G/TBT/N/VNM/221  
5 May 2022  
(22-3521) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn ; ngochai@mic.gov.vn  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email  and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  NB IoT 
User Equipment (HS code: 8517.12.00)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified  document:  Draft national 
technical regulation on NB IoT User Equipment; (38 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  The draft National technical regulation on NB IoT User 
Equipment is based on ETSI EN 301 908 -1 V15.1.1 (2021 -09) and ETSI EN 301 908 -13 
V13.2.1 (2022 -02). 
The draft National technical regulation specifies requirements for radio access parts of NB 
IoT terminal equipment operating on all or one of the bands specified in Table 1 of the 
National technical regulation.  
This draft Nati onal technical regulation applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations 
and individuals that manufacture and trade in equipment covered by this regulation in 
the territory of Vietnam.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems w here 
applicable:  Safety Requirements; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
The Law on quality of products and goods;  
The Law on standards and technical regulations;  G/TBT/N/VNM/221  
 
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  Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT dated 31October, 2011 specifying mandatory certification 
and declaration of products and goods in information technology and communications 
sector;  
Circular No.15/2018/TT -BTTTT dated 15 November, 2018 providing modifications an d 
amendments for the Circular No.30/2011/TT -BTTTT;  
Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020 specifying the list of products and 
goods with unsafe capability under management responsibility of Ministry of Information 
and Communications;  
Circular No.0 1/2021/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2021 providing amendments for the 
Circular No.11/2020/TT -BTTTT dated 14 May, 2020.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 August 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Information and Communications  
Department of Science and Technology  
18 Nguyen Du Str., Hai Ba Trung Dist., Hanoi, Vietnam  
Tel (84 -24) 38226580  
Fax: (84 -24) 39437328  
Email: dxbinh@mic.gov.vn , ngochai@mic.gov.vn  
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