G/SPS/N/VNM/102  
 
8 June 2018  
(18-3559) 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: National Agro -Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance 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): Chilled meat  
4. Regions or countrie s 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 standards: Chilled meat - Technical 
requirements - Part 1: Chilled pork . Language(s): Vietnamese.  Number of pages: 9 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/VNM/18_2887_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This standard sti pulates the technical requirements on chilled 
pork used for food.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] 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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex Code of Hyg ienic Practice for Meat 
CAC/RCP  58-2005 
[ ] 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 co nform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] 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/102  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : August 2018  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : September 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : September 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) : 7 August 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax n umber and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:  
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, 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  
 
National Agro -Forestry -Fisheries Quality Assurance Department  
Via: Reference Testing and Agrifood Quality Consultancy Center  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84  24) 38318154  
Fax: +(84 24) 37714695  
E-mail: Retaq@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, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 24) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 24) 3734 9019  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn