G/TBT/N/VNM/139  
 
25 March 2019  
(19-1845) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2  and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if  different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Potentially 
unsafe product and goods  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  List of potential 
unsafe products and goods under management responsibility of Ministry of Information 
and Communications (13 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:   
This draft Circular specifies the List of potential unsafe products and goods management 
responsibility of Ministry of Information and Communications (the "List of Group 2 
products and goods " for short); forms and principles fo r quality management of products 
and goods with unsafe capability.   
The draft Circular content is as follows:  
Article 1. Scope of regulations;  
Article 2. Subjects of application;  
Article 3. List of Group 2 products and goods;  
Article 4. Principle of quality management for Group 2 products and goods;   
Article 5. Implementation;  
Annex I. List of information and communication products and goods subject to mandatory 
certification and declaration;  
Annex II. List of information and communication products an d goods subject to mandatory 
declaration;  G/TBT/N/VNM/139  
 
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  This draft Circular specifies the List of potential unsafe products and goods management 
responsibility of Ministry of Information and Communications, which is in line with the 
Law on quality of products and goods.  The List of products and goods is divided into 
2 sub-lists, which are detailed in the Annex I and Annex II. Each sub -list has it s own form 
and principles for mandatory quality management (ie, certification, declaration, import 
examination), according to t he Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT dated  31 October 2011 
specifying mandatory certification and declaration of products and goods in information 
technology and communications sector and the Circular No.15/2018/TT -BTTTT dated 
15 November 2018 provide modificat ions and amendments for the Circular 
No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• The Law on quality of products and goods   
• The Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT dated 31 October 2011 specifying mandatory 
certification and declaration of products and goods in information technology and 
communications sector  
• The Circular No.15/2018/TT -BTTTT dated 15 November 2018 provide 
modifications an d amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT  
• G/TBT/N/VNM/92  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  25 May 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84-24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn  
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://www.mic.gov.vn/Upload_Moi/DuThaoVanBan/Du -thao-TT-sua-TT04.doc