THE GOVERNMENT SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

-------- Independence - Freedom - Happiness

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No. 111/2021/ND-CP Hanoi, December 09, 2021
 

DECREE

AMENDMENTS TO SOME ARTICLES OF GOVERNMENT’S DECREE 43/2017/ND-CP

DATED APRIL 14, 2017 ON GOODS LABELS

Pursuant to the Law on organisation of Government dated June 19, 2015, the Law on
amendment to some Article of the Law on Organisation of Government and the Law on
organisation of local authorities dated November 22, 2019;

Pursuant to the on Law on product and goods quality dated November 21, 2017;

Pursuant to the Law on Commerce dated June 14, 2005;

Pursuant to the Law on consumers’ right protection dated November 17, 2010;

At the request of the minister of Science and Technology;

The Government promulgates Decree on amendment to some articles of Government’s Decree

43/2017/ND-CP dated April 14, 2017 on Goods labels.

Article 1. Amendments to some articles of Government’s Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated

April 14, 2017 on goods labels as follows:

1. Amendments to Article 1 as follows:

“Article 1. Scope

1. This Decree deals with information on goods labels, presentation thereof, and state
management of labels of goods circulated in Vietnam, exports and imports.

2. The following goods shall not be regulated by this Decree:

a) Real property;

Goods temporarily imported for re-export; goods in transit, goods involved in merchanting trade
transactions; transshipped goods; goods imported and sent to bonded warehouses for export to
third countries.

c) Baggage of incoming/outgoing passengers; personal belongings;

d) Confiscated goods for auction purpose;

dd) Goods being fresh, raw food, processed food without packaging and sold directly to
consumers;

e) Commodities being fuel, materials (agricultural products, aquatic products, minerals), scrap
(in production and business), construction materials without packaging and sold directly to
consumers;

g) Commodities being petrol and oil, gas (LPG, CNG, LNG), liquid without commercial
packaging in containers, tankers;

h) Used goods; Goods in the area of security and national defense; goods being radioactive
substances, goods to be used for emergencies so as to solve problems of natural disaster,
epidemic diseases; railway, waterway, airway vehicles.

3. In case the regulations of an international agreement to which the Socialist Republic of

Vietnam is a signatory are different from the regulations of this Decree, the regulations of the
international agreement shall apply.”;

2. Amendments to Article 2

“Article 2. Regulated entities

This Decree applies to manufacturers and traders of goods in Vietnam; exporters and importers
of goods; regulatory authorities; relevant organizations and individuals.”.

3. Amendments to Clause 1 of Article 7

“Article 7. Languages of goods labels

1. Mandatory information on the label must be written in Vietnamese, except for the cases
exports are not sold in Vietnam and the cases prescribed in Clause 4 hereof.

4. Amendments to Clause 4 of Article 9

“Article 9. Responsibility for labeling

4. Organisations and individuals that import goods into Vietnam shall include the mandatory
information on the labels of imported goods prescribed in this Decree.

5. Amendments to Article 10

“Article 10. Mandatory information on labels

1. Goods label of goods circulated in Vietnam shall present the following contents in Vietnamese
language:

a) Name of the goods;

b) Name and address of the entity responsible for the goods (hereinafter referred to as
"responsible entity");

c) Origins of goods; In case of unknown origin of good, the country in which the last stage of
finishing the goods is performed;

d) Other mandatory information shall be displayed on the label according to the characteristics of
the goods prescribed in Appendix I issued together with this Decree and relevant regulations.

If the goods have the characteristics of multiple categories in the Appendix I issued together with
this Decree and not governed by any other relevant legislative documents, the responsible for
entity shall, according to the primary use of the goods, determine the suitable category of goods
and include information accordingly. If the surface area of the goods is not enough for all
mandatory information on the label, the information prescribed in Points a, b, and c Clause 1 of
this Article shall be given priority, the information prescribed in Point d Clause 1 of this Article
shall be shown in the booklet of the goods. This must be specified on the label.

2. The following information on the original label of goods imported into Vietnam must be
written in Vietnamese or foreign language while following customs clearance procedures:

a) Name of the goods; 

b) Origin of the goods; In case of unknown origin of goods, the country from which the last stage
of finishing the goods is performed;

c) The name or abbreviated name of the manufacturer or the entity responsible for the goods in
the foreign country;

c1) If the original label does not contain the full name and address of the manufacturer or the
responsible for entity in the foreign country, this information shall be fully presented in the
attached documents of the goods;

c2) If the original labels of goods imported into Vietnam are written in a foreign language as
prescribed in Points a, b, c Clause 2 of this Article, after completing the customs clearance
procedure and transfer goods to storage, the importer shall add Vietnamese labels as prescribed
in Clause 1 of this Article before putting such goods into circulation in domestic market.

