G/SPS/N/VNM/86  
 
6 December 2016  
(16-6656) 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 Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture and 
Rural Development  
3. Products covered (provi de tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Complementary feed and feed additives for livestock  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ex tent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Circular of the additional list of antibiotic  
substances that are prohibited from being imported, produced, sold and use d in feed 
stuff for livestock in Viet Nam . Language(s): Vietnamese.  Number of pages: 1 
6. Description of content: The draft Circular adds Cysteamine  in the prohibited list of 
antibiotic substances  that can be used as feed additive for livestock.  
7. Objec tive and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the st andard:  
[ ] 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 Protecti on 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Standards and Technical Regulation Law No 68/2006/QH11  
 Good Quality Law No 05/2007/QH12  
 Decree No 08/2010/ND -CP dated 5 February 2010  G/SPS/N/VNM/86  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2016  
Propo sed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 45 days from date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 December 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if ava ilable) 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 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.s psvietnam.gov.vn  
Feed Division, Department of Livestock Production - MARD  
16 Thuy Khue Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3733 2217  
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 5444  
E-mail: feeddivision@yahoo.com  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notifica tion Authority, [ ]  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 4764  
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/Notice/892/Circular%20supplements%20the%
20Cysteamine%20into%20interdiction%20list.pdf