G/TBT/N/VNM/188  
9 March 2021  
(21-1948) 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, Viet Nam  
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:  
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Viet Nam Telecommunications Authority (VNTA)  
Duong Dinh Nghe Str., Cau Giay Dist., Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -24) 39436608  
Fax: (84 -24) 37820998  
Email: vtbinh@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):  5G Land 
Mobile User Equipment (UE) intended to be used in Viet Nam (HS code: 8517.12.00). 5G 
Land Mobile User Equipment operates in specific frequency bands and can integrate any 
or a combination of following fun ctions: + E -UTRA land mobile terminal equipment + W -
CDMA FDD land mobile terminal equipment + GSM land mobile terminal equipment + 
Radio equipment operating in the 2.4 GHz band and using spread spectrum modulation 
techniques + Radio access equipment operat ing in the 5 GHz band + Short range devices 
(transmitters, transceivers)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulation on 5G User Equipment - Radio Access (136 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Descripti on of content:  This draft technical regulation specifies technical requirements 
for radio access of 5G user equipment operating on all or one of the specified frequency 
bands specified in Table 1 to Table 3 and complies with regulations on the management 
and use of radio frequencies in Viet Nam.  
This draft National technical regulation on 5G Land Mobile User Equipment - Radio access 
is based on ETSI TS 138 101 -1 V16.4.0 (2020 -07) and ETSI TS 38.521 -1 v16.5.0p (2020 -
12) for UEs operating on FR1; ETSI TS 138 101-2 V16.4.0 (2020 -07) and ETSI TS 38.521 -
2 v16.5.0p (2020 -11) for UEs operating on FR2.  G/TBT/N/VNM/188  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety Requirements; 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 31October, 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 
specifying the List of products and goods with unsafe capability under 
management responsibility of Ministry of Information and Communications.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 May 202 1 
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  15 May 2021  
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, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.g ov.vn ; ngochai@mic.gov.vn  
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