Functions and Tasks

The Vietnam WTO/TBT Notification Authority and Enquiry Point is the national contact desk which carries out transparency obligations under the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Agreement) of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It was established by Decision No.365/2003/QĐ-BKHCN of 25 March 2003 of the Ministry of Science and Technology and reconfirmed in the Prime Minister's Decision No. 140/2004/QĐ-TTg of 5 August 2004.

• As the National Notification Authority on technical barriers to trade:

- Notifies any technical regulations, conformity assessment procedures proposed and adopted in Vietnam which may create the unnecessary technical barriers to trade between Vietnam and other WTO Members;

- Receives the notifications from other WTO Members and forward them to the related domestic bodies and enterprises for comments.

• As the National Enquiry Point on technical barriers to trade:

- Receives and answers enquiries from other WTO Members on TBT issues; and upon request, provide relevant available documents;

- Sends enquiries from domestic parties on TBT issues to other WTO Members.

• Other activities:

- Promotes the activity to raise the awareness of all levels, especially stakeholders in the country on TBT issues;

- Works as a portal to provides information on TBT and related issues of other WTO Members in order to promote Vietnam exports in the world market.

- Works as a central contact point of  Network that includes TBT points in 10 line ministries and 64 provinces through the country. This network supports to fulfill fully the obligations of transparency  under the TBT Agreement.

- Serves as a secretary of  inter-ministerial Committee

• Contact detail:

No8, HOANG QUOC VIET, CAU GIAY, HANOI - VIETNAM

Tel: (844) 7911 599/ 791 3442/ 7912 146

Fax: (844) 7912 145/ 791 3441