3. Goods labels of exports shall be presented according to the law of import country.

a) Information about origins written on labels of exports shall comply with the regulations
prescribed in Clause 1 Article 15 of this Decree;
b) Information on labels of exports shall comply with the regulation in Clause 2 Article 18 of this
Decree;

4. The Minister of Science and Technology shall elaborate the mandatory information on labels
of the goods prescribed in Point d Clause 1 of this Article on electronic media.";

6. Amendment to Clause 3 of Article 12

“Article 12. Name and address of responsible entity

3. For goods imported for sale in Vietnam, their labels must show the name and address of the
manufacturer and the name and address of the importer.

In case of goods being medical equipment manufactured in Vietnam or imported for circulation
in Vietnam, their labels must show the name and address of the equipment owner and the name
and address of the registration number holder. If the medical equipment has not had registration
number, write the name and address of the owner of medical equipment and the name and
address of the import license holder.

7. Amendments to Article 15

” Article 15. Origins of goods;

1. Manufacturers, exporters and importers shall determine and write on the labels the origins of
goods truthfully, accurately, and conformably with law on origin of goods exported, imported
and manufactured in Vietnam or international commitments to which Vietnam has acceded.

2. Origin of goods on the label shall be expressed as: “sản xuất tại” ("made in"); “chế tạo tại”
("manufactured in"); “nước sản xuất” ("country of origin"); “xuất xứ” ("country"); “sản xuất bởi”
("manufactured by"); “sản phẩm của” ("product of") followed by the country’s name or region in
which the goods are produced or presented in accordance with the regulations of the Law on
origin of goods.

3. In case of unknown origin of goods in accordance with the regulations in Clause 1 of this
Article, write the country in which the last stage of finishing the goods is performed. It shall be
presented by one of the phrases or a combination of phrases in order to present the finishing
stage of goods as follows: "lắp ráp tại”; “đóng chai tại”; “phối trộn tại”; “hoàn tất tại”; “đóng gói
tại”; “dán nhãn tại” (“assembled in”, “bottled in”, “blended in”, “completed in”, “packed in”,
“labeled in”) followed by the country's name or region in which the last stage of finishing the
goods is performed.

4. The country’s name or region in which the good is produced or from which the last stage of
finishing the goods is performed shall not be abbreviated forms.

8. Amendments to Points a and b Clause 3 of Article 16

“Article 16. Ingredients, ingredient quantities

3. For certain kinds of goods, ingredients and ingredient quantities shall be presented as follows:

a) For foodstuffs, their ingredients must be listed in descending order predominance by weight.

a1) For additives, the name of the category of additives, the name of the additive or its number
according to International Numbering System - INS (if any) (hereinafter referred to as "INS
number") must be presented;

a2) For additives which are sweeteners or colorings, the name of sweeteners or colorings, the
name of additives or their INS numbers (if any) must be presented and whether such additives
are “natural”, “nature-identical”, “synthetic”, or “artificial”;

a3) For additives which are flavorings, the phrase " flavoring” followed by the one of the
following phrases: “tự nhiên”, “giống tự nhiên”, “tổng hợp” or “nhân tạo” ("natural", “nature-
identical”, “synthetic”, or “artificial”) must be presented.

a4) In case the country's additive number is the same the INS number, the country's additive
number shall be used instead of the INS number;

b) For drugs for human use, veterinary drugs and plant protection drugs, insecticidal and
germicidal chemicals for household and medical use, the names and contents of the active
ingredients must be shown;

9. Amendments to Article 24

“Article 24.Transition clauses

1. Those goods that were labeled in accordance with the Government's Decree No. 43/2017/ND-
CP and have been produced, imported, circulated on the market before the effective date of this
Decree shall keep being circulated or used until the expiry dates written on their labels.

4. Those goods that are labeled in accordance with the Government's Decree No. 43/2017/ND-
CP and have been produced, imported, circulated in Vietnam before the effective date of this
Decree and the display of expiry dates on the labels of which is not mandatory may keep being
circulated or used until its expiry date.

