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G/SPS/N/VNM/28 
28 July 2011 
 (11-3864) 
Committee on Sanitary and 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 
(NAFIQAD), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) 
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 and domestic produced foods in the assigned management of the 
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Developm ent laid down in the Law of Food Safety. 
Tariff item numbers of each food group is also  specified in the Draft Circular (Annex). 
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 Ministerial Circular stipulating the lists of food 
authorized for irradiation and allowable abso rbed dose limits appli cable for food in the 
assigned management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Language(s):  available in Vietnamese  Number of pages:  5 
6. Description of content:   
- Structure:  five articles and annex  
- Main contents: the Circular stipulate regula tions on irradiation food control, including 
the list of food categories authorized for ionising radiation, documentation on irradiated 
foods, setting up the absorbed irradiation dose limits (minimum and maximum) in 
respect of food groups and purposes of treatment. 
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:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text) Codex Stan 106-1993, rev. 1-2003 
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/VNM/28 
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  [ ] 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:    
9. Other relevant documents and language(s ) in which these are available:   
- Harmonized Regulation on Food Irradia tion for ASEAN (food handling publication 
series No.3 of ASEAN Cooperation in Food, Agriculture and Forestry) 
-  Law on Food Safety No.55/2010/QH12 dated 17 June 2010, by the XIIth National 
Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam at its 7th session. 
- Decision No. 1636/2004/QÐ-BYT dated 14 Oc tober 2004 on Hygiene and Safety for 
Foods Treated with Ionising Radiation.    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  October 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  October 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  December 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  30 September 2011 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] 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 
Add: 10, Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 4459 1898 
Fax:  +(84 4) 3831 7221 E-mail: dangninh.nafi@mard.gov.vn  kiemnghiem.nafi@mard.gov.vn  Website:  http://www.nafiqad.gov.vn  
Vietnam 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 9019  E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn   G/SPS/N/VNM/28 
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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  
National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department 
Add: 10, Nguyen Cong Hoan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi, Viet Nam Tel:  +(84 4) 4459 1898 Fax:  +(84 4) 3831 7221 
E-mail: dangninh.nafi@mard.gov.vn 
 kiemnghiem.nafi@mard.gov.vn  Website:  http://www.nafiqad.gov.vn  
Vietnam 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 9019  
E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Text can be found at: 
"http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/List s/Documents,notification/Attachments/33/
Chieu%20xa-2011-TT-BNNPTNT_Vie.pdf "