G/SPS/N/VNM/98  
 
24 May 2018  
(18-3104) 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: Viet Nam National University of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture 
and Rural Development  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Aquafeeds, compound aqua feeds for aquaculture  
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: National technical regulation "Compound Feed for 
Aquaculture - Technical Requirements for F ood Safety" . Language(s): Vietnamese.  
Number of pages: 6 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/VNM/18_2592_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/VNM/18_2592_00_e.pdf  
6. Description of co ntent:  
This regulation governs food safety criteria and their maximum levels in locally produced 
compound feeds and imported compoun d feeds for aquaculture in Viet N am. 
This regulation applies to any compound feed s that are either produced locally or impo rted 
by agencies, organizations or individuals for the purpose of feeding aquatic animals, which 
are destined for human consumption.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant  pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in 
Food and Feed (CODEX STAN 193 -1995)  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No G/SPS/N/VNM/98  
 
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  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:  
Law on standards and technical regulations , No. 68/2006/QH11;  
Law on Product and Goods Quality , No. 05/2007/QH12 . (available in Vietnamese)  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 December 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 1 January 2019  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 23 July 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi,  
Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764 Fax: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
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Aquaculture Department, Viet  Nam National University of Agriculture  
Trau Quy, Gia Lam Hanoi,  
Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 09) 4629 6268  
E-mail: pqlkh@vnua.edu.vn  
 trannangthu@vnua.edu.vn  
Website: http://khcn.vnua.edu.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address,  fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body: