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WTO notification · SPS

VietnamProposed measure, not in force yet

Live animals – Vietnam

Official title

Amending, supplementing, and repealing a number of articles of Circular No. 48/2012/TT-BNNPTNT dated 26 September 2012 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development providing on the certification of aquaculture, crop, and livestock products produced in accordance with application of Good Agricultural Practices, as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 06/2018/TT-BNNPTNT

Vietnam notified this proposed SPS measure to the WTO on 20 October 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Designated VietGAP Certification bodies (for Good Aquaculture Practice only)

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/198
Keywords
Animal health, Food safety, Human health

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Not set in the notification
Proposed adoption
To be determined.
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/VNM/198; it forwards comments to Vietnam.

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What the notification says

The draft circular removes aquaculture products from the scope of Circular 48/2012/TT-BNNPTNT (as amended by Circular 06/2018/TT-BNNPTNT), which governs certification of products made in line with Good Agricultural Practices (VietGAP). After the change, the circular will cover livestock products only. Key points: Article 1. Amendment and supplementation of the title of the Circular 'Circular providing for the certification of livestock products produced in accordance with Good Agricultural Practices'. Article 2. Repeal of phrases 1. Repeal the phrase 'aquaculture,' in the legal basis for promulgation of the Circular. 2. Repeal the phrase 'aquaculture,' in Article 1; in clauses 2, 3, and 5 of Article 2; and in Appendix II. 3. Repeal the Clause 1 of Article 4. 4. Repeal the phrase 'aquaculture, aquatic animal health, and biology for the aquaculture sector;' in point a, clause 1, Article 6. 5. Repeal the phrase 'products in the aquaculture sector;' in clause 1, Article 16. 6. Repeal the phrase 'Appendix IXA,' in clause 1, Article 16. 7. Repeal the phrase 'Directorate of Fisheries,' in point b, clause 4, Article 17. 8. Repeal the code 'CGDG-VietGAP-TS 01/' in Appendix I. 9. Repeal the phrase 'Aquaculture (TS)' and the phrase 'The code of the first VietGAP certification body designated in 2012 by the Directorate of Fisheries is VietGAP-TS-12-01' in Appendix VII. 10. Repeal the Appendix IXA. Article 3. Implementation provisions This Circular takes effect from ______ 2026. Article…

Sources

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