Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - Notification - Viet Nam - Plants with soil-attached root balls

NOTIFICATION

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Notifying Member: VIET NAM

If applicable, name of local government involved:

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Agency responsible: Plant Production and Protection Department, 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): Plants with soil-attached root balls; Production unit codes (PUCs) and Packing house codes (PHCs)

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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: The Government hereby promulgates the Decree detailing the implementation of Clause 5a Article 13 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine and Article 64 of the Law on Crop Production (as amended and supplemented under Clause 2 Article 2 and Clause 5 Article 15 of the Law on Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of 15 Laws in the Fields of Agriculture and Environment). Language(s): English. Number of pages: 12 and 10

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/VNM/25_08227_00_e.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2025/SPS/VNM/25_08227_00_x.pdf

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Description of content: This Decree details the implementation of:

-   Clause 5a Article 13 of the Law on Plant Protection and Quarantine regarding the import of plants with soil-attached root balls, as amended and supplemented under Clause 2 Article 2 of the Law on Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of 15 Laws in the Fields of Agriculture and Environment;

-    Article 64 of the Law on Crop Production regarding production unit codes (PUCs) and packing house codes (PHCs), as amended and supplemented under Clause 5 Article 15 of the Law on Amending and Supplementing Certain Articles of 15 Laws in the Fields of Agriculture and Environment.

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Objective and rationale: [X] food safety, [X] animal health, [X] plant protection, [X] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X] 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):

[ ]        World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number):

[X]       International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number): ISPM 20, ISPM 36, and other applicable ISPMs related to plants for planting and import requirements.

[ ]        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:  

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Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): January 2026

Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): January 2026

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

[X]     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): 27 January 2026

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 Phytosaniary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

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

Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764

E-mail: spsvietnam@mae.gov.vn

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

or

Plant Production and Protection Department – Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

No. 02 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh ward, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Fax: +(84) 24.3533 1677

E-mail: ttpc_ttbvtv@mae.gov.vn

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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:

Viet Nam Sanitary and Phytosaniary Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

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

Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764

E-mail: spsvietnam@mae.gov.vn