. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/20 
30 June 2010 
 (10-3561) 
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:  National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department 
(NAFIQUAD) 
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):  Imported foodstuffs of animal origin 
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:  Ministerial Circular No. 25/2010/TT-BNNPTNT dated 
8 April 2010 stipulating the regulations on food hygiene and safety control for imported 
foodstuffs of animal origin  Language:  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  13   
6. Description of content:  The Circular, which includes 7 chapters, 27 articles and 
3 annexes, provides regulations, principles, pr ocedure for food safety control for foodstuffs 
of animal origin imported into Viet Nam. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[ ] 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 number)    
[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/20 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
− Food hygiene and safety Ordinance No. 12/2003/PL-UBTVQH dated 26 July 2003; 
− Veterinary Ordinance No. 18/2004/PL-UBTVQH dated 29 April 2004; 
− Decree No. 163/2004/ND-CP of Vietnamese  Government of 7 September 2004 
detailing the implementation of certain pr ovisions of the Ordinance on food hygiene 
and safety;  and 
− Decree No. 33/2005/ND-CP of Vietnamese Government of 15 March 2005 detailing 
the implementation of certain provisions  of the Veterinary Ordinance.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  8 April 2010 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  8 April 2010 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  1 September 2010 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 August 2010 
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:   
National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department 
10, Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel.:  +(84 4) 4459 1898 Fax:  +(84 4) 3831 7221 E-mail:  thuannafi@yahoo.com;  vietyen.nafi@mard.gov.vn Website:  http://www.nafiqad.gov.vn
 
 
Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel.:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 4764  
E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn 
Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.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  
No. 2 Ngoc Ha Str, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel.:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 4764 
Can be accessed at following address: 
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/23/C
ircular25.pdf