G/SPS/N/VNM/60  
 
8 August 2014  
(14-4647)  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 Animal Health, 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 products thereof 
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 of Veterinary Law  Language(s): Vietnamese   
Number of pages: 66 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/65
/Draft%20of%20Veterinary%20Law.pdf 
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2014/sps/VNM/14_3346_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: Veterinary Law stipulates regulations on prevention and 
elimination of animal diseases; animal quarantine; inspection of veterinary hygiene, veterinary drugs management; and other related activities. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] 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 number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
1. Terrestrial Animal Health Code: 
 Glossary 
 Section 1. Animal disease diagnosis, surveillance and notification 
(Chapter 1.1; Chapter 1.4). 
 Section 2. Risk analysis (Chapter 2.1) 
 Section 3. Quality of aquatic animal health services (Chapter 3.1; 
Chapter 3.3 and Chapter 3.4) 
 Section 4. General recommendations: disease prevention and control 
(Chapter 4.1; Chapter 4.3 and Chapter 4.4). 
 Section 7. Animal welfare (Chapter 7.1 and Chapter 7.5) G/SPS/N/VNM/60 
 
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  2. Aquatic Animal Health Code: 
 Glossary 
 Section 1. Aquatic animal disease diagnosis, surveillance and notification 
(Chapter 1.1; Chapter 1.4). 
 Section 2. Risk analysis (Chapter 2.1) 
 Section 3. Quality of aquatic animal health services (Chapter 3.2) 
 Section 4. General recommendations: disease prevention and control 
(Chapter 4.1 and Chapter 4.2). 
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
 Veterinary Ordinance issued 29 April 2004 
 Decree No 33/2005/ND-CP issued by the Vi et Nam Government on stipulating the 
implementation of a number of articles in the Veterinary Ordinance, dated 15 March 
2005 
(available in Vietnamese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : May 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : May 2015 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 7 October 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4) 3869 6788/3869 3605 
Fax: +(84 4) 3869 1311/3868 3605 E-mail: phuong.dah@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn 
 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@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/65
/Draft%20of%20Veterinary%20Law.pdf