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 number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Micronutrients fortified in foodstuff

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 Fortified Food Decree  Language(s): Vietnamese  Number of pages: 8

6.

Description of content: This Decree regulates micronutrient supplementation, food fortification and measures to implement nutrient fortification in foods to prevent micronutrients deficiencies in public health.

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 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)  

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

[X]    None

Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? 

[ ] 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: None  

10.

Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): September 2015

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

11.

Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): November 2015

[ ]      Trade facilitating measure  

12.

Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or (dd/mm/yy): 8 September 2015

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 Food Administration, Ministry of  Health

138A Giang Vo, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Viet Nam

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

Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point

2 Ngoc Ha Street, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Tel: +(84 4)37344764

Fax: +(84 4) 37344764

E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn

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

13.

Text(s) 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/Lists/Documents,notification/Attachments/81/Decree%20on%20nutrition%20in%20foods%20VNM70.pdf

Or

http://www.moh.gov.vn/LegalDoc/Pages/OpinionPollInfo_V2.aspx?CateID=189