G/TBT/N/VNM/95  
 
17 May 2017  
(17-2640) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member : VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved  (Article 3.2 and 7.2) :  
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
Domestic Market Department  
54 Hai Ba Tr ung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: (84 -4) 22205505  
Fax: (84 -4) 22202525  
Email: vutttn@moit.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.moit.gov.vn    
Name  and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification  shall be indicated if different from above :  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Liquefied Petroleum 
Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, Compressed Natural G as. PETROLEUM AND RELATED 
TECHNOLOGIES (ICS 75).  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft Decree on 
trading Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas  and Compressed Natural Gas 
(32 page(s), in Vietnamese)   
6. Descrip tion of content:  This draft Decree sets regulation on gas -related business and 
conditions for doing business on gas in Viet Nam, including:  
 Conditions for granting Certificate of eligibility for importers and exporters of gas;  
 Conditions for producers and manufacturers of gas;  
 Conditions for granting Certificate of eligibility for trader of gas;  
 Conditions for granting Certificate of eligibility for LPG retailers;  
 Conditions for granting Certificate of eligibility for stations filling LPG into bottles, 
stations filling LPG into tanker trucks, stations filling LPG/LNG/CNG into 
transportation vehicles;  
 Conditions for granting Certificate of eligibility for LPG/LNG/CNG supply stations;  
 Conditions for granting Certificate of eligibility for producing and repair ing LPG 
bottles;  
 Conditions for granting Certificate of eligibility for accrediting LPG bottles;  G/TBT/N/VNM/95  
 
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   Conditions for LPG, LPG bottles made available on the market.  
Accordingly, traders shall only import, make available and consume gases with qualities 
which co nform to national technical regulations and applicable standards;  
This Decree shall replace the Decree No.19/2016/NĐ -CP of 22 March 2016 of the 
Government on gas business.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Commercial Law; 
- Law on Investment;  
- Law on Goods and Products Quality 2007.   
9. Proposed date of adoption: 20 July 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National  enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
Domestic Market Department  
54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: (84 -4) 22205505  
Fax: (84 -4) 22202525  
Email: vutttn@moit.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.moit.gov.vn  
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