5. Labels and commercial packages that are labeled in accordance with the Government's Decree
No. 43/2017/ND-CP and have been produced or printed before the effective date of this Decree
may be used for manufacture of goods for up to 2 more years from the effective date of this
Decree.

Article 2. Annulment and replacement of some regulations in Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP,

including
1. Clause 2 Article 8 and Point b Clause 2 Article 5 of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP are annulled.

2. The paragraph "In case of goods not eligible for import or to be returned and circulated in the
domestic market, a bold phrase of “Dược sản xuất tại Việt Nam” (“Made in Vietnam”) shall be
required." in Clause 4 Article 8 of Decree 43/2017/ND-CP is annulled.

3. Appendix I, Appendix IV, Appendix V of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP are annulled and
replaced with Appendix I, Appendix IV, Appendix V of this Decree.

Article 3. Effect

This Circular shall come into force from February 15, 2022

Article 4. Responsibility of implementation

1. The Minister of Science and Technology has the responsibility for providing guidance on
implementation of this Decree.

2. The Ministers, the heads of Ministerial agencies and Governmental agencies, the Presidents of
People’s Committees of provinces and central-affiliated cities and relevant enterprises,
organisations and individuals have the responsibility to implement this Decree./.

  ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT

PP. PRIME MINISTER
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Vu Duc Dam
 

APPENDIX I

OTHER MANDATORY INFORMATION TO BE PRESENTED ON LABELS BY

CATEGORY
(Issued together with the Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 09, 2021 of the
Government)

No. CATEGORY MANDATORY INFORMATION

1 Food a) Quantity;
 b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Warnings (if any).

2 Foodstuff b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities; nutritional ingredients,

nutritional value (if any);

Contents, instructions for labeling nutritional ingredient,

nutritional value and implementation roadmap shall comply
with guidance of the Minister of Health;

dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

3 Health supplements a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities (ingredient quantities

are not required for food additives and auxiliary ingredients)
or nutritional value;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage: Uses,

intended users, usage;

e) Risk warnings (if any);

g) Labeling: “Thực phẩm bảo vệ sức khỏe” (“Health

supplements”);

h) Labeling: “Thực phẩm này không phải là thuốc, không có

tác dụng thay thế thuốc chữa bệnh”. (“This product is not
medicine and cannot replace medicine".)
4 Irradiated foods a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;
 c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

g) Labeling: “Thực phẩm đã qua chiếu xạ” (“Irradiated

food”).
5 Genetically modified food a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

e) Labeling: “ Thực phẩm biến đổi gen” or “biến đổi gen”

(“Genetically modified food” or “genetically modified”)
beside the name of genetically modified ingredients and its
content.
6 Drinks (excluding alcoholic a) Quantity;
drinks):
b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

7 Alcoholic drinks a) Quantity;

b) Ethanol content;

c) Expiry date (if any);

d) Instructions for storage (for wines);

dd) Warnings (if any);

e) Batch number (if any).

8 Tobacco a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Warnings;

d) Expiry date;

dd) Codes, bar codes.

9 Food additives, processing a) Quantity;
aids
b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Labeling: “Phụ gia thực phẩm” (“Food additives”) for food

additives;

g) Labeling: " Chất hỗ trợ chế biến thực phẩm” (“Food

processing aids”) for food processing aids;

h) Warnings (if any).

10 Micronutrients a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Ingredients;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Labeling: “Dùng cho thực phẩm” (“Used for food”).

11 Food materials a) Name;

b) Quantity;

c) Date of manufacture;

d) Expiry date;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

12 Drugs, medicinal materials a) Name, medicinal materials;
for human use
b) Dosage form, excluding medicinal materials;

c) Ingredients, content, concentration or quantities of active

ingredients, herbal ingredients of drugs, medicinal materials;
some herbal ingredients, content and quantity of herbal
ingredients on labels of traditional drugs on the List of State
secrets and traditional drugs but the text “Công thức sản xuất
thuốc là bí mật nhà nước” ("The drug manufacture recipe is a
state secret”) or “Công thức sản xuất thuốc là bí mật gia
truyền” (“The drug manufacture recipe is a family secret”)
must be displayed;

d) Specifications of packing;

dd) Name, address of manufacture facility;

e) Name, address of the importer for imported drugs and

imported medicinal materials;

g) Registration number or import license number, batch

number and date of manufacture;

h) Expiry date of drugs and medicinal materials;

i) Conditions for storage and other necessary information

under regulations.
13 Medical equipment a) Registration number or import license number of medical
equipment;

