G/TBT/N/VNM/99  
 
12 July 2017  
(17-3757) 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 Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs  
12 Ngo Quyen Str, Hoan Kiem District  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -24) 62703613; (84 -24) 62730615  
Fax: (84 -24) 62703609  
Website: http://www.molisa.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 :  
Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs  
Department of Work Safety  
No3, 7 Alley, Ton That Thuyet Str, Cau Giay District  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -24) 9362950  
Fax:(84 -24) 9362920  
Website: http://www.antoanlaodong.gov.vn  
Email: bsw@antoanlaodong.gov.vn  
3. Notified u nder Artic le 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):  Protective clothing 
(ICS 13.340.10).  
5. Title, numb er of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft national 
technical regulation for Clothing to protect against heat and flame (18 page(s), in 
Vietnamese)    
6. Description of content:   
This draft technical regulation specifies work safety requir ements for functional 
requirements for costumes including leg protectors, hoods and knee -high boots associated 
with protective clothing made of flexible materials and designed to protect the wearer's 
body from heat and/or fire, not to mention hands.  
This t echnical regulation does not apply to protective clothing used in firefighting and 
clothing used during welding and casting  
This draft technical regulation regulation applies to:  
 Organizations and individuals who produce, import, make available and use 
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   Good quality inspection bodies, state management authorities and other relevant 
organizations and individuals.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicab le: 
Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
 Circular 28/2012/TT -BKHCN Providing for Announcement of Standard Conformity 
and Announcement of Technical -Regulation Conformity and Method to Assess 
Conformity with Standards and Technical R egulations  
 TCVN 6875 : 2010 (ISO 11612 : 2008) Protective clothing – Clothing to protect 
against heat and flame   
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: May 2018  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notificatio n 
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Department of Work Safety  
No3, 7 Alley, Ton That Thuyet Str, Cau Giay District  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84-24) 9362950  
Fax:(84 -24) 9362920  
Website: http://www.antoanlaodong.gov.vn   
Email: bsw@antoanlaodong.gov.vn   
 
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http://antoanlaodong.gov.vn/catld/Pages/chitiettin.aspx?IDNews=1790