G/SPS/N/VNM/74  
 
13 January 2016  
(16-0240)  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: Department of Animal Health, 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): Animal and animal products (both terrestrial and aquatic 
animal); veterinary medicines 
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: Draft of Decree guiding the implementation of the 
Veterinary Law  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of pages: 19 
6. Description of content: Guiding the implementation of the Viet Nam's Veterinary Law.  
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  All OIE codes  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Veterinary Law of Viet Nam (Code 79/2015/QH13) (available in Vietnamese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 April 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 45 days after adoption G/SPS/N/VNM/74 
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2016 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 13 March 2016 
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:  
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: +(84 4) 373 44764 Fax: +(84 4) 373 44764 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da District, Ha Noi, Viet Nam Tel: +(84 4) 3869 6788/3869 3605 
Fax: +(84 4) 3869 1311/3868 3605 
E-mail: phuongdah@gmail.com Website: http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation 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)373 44764 Fax: +(84 4) 373 44764 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Link to download (available in Vietnamese): 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/No tice/378/Draft_Decree_VeterinaryLaw.pdf