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Notifying Member: VIET NAM

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Department of Animal Health and Production, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

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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): Terrestrial animals and terrestrial animal products

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Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:

[X]     All trading partners

[ ]      Specific regions or countries:

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Title of the notified document: Draft Circular Regulations on quarantine of terrestrial animals and animal products by the Minister of Agriculture and Environment. Language(s): Vietnamese and English. Number of pages: 128 and 118, respectively

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/VNM/25_06790_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/VNM/25_06790_00_e.pdf

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Description of content: This Draft Circular will fully replace the following legal instruments:

·_        Circular No. 25/2016/TT-BNNPTNT dated 30 June 2016;

·_        Circular No. 35/2018/TT-BNNPTNT dated 25 December 2018;

·_        Circular No. 09/2022/TT-BNNPTNT dated 19 August 2022;

·_        Circular No. 04/2024/TT-BNNPTNT dated 1 April 2024;

·_        Circular No. 28/2025/TT-BNNMT dated 24 June 2025.

Additionally, it will annul Article 22 of Circular No. 09/2025/TT-BNNMT dated 19 June 2025.

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Objective and rationale: [ ] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from pests.

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Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:

[ ]        Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text):

[X]       World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number): Terrestrial Animal Health Code, chapters 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 4.2, 4.3, 4.14, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

[ ]        International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number):

[ ]        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:

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Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: Veterinary Law of Vietnam (Code 79/2015/QH13)

https://vanban.chinhphu.vn/?pageid=27160&docid=180584&classid=1&orggroupid=1

(available in Vietnamese)

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): December 2025

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): December 2025

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Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): At least 45 days from date of publication.

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure

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Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 9 December 2025

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 Sanitary and Phytosanitary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

No 10 Nguyen Cong Hoan Street, Giang Vo ward, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Tel: +(84 4)3734 4764

E-mail: spsvietnam@mae.gov.vn

Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn

Department of Animal Health and Production

No 02 Ngoc Ha Street, Ngoc Ha ward, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Tel: +(84 4) 3734544

E-mail: kiemdich.cty@gmail.com

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Text(s) available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:

http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn/en/notification-of-viet-nam