Vietnam Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

WTO code	G/SPS/N/VNM/156
Date notice	21/03/2024
Notice type	Regular
Title	Draft Circular of amending, supplementing and repealing a number of legal documents on food safety issued by the Minister of Health
Summary	The draft Circular promulgates a list of foods, food additives, tools, packaging materials, and food containers that have been identified with commodity codes according to Viet Nam's list of exported and imported goods for national inspection purposes on food safety for imported foods. This draft Circular replaces Circular 28/2021/TT-BYT dated 20 December 2021. This draft Circular is linked to the Food Safety Law of Viet Nam, which all imported food products must be inspected at the border. This draft Circular provides a detailed list of food products under the responsibilities of the Ministry of Health of Viet Nam, which must be inspected at the border. Other ministries involved in food safety control in Viet Nam will issue their regulations following the same format.
Product	Supplemented food, food additives, food storages, materials contact with food
Country	Viet Nam

File attach:
NVNM156.pdf
draft Circular promulgates a list of foods_V.docx

Orther Notice:

G/SPS/N/VNM/161 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-47 : 2024/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Open Pollilated Maize (species Zea mays L.).
G/SPS/N/VNM/160 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-53 : 2023/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Hybrid Maize (species Zea mays L.).
G/SPS/N/VNM/159 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-50: 2024/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Three-line Hybrid Rice.
G/SPS/N/VNM/158 - Draft National Technical Regulation No. QCVN 01-51: 2024/BNNPTNT on Seed Quality of Two-line Hybrid Rice
G/SPS/N/VNM/157 - Draft National Technical Regulation on Seed Quality of conventional Rice (species Oryza sativa L.).
G/SPS/N/VNM/155 - Draft Circular promulgating National Technical Regulations on fertilizer quality; and National technical regulation on fertilizer quality (Amending and supplementing QCVN 01-189:2019/BNNPTNT)
G/SPS/N/VNM/154 - Draft Circular promulgating the list of regulated articles subject to pest risk analysis before importing into Viet Nam (revised the circular 30/2014/TT-BNNPTNT)
G/SPS/N/VNM/153 - Amendment/supplement to the Circular on regulation of quarantine of terrestrial animals and thereof products
G/SPS/N/VNM/152 - Amendment to Circulars No. 34/2018/TT-BNNPTNT and 33/2014/ TT-BNNPTNT of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
G/SPS/N/VNM/151 - Circular promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and List of banned plant protection products in Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/150 - Proposed Amendments of technical regulation QCVN 01-183:2016/BNNPTNT promugated in Circular No. 27/2016/TT-BNNPTNT: National technical regulation Animal feed – maximum level of mycotoxins, heavy metals and microganisms in compound feeds for livestock.
G/SPS/N/VNM/149 - Frozen tuna - Specifications
G/SPS/N/VNM/148 - Draft of Circular promulgating the list of quarantine pests concern to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam
G/SPS/N/VNM/147 - National technical regulation on Environmental treating products in aquaculture Part 1: Chemical, biological products
G/SPS/N/VNM/146 - National technical regulation on Aquaculture feed Part 3: Fresh and live feeds
G/SPS/N/VNM/145 - National technical regulation on Aquaculture feed Part 1: Compound feed
G/SPS/N/VNM/144 - National technical regulation on Aquaculture feed Part 2: Feed supplements
G/SPS/N/VNM/143 - Circular promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and List of banned plant protection products in Vietnam
G/SPS/N/VNM/142 - Circular promulgates national technical regulation for maximum level of contaminants in health supplements
G/SPS/N/VNM/141 - Modifying and amendment of Circular of the Circular No. 21/2019/TT-BNNPTNT of feed management, under Animal Husbandry Law 32/2018/QH14.
G/SPS/N/VNM/140 - Circular of amending, supplementing and repealing a number of legal documents on food safety issued by the Minister of Health.
G/SPS/N/VNM/139 - Amendment/supplement of the Circular providing regulation on inspection and quarantine of Terrestrial animals and animal products
G/SPS/N/VNM/138 - Amendment/supplement of the Circular providing regulation on quarantine of aquatic animals and fisheries products
G/SPS/N/VNM/137 - Draft amendment Decree of Decree 13/2020/ND-CP on the Livestock Law's guidance.
G/SPS/N/VNM/136 - Circular promulgating the List of permitted plant protection products and List of banned plant protection products in Viet Nam.
G/SPS/N/VNM/135 - The draft National Standard on Industrial crop cultivars – Value of cultivation and use. Part 1: Coffee
G/SPS/N/VNM/134 - The draft National Standard on Fruit crop cultivar – Value for cultivation and use. Part 2: Pummelo
G/SPS/N/VNM/133 - The draft National Standard on Fruit crop cultivar – Value of cultivation and use. Part 3: Banana
G/SPS/N/VNM/132 - The draft National Standard on Fruit crop cultivar – Value for cultivation and use. Part 1: Orange
G/SPS/N/VNM/131 - The draft National Standard on Industrial Crop Cultivas - Elite Tree and Original Garden - Part 1: Coffee
G/SPS/N/VNM/130 - The draft National Standard on Fruit Tree Cultivar – Elite Tree and Elite Orchard - Part 3: Banana
G/SPS/N/VNM/129 - The draft National Standard on Fruit Tree Cultivar – Elite Tree and Elite Orchard - Part 1: Orange
G/SPS/N/VNM/128 - The draft National Standard on Fruit Tree Cultivar – Elite Tree and Elite Orchard - Part 2: Pummelo
G/SPS/N/VNM/127 - The draft National technical regulation on Planting-materials of perennial fruit crop – Part 3: Banana
G/SPS/N/VNM/126 - The draft National technical regulation on Planting-materials of perennial fruit crop – Part 1: Orange
G/SPS/N/VNM/125 - The draft National technical regulation on Planting-materials quality of perennial industrial crop – Part 1: Coffee
G/SPS/N/VNM/124 - The draft National technical regulation on planting-materials of perennial fruit crop – Part 2: Pummelo
G/SPS/N/VNM/123 - Circular of amending, supplementing and repealing a number of legal documents on food safety issued by the Minister of Health
G/SPS/N/VNM/117 - National technical regulation: Seed of fish
G/SPS/N/VNM/118 - National technical regulation: Molluscs seed
G/SPS/N/VNM/119 - National technical regulation: Seed of freshwater fish; Part 2: Striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus)
G/SPS/N/VNM/120 - National technical regulation: Seed of marine and brackish water shrimp
G/SPS/N/VNM/121 - National technical regulation: Seed of marine and brackish water shrimp; Part 1: Black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon), White leg shrimp (Penaeus vannamei/Litopenaeus vannamei)
G/SPS/N/VNM/122 - Draft Decree stipulating the management mechanism, methods, order and procedures for state inspection of quality and state inspection of food safety for imported goods
G/SPS/N/VNM/116 - National technical regulation: Seed of fish.
G/SPS/N/VNM/113/Add.2 - National technical regulation: Animal feed and ingredients in aquaculture feed - Maximum level of undesirable substances
G/SPS/N/VNM/115 - Circular on the List of substances banned from use in the production and trading of health supplement
G/SPS/N/VNM/114 - National standards: Chilled meat - Part 3: Poultry meat.
G/SPS/N/VNM/113.Add1 - National technical regulation: Animal feed and ingredients in aquaculture feed - Maximum level of undesirable substances
G/SPS/N/VNM/113 - National technical regulation: Animal feed and ingredients in aquaculture feed - Maximum level of undesirable substances