G/SPS/N/VNM/99  
 
29 May 2018  
(18-3199) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved: Viet Nam Food Administration, 
Ministry of Health of Viet Nam  
2. Agency responsible: Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health of Viet Nam  
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): Vitamin A added in foods  
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 National technical regulation on substances that 
are allowed to be added for vitamine A fortification in foods . Language(s): Vietnamese.  
Number of pages: 33 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/VNM/18_2727_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft Circular specifies technical requirements for 
substances that are allowed to be added for vitamine  A fortification in order to add more 
nutritional value into foods.  
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 pe sts.  
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) : Codex Guidelines for vitamin and mineral food 
supplements CAC/GL 55 -2005 
[ ] 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 internationa l standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:  G/SPS/N/VNM/99  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Viet Nam's Food Safety Law No. 55/2010/QH12  
 Viet Nam's Law on Standard and Technical Regulation  
 Viet Nam's Decree No. 127/ND -CP dated 1 August 2012 on implementing some articles 
of Law on Standard and Technical Regulation  
 Viet Nam's Decree No. 15/2018/ND -CP dated 2 February 2018 on implementing some 
articles o f Food Safety Law  
 USA's USP 38 NF30 (2012)   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 May 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 July 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 28 July 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 Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel:  +(84 24) 3846 4489  
  +(84 4) 3846 3702  
Fax: +(84 24) 3846 3739  
E-mail: vfa@vfa.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.vfa.gov.vn  
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 37344764  
Fax: +(84 24) 373449019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.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: