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22 March 2023  
(23-2051) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Quarantine pests  
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 of Circular promulgating the list of quarantine 
pests of concern to Viet Nam . Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  7 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/VNM/23_2060_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  The list of quarantine pests of concern to Viet Nam . 
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 standard? If so, identify th e 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 Protec tion Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) : 
ISPM Nos. 2, 7, 11, 12, 21, 23 
[ ] 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:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 1 August 2023  G/SPS/N/VNM/148  
 
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  11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 October 2023  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 21 May 2023  
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 SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point  
Block A3, No.10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Hanoi, Viet  Nam 
Tel: +(84 4)37344764  
Fax: +(84 4) 37344764  
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn  
Plant Protection Department – Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Viet Nam 
149 Ho Dac Di Street,  Hanoi, Viet  Nam 
Fax: +(84) 24.35330043  
E-mail: qlt.bvtv@mard.gov.vn  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Link to download:  
http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification -of-viet-nam 
 