G/TBT/N/VNM/87  
 
15 Septemb er 2016  
(16-4879) 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 Industry and Trade  
54 Hai  Ba Trung St., Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: (84-4) 22202222  
Fax: (84-4) 22202525 -38264696  
Website : http://www.moit.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 : 
Chemicals Department  
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
21 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (04) 22 205 057  
Fax: (04) 22 205 038  
Email : chc@moit.gov.vn ; thanhnc@moit.gov.vn   
Website : http://www.cuchoachat.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) : Fertilisers  (HS: 31) 
(ICS: 65.080)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s ) of the notified document : National technical 
regulations on quality of inorganic fertilizers:  
1. Amoni polyphosphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
2. Ammonium chloride fertilizers (7 pages, in Vietnamese)  
3. Ammonium sulphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietn amese)  
4. Calcium nitrate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
5. Diammonium phosphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
6. Potassium chloride fertilizers (7 pages, in Vietnamese)  
7. Potassium nitrate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
8. Potassium sulphate fertiliz ers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
9. Calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
10. Potassium magnesium sulphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
11. Monoamoni phosphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
12. Monokali phosphate fertilizers (8 pages , in Vietnamese)  
13. Sodium nitrate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
14. Nitro phosphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
15. Single super phosphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
16. Super rich phosphate fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)  
17. Double super pho sphate fertilizers (9 pages, in Vietnamese)  
18. Urea fertilizers (8 pages, in Vietnamese)   G/TBT/N/VNM/87  
 
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  6. Description of content : These draft technical regulations  specify the technical 
requirements, test methods  and other requirements for inorganic fertilizers.  
These te chnical regulations applies to all organizations and individuals involved in activities 
relating to inorganic fertilizer in Vietnam, except otherwise regulated differently by 
international treaties of which Viet Nam is a member or party.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality assurance and environment protection  
8. Relevant documents : 
 Law on Technical Regulations and Standards  
 Law on Goods Quality  
 Decree No 89/2006/ND -CP dated on 30 August 2006 of the  Government on labelling 
of goods  
9. Proposed date of adoption : December 2016  
Proposed date of entry into force : March 2017  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from the date of notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or addres s, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Chemicals Department  
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
21 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (04) 22 205 057  
Fax: (04) 22 205 038  
Email : chc@moit.gov.vn ; thanhnc@moit.gov.vn  
Website : http://www.cuchoachat.gov.vn  
Or can be downloaded at : 
http://tbt.gov.vn/Ti%20liu%20upload%20cho%20QCKT/VNM87%20Inorganic%20Fertilizer.r
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