WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/12 
7 October 2009 
 (09-4818) 
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 Livestock Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture and 
Rural Development 
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):  Feed for calves and beef cattle 
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:  National technical regulation - Animal feeding stuffs - 
Maximum level of antibiotics, drugs, microorga nism and heavy metals in feeds for calves 
and beef cattle  Language:  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  8   
6. Description of content:   
• Antibiotics and medicines  
List of antibiotics and medicines which are allowed to be used and the dose and safety 
regulations for each species such as chickens, ducks, pigs and cows.  Limits for each type of antibiotics and medicines can be divided in to small groups to suit each type of livestock 
and poultry. 
• Heavy metals Heavy metals are specified in Standard Terms, including for arsenic, lead, cadmium and 
mercury.  
• Microbiology  
The target micro-organisms include seven indicators:  total aerobic microorganisms, 
coliform, E.coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus 
cereus.  
• Fungal toxins  Focus on aflatoxins and limits allowed for each  group of mixed feeding stuffs for chickens, 
ducks, pigs and cows. G/SPS/N/VNM/12 
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  7. Objective and rationale:  [X] 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 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
1. Feed Additives Compendium 2002. Published by the Miller Publishing Company and in 
cooperation with the Animal Health Institute. Washington, D.C. 2002. 
2. Animal feed quality control. ACT. B.E.  2525. Standardization Unit Legislation and 
Standardization Section, Feed Quality Control Division, Department of Livestock 
Development, Thailand. Maximum amount of gr owth promoter in completed feed. P 1-4. 
3. Antimicrobial Feed Additives. 1997. Government Official Reports 1997:132 Ministry of 
Agriculture. Stockholm 1997. 
4. Underwood. E.J and N.F. Suttle. Mineral Nutrition of Livestock. CAB International 
1999. 
5. NRC. 1994. Nutrient Requirements of Poultry. Ninth Revised Edition, 1994. Sub-
Committee on Poultry Nutrition. Committee on Animal Nutrition. National Academy Press. Washington, D.C. 1994 58-60 p (Toxicity of Certain Inorganic Elements). 
6. NRC. 1999. The Use of Drugs in Food An imals:  Benefits and Risks. Committee on 
Drug Use in Food Animal, Panel on Animal Health, Food Safety, and Public Health. 
Washington, D.C. 1999. 
7. Journal officiel de la République francaise. 19165-19167.D- Coccidiostatiques et autres 
substances médicamenteuses. 9 Novembre 2003.  
8. Official Journal of the European Union, 18.10.2003. ANNEX.III. Commission  
requirements for feed additives and for pre-mixtures. 
9. International Tolerance Limits (ng/g) fo r Mycotoxins in Grains and Grain Products. 
Worldwide Regulations for Mycotoxins 199 5 - A Compendium, FAO Food and Nutrition 
Paper 64) 
10. Mehan et al. 1991. Maximum permissible leve ls in foods and feeds in various countries. 
11. H.P. Van Egmond. 1992. Regulatory Aspects of Mycotoxins in Asia and Africa. 
Section of Natural Toxins. Laboratory for Resi due Analysis, National Institute of Public 
Health and Environmental Protection.  3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.  G/SPS/N/VNM/12 
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  12. J. Gilbert. 1991. Regulatory Aspects of Mycotoxins in the European Community and 
the United States. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisherics and Food. Food Science Laboratory, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UQ (UK). 
13. Schmidt, H.L.: Zur Mikrobiologie der Handelsfuttermittel Landw irtsch. Forschung - 
Frankfurt (Main) 21, 22 SH (1968). S. 146-162. 
14. Flatscher, J.; Willinger, H.: Bakterien- und Pilzkeimzahlen in Futtermitteln. Wiener 
tierärztliche Monatsschrift. Wi en 68 (1981). S. 282-284. 
15. Gedek, B.: Zur Schädigenden Wirkung st ark Keimhaltiger Futtermittel. Tieraerztl. 
Umschau Konstanz 25 (1 970) 7. S. 335-342. 
16. Gedek, B.: Futtermittelverderb durch Bakterien und Pilze und seine Nachteiligen 
Folgen. Uebers. Tierernaehrung. Hanover 1 (1973). S. 45-56. 
17. AOAC. 1997. Chapter 4 (Animal Feed); Chapte r 5 (Drugs in Feeds); Chapter 23 (Drugs 
and Feed Additives in Animal Tissues). 
18. Quy ph ạm sử dụng chất phụ gia dược liệu thức ăn chăn nuôi theo công b ố của Bộ Nông 
Nghiệp nước Cộng hòa Nhân dân Trung Hoa ngày 04/9/2001 s ố 168 (Bản dịch tiếng Việt). 
19. Quyết định số 104/2001/ Q Đ-BNN ngày 31/10/2001 c ủa Bộ Trưởng Bộ Nông Nghi ệp 
và PTNT v ề việc ban hành "M ột số quy đị
nh kỹ thuật tạm thời đối với thức ăn chăn nuôi". 
20. GS.TS. V ũ Duy Giảng, Thức ăn bổ sung cho gia súc, gia c ầm. Nhà Xu ất bản Nông 
nghiệp. Hà Nội, 2007. 
21. Giới hạn cho phép vi sinh v ật trong thức ăn chăn nuôi, 1990. (b ản dịch tiếng Đức). 
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Not available 
Proposed 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) :      
[ ] Trade facilitating measure 
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  6 December 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 Livestock Husbandry, Minist ry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
2 Ngoc Ha street. Hanoi. Viet Nam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 3734 5443/3733 2217 Fax: +(84 4) 3734 5444 E-mail:  cn@mard.gov.vn; feeddivision@yahoo.com Website:  http://www.cucchannuoi.gov.vn/
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  13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:    
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
2 Ngoc Ha street. 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
 
Department of Livestock Husbandry, Minist ry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
2 Ngoc Ha street. Hanoi. Viet Nam 
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 5443/3733 2217 
Fax:  +(84 4) 3734 5444 E-mail:  cn@mard.gov.vn; feeddivision@yahoo.com Website:  http://www.cucchannuoi.gov.vn/