. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/7 
18 May 2009 
 (09-2415) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 number(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Cattle 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[   ] All trading partners, or 
[ X ] Specific regions or countries:  Lao People's Democratic Republic, Campuchia  
5. Title of the notified document:  Ministerial Circular stipulates veterinary regulations on 
the importation of cattle from Lao, Campuchia to Viet Nam  Language:  Vietnamese  
Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  Laying down criteria, procedures and conditions applying to the 
import of cattle from Lao People's Democra tic Republic, Campuchia to Viet Nam. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [   ] food safety, [ X ] animal 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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[   ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)    
[   ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)     
[   ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM N°)     
[ X ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [   ] Yes   [   ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/VNM/7 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
− Veterinary Ordinance 2004 
− Decree No 33/2005/ND-CP issued by the Viet Nam Government on stipulating the 
implementation of a number of articles in the Veterinary Ordinance, dated 
15 March 2005 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments: [ X ] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  17 July 2009 
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:    
Department of Animal Health, Ministry  of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel:  +(84 4) 38 696 788 Fax:  +(84 4) 38 691 311 E-mail:  dung@cucthuy.gov.vn (webmaster) Website:  http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn/
 
13. Texts available from:  [ X ] National Notification Authority, [ X ] National Enquiry 
Point.  Address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha street., Hanoi, Vietnam Tel:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 
E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn
 
 Department of Animal Health, Ministry  of Agriculture and Rural Development 
15/78 Giai Phong Street, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Vietnam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 38 696 788/38 693 605 
Fax:  +(84 4) 38 691 311/38 683 605 E-mail:  baotranhn@yahoo.com and thuphuong1_1@yahoo.com Website:  http://www.cucthuy.gov.vn/