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VietnamProposed measure, not in force yet

Live animals, animal feed, medicines and vaccines

Official title

Draft Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decrees in the fields of livestock and animal health

Vietnam notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 26 August 2026. The comment period closed on 25 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Veterinary drugs; Animal feed; Livestock-waste-treatment products; Certificate of production eligibility of large-scale livestock farms

Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, not in force yet
Objectives
  • Food safety
  • Animal health
  • Protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease
  • Protect territory from other damage from pests
Area
SPS: Food safety, animal and plant healthSanitary and phytosanitary measures
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/SPS/N/VNM/191
Keywords
Food safety, Human health, Pests, Territory protection

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 25 October 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force
December 2026

How to comment

The comment period closed on 25 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/191; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

The draft Circular amends Circulars regarding animal husbandry and animal feed production and trading, veterinary medicine management, livestock-waste-treatment products, certificate of production eligibility of large-scale livestock farms. Key changes include: I. Chapter I: 1. For Animal feed: The amendments and supplements primarily focus on simplifying administrative procedures, enhancing digitalization and self-publication mechanisms, strengthening state management and post-market supervision, and clarifying the responsibilities of competent authorities and organizations and individuals engaged in animal husbandry and animal feed production and trading. Article 1 - Amendment of Article 4 Clarifies the application-review procedure for applications submitted online or by post, requiring completeness verification within one working day and notification for supplementation where necessary. Article 2 - Amendment of Article 8a Introduces online self-publication and modification of animal feed product information. Organizations and individuals shall upload prescribed documents and bear responsibility for the quality and safety of published products. The mechanism also provides for handling technical failures of the Ministry's web portal. Article 3 - Amendment of Article 10 Revises the procedures and time limits for issuance and updating of the Certificate of Eligibility for Animal Feed Production, including dossier appraisal, on-site assessment, corrective actions and…

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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