G/SPS/N/VNM/79  
 
19 May 2016  
(16-2731)  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): Terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal products 
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 Circular providing regulations on quarantine of 
terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal products  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number 
of pages: 17 pages and 13 Annexes 
6. Description of content: The Circular regulation provides guidance on the 
implementation of para. 3 Article 37 of the Veterinary Law of Viet Nam 
(Code 79/2015/QH13) on quarantine of terre strial animals and terrestrial animal 
products. 
This Circular regulation applies to all international and domestic organizations and 
individuals carrying out activities in the field of terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal 
products which are related to:  production, trading, inter-province transportation; 
 exporting, importing, temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-
import; and 
 re-transfer to different border gates, bo nded warehouse, and transit through the 
territory of Viet Nam. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pe st 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Volumes I and II of the Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/VNM/79 
 
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  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 Law of Viet Nam (Code 79/2015/QH13) (available in Vietnamese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 July 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 days after adoption. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 15 July 2016 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 27 June 2016 
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 
and 
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. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download the regulatory draft (available in Vietnamese):  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/No tice/618/Circular%20on%20quantantine%2
0of%20terrestrial%20animals%20and%20terrestrial%20animals%20products.zip