G/SPS/N/VNM/66
11 December 2014 
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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): Veterinary drugs 
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 on regulation of testing, trial and quality 
control of veterinary drugs.  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of pages: 25  
6. Description of content: The circular regulates the conditions, procedures, testing 
process, trial and quality control of veteri nary drugs, vaccines, biological products, 
microorganisms and veterinary chemicals and materials used to produce veterinary 
medicines. 
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)   
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 February 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   G/SPS/N/VNM/66 
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 45 days after publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 January 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:  
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point 
No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
or 
Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: +(84 4)  38 69 6788/38 69 3605  
Fax: +(84 4) 38 69 1311/38 68 3605  
E-mail: ty@mard.gov.vn;  phuong.dah@gmail.com Website: http://www.cucthuy.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:   
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Link to download the draft:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/75
/Circular%20on%20test%20of%20vet%20drug_VNM66_.pdf