G/TBT/N/VNM/126  
 
22 May 2018  
(18-3015) 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 Health  
138A Giang Vo street, Ba Dinh district., Ha Noi City, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -24) 362732402  
Fax: (84 -24) 38464051  
Email: byt@moh.gov.vn   
Website: www.moh.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:   
Ministry of Health  
Department of Legal affair  
138A Giang Vo street, Ba Dinh district., Ha Noi City, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -24) 362732402  
Fax: (84 -24) 38464051  
Email: byt@moh.gov.vn  
Website: www.moh.gov.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): Alcoholic 
beverages (ICS 67.160.10).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft La w on 
Prevention and Control of Harms of Alcohol use (12 page(s), in Vietnamese)    
6. Description of content: This draft Law regulates measures to prevent & control the 
harms of alcohol, beer and other alcoholic drinks (hereinafter referred to as "alcohol" ) 
including: measures to reduce demand; measures to control alcohol supply and measures 
to reduce the harms of alcohol use, ensuring resources for prevention and control of the 
harms of alcohol use and promote public health.  
Alcohol produced and imported f or sale and use in Vietnam must comply with national 
technical standards on alcohol and basic standards on alcohol. In case for lack of national 
technical regulations for alcohol, the regulations of safety conditions for alcohol must be 
complied.  
Alcohol p roducers and importers should comply with regulation conformity announcement 
or announcement on conformity with regulation on food safety; Registration and 
certification of satisfaction with import requirements of State inspection agencies for 
quality of i mported food products as alcohol; and be responsible for the suitability of 
alcohol with national technical regulations, safety conditions on alcohol announced.  G/TBT/N/VNM/126  
 
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   The Minister of Health shall promulgate the national technical standards on alcohol, and 
specify safety conditions for alcohol products without regulations; specify the procedure of 
publication for conformity announcement or announcement on conformity with regulation 
on food safety for alcohol.  
Alcohol that is produced or imported for sale in Vietnam must meet the labeling provisions 
in accordance with the law on goods labeling. Homemade Alcohol which is directly sold to 
consumers should be packed with name and address of production individuals o r 
organizations. Minister of Trade shall make detailed prescriptions on labelling of alcohol 
after agreement with Minister of Health.   
Labelling on packages of exported alcohol should be in compliance with requirements for 
exported goods of importing count ries. 
Encourage producers to include on labels all the information about the followings:  
a) alcohol units relevant to amount of alcohol,   
b) recommending consumers on alcohol units could be used at low risk level; and   
c) health warnings under guidance of Ministry of Health.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:  -  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 15 May 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2020  
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 Health  
Department of Legal affair  
138A Giang Vo street, Ba Dinh district., Ha Noi City, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -24) 362732402  
Fax: (84 -24) 38464051  
Email: byt@moh.gov.vn  
Website: www.moh.gov.vn   
 
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