b) Batch number or serial number of medical equipment;

c) Date of manufacture, expiry date: Specify expiry dates of

sterilized or disposable medical equipment, reagents,
calibration substances, control materials, chemicals. Specify
date of manufacture or expiry date of other
equipment/substances shall be presented with date of
manufacture or expiry date; if medical equipment is a
machine/equipment, year of manufacture or month, year of
manufacture shall be specified;

d) Warnings, instructions for use, instructions for storage,

warranty conditions or instructions on where to find them
must be displayed on the label of medical equipment.
14 Cosmetics a) Quantity;

b) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

c) Batch number;

d) Date of manufacture or expiry date;

dd) For products with stability of under 30 months, the expiry

date must be presented;

e) Instructions for use, unless the product appearance has

clearly represented how to use the product;

g) Warnings;
15 Household chemicals a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or content of active ingredients;

dd) Batch number;

e) Registration number at Vietnam;

g) Warnings;

h) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

16 Animal feed a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings (if any).

17 Veterinary drugs, vaccines a) Quantity;
and biologicals for animal
health
 b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings.
18 Aquatic feed a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings (if any);

g) Phone number (if any).

19 Biologicals, effective a) Quantity;
microorganisms, chemicals,
environmental remediation b) Date of manufacture;
substances
c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient quantities;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

e) Warnings (if any);

g) Phone number (if any).

20 Plant protection products a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredient content;
 dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

21 Plant varieties a) Name;

b) Grant of variety carried out according to the provisions of

national standards; baseline standards;

c) Properties of variety;

d) Instructions for storage and instructions for use;

dd) Warnings;

e) Quantity;

g) Date of manufacture, expiry date;

h) Name and address of plant variety manufacture/import

organizations;

i) Registration number (if any);

k) Origin;

l) Variety batch code;

m) Information of genetically modified plant variety (if any).

22 Domestic animal breeds a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

23 Aquatic breeds a) Name of aquatic breeds (including trade name and
botanical name);

b) Name and address of breeding and producing facility;

c) Quantity of aquatic breeds;

 d) Quality norms according to applied standards;

dd) Selling date;

e) Expiry date (if any);

g) Instructions for transportation, storage and use;

h) Phone number (if any).

24 Children's toys a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings;

d) Instructions for use;

d) Year of manufacture.
25 Textile, garment, leather and a) Materials or material quantities;
footwear products
b) Specifications;

c) Warnings;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Year of manufacture.

26 Plastic and rubber products a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Materials;

d) Specifications;

dd) Warnings.
27 Paper, cardboard, carton a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Specifications;

d) Warnings.
28 Teaching and learning a) Quantity;
equipment, stationery
b) Specifications;

c) Warnings.
29 Political, economic, cultural, a) Publisher (manufacturer), printer;
scientific, educational and
art publications b) Name of author(s) or translator(s);

c) License for publishing;

d) Specifications (format, size, number of pages);

dd) Warnings (if any).

30 Musical instruments a) Specifications;

b) Warnings (if any).

31 Sport and physical training a) Quantity;
equipment
b) Year of manufacture;

c) Materials;

d) Specifications;

dd) Instructions for use;

e) Warnings (if any).

32 Wood furniture a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

33 Porcelain, ceramic and glass a) Materials;
products
b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

34 Fine arts and handicrafts a) Materials;
 b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

35 Household a) Materials;
articles/appliances (non-
electric) b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

d) Warnings (if any).

36 Silver a) Quantity;

b) Silver content;

c) Warnings (if any).

37 Gems a) Quantity;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any).

38 Gold jewelry a) Content;

b) Weight;

c) Weight of attachments (if any);

d) Product code;

dd) Warnings (if any).

39 Personal protective a) Quantity;
equipment, fire safety
equipment b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Materials;

dd) Specifications;
 e) Warnings;

g) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

40 Network information a) Year of manufacture;
security; electricity;
electronics, informatics, b) Specifications;
communication, post and
telecommunications c) Warnings;
equipment; refurbished IT
product. d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Labels of refurbished IT products must have the text “sản

phẩm tân trang làm mới” (“refurbished products”) in
Vietnamese or in English with equivalent meaning.
41 Mechanical machinery/ a) Quantity;
equipment
b) Month of manufacture;

c) Specifications;

d) Warnings;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

42 Measuring and testing a) Quantity;
machinery/instrument
b) Month of manufacture;

c) Specifications;

d) Warnings;

dd) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

43 Metallurgical product a) Quantity;

b) Ingredient quantities;

c) Specifications.
44 Fishing gear a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any);

 d) Phone number (if any).
45 Motor vehicles a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number or vehicle identification number (VIN);

d) Unladen weight;

dd) Seating capacity (for passenger vehicles);

e) Gross vehicle weight rating;

g) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically

manufactured/assembled;

h) Year of manufacture;

i) Warnings (if any).

