G/SPS/N/VNM/52  
 
21 February 2014  
(14-1091)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: VIET NAM 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Directorate of Fisheries, The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Alive fisheries to be imported to Viet Nam as food 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Circular on Regulation on risk assessment and 
management to alive fisheries to be imported as food  Language(s): Vietnamese   
Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The Circular provides the content and procedures of risk 
assessment for alive fisheries to be imported as food. It also provides regulation for risk 
management in the import, transit and trading of alive fisheries imported to Viet Nam as 
food. 
7. Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st or disease, [ ] protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/52 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Law No. 52/2005/QH11 dated 29 November 2005 of the National Assembly on 
Environmental Protection (language: Vietnamese);  
 Law No. 20/2008/QH12 dated 13 November 2008 of the National Assembly on 
Biodiversity (language: Vietnamese); 
 Law No. 55/2010/QH12 dated 17 June 2010 of the National Assembly on Food 
Safety, (language: Vietnamese); 
 Decree No. 12/2006/ND-CP 23 January 2006 of Government making detailed 
provisions for implement action of the commercial law with respect to international 
purchases and sales of goods; and agency for sale and purchase, processing and 
transit of goods involving foreign parties. 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : May 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : May 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : June 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 April 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
Directorate of Fisheries  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street 
Ba Dinh District Ha Noi, Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4) 37245370 
Fax: +(84 4) 37 245120 Website: http://www.fistenet.gov.vn  
 
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764 
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 9019 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax: +(84 4) 3734 9019 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Link to download: 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/58
/Circular%20on%20RM%20fisheries%20import.pdf