G/SPS/N/VNM/101  
 
6 June 2018  
(18-3457) 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 N am Food Administration, Ministry of Health  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable): Food additives  
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 Circular on management and use of Food 
additives.  Language(s): Vietnamese.  Number of pages: 430 (12 pages of main text)  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2018/SPS/VNM/18_2826_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content: This draft Circular  is issued with the aim of regulating the 
management and use of  food additives by providing a l ist of permitted food additives and 
maximum level in food commodities respectively.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/p lant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.  
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Codex S tan 192 -1995 General Standard for Food 
Additives (version 2017)  
[ ] 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:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these a re available:   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 31 October 2018  G/SPS/N/VNM/101  
 
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  Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 31 October 2018  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 5 August 2018  
Agency or authority designated to handle 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  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan  Street, 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  
13. Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
No. 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan  Street, 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