G/SPS/N/VNM/57  
 
29 July 2014  
(14-4371)  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 Food Administration, Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Food flavouring agents 
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 on food flavouring agents  
Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of pages:    
6. Description of content: Draft national technical regulation on requirements, testing 
method, management of food flavouring agents as follows: 
1. Lemon and Orange flavour; 
2. Peach flavour; 
3. Strawberry flavour; 
4. Coconut flavour; 5. Woody flavour; 
6. Smoky flavour; 
7. Mushroom flavour; 8. Popcorn flavour; 
9. Jasmine flavour; 
10. Chocolate flavour; 11. Vanilla flavour; 12. Apple flavour. 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None G/SPS/N/VNM/57 
 
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  Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
FAO online database (JECFA) 
http://www.fao.org/food/food-safety-quality/ scientific-advice/jecfa/jecfa-flav/en/  
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:     
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : October 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : October 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 45 days from the date of publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 30 September 2014 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health 
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4) 3846 4489/+(84 4) 3846 3702 Fax: +(84 4) 3846 3739 E-mail: vfa@vfa.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.vfa.gov.vn  
 
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax: +(84 4) 3734 9019 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/64
/du-thao-quy-chuan-ve-huong-lieu.rar