G/TBT/N/VNM/151  
11 September 2019  
(19-5820) 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, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.4) 35563456  
Fax: (84.4) 39439733  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.4) 37911627; (84.4) 37911628  
Fax: (84.4) 37911595  
Email: vutieuchuan@tcvn.gov.vn /info@vsqi.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
Name and address (including telep hone 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:   
Vietnam Standards and Quality Institute  
Directorate for Standards,  Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist. Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 3791 1629/(84.24) 3836 1466  
Fax: (84.24) 37911595/(84.24) 3836 1771  
Email: vutieuchuan@tcvn.gov.vn /info@vsqi.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):  Iron and 
steel products (ICS 77.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft QCVN No. 
xx:2019/BKHCN: Nation al technical regulation on hot -rolled steel sections (10 page(s), 
in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:   
• This draft Technical Regulation prescribes the technical requirements and 
management requirements for hot -rolled steel sections (hereinafter refer red to 
as sections) for steel manufactured, imported and circulated on the market.   
• This draft Technical regulation applies to institutions and individuals 
manufacturing, importing and circulating hot -rolled steel sections, state 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Decree No. 132/2008/ND -CP dated on December 31, 2008 by the Government 
detailing the implementation of some articles of the Law on Product and Goods 
Quality and Decree No. 74/2018/ND -CP dated on May 15, 2018 by the 
Government amending and supplementing some Articles of the Decree 
No. 132/2008/ND -CP dated on December 31, 2008 detailing the implementation 
of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;   
• Decree No. 154/2018/ND -CP dated November 11, 2018 of the Government 
Amending, supplementing and abolishing a number of regulations on investment 
and business conditions in the field of state management of the Ministry of Science 
and Technology and a number of provisions on specialized inspection;  
• Circular No.28/2012/TT -BKHCN dated December 12, 2012 of Ministry of Science 
and Technology Providing for announcement of standard conformity an d 
announcement of technical -regulation conformity and method to assess the 
conformity with standards and technical regulations.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  31 December 2019  
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:   
Vietnam Standards and Quality Institute  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist. Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 3791 1629/(84.24) 3836 1466  
Fax: (84.24) 37911595/(84.24) 3836 1771  
Email: vutieuchuan@tcv n.gov.vn /info@vsqi.gov.vn   
or can be downloaded at:  
https://www.most.gov.vn/vn/Pages/chitietduthao.aspx?iDuThao=777