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6 October 2020  
(20-6821) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
Vietnam Chemicals Agency  
21 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 84 (0)4 22205136  
Email: thanhnv@moit.gov.vn  
Website: http://vinachemia.gov.v n/ 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Products 
of the chemical industry (ICS 71.100)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
technical regulations on potassium nitrate used for production of industrial explosive 
materials (14 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This technical regulation provides technical requirements, 
testing methods and quality control for potassium nitrate used to produce industrial 
explosive which are produced, imported and traded in the territory of Vietnam.  
This techn ical regulation applies to organizations and individuals manufacturing, 
importing and trading potassium chlorate, state management agencies and other relevant 
organizations and individuals.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law on Chemicals 2007  
• Law on Standards and Technical Regulations 2006  
• Law on product and goods quality 2007  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  December 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  2021 G/TBT/N/VNM/181  
 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Ministry of Industry and Trade  
Vietnam Chemicals Agency  
21 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 84 (0)4 22205136  
Email: thanhnv@moit.gov.vn  
Website: http:/ /vinachemia.gov.vn/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/VNM/20_5974_00_x.pdf  
 