G/LIC/N/2/VNM/2  
 
14 April 2015  
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Committee on Import Licensing  Original: English  
 
  AGREEMENT ON IMPORT LICENSING PROCEDURES 
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 5  
VIET NAM 
The following communication, dated 7 April 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Viet Nam.  
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1. (a) Title / number / date of the law or  regulation establishing / changing the 
import licensing procedure:   
Circular 35/2014/TT-BCT
1 dated October 15th 2014 guiding automatic import 
licenses for some fertilizer products.  
(b) If the notified measure refers to a change in an already notified import 
licensing procedure, please indica te the document symbol of the 
notification to which change(s) has(ve) been introduced. (In this case 
please also indicate in Section 3, below, the nature of the changes (i.e. inclusion or exclusion of some goods and a list thereof; contact point for information and/or 
administrative body(ies) for submission of applications, etc.)):    
2. Information concerning the institution / change of import licensing procedure: 
(a) List of products subject to the licensing procedure  (Exact name of the 
products and/or whenever possible HS code and indication of the exact HS Nomenclature (i.e.  1996; 2002 or 2007).  Abbreviations should be avoided.  In 
the case of a long list of products, please attach the list as an Annex in Microsoft 
Word or compatible software.  Please  do not use PDF, or photocopies.)   
   HS code  Products description 
   3102.10.00  Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution 
   3105.20.00  Mineral or chemical fertilizers containing the three fertilizing       elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium 
(b) Contact point for information on eligibility   
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam  
Address: 54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam 
Telephone: +84 4 22202222          Fax: +84 4 22202525  E-mail address: cucxnk@moit.gov.vn    
Website: http://www.moit.gov.vn/   
Contact officer:  [   ] Mr. [   ] Mrs. Name:  [          ]  
                                               
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  (c) Administrative body(ies) fo r submission of applications  (If more than one 
please include the same information for each body.)  
Agency of Foreign Trade  
Address: 54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam 
Telephone: +84 4 22205520       Fax:  
E-mail address: cucxnk@moit.gov.vn           
Website: http://www.moit.gov.vn/  
Contact officer:  [   ] Mr. [   ] Mrs. Name:   
(d) Date and name of publication wher e licensing procedures are published  
Date of publication:  15/10/2014  Source of publication (Official Gazette /journal/ website): 
 
http://www.moit.gov.vn/   
(e) Indication of whether the licensing procedure is   
[X] automatic.  If so please indicate: (f) the administrative purpose: [     ]  
[   ] non-automatic.   If so please indicate:  (g) the measure being 
implemented through the import licensing procedure:  [          ]  
(h) Expected duration of the licensing proc edure if this can be estimated with 
some probability, and if not, reason why this information cannot be 
provided 
The duration of this licensing procedure is not estimated. It is applied for the 
purpose of statistics.  
3. Other relevant data or information:  (i.e. complete title and data concerning the 
legislation, inclusion or exclusion of certain products from the import licensing regime and 
list thereof; changes related to the admi nistrative body(ies) for submission of 
applications, etc.) 
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