G/SPS/N/VNM/82  
 
7 Septe mber 2016  
(16-4780 ) 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: Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as speci fied in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Foods  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions o r countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Circular on amending and supplementing some 
provisions of Circular No. 24/2013/TT -BYT dated 14 August 2013 of Ministry of Health 
issuing "Regulation on maximum residues limits for veterinary drugs in  foods" . 
Language(s): Vietnamese . Number of pages: 4 
6. Description of content:  
 Amending Maximum Residues Limits (MRLs) of veterinary drugs in foods in 
compliance with Codex CAC/MRL 2 -2015 (version updated on July 2015);  
 Adding banned veterinary drugs, w hich are not allowed to use in veterinary, 
fisheries and livestock of Viet Nam,  to the list of veterinary drugs, which are zero 
tolerance MRLs in foods.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect huma ns from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or re lated text) : http://www.fao.org/fao -who-
codexalimentarius/standards/veterinary -drugs -mrls/en/  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial o r Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :   
[ ] 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 possibl e, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/82  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 20 16 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2017  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 November 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Hea lth 
138A Giang Vo street, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 38464489  
Fax: +(84 4) 38463739  
E-mail: phongtckn@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.vfa.gov.vn  
 
Vietnam 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. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authorit y, [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@ma rd.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Link to download:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/762/Circular%20on%20regulation%20o
f%20verterinary %20drugs%20residuces%20in%20food.pdf