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Medicines and vaccines – Vietnam

Official title

Draft Circular on veterinary drug management

Vietnam notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 13 August 2026. The comment period closed on 12 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Veterinary drugs and materials used in veterinary medicine, including: - Veterinary drugs; - Veterinary drug raw materials; - Vaccines, biological products and microorganisms used in veterinary medicine; - Chemicals used in veterinary medicine; - Veterinary drug and veterinary drug raw materials con

Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/VNM/189
Keywords
Animal health, Food safety, Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 12 October 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force
To be determined.

How to comment

The comment period closed on 12 October 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/VNM/189; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

The draft Circular provides comprehensive rules on the management of veterinary drugs, including marketing authorization; veterinary drug testing, trials; manufacture for export; import and export; quality inspection, management of veterinary drugs and veterinary drug raw materials containing narcotic substances or precursors; labeling and electronic labeling; prescribing and veterinary prescriptions; advertising; lists of veterinary drugs prohibited from use; the List of veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances, precursors; and the List of narcotic substances and precursors used as raw materials for veterinary drugs containing narcotic substances, precursors; and responsibilities of authorities, organizations and individuals. It replaces and consolidates relevant existing circulars on veterinary drug management.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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