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G/SPS/N/VNM/30 
29 May 2012 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Plant Protection Department - 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):  List of regulated articles subject to pest  risk analysis before importing into 
Viet Nam 
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:  Draft Circular promulgating a list of regulated articles 
subject to pest risk analysis before importing into Viet Nam  Language(s):  Vietnamese  
Number of pages:  2 
6. Description of content:  List of regulated articles subject to pest risk analysis (PRA) 
before importing into Viet Nam;  Regulation on regulated articles subject to a new PRA, 
and a revised PRA or exemption articles from PRA. 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ ] food safety, [ ] animal health, [X] 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)    
[X] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)  ISPM 2  
[ ] 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/30 
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  9. Other relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  -   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :    
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  30 July 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  45 days from date of publication 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  28 July 2012 
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 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authorities and Enquiry Point 
Add:  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  
Plant Protection Department 
Add:  149 Ho Dac Di, Dong Da, Hanoi, Viet Nam  Tel:   +(84 4) 35334813 Fax:  +(84 4) 35330043 E-mail:  pqd@fpt.vn or hoangtrungppd@fpt.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 at:  
"http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/List s/Documents,notification/Attachments/36/
Thong%20tu%20vat%20the%20PRA%20(du% 20thao_6)%20update%2016.5.2012.doc "