G/SPS/N/VNM/61  
 
15 August 2014  
(14-4740)  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: Plant Protection Department - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
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): Plants and plant 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: Draft Decree to detail articles of Law on Plant 
Protection and Quarantine  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of pages: 8 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/68
/Draft%20Decree%20detail%20articles%20of%20Law%20on%20Plant.pdf 
6. Description of content: This regulation is to detail articles of Law on Plant Protection 
and Quarantine for implementation and amendment of phytosanitary measures which 
might affect trade. 
7. Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 1; 
ISPM 7; ISPM 8; ISPM 13; ISPM 20  
[ ] 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:   
9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available: 
Not applicable G/SPS/N/VNM/61 
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Anticipated date on 15 November 2014. 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : Anticipated time in November 2014. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : Anticipated date on 1 January 2015 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 14 October 2014 
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 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point 
Add: No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764 
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Plant Protection Department 
Add:  149 Ho Dac Di, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel: +(84 4) 3857 0916 Fax: +(84 4) 3533 0043 
E-mail: ttpc.bvtv@mard.gov.vn 
 hongnx.bvtv@mard.gov.vn 
13. Texts available from: [X] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download the regulatory text:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/En glishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/68
/Draft%20Decree%20detail%20articles%20of%20Law%20on%20Plant.pdf