G/TBT/N/VNM/136  
 
18 October 2018 
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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:  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 37911627; (84.24) 37911628  
Fax: (84.24) 37911595  
Website: http://www.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:   
Vietnam Standards and Quality Institute  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist. Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 37564745  
Fax: (84.24) 38361771  
Email: info@vsqi.gov.vn  
Website: www.vsqi.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): Laundry 
appliances (ICS 97.060), Sanitary installations (ICS 91.140.70).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s ) of the notified document: Draft Circulation 
specifies criteria for determining products and equipment for water -saving use (6 page(s), 
in Vietnamese)    
6. Description of content:  
• This draft Circular specifies the criteria for determining and measures f or the 
evaluation of water -saving products and equipment.  
• Products and equipment covered by this draft Circular are listed in Article 4.  
• This draft Circular applies for the organizations, individuals who manufacture and 
import water -using products and equi pment, competent authorities and other 
relevant organizations and individuals.   
• The assessment of water -saving products and equipment under criteria in 
Article  4 of this draft Circular will be carried out on voluntary basis of organization 
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  Water -saving labels must include the following information:  
o Certification number, shown by code/bar -code granted by a certification body. 
This number shall be in accordance with regulation on code/bar -code and at least 
contain the following information:  
▪ Name and address of certification body;  
▪ Details of body/individual granted water -saving labels;  
▪ Details of products labelled as water -saving  
o Water -saving effectiveness of product shown by number of stars. Grade 1 
corresponds to 1 star, Grade 2 corresponds to  2 stars and Grade 3 corresponds 
to 3 stars  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Consumer information, labelling; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• TCVN 11920:2017, Household washing machine - Efficiency of water using   
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
Vietnam Standards and Quality Institute  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist. Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.4) 38361467  
Fax: (84.4) 38361771  
Email: info@vsqi.gov.vn  
Website: www.vsqi.gov.vn    
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://tbt.gov.vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/Circular%20water -
saving%20products%20and%20equipment.docx