G/SPS/N/VNM/68
24 April 2015 
(15-2178)  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 animal 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: The Circular of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural 
Development stipulating on quarantine and in spection of terrestrial animals and animal 
products and veterinary hygiene inspection  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of 
pages: 22 (excluding annexes)  
6. Description of content:  
- Chapter 2: Quarantine and inspection of terrestrial animals and animal products for 
domestic, import, export, transit, exhibition 
- Chapter 3: Veterinary hygiene inspection 
- Chapter 4: Dossier Forms of quarantine and inspection of terrestrial animals and 
animal products and veterinary hygiene inspection 
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)  Chapters 5.1 through 6.11 of 
Terrestrial Animal Health Code 2014  
[ ] 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:   G/SPS/N/VNM/68 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 25 June 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 45 days after adoption 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 45 days after adoption 
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 June 2015 
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 
 kiemdich.cty@dah.gov.vn 
 kdts@dah.gov.vn  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:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/78
/Cir-on-quar-and%20insp-of-animal-VNM68.rar