G/SPS/N/VNM/92  
 
19 October 2017  
(17-5661) 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; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Foods of plant origin under the management of the Ministry of 
Agricult ure and Rural Development  
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: Circular on Ensuring Food Safety for Foods of  Plant 
Origin . Language(s): Vietnamese.  Number of pages: 49 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/2331/Cir%20on%20Food%20Safety%20 o
f%20Plant%20Origin.pdf  
6. Description of content: This regulation is to guide for the implementa tion and 
amendment of measures to e nsure the food safety for foods  of plant origin under the 
management authority of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect t erritory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
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 st andard?  
[ ] 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/92  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : December 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : December 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : January 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 17 December 2017  
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  
Add: No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 24) 3734 9019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Plant Protection Department  
Add: 149 Ho Dac Di, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3537 9743  
Fax: +(84 24) 3533 0043  
E-mail: qlattpmt.bvtv@mard.gov.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:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel: +(84 24) 37344764  
Fax: +(84 24) 37349019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Link to dowload:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/2331/Cir%20on%20Food%20Safety%20o
f%20Plant%20Origin.pdf