G/SPS/N/VNM/65
9 December 2014 
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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:   
2. Agency responsible: Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
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): Live cattle and buffalo from Laos PDR and Cambodia 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected , to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ ] All trading partners   
[X] Specific regions or countries: Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic  
5. Title of the notified document: The Draft Circular amends and supplements some 
articles of Circular No. 27/2009/TT-BNN, dated 28 May 2009, stipulating the quarantine of cattle and buffalo from Laos and Cambodia border to Viet Nam   Language(s): 
Vietnamese  Number of pages: 3  
6. Description of content:  
- Sample (sample will be calculated with 10% minimum expected prevalence). This 
sample size will be reduced and replaces samples of all cattle and buffalo. 
- Without vaccination of healthy cattle and buffalo for slaughtering purpose. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] 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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)  Terrestrial Animal Health Code: 
Chapter number 8.1 through 8.17; Chapter 11.1 through 11.13 of Terrestrial 
Animal Health Code 2014 
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [ ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/65 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: Circular 
No. 27/2009/TT-BNN of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, dated 28 May 2009, stipulating on quarantine of cattle and buffalo from Laos and Cambodia to 
Viet Nam   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2014 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2014 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 45 days after publication. 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :   
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point 
No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh, 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  
or 
Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Vietnam 
Tel: +(84 4) 3869 6788/3869 3605  
Fax: +(84 4) 38691 311/3868 3605  E-mail: ty@mard.gov.vn; tungdahvn@gmail.com; phuong.dah@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh, 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 the draft:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/74
/Circular%20amending%20TT-27-2009(VNM65).pdf