G/TBT/N/VNM/88  
 
27 September 2016  
(16-5145) 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 Science and Technology  
Department for management of product and goods quality  
70 Tra n Hung Dao Str., Hoan Kiem Dist  
Ha Noi City, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84-4) 9427684  
Fax: (84-4) 9427418  
Email : cucqlclhh@tcvn.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 :  
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) : Products and goods in 
general  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified doc ument : Draft Decree 
replacing Decree No.  89/2006/ND -CP of 30 August 2006 of the Government on labelling of 
goods (36 pages, in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content : This draft Decree replace s Decree No.  89/2006/ND -CP of 
30 August 2006 of the Government o n labelling of goods . 
The following goods are exempted from scope of application of the draft Decree:  
a) Real estate  
b) Temporarily imported goods for re -exporting; temporarily imported goods for fair 
and exhibition and subsequently re -exported; transited goods;  transhipped goods  
c) Gifts; baggage of migrants or immigrants; movable assets  
d) Confiscated goods for auction  
e) Fresh food, unpackaged processed food directly sold to customers;  
f) Goods used as fuel, raw materials (agricultural products, maritime products, minera l 
products), construction materials (brick, tile, lime, sand, stone, gravel, cement, rich 
soil, mortar, commercial concrete), scraps (in production, operation) without 
package and directly sold to customers;  
g) Petroleum products, LPG, liquid, bulk cement wit hout commercial packages and 
packed in containers, cisterns in the process of shipping;  
h) Used goods  G/TBT/N/VNM/88  
 
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  Exported goods are labelled under sale contract for goods  
There is no specific regulations for goods in security, national defence sectors; radioactive 
mater ials, goods used in emergency cases to overcome natural disasters, epidemics; rail, 
waterway and air vehicles  
For different cases above, upon agreement with Ministry of Science and Technology, the 
corresponding management Ministry shall regulate labelling of goods for which it is 
responsible.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable : Quality management of product and goods; Labelling requirements  
8. Relevant documents : 
 The Law on product and goods quality dated 21 November 2007  
 The Commercial Law dated 14 June 2005  
 The Consumer protection law dated 30 November 2011  
 G/TBT/N/VNM/83, Corr.1, Add.1 and Add.2  
9. Proposed date of adoption : To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force : To be determined   
10. Final date for comments : Not applicable  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or address, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:  
Ministry of Science and Technology  
Department for management of pr oduct and goods quality  
70 Tran Hung Dao Str., Hoan Kiem Dist.  
Ha Noi City, Viet Nam  
Tel (84 -4) 9427684  
Fax: (84-4) 9427418  
Email : cucqlclhh@tcvn.gov.vn   
Or can be downloaded  at: 
http://tbt.gov.vn/Ti%20liu%20upl oad%20cho%20QCKT/Tao%20Link/D ự-
thảo%20thay%20th ế%20ngh ị%20định%20ghi%20nhãn%20ngày -21-9.docx