G/SPS/N/VNM/93  
 
6 Novem ber 2017  
(17-6013) 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: Plant Protection 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): Plant and plant products  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affecte d, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Circular on amending some articles of the Circular 
No. 33/2014/TT -BNNPTNT  providing guideline on procedures of phytosanitary for import, 
export and in -transit consignments . Language(s): Vietnamese.  Number of pages: 8 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/2415/amendment%20to%20Cir%20No.%
2033-2014-TT-BNNPTNT.pdf  
6. Description of content: The draft Circular provide s regulations for applicatio n and issuing 
of the phytosanitary - foodsafety  inspection certificate for the regulated articles that are 
imported for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory f rom 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/93  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Law of 
Plant Protection and Quarantine   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 30 January 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) : 5 January  2017 
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  
 
Plant Protection Department  
Add: 149 Ho Dac Di, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 385 18192  
Fax: +(84 24) 3533 0043  
E-mail: kdtv.bvtv@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) 37344764  
Fax: +(84 24) 37349019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Link to dowload:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/2415/amendment%20to%20Cir%20No.%
2033-2014-TT-BNNPTNT.pdf