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G/SPS/N/VNM/33 
16 July 2012 
 (12-3828) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural 
Development 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO;  ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Terrestrial animals and animal  products;  pathogenic samples 
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 stipulating procedures for quarantine and 
inspection of terrestrial animals and thereo f;  sending, receiving pathogenic samples;  
inspection of veterinary hygiene;  forms and formats of documents for applying quarantine 
and inspection  Language(s):  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  40 
6. Description of content:   
− Procedures for quarantine and inspection of terrestrial animals and thereof when 
transportation inside Viet Nam (domestic movement); 
− Procedures for quarantine and inspection of terrestrial animals and thereof when 
importation and exportation; 
− Procedures for quarantine and inspection of te rrestrial animals and thereof when transit 
through Viet Nam; 
− Sending, receiving pathogenic samples of animal products;  and 
− Forms and formats of documents for applying quarantine and inspection. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety , [X] 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[X] 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)    G/SPS/N/VNM/33 
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  [ ] 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 are available:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  20 September 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :    
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  45 from the 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) :  12 September 2012 
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 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 9019 E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
 
Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development  
Add:  No 15/78 Giai Phong Str., Hanoi, Vietnam Tel:  +(84 4) 3868 7151  Fax:  +(84 4) 3868 6339 E-mail:  kiemdich@cucthuy.gov.vn Website:  http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn  
13. Texts available from:  [X] National Notification Authority, [ ] 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 at:  
"http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/List s/Documents,notification/Attachments/39/
Circular_QTKDTV33_V.doc "