G/SPS/N/VNM/129  
 
21 September 2021  
(21-7016) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Elite trees and elite orchard of orange [citrus species ( Citrus sinensis ) 
and King mandarin ( Citrus nobilis )] 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  The draft National Standard on Fruit Tree Cultivar - Elite 
Tree and Elite Orchard - Part 1: Orange . Language( s): Vietnamese . Number of 
pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_5956_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  This draft national standard prescribes the quality requirements 
of elite trees and elite orchard for orange [citrus species ( Citrus sinensis ) and 
King mandarin ( Citrus nobilis )] to use for seedling production.  
7. Objective and rationale: [  ] food safety , [ ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commi ssion (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPMs number s: 01, 24, 27  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how  and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   G/SPS/N/VNM/129  
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:   
− Circular No. 43/2018/TT -BNNPTNT dated 28 December 2018 of the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development on export and import of plant varieties, animal 
breeds, plant gene resources; import of agrochemicals and import of objects on the list 
of objects that have to undergo pest risk analysis be fore import  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_5956_01_x.pdf  
− QCVN 01 -192:2020/BNNPTNT: National technical regulation on phytosanitary 
requirements for imported regulated articles  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/SPS/VNM/21_5956_02_x.pdf   
(available in Vietnamese ) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2021  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 December 2021  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 20 November 2021  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Block A3, No.10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Viet Nam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS)  
Vinh Quynh commune - Thanh Tri district - Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84) 24.3861 5487  
Fax: +(84) 24.3861 3937  
E-mail: vaas.con tact@gmail.com  
Website s: http://vaas.vn   
 http://vaas.org.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification -of-viet-nam