. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/3 
16 January 2008  
 (08-0186) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  VIET NAM
  
If applicable, name of local government involved:     
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numb er(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  This regulation defines the governmental management on field trials for risk 
assessment activities and issue of biosafety ce rtification for genetically modified crops 
(GMCs) purposed as plan t variety and the biosafety manageme nt in production, trade, import 
and export of GM plant variety in Viet Nam. 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable :  Not 
stated. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Regulations on Biosafety 
Management of Genetically Modified Crops (13 pages) 
6. Description of content:  This Regulation is applied to do mestic and foreign organizations, 
individuals applying for biosafety certification of GMC (herein referred to as "applicants").  
Domestic field trial conducto r (herein referred to as "tri al conductor"), organizations, 
individuals related to risk assess ment activities and issue of safety certification for genetically 
modified crops (GMCs) purposed as plant vari ety and organizations, individuals, who do the 
production, trade, import and e xport of GM plant variety in the territory of Viet Nam.  
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [   ] animal health,  [ X ] plant protection, [  
 ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [ X ] protect territory from other damage from pests    
8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [   ] World Organization for Animal Health 
(OIE), [   ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:   Available in 
Vietnamese and unofficial translation in English 
10. Proposed date of adoption:  Mid 2008 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  End of 2008 G/SPS/N/VNM/3 
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  12. Final date for comments:  7 March 2008 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [ X ] National notification 
authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Viet Nam National Notification and Enquiry Point 
 2 Ngoc Ha Street 
 Hanoi, Viet Nam  Tel:  +(84 4) 734 4764  Fax:  +(84 4) 734 4764  E-mail:  spsvietnam@mark.gov.vn 
 Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn
 
13. Texts available from:  [   ] National notificati on authority, [   ] National enquiry point, or 
address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body: 
 Viet Nam National Notification and Enquiry Point 
 2 Ngoc Ha Street  Hanoi, Viet Nam  Tel:  +(84 4) 734 4764 
 Fax:  +(84 4) 734 4764 
 E-mail:  spsvietnam@mark.gov.vn  Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn
 
 Department of Science and Technology 
 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
 A9 No.2 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh 
 Hanoi, Viet Nam  Tel:  +(84 4) 823 7534  Fax:  +(84 4) 843 3637  E-mail:  khen@mard.gov.vn