G/TBT/N/VNM/86  
 
26 August 2016  
(16-4546) 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 Ha i 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 : 
Light Industry Department  
54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: (84-4) 22202559  
Fax: (84-4) 22202525  
Email : vucnn@moit.gov.vn ; namvd@moit.gov.vn   
Website : http://www.moit.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) : Alcohol  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft Decree on 
Alcohol T rading  (83 pages, in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content : This draft Decree prescribes alcohol trading activities, 
including : production, import, distribution, wholesale and retail of alcohol; the sale of 
alcohol for on -site consumption.  
This draft Decree does  not apply to:  
a) Export, temporary import for re -export, temporary export for re -import, tranship, 
transit;  
b) Alcohol import for sale at duty -free shops;  
c) Alcohol imported into nontariff areas, alcohol trading among nontariff areas; alcohol 
trading activities i n nontariff areas, including storing in bonded warehouse;  
d) Imported alcohol in forms of luggage, gifts, samples within duty -free limit under 
regulation of Government and Prime Minister.  
This draft Decree, as soon as it enters into force, shall replace Dec ree No. 94/2012/ND -CP 
dated 12 November 2012 on alcohol production and trading, which was previously notified 
by G/TBT/N/VNM/19 of 1 August 2012 and G/TBT/N/VNM/19/Add.1 of 1 March 2013.  
Licenses and certificates is sued under Decree No. 94/2012/ND -CP, if st ill in their validity 
period, are not required to be renewed. Otherwise, renewal must be done under the new 
proposed Decree.  G/TBT/N/VNM/86  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents : 
 Law on Food Safety 2010;  
 Commercial Law 2005  
9. Proposed date of adoption : January 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : March 2017  
10. Final date for comments : 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry poin t [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Light Industry Department  
54 Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: (84-4) 22202436  
Fax: (84-4) 22202525  
Email : vucnn@moit.gov.vn   
Website : http://www.moit.gov.vn   
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