. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/VNM/27 
25 March 2011 
 (11-1479) 
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:  Vietnam 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, food additives, package material 
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 Decree Detailing the Implementation of Some 
Articles of Food Safety Law  Language(s):  Vietnamese  Number of pages:  16 
6. Description of content:   
• Technical Regulation comformity announcement; 
• Safety for human health and the enviro ment of genetically modified food; 
• Products not subject to certification facility; 
• Eligibility for food safety and products im ported without food safety state control; 
• State control of management of state food safety and inspection. 
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)   
[ ] 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 
 G/SPS/N/VNM/27 
Page 2  
 
  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:      
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  5 June 2011 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  5 June 2011 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  5 June 2011 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification 
and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  5 June 2011 
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:   
Vietnam Food Administration, Ministry of  Health 
138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam 
Tel:  +(84 4) 3846 4489/ +(84 4) 3846 3702 
Fax:  +(84 4) 3846 3739 E-mail:  vfa@vfa.gov.vn Website:  http://www.vfa.gov.vn
 
Vietnam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point 
2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Vietnam 
Tel:  +(84 4)37344764 Fax:  +(84 4) 37344764 E-mail:  spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn Website:  http://www.spsvietnam.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:    
Link to dowload: 
"http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/EnglishSPS/List s/Documents,notification/Attachments/30/
Luat%20an%20toan%20t huc%20pham%20NVNM27.pdf "