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Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their…

Official title

Draft Circular amending and supplementing several provisions of: (i) Circular No. 09/2026/TT-BCT dated 26 February 2026 of the Minister of Industry and Trade promulgating QCVN 28:2026/BCT – National Technical Regulation on Liquid Milk Products; and (ii) Circular No. 10/2026/TT-BCT dated 26 February 2026 of the Minister of Industry and Trade promulgating QCVN 29:2026/BCT – National Technical Regulation on Refined Vegetable Oils. Language: Vietnamese

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 23 June 2026. The comment period closed on 23 July 2026.

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Products

4.1. Liquid milk products, including: (1) Fresh milks (pasteurized/sterilized fresh whole milk, pasteurized/sterilized fresh milk, pasteurized/sterilized partly-skimmed/skimmed milk); (2) Reconstituted/recombined milk (reconstituted/recombined full cream milk, reconstituted/recombined partly-skimmed

HS codes
  • 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
    • 1507 Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified)
    • 1508 Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
    • 1509 Olive oil and its fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to…
    • 1511 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified)
    • 1512 Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
    • 1513 Coconut 'copra', palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
    • 1514 Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
    • 1515 Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils, incl. jojoba oil, and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excl. soya-bean…
    • 1517 Margarine, other edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils and edible fractions of different fats or oils (excl. fats, oils and…
Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 23 June 2026. Check WTO ePing or Vietnam for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/420
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 23 July 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 23 July 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/420; it can take them up with Vietnam.

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What the notification says

6.1. Amendments to certain provisions of Circular No. 09/2026/TT-BCT dated February 26, 2026, issued by the Minister of Industry and Trade, promulgating the National Technical Standard (QCVN 28:2026/BCT) for liquid milk products. including: Amend the legal basis section of Circular No. 09/2026/TT-BCT; Amend Article 3 of Circular No. 09/2026/TT-BCT as follows: 'For liquid milk products that have been self-declared before the effective date of this Circular, organizations and individuals may continue to produce, trade, and import the products until they complete the product declaration in accordance with the regulations in this Technical Standard. Organizations and individuals are responsible for completing this within 12 months from the effective date of this Circular.' Amendment of transitional provisions applicable to liquid milk products already self-declared before the effective date of the Circular Amend Section 2, Part IV of the National Technical Standard for Liquid Milk Products (QCVN 28:2026/BCT) as follows: '2. Product Declaration Before being circulated on the market, imported, domestically produced, and traded liquid milk products must declare their products in accordance with the regulations in this Technical Standard. The dossier and procedures for product declaration shall be carried out in accordance with current regulations.'. 6.2. This draft Circular amends and supplements several provisions of Circular No. 10/2026/TT-BCT promulgating QCVN 29:2026/BCT on…

Sources

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