G/SPS/N/VNM/41  
 
16 January 2013  
(13-0278)  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 tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable):  Plant and plant products 
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 Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine  
Language(s):  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  40 
6. Description of content:  This law provides legal framework for plant protection and 
quarantine activities (including controlling and preventing plant pests) state management over plant protection, quarantine and pesticides. 
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 st andard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or seri al 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)    
[ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  Not 
applicable   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  25 November 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  10 January 2014 G/SPS/N/VNM/41 
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [X ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  10 July 2014 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  17 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 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  
 
Plant Protection Department   
Add: 149 Ho Dac Di, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam  Tel: +(84 4) 3857 0916 
Fax: +(84 4) 3533 0043 
E-mail: nxhong4456@yahoo.com   
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notifi cation 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/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,n otification/Attachments/4
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