G/SPS/N/VNM/87  
 
21 February 2017  
(17-1051) 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: Directorate of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development  
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): Fisheries, aquaculture 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 of Amended Fisheries Law . Language(s): 
Vietnamese . Number of pages: 50 
6. Description of content: The draft of Fisheries Law stipulates on fisheries activities, 
including: fishery vessel; aquaculture; fishery exploitation; conservation of fishery 
resources; processing, importing and exporting of fishery products ; surveillance of 
fishery resources.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  anima l health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory 
from other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :   
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) : All OIE Aquatic Health Code  
[ ] 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 langua ge(s) in which these are available:  
 Fishery Law 2003 (Code 17/2003/QH11)  
 Decree No 27/2005/ND -CP dated 8 March 2005 providing detailed regulations and 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : Octob er 2017  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : October 2017  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : October 2018  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days fro m the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 22 April 2017  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification 
Authority, [ ]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of othe r body:  
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha 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.v n 
Legal and Inspection Department  
General Directorate of Fisheries  
10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Ba Ðinh District, Ha Noi  
Tel: +(84 4) 3724 5117  
Fax: +(84 4) 3724 5120  
E-mail: phuongnm.tcts@gmail.com  
13. Text(s)  available from: [X]  National Notification Au thority, [ ]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764  
E-mail: spsviet nam@mard.gov.vn  
Website : http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Link to download (available in Vietnamese):  
http://www.spsv ietnam.gov.vn/Data/File/Notice/1983/Draft%20Law%20on%20fisheries
.pdf