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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/VNM/39 
3 January 2013 
 (13-0009) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Vietnam Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Functional food 
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:  Draft of Circular guiding functional food products 
management  Language(s):  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  11 
6. Description of content:  The draft Circular covers:  scope , application objects, explanation 
of terms, condition to identify functiona l food (condition with supplemented food, 
condition with health supplements, dietary s upplements, condition with medical food), data 
for effectiveness (supplemented food, health supplements, dietary supplements), labelling 
functional food, condition to produce, trade, ci rculate, advertise functional food, recall of 
unsafe functional 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 stan dard?  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 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/39 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 March 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  15 March 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 2013 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Vietnam Food Safety Department, Ministry of  Health 
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam 
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 
 
Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam 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, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel:  + (84 4) 3734 4764 Fax: + (84 4) 3734 9019 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Link to download: "http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/List s/Documents,notification/Attachments/45/
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