G/SPS/N/VNM/141  
 
29 July 2022  
(22-5746) 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:  Livestock Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Animal feed  
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:  Modifying and amendment of Circular 
No. 21/2019/TT -BNNPTNT of feed management, under Animal Husbandry 
Law 32/2018/QH14 . Language(s):  Vietnamese . Number of pages:  10 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5011_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This Circular modifies the Circular No. 21/2019/TT -BNNPTNT 
with the following contents:  
− Labelling feed with antibiotic and coccidiosis;  
− Report Form of production and quality inspection of feed;  
− Labelling of symbols for commercial feed complied with technical regulations;  
− Contents must be shown i n private standard of feed product;  
− Materials allowed to use as feed ingredient in Viet Nam.  
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 standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Classification of Foods and Animal Fee ds; Index of 
Veterinary Drugs - Maximum residue level of veterinary drug  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or 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 possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/141  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Standards and Technical Regulation Law, No 68/2006/QH11  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5011_02_x.pdf  
− Law on Animal Husbandry, No 32/2018/QH14  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5011_0 1_x.pdf  
− Law on Quality of Product and Commodity, No 05/2007/QH12  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/VNM/22_5011_03_x.pdf  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm /yy): 1 December 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 December 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 45 days from date of adoption . 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 September 2022  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax n umber and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh, 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  
 
Livestock Production Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
16 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hano i, Vietnam  
E-mail: manhtruong4786@gmail.com  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/thong -bao-viet-nam