G/TBT/N/VNM/69  
 
7 August 2015  
(15-4075)  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 Natural Resources and Environment 
No.10 Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District 
Ha Noi, Viet Nam Tel: (84-4) 37956868 
Fax : (84-4) 38359221 
Website: http://www.monre.gov.vn/wps/portal/Trangchu  
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 Environment Administration No.10 Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District 
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84-4) 37956868 (3241)  Fax: (84-4) 38223189 
E-mail: pcvepa@gmail.com   
Website: http://www.vea.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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): General products 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Circular 
regulating orders and procedures for verifying environment management system, 
environment-friendly facilities, environment-friendly products (17 pages, in Vietnamese) 
6. Description of content: This draft Circular details: Clause 8 Article 141 Law on 
environment protection; Clause 6 Article 28,  Clause 3 Article 44, Paragraph 12, 15 
Appendix III Decree No.19/2015/NÐ-CP dated 14 February 2015 by the Government on detailing a number of articles of Law on environment protection, including:  
 Sample report, orders and procedures for verifying environment management 
system 
 Orders and procedures for certifying ecol abels to environment-friendly facilities 
 Orders and procedures for certifying Vietnam green labels to environment-friendly 
products 
This draft Circular applies to agencies, organizations and individuals involved in activities 
relating to verification of environment management systems to facilities who manufacture, 
run business, do service (hereafter referred to as facilities) listed in category specified in 
Appendix II Decree 19/2015/NÐ-CP. G/TBT/N/VNM/69 
 
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  This draft Circular applies to agencies, organizations and individuals involved in 
certification of ecolabels to environment-friendly facilities and affixation of Vietnam green labels to environment-friendly products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Environment protection 
8. Relevant documents: – 
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Vietnam Environment Administration 
No.10 Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84-4) 37956868 (3241)  
Fax: (84-4) 38223189 E-mail: pcvepa@gmail.com  
Website: http://www.vea.gov.vn  
Or download at: 
http://www.tbtvn.org/Ti%20liu%20uploa d%20cho%20QCKT/Thong%20bao%20VN/VNM%
2069.doc