G/TBT/N/VNM/291  
27 February 2024  
(24-1801) 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 Agriculture and Rural Development  
No.10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regar ding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Department of Cooperatives and Rural development  
Tel.: (084) 024.3843 8794  
Fax: (084) 024.3843 8791  
Email: hcth.htx@mard.gov.vn ; cucktht@gmail.com  
Website: https://dcrd.gov.vn/co -cau-to-chuc-a2.html  
Machinery Testing Center – Vietnam institute of Agricultural eng ineering and post -harvest 
technology  
Tel: (084) 024.3876 5090  
Fax: (084) 024.3876 6925  
Email: vinacamt@gmail.com  or nguyentuananhc kdl43@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.viaep.org.vn/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2  [ ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Portable 
hand-held grass mowers  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulation on safety for agricultural and forestry portable hand -held lawn 
mowers; (16 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft regulation stipulates technical requirements and 
management re quirements to ensure the safety for hand -held lawn mowers used in 
agriculture and forestry.  
This draft regulation does not apply to hand -held lawn mowers imported or domestically 
manufactured before the entry into force of this regulation.  
This draft regul ation applies to organizations and individuals who manufacturer, import, 
distribute and trade hand -held lawn mowers used in agriculture and forestry (hereinafter 
referred to as enterprises). State administrative authorities  and other relevant 
organizations  and individuals.  G/TBT/N/VNM/291  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Law on Standards and Technical Regulations No. 68/2006/QH11 was passed by the 
National Assembly on June 29, 2006 and took effect on January 1, 2007;  
- Law on Product and Goods Quality No. 05/2007/QH12 was passed by the 12th National 
Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 2nd session on November  21, 2007 and 
takes effect from January 1. July 2008;  
- Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene No. 84/2015/QH13 dated June 25, 2015;  
- Decree No. 127/2007/ND -CP dated August 1, 2007, Decree No. 78/2018/ND -CP dated 
May 16, 2018 amending and supplementing De cree No. 127/2007/ND -CP of The 
Government details the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Standards 
and Technical Regulations;  
- Decree No. 39/2016/ND -CP dated May 15, 2016 of the Government detailing the 
implementation of a number of arti cles of the Law on occupational safety and hygiene;  
- Decree 44/2016/ND -CP dated May 15, 2016 of the Government detailing a number of 
Articles of the Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene on technical inspection of labor 
safety; safety training, occupatio nal hygiene and working environment monitoring;  
- Decree No. 74/2018/ND -CP dated May 15, 2018 amending and supplementing a number 
of articles of Decree No. 132/2008/ND -CP dated December 31, 2008 of the Government 
detailing implementation some articles of t he Law on Product and Goods Quality;  
- Circular No. 16/2021/TT -NNPTNT dated December 20, 2021, Minister of Agriculture and 
Rural Development on Promulgating the List of potentially unsafe products and goods 
under the management responsibility of the Minist ry of Agriculture industry and rural 
development;  
- ISO 4254 -1:2013 Agricultural machinery – Safety – Part 1: General requirements.  
- ISO 4254 -1:2013 Agricultural machinery – Safety – Part 1: General requirements. 
Amendment 1.  
- ISO 7112:2008 Machinery for  forestry — Portable brush -cutters and grass -trimmers — 
Vocabulary.  
- TCVN 8747:2011 Forestry machinery - Portable brush -cutters and grass -trimmers - 
Cutting attachment guard strength  
- TCVN 8746:2011 Agricultural and forestry machinery - Portable hand -held combustion 
engine driven brush cutter and grass trimmers - Safety  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 October 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 March 2025  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members .wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/VNM/24_01680_00_e.pdf