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WTO notification · TBT

VietnamProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Lamps and lighting, Textiles, Chemical products

Official title

- Title: Draft Circular promulgating Amendments to National Technical Regulations on limits of lead content in paints, mercury content in fluorescent lamps, formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo dyes in textile products - Draft Amendment 1:2026 QCVN 01:2017/BCT National technical regulation on limits of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo dyes in textile products (2 pages) - Draft Amendment 1:2026 QCVN 02A:2020/BCT National technical regulation on mercury content in flu

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 1 June 2026. The comment period closed on 27 June 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Products covered: - Paints (architectural paints, industrial paints, and decorative paints) subject to limits on lead content, as specified in Annex A of Amendment 1:2026 QCVN 08:2020/BCT; - Fluorescent lamps containing mercury (compact fluorescent lamps, linear fluorescent tubes), as specified in t

Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 1 June 2026. Check WTO ePing or Vietnam for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Protection of the environment
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/411
ICS classification
  • 29.140.30 Fluorescent lamps. Discharge lamps
  • 59.080 Products of the textile industry
  • 71.020 Production in the chemical industry
  • 87.040 Paints and varnishes

Key dates

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Comment deadline
Closed on 27 June 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 27 June 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/VNM/411; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

Draft amendments to 03 current National Technical Regulations: - QCVN 01:2017/BCT National technical regulation on limits of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo dyes in textile products. - QCVN 02A:2020/BCT National technical regulation on mercury content in fluorescent lamps. - QCVN 08:2020/BCT National technical regulation on limits of lead content in paints. The draft amendments mainly include: - Amendments and updates to requirements on labeling and transportation based on new Decree. - Updating conformity declaration and assessment procedures based on amended Law on Product and Goods Quality (78/2025/QH15) These draft amendments apply to: 1. Organizations and individuals manufacturing, importing, trading in, and using products covered by the three technical regulations; 2. Conformity assessment organizations conducting conformity assessment activities for these products; 3. State management agencies and other relevant organizations and individuals.

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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