G/TBT/N/VNM/31  
 
10 April 2013  
(13-1836)  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:   
The Ministry of Health 
Department of Science and Training 
138A Giang Vo Street  Ba Dinh District 
Ha Noi, Viet Nam 
Tel.:  (84-4) 62732273 Fax: (84-4) 38464051 E-mail:  byt@moh.gov.vn  
 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 :   
Vietnam Food Administration 
135 Nui Truc, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi - Viet Nam 
Tel.:  (84-4) 38464489 (ext 5010 or 5020)  
Fax:  (84-4) 38463739 E-mail:  mailto:vfa_tbt@yahoo.com  
Website:  http://www.vfa.org.vn  
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):  Glass, 
porcelain or enamelled implements, containers, and packaging in direct contact with food.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Technical Regulation on the Safety and Hygiene for Glass, Porcelain or Enamelled 
Implements, Containers, and Packaging in Direct Contact with Food (5 pages, in 
Vietnamese).         
6. Description of content:  This proposed regulation specifies management and technical 
requirements on quality, hygiene and safety for glass, porcelain or enamelled implements, containers, and packaging in direct contact with food. Both domestic and foreign entities and individuals who produce and carry out business of glass, porcelain or enamelled 
implements, containers, and packaging in direct contact with food in the territory of Viet 
Nam shall comply with the regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Health and consumers protection.  G/TBT/N/VNM/31 
 
- 2 - 
 
  8. Relevant documents:    
- Food Safety Law No. 55/2010/QH12; 
- Law on Standard and Technical regulation; 
- Decree No 127/ND-CP dated 1 August 2012 on implementing some articles of Law 
on Standard and Te chnical regulation; 
- Decree No 38/2012/ND-CP dated 25 April 2012 on implementing some articles of 
Food Safety Law; 
- Specifications, Standards and Testing methods for foodstuffs, implements, 
containers and packaging, toys and detergents 2008 (Japan). 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    December 2013 45 days from the date of adoption 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of notification 
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Vietnam Food Ad ministration 
135 Nui Truc, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi - Viet Nam 
Tel.:  (84-4) 38464489 (ext 5010 or 5020)  
Fax:  (84-4) 38463739 E-mail:  mailto:vfa_tbt@yahoo.com   
The full text of the draft is available on: 
http://www.tbtvn.org/Ti% 20liu%20upload%20cho%20QC KT/QCKT/QCVN%20gom.%20th
uy%20tinh.doc