G/SPS/N/VNM/89  
 
11 April 2017  
(17-1956) 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: Plant protection Department – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
3. Products covered (provide tari ff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Fertilizers  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading p artners  
[ ] Specific regions or countries:  
5. Title of the notified document: Decree on Fertilizers Management.  Language(s): 
Vietnamese . Number of pages: 35 
6. Description of content: This draft decree shall replace Decree 202/2013/NĐ -CP dated 
27 Novem ber 2013 regulating fertilizer management.  
The notified decree stipulates fertilizer registration, testing, production, packaging, 
labeling and quality control; the export/import of fertilizers; some substances or 
microorganisms in fertilizers that affect human health and crops.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [X]  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) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : ISPM 1, 
7, 8, 13 and 20  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates fr om the 
international standard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   G/SPS/N/VNM/89  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : June 2017 (from the signed date).  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 10 June 2017  
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:  
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Poin t 
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  
Plant Protection Department  
149 Ho Da c Di, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3851 3688  
Fax: +(84 4) 3533 0043  
E-mail: hoangtrung.bvtv@mard.gov.vn  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if availa ble) 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 
Email: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http:/ /www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Link to dowload:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/2079/Decree%20of%20Fertilizers%20M
anagement.rar