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VietnamProposed measure, open for comments

Draft Decree amending and supplementing a number

Official title

Draft Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government’s Decree No. 22/2026/ND-CP dated January 16, 2026, Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated January 23, 2026, and Decree No. 127/2026/ND-CP dated April 6, 2026

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 October 2026. Comments are open until 12 November 2026.

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Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/455

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 12 November 2026
Proposed adoption
December 2026
Proposed entry into force
1 March 2027

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 12 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/VNM/455 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Vietnam.

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What the notification says

This draft Decree amends and supplements several articles of Decree No. 22/2026/ND-CP, Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP, and Decree No. 127/2026/ND-CP regarding the decentralization, reduction, and simplification of administrative procedures and business conditions, as well as the refinement of certain regulations, forms, and transitional provisions. The subjects of application include state agencies, organizations, and individuals governed by the three Decrees, as well as agencies, organizations, and individuals involved in the implementation of the amended and supplemented provisions. 1) Content regarding the amendment and supplementation of certain articles of Decree No. 22/2026/NĐ-CP: (a) Decentralization and simplification: certificates of registration for testing, inspection, certification and confirmation of utility value/verification activities are issued by the Chairperson of the provincial People's Committee [Resolution No. 20/2026/NQ-CP, Appendix I]; re-issuance procedures for accreditation activities are simplified [Appendix II - confirm]. (b) Conformity assessment bodies (CABs): applications declare only the field and scope of activity (e.g. field 'chemistry', scope 'agricultural products'). Within a registered scope, CABs update their information (at minimum product names, test names and personnel) in the National Database on Standards, Metrology and Quality before performing the activity, without a registration procedure for amendment; extending the registered scope…

Sources

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