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ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/N/VNM/40 
3 January 2013 
 (13-0010) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Vietnam Food Safety Department, Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
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:  Draft of Circular prescribed maximum residue limits for 
veterinary drugs in food  Language(s):  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  23 
6. Description of content:  The draft circular covers regul ations on:  scope, application 
objects, explanation of terms, maximum resi due limits of veterinary drugs in food. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] animal health, [ ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.    
8. Is there a relevant international stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (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)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    
[ ] 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/40 
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9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  15 March 2013 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  15 March 2013 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  20 May 2013 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  4 March 2013 
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:   
Vietnam Food Safety Department, Ministry of  Health 
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel:  +(84 4) 3846 4489/ +(84 4) 3846 3702 Fax:  +(84 4) 3846 3739 E-mail:  vfa@vfa.gov.vn 
Website:  http://www.vfa.gov.vn 
 Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 9019 
E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 
Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 9019 
E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Link to download: 
"http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/List s/Documents,notification/Attachments/46/
TT-thuoc%20thu%20y_VNM40.pdf "