. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/8 
23 September 2009 
 (09-4449) 
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:  Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health 
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):  Food 
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:  Law on Food Safety  Language:  Vietnamese/English  
Number of pages:  34   
6. Description of content:  This Law provides for the conditions to assure safety of food 
products, food production and trading activities;  food advertisement and labelling; imported 
and exported food; control of food contaminati on risks; response to, prevention and dealing 
with food safety incidents; for the power, doc uments and procedures to issue certificates of 
eligibility for food production establishments; f ood testing; information, education and 
communication about food safety; state management of food safety and specialized inspectorate of food safety. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [X] food safety, [ ] 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:  
[X] 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)    
[ ] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [X] Yes   [ ] No 
 If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:    G/SPS/N/VNM/8 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:  Pursuant to 
the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, as amended and supplemented 
following Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 dated 25 December 2001 of the 10th session of the Xth National Assembly.   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  Mid 2010 
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) :  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) :  22 November 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:   
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health 
138A Giang Vo,  Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 3846 4489/  +(84 4) 38463702 Fax:  +(84 4) 3846 3739 E-mail:  vfa@vfa.gov.vn Website:  http://www.vfa.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:    
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
 
Viet Nam Food Administration, Ministry of Health 
138A Giang Vo,  Ba Dinh district, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel:  +(84 4) 3846 4489/3846 3702 Fax:  +(84 4) 3846 3739. E-mail:  vfa@vfa.gov.vn 
Website:  http://www.vfa.gov.vn