G/TBT/N/VNM/168  
4 May 2020  
(20-3407) 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, 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:   
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):  Radio 
equipment in the Low power wide area networks LPWAN (also known as non -IMT IoT) 
operating in the 920 MHz – 922.5 MHz band; Devices in the LPWAN IMT systems (also 
known as IMT IoT) using licensed frequency spectrum for IMT public mobile 
communication  are not covered.  
The List of products covered: Radio equipment in the Low power wide area networks 
LPWAN operating in the 920 MHz – 922.5 MHz band (HS code: 8517.69.00; 8517.62.21; 
description: equipment which include sensors and access devices connected  to each other 
via a radio interface that senses remote measurement, remotely records and transmits 
data)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft national 
technical regulation on radio equipment in the Low power wide area  networks (LPWAN) 
operating in the 920 MHz frequency range (51 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:   
This draft national technical regulation is based on   ITU-R Report SM.2423 -0, 06/2018; 
ITU-R Recommendation SM.329 -12, 9/2012), ETSI EN 300 220-1 V3.1.1, 02/2017, 
ETSI EN 300 220 -2 V3.2.1, 6/2018; Regulation number 3/2019 of Indonesia, Class 
assignment No. 1 -2017 of Malaysia; IMDA TS SRD Issue 1 Revision 1, 4/2018 of 
Singapore.  
This draft national technical regulation specifies technical requirements on radio frequency, 
technical conditions and test procedures for radio equipment in the Low power wide area 
networks LPWAN (also known as non -IMT IoT) operating in the 920 MHz – 922.5 MHz 
band.  G/TBT/N/VNM/168  
 
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  The following provisions are included:  
1. General provisions  
2. Technical requirements  
3. Regulatory requirements  
4. Obligation of organizations and individuals  
5. Implementation  
Annex A (normative): Technical performance of the test equipment  
Annex B (normative): Test fixture  
Annex C (informat ive): Test sites and arrangements for radiated measurement  
Annex D (normative): List of radio equipment in low power wide area network LPWAN 
operating at 920 -922.5 MHz must meet the QCVN.  
Bibliography  
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  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 September 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 , ngochai@mic.gov.vn   
Or can be downloaded at:  
https://mic.gov.vn/pages/duthaovanban/danhsachduthaovanban.aspx  
https://members.wto.org/crnattac hments/2020/TBT/VNM/20_3059_00.x.pdf