G/SPS/N/VNM/71  
 
21 August 2015  
(15-4240)  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: Plant Protection Department, 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): HS code up to 8-digits for regulated articles for plant 
quarantine 
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: Decision No. 2515/QD-BNN-BVTV on releasing HS 
code for regulated articles for plant quarantine  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of 
pages: 35 (Decision and Annex)  
6. Description of content: Decision No. 2515/QD-BNN-BVTV provides a list of 
harmonized tariff schedule (HS) codes transferring to 8-digits for regulated articles for 
plant quarantine. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
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:     G/SPS/N/VNM/71 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 29 June 2015 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :   
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 21 July 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :   
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 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  
and  
Plant Protection Department 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 149 Ho Dac Di, Dong Da, Hanoi Fax: +(84) 3533 0043 
Email: Kdtv.bvtv@mard.gov.vn 
 hals.bvtv@mard.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 (Vietnamese): 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/82
/2515QDBNNBVTV-VNM71.pdf