WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/5 
21 April 2009  
 (09-1868) 
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):  List of drugs, chemicals, antibiotics banned to use, restricted to use 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable: 
[ X ] All trading partners, or [   ] Specific regions or countries:    
5. Title of the notified document:  Circular No 15/2009/TT-BNN issued by the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Deve lopment dated 17 March 2009  Language:  Vietnamese  
Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:  Promulgating the list of drugs, chemicals, antibiotics banned to 
use, restricted to use in Viet Nam: 
− the list of chemicals, antibiotics banned fo r manufacturing, trading in aquaculture; 
− the list of drugs, chemicals and antibiotics banned for veterinary uses; 
− the list of chemicals, antibiotics restricted for manufacturing, trading in aquaculture;  
and 
− the list of drugs, chemicals and antibio tics restricted for veterinary uses. 
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:  
[   ] 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 G/SPS/N/VNM/5 
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   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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
− Decree No 33/2005/ND-CP issued by the Viet Nam Government on stipulating the 
implementation of a number of articles in th e Veterinary Ordinance, dated 15 March 
2005; 
− Decree No 07/2005/QD-BTS dated 24 February 2005, issued by the Ministry of 
Fishery on the promulgation of the list of chemicals, antibiotics banned for manufacturing, trading in aquaculture; 
− Decree No 26/2005/QD-BTS dated 18 August 2005, issued by the Ministry of Fishery 
on the implementation of the list of antibiotics, Fluoroquinolones group banned for manufacturing, trading in aquaculture exporting to the United States and North of 
America;  and 
− Decree No 41/2008/QD-BNN dated 5 March 2008, issued by the Ministry of 
Agriculture and Rural Development on the prom ulgation of the list of veterinary drugs 
restricted for circulation, prohibited for use in Viet Nam. 
(available in Vietnamese) 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  17 March 2009 
Propose date of publication ( dd/mm/yy) :  30 March 2009 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [   ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  2 May 2009 
[   ] Trade facilitating measure  
12. Final date for comments: [   ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or ( dd/mm/yy ):  Not applicable 
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/
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  13. Texts available from:  [ 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) 38 696 788/38 693 605 
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/