulation on GSM mobile station";  
7. QCVN 15:2015/BTTTT "National technical regulation on W -CDMA FDD mobile 
station";  
8. QCVN 117:2018/BTTTT "National technical regulation on Evolved Universal 
Terrestrial Radio Access (E -UTRA) User Equipment (UE) - Radio Ac cess".  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 November 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2021  
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 , nxhai@vnta.gov.vn ; nptuyen@vnta.gov.vn  
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