G/TBT/N/VNM/115  
 
16 January 2018  
(18-0436) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -4) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -4) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if  different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Products 
and goods with unsafe capability under management responsibility of Ministry of 
Information and Communications  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Circular 
replacing the Circular No.42/2016/TT -BTTTT dated 26 December 2016 specifying the List 
of products and goods with unsafe capability under management responsibility of Ministry 
of Information and Communications (12 page(s), in Vietnamese)   
6. Description of content: This draft Circular specifies the List of products and goods with 
unsafe capability under management responsibility of Ministry of Information and 
Communications (the "List of Group 2 products and goods " for short); forms and principles 
for quality management of products and goods with unsafe c apability. The draft Circular 
content is as follows:  
 Article 1. Scope of regulations;  
 Article 2. Subjects of application;  
 Article 3. List of Group 2 products and goods;  
 Article 4. Quality management for Group 2 products and goods;   
 Article 5. Implementation;  
 Annex I. List of information and communication products and goods subject to 
mandatory certification and declaration;  
 Annex II. List of information and communication products and goods subject to 
mandatory declaration;  G/TBT/N/VNM/115  
 
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  This draft Circular s pecifies the List of products and goods with unsafe capability under 
management responsibility of Ministry of Information and Communications, which is in line 
with the Law on quality of products and goods. The List of products and goods is divided 
into 2 s ub-lists, which are detailed in the Annex I and Annex II. Each sub -list has it own 
form and principles for mandatory quality management (i.e. certification and declaration), 
according to the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT dated 31 October 2011 specifying 
mandatory certification and declaration of products and goods in information technology 
and communications sector.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: To ensure safety and normal operation of ICT networks, eq uipment and 
working environment.  
8. Relevant documents:   
 The Law on quality of products and goods   
 The Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT dated 31 October 2011 specifying mandatory 
certification and declaration of products and goods in information technology and 
communications sector  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 29 March 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 July 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn  
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://www.mic.gov.vn/pages/duthaovanban/danhsachduthaovanban.aspx  
http://tbt.gov.vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/Du%20thao%20Thong%20tu%20(trinh).doc