G/TBT/N/VNM/155  
19 November 2019  
(19-7876) 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 Agriculture and Rural Development  
Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development,  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: (+84 -24) 32444731  
Fax: (+84 -24) 38438791  
Website: http://dcrd .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 above:   
3. Notified under Articl e 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):  Food 
grade salt (sodium chloride); Salt (including t able salt and denatured salt) and pure 
sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti -caking or 
free-flowing agents; sea water (HS 2501)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The draft 
National technical regulation on food grade salt (sodium chloride) (6 page(s), in 
Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  1. This draft national technical regulation on food grade salt 
(Sodium chloride) specifies the technical and managerial req uirements for food grade salt 
(Sodium chloride).  
2. This draft technical regulation applies to:  
2.1. Domestic and foreign organizations, individuals manufacturing, processing, 
trading, exporting and importing food grade salt in the territory of Vietnam.  
2.2. State management agencies, concerned organizations and individuals.  
3. Stipulating responsibilities of organizations, individuals and implementing 
organizations of managing agencies.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/VNM/155  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Decree No. 15/2017/ND -CP dated February 17, 2017 of the Government defining 
the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development;  
• Law on Standards and Technical Regulations dated June 29, 2006;  
• Law on Food Safety dated June 17, 2010;  
• Decree No. 15/2018/ND -CP dated February 2, 2018 of the Government detailing 
the implementation of a number of article s of the Law on Food Safety;  
• Decree No. 155/2018/ND -CP dated 12/11/2018 of the Government amending and 
supplementing a number of regulations related to conditions for business 
investment under the management scope of the Ministry of Health;  
• Decree No. 09/2 016/ND -CP dated January 28, 2006 of the Government regulating 
the enhancement of micronutrients in food;  
• Decree No. 40/2017/ND -CP dated April 5, 2017 of the Government on 
management of salt production and trading.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2020  
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 Agriculture and Rural Development  
Department of Cooperatives and Rural Development  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: (+84 -24) 32444731  
Fax: (+84 -24) 38438791  
Website: http://dcrd.gov.vn/gop -y-du-thao-c82.html  
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://tbt.gov.vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/D u%20thao%20lan%205%20QCVN%20muo
i%20thuc%20pham%20 -%20gui%20TBT.doc