WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
G/SPS/N/VNM/12
7 October 2009
(09-4818)
Original: English
NOTIFICATION
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Notifying Member: VIET NAM
If applicable, name of local government involved:
Agency responsible: Department of Livestock Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development
Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable):
Feed for calves and beef cattle
Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
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All trading partners
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Specific regions or countries:
Title of the notified document: National technical regulation - Animal feeding stuffs Maximum level of antibiotics, drugs, microorganism and heavy metals in feeds for calves and
beef cattle Language: Vietnamese Number of pages: 8
Description of content:
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Antibiotics and medicines
List of antibiotics and medicines which are allowed to be used and the dose and safety
regulations for each species such as chickens, ducks, pigs and cows. Limits for each type of
antibiotics and medicines can be divided into small groups to suit each type of livestock and
poultry.
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Heavy metals
Heavy metals are specified in Standard Terms, including for arsenic, lead, cadmium and
mercury.
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Microbiology
The target micro-organisms include seven indicators: total aerobic microorganisms, coliform,
E.coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus.
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Fungal toxins
Focus on aflatoxins and limits allowed for each group of mixed feeding stuffs for chickens,
ducks, pigs and cows.
Objective and rationale:[X] food safety, [X] animal health, [ ] plant protection, [X] protect
humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ] protect territory from other damage from
pests.
Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
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Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or
related text)
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World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal
Health Code, chapter number)
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International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)
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None
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?
[ ] Yes [ ] No
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international
standard:
Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:
1. Feed Additives Compendium 2002. Published by the Miller Publishing Company and in
cooperation with the Animal Health Institute. Washington, D.C. 2002.
2. Animal feed quality control. ACT. B.E. 2525. Standardization Unit Legislation and
Standardization Section, Feed Quality Control Division, Department of Livestock
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Development, Thailand. Maximum amount of growth promoter in completed feed. P 1-4.
3. Antimicrobial Feed Additives. 1997. Government Official Reports 1997:132 Ministry of
Agriculture. Stockholm 1997.
4. Underwood. E.J and N.F. Suttle. Mineral Nutrition of Livestock. CAB International 1999.
5. NRC. 1994. Nutrient Requirements of Poultry. Ninth Revised Edition, 1994. Sub-Committee
on Poultry Nutrition. Committee on Animal Nutrition. National Academy Press. Washington,
D.C. 1994 58-60 p (Toxicity of Certain Inorganic Elements).
6. NRC. 1999. The Use of Drugs in Food Animals: Benefits and Risks. Committee on Drug
Use in Food Animal, Panel on Animal Health, Food Safety, and Public Health. Washington,
D.C. 1999.
7. Journal officiel de la République francaise. 19165-19167.D- Coccidiostatiques et autres
substances médicamenteuses. 9 Novembre 2003.
8. Official Journal of the European Union, 18.10.2003. ANNEX.III. Commission requirements
for feed additives and for pre-mixtures.
9. International Tolerance Limits (ng/g) for Mycotoxins in Grains and Grain Products.
Worldwide Regulations for Mycotoxins 1995 - A Compendium, FAO Food and Nutrition Paper
64)
10. Mehan et al. 1991. Maximum permissible levels in foods and feeds in various countries.
11. H.P. Van Egmond. 1992. Regulatory Aspects of Mycotoxins in Asia and Africa. Section of
Natural Toxins. Laboratory for Residue Analysis, National Institute of Public Health and
Environmental Protection. 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
12. J. Gilbert. 1991. Regulatory Aspects of Mycotoxins in the European Community and the
United States. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisherics and Food. Food Science Laboratory, Colney
Lane, Norwich NR4 7UQ (UK).
13. Schmidt, H.L.: Zur Mikrobiologie der Handelsfuttermittel Landwirtsch. Forschung Frankfurt (Main) 21, 22 SH (1968). S. 146-162.
14. Flatscher, J.; Willinger, H.: Bakterien-und Pilzkeimzahlen in Futtermitteln. Wiener
tierärztliche Monatsschrift. Wien 68 (1981). S. 282-284.
15. Gedek, B.: Zur Schädigenden Wirkung stark Keimhaltiger Futtermittel. Tieraerztl. Umschau
Konstanz 25 (1970) 7. S. 335-342.
16. Gedek, B.: Futtermittelverderb durch Bakterien und Pilze und seine Nachteiligen Folgen.
Uebers. Tierernaehrung. Hanover 1 (1973). S. 45-56.
17. AOAC. 1997. Chapter 4 (Animal Feed); Chapter 5 (Drugs in Feeds); Chapter 23 (Drugs and
Feed Additives in Animal Tissues).
18. Quy phạm sử dụng chất phụ gia dược liệu thức ăn chăn nuôi theo công bố của Bộ Nông
Nghiệp nước Cộng hòa Nhân dân Trung Hoa ngày 04/9/2001 số 168 (Bản dịch tiếng Việt).
19. Quyết định số 104/2001/ QĐ-BNN ngày 31/10/2001 của Bộ Trưởng Bộ Nông Nghiệp và
PTNT về việc ban hành "Một số quy định kỹ thuật tạm thời đối với thức ăn chăn nuôi".
20. GS.TS. Vũ Duy Giảng, Thức ăn bổ sung cho gia súc, gia cầm. Nhà Xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
Hà Nội, 2007.
21. Giới hạn cho phép vi sinh vật trong thức ăn chăn nuôi, 1990. (bản dịch tiếng Đức).
Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): Not available
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): Not available
Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or
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Trade facilitating measure
Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification
and/or (dd/mm/yy): 6 December 2009
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X] National Notification Authority,
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of
other body:
Department of Livestock Husbandry,
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
2 Ngoc Ha street. Hanoi. Viet Nam
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Tel: +(84 4) 3734 5443/3733 2217
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 5444
E-mail: cn@mard.gov.vn; feeddivision@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.cucchannuoi.gov.vn/
Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [ ] National Enquiry Point.
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of other body:
Viet Nam SPS Notification Authority and Enquiry Point
2 Ngoc Ha street. Hanoi. Viet Nam
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 4764
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 4764
E-mail: spsvietnam@mard.gov.vn
Website: http://www.spsvietnam.gov.vn
Department of Livestock Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
2 Ngoc Ha street. Hanoi. Viet Nam
Tel: +(84 4) 3734 5443/3733 2217
Fax: +(84 4) 3734 5444
E-mail: cn@mard.gov.vn; feeddivision@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.cucchannuoi.gov.vn/