G/TBT/N/VNM/238  
15 September 2022  
(22-6815) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment  
No.10 Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -4) 37956868  
Fax : (84 -4) 38359221  
Website: http://www.monre.gov.vn/wps/portal/Trangchu  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Vietnam Environment Administration  
No.10 Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem Di strict 
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -4) 37956868 (3241)  
Fax: (84 -4) 38223189  
E-mail: POPs@vea.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.vea.gov.vn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Articles, 
products, commodities and equipment containing Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
Technical Regulation on thresholds for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in articles, 
products, commodities and  equipment (12 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft National Technical Regulation prescribes the allowed 
maximum limit (threshold) of POPs in articles, products, commodities and equipment, and 
specific parts of articles, products,  commodities and equipment containing POPs.  
This draft National Technical Regulation applies to agencies, organizations, and individuals 
engaged in importing, manufacturing, trading, using and conformity assessment activities 
related to the contents mentio ned above in the territory of the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment  G/TBT/N/VNM/238  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
- Chemical Abstracts Service Index of American Chemical Society  
- Stockholm Convention  
- Circular 21/2017/TT -BCT dated October 23, 2017 of the Minister of Industry and Trade 
on promulgating National Technical Regulation on thresholds of formaldehyde and 
aromatic amines derived from azo dyes in  textile products  
- ASTM E300 -3:2017  
- TCVN 1694:2009 (ISO 8213:1986)  
- IEC 62321 -2:2021  
- TCVN 6086:2020 (ISO 1795:2017)  
- US EPA Method 1614A; ISO 22032:2006; IEC 62321 -6:2015; and ISO 17881 -1:2016;  
- US EPA Method 533; US EPA Method 537.1; US EPA Method  8327; DIN 38407 -42:2011; 
CEN/TS 15968:2010; and ISO 25101:2009  
- US EPA Method 3540C; US EPA Method 3630C; and US EPA Method 8270D; US EPA 
Method 8270E; IEC 62321 -6:2015; IEC 62321 -9:2021  
- ISO 18219 -1:2021  
- CEN/TS 15968:2010; US EPA Method 8327; and ISO  23702 -1:2018  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Vietnam Environment Administration  
No.10 Ton That Thuyet Street, Nam Tu Liem District  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -4) 37956868 (3241)  
Fax: (84 -4) 38223189  
E-mail: POPs@vea.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.vea.gov.vn  
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