G/SPS/N/VNM/94  
 
15 November 2017  
(17-6210) 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: National Agro -Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance 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): Fisheries food  
4. Regions or countr ies likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: National technical regulation: Fi sheries Food Business 
Operators - Conditions for food safety . Language(s): Vietnamese.  Number of pages:  40 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/2417/Na -Sta-
regu%20on%20Fi sheries%20Food%20condition.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regulation stipulates the basic requirements on food safety 
production conditions for fisheries suppliers, processing establishments of raw fisheries, 
ready -to-cook and ready -to-eat fisheries products.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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 s o, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : CAC/RCP 1 -1969, Rev. 4 -2003  
[ ] 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 t he 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/VNM/94  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : February 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : February 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 January 2018  
Agency or authority designated to  handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point  
Add: No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 24) 3734 9019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
National Agro -Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance Department  
Via: Reference Testing & Agrifood Quality Consultancy Center  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3831 8154  
Fax: +(84 24) 3771 4695  
E-mail: Retaq@mard.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 373 44764  
Fax: +(84 24) 3734 9019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@ma rd.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Link to download:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/2417/Na -Sta-
regu%20on%20Fisheries%20Food%20condition.pdf