G/TBT/N/VNM/164  
14 April 2020  
(20-2888) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Science and Technology  
113 Tran Duy Hung Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 35563456  
Fax: (84.24) 39439733  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to  handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.28) 38294 274  
Fax: (84.28) 3829 3012  
Email: kh@quatest3.com.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
engineering in general (ICS 29.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulati on on electrical equipment for household electrical installations and 
similar installations (9 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation specifies safety requirements and 
management requirements for electrical equi pment specified in Annex 1 and Annex 2 of 
this draft Technical Regulation.  
Explosion -proof electrical equipment is not within the scope of this technical regulation.  
This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and individuals that produce, 
import and trade electrical equipment on the list of electrical equipment and state 
management agencies and other related organizations and individuals   
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protect ion of human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/VNM/164  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• Circular No. 28/2012/TT -BKHCN dated 12 December 2012 of the Ministry of 
Science and Technology providing regulations on announcement of standard 
conformity, announcement of conformity and methods of assessing conformity 
with standards and technical regulations.  
• Circular No. 02/2017/TT -BKHCN dated 31 March 2017 of the Ministry of Science 
and Technology amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular  
No. 28/2012/TT -BKHCN  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  For electrical wires and cables: from 01 January 
2021 
For other equipment: from 01 June 2021  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.28) 38294 274  
Fax: (84.28) 3829 3012  
Email: kh@quatest3.com.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
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