G/SPS/N/VNM/78  
 
11 May 2016  
(16-2605)  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 (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 aquaculture feed products 
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 Decree on state management on animal and 
aquaculture feed  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of pages: 55 
6. Description of content: This draft decree specifies the state regulation relating to the 
conditions of trading, testing, registering, inspecting and advertising processes of animal and aquaculture feed products. 
The decree shall apply to organizations and individuals in the country, Vietnamese 
overseas, foreign organizations and individuals carrying out activities of or related to the trading, testing, registering, inspecting and advertising processes of animal and 
aquaculture feed products. 
7. Objective 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 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)   
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     G/SPS/N/VNM/78 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 June 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) : 25 June 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
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  
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 Notifi cation 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 (Vietnamese): 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/ Notice/617/Decree%20 08%20on%20aninal%2
0feed%20management.pdf   
or 
http://cucchannuoi.gov.vn/gop-y/cuc-chan-nuoi-xin-y-kien-cac-to-chuc-ca-nhan-du-
thao-nghi-dinh-sua-doi-bo-sung-nghi-dinh-082010nd-cp