G/TBT/N/VNM/114  
 
7 December 2017  
(17-6733) 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:  
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 Standard and Quality Institute  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
No 8 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay District, Ha noi.  
Tel: (84.24) 38361462  
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): Toys (ICS 
97.200.50).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft National 
Technical Regulation on Safety of to ys (12 page(s), in Vietnamese)    
6. Description of content:  
 This draft technical regulation is a proposed amendment to QCVN 03/2009 -BKHCN 
National Technical Regulation on Safety of toys, in which two new technical 
requirements are inserted, which are (1)  the limit of each phthalates in toys (not 
exceed 0.1% by weight), use TCVN 6238 -6 (ISO 8124 -6) Safety of toys as test 
method; (2) requirement for electric toys that according to TCVN 11332 (IEC 
62115: Electric toys – Safety.)   
 In this draft technical regu lation, new labelling requirement according to the 
Vietnamese new law on labelling (43/2017/NĐ -CP) is added.  
 This draft technical regulation specifies safety requirements for toys, respective 
tests and quality requirements for toys produced domestically, i mported and made 
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   Those products listed in Appendix are not within the scope of this draft technical 
regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
 TCVN 6238 -6 (ISO 8124 -6) Safety of toys - Part 6: Certain phthalate esters in toys 
and children's products   
 TCVN 11332 (IEC 62115) Electric toys - Safety  
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 Standard and Quality Institute  
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
No 8 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, Cau Giay District, Ha noi.  
Tel: 02438361462  
Fax: 024 38361771  
Email: info@vsqi.gov.vn  
Website: www.vsqi.gov.vn   
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://vsqi.gov.vn/en/lay -y-kien-cho-du-thao-qcvn-ve-do-choi-tre-em-a174 
http://tbt.gov.vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/QCVN%203 -
2017%20(DT3)%20toy%20safety.doc