G/SPS/N/VNM/72  
 
5 November 2015  
(15-5863)  Page: 1/2  
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
1. Notifying Member: VIET NAM 
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item  number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; IC S numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Liquid milk products 
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: Circular promulgates national technical regulation 
amending and supplementing some provisions  of the national technical regulation 
QCVN 5-1: 2010/BYT for liquid milk products issued by Circular No. 30/2010 /TT-BYT dated 2 June 2010 by the Ministry of Health  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of 
pages: 16 
6. Description of content:  
 Classification, definition for liquid milk products 
 Food safety criteria for liquid milk products 
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 st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial  n u m b e r  o f  C o d e x  
standard or related text) CODEX STAN 206-1999 General Standard for Use of 
Dairy Terms 
[ ] 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/72 
 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Commission Regulation EC 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 (the consolidated version last amended in 2014) (available in English) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2016 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 June 2016 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : At least 15 days from date of publication 
[ ] 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 January 2016 
Agency or authority designated to hand le comments: [X] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of  Health 
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: +(84 4) 3846 4489/+(84 4) 3846 3702 
Fax: +(84 4) 3846 3739 
E-mail: phongtckn@gmail.com Website: http://www.vfa.gov.vn  
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: +(84 4)37344764 Fax: +(84 4) 37344764 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn 
13. Text(s) available from: [X] National Notifi cation Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of  Health  
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4) 3846 4489/+(84 4) 3846 3702 Fax: +(84 4) 3846 3739 E-mail: phongtckn@gmail.com 
Website: http://www.vfa.gov.vn  
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4)37344764 
Fax: +(84 4) 37344764 E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn 
 Link to download: http://vfa.gov.vn/du-thao-gop-y/ban-hanh-quy-chuan-ky-thuat-quoc-gia-sua-doi-bo-
sung-mot-so-quy-dinh-cua-quy-chuan-ky-thuat-quoc-gia-qcvn-5-12010byt-doi-voi-cac-
san-pham-sua-dang-long-ban-hanh-kem-theo-thong-tu-so-302010tt-byt-ngay-02-
thang-6-nam-2010-cua-bo-truong-bo-y-te-61.vfa  
or 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/83
/Circular%20on%20QCVN512010%20for%20fluid%20milk%20pro_VNM72.rar