G/SPS/N/VNM/85  
 
7 November 2016  
(16-6095) 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: Department of Livestock Production, Ministry of Agriculture and 
Rural Development  
3. Products covered (provi de tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Complementary feed and feed additives for livestock  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the ex tent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: National technical regulation: Animal feed - Maximum 
level of mycotoxins, heavy metals and microorganisms in complementary fee d and feed 
additives for livestock . Language(s): Vietnamese . Number of pages: 8 
6. Description of content: The draft technical regulation of maximum level of mycotoxins 
(aflatoxin B1), heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, Fluorine), 
microorganis ms (E. coli (Escherichia coli ) and Salmonella ) in complementary feed and 
feed additives for livestock.  
The regulation shall apply to organizations and individuals in the country, overseas 
Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals carrying out activ ities of or related to 
the trading and inspecting processes of animal feed.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestri al 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 pos sible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/85  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  
 Standards and Technical Regulation Law No. 68/2006/QH11  
 Good Quality Law No. 05/2007/QH12  
 Feed sanitary standard o f the national standard of the People's Republic of China  
 Directive 2002/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 7 May 2002 
on undesirable substances in animal feed  
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2016  
Proposed date of  publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 180 days from date of publication.  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days f rom the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 6 January 2017 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of o ther 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 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov .vn 
 
Feed Division, Department of Livestock Production - MARD  
16 Thuy Khue Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3733 2217  
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 5444  
E-mail: feeddivision@yahoo.com  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authori ty, [ ]  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 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@m ard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Link to download (available in Vietnamese):  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/854/National%20technical%20regulatio
n%20on%20Animal%20feed%20 -%20Maximum%20level%20of%20....pdf