G/SPS/N/VNM/83  
 
3 October 2016  
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Committee on  Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
2. Agency responsible: Department of Livestock Production  
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): Animal feed stuff  
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: Animal feeding stuffs - 
Maximum level of undesirable substances in animal feed stuff . Language(s): 
Vietnamese . Number of pages: 11 
6. Description of content: The draft technical regulation of maximium level of 
mycotoxins (aflatoxin b1, aflatoxin total), heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, lead, 
mercury), microorganisms (Mold, E. coli (Escherichia col i) and Salmonella ) and other 
undesirabl e substances (HCN, N -NH3...) in animal feed stuff.  
The regulation shall apply to organizations and individuals in the country, overseas 
Vietnamese, foreign organizations and individuals carrying out activities of or related to 
the trading and inspecting pr ocesses 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.  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 standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
internationa l standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/83  
 
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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  
 Circular No. 61/2011/TT -BNNPTNT promulgating the national technical regulati on of 
animal feed stuffs  
 Feed sanitary standard of the national standard of the People's Republic of China  
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 int o 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 from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 2 Dece mber 2016  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  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@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Feed Division, Department of Livestock Production - MARD  
16 Thuy Kh ue 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: [ ]  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  
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   
 
Link to download  (Vietnamese):  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/820/National%20technical%20on%20a
nimal %20feedstuff.pdf