46 Trailer, semi-trailer a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number or vehicle identification number (VIN);

d) Unladen weight;

dd) Gross vehicle weight rating;

e) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically

manufactured/assembled;

g) Year of manufacture;

h) Warnings (if any).

47 Motorcycle a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number;

d) Unladen weight;
 dd) Cylinder capacity;

e) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically

manufactured/assembled;

g) Year of manufacture;

h) Warnings (if any).

48 Heavy-duty vehicle a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Chassis number;

d) Particular specifications;

dd) Year of manufacture;

e) Warnings (if any).

49 Passenger four-wheeled a) Name of manufacturer;
motor vehicle
b) Brand, commercial name, model code;

c) Unladen weight;

d) Maximum number of passengers;

dd) Gross vehicle weight rating;

e) Chassis number or vehicle identification number (VIN);

g) Type approval number - for vehicles domestically

manufactured/assembled;

h) Year of manufacture;

i) Warnings (if any).

50 Bicycle a) Name of manufacturer;

b) Year of manufacture;

c) Essential specifications;

d) Warnings (if any).

51 Spare parts of vehicle a) Brand, commercial name, model code (if any);

b) Part number;

c) Year of manufacture (if any);

d) Specifications (if any);

dd) Warnings (if any).

52 Building and interior design a) Quantity;
materials
b) Specifications;

c) Month of manufacture;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

dd) Warnings (if any).

53 Petroleum products a) Quantity;

b) Ingredients;

c) Warnings;

d) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

54 Detergents a) Quantity;

b) Month of manufacture;

c) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

d) Warnings;

dd) Instructions for use.

55 Chemicals a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date (if any);

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Chemical identification number (if any);

 e) Warning pictograms, texts, risks (if any);

g) Prevention measures (if any);

h) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

56 Fertilizers a) Type of fertilizer;

b) Code of fertilizer;

c) Mode of use;

d) Quantity;

dd) Date of manufacture;

e) Expiry date;

g) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

h) Warnings;

i) Instructions for use, instructions for storage;

k) Specify: "Phân bón lá” (“Foliar fertilize") for foliar

fertilizers.
57 Industrial explosives a) Quantity;

b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients or ingredient quantities;

dd) Warnings;

e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage.

58 Eye glasses a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any);

d) Instructions for use.

59 Watches a) Materials;
 b) Specifications;

c) Warnings (if any);

d) Instructions for use.

60 Diapers, sanitary napkins, a) Materials;
facial masks, cotton
removers, cotton buds, toilet b) Specifications;
paper
c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any);

dd) Month of manufacture;

e) Expiry date.
61 Tooth brushes a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any);

dd) Month of manufacture.

62 Wet wipe a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any);

dd) Date of manufacture;

e) Expiry date.
63 Beauty tools and accessories a) Specifications;

b) Instructions for use;

c) Warnings (if any);

 d) Year of manufacture.
64 Food packaging/containers a) Materials;

b) Specifications;

c) Instructions for use;

d) Warnings (if any).

65 Helmets for motorcycle, a) Size;
electric bicycle riders
(hereinafter referred to as b) Month and year of manufacture;
“helmets”)
c) Model;

d) Quantity;

dd) Instructions for use;

e) Warnings (if any).

66 Electric bicycles, electric a) Brands;
motorcycles, mopeds
b) Model;

c) Unladen weight;

d) Specifications;

dd) Year of manufacture;

e) Instructions for use;

g) Warnings (if any).

67 Food supplements, medical a) Quantity;
foods, foods for special diets
b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients, quantities of extra nutrients (or nutritional

value);

dd) Warnings (if any);

 e) Instructions for use, instructions for storage (if any);

g) Health risk warnings (if any);

h) Add the text: “Thực phẩm bổ sung” (“Food supplement”)

for food supplements;

i) Specify: “Thực phẩm dinh dưỡng y học” (“Medical

nutritional food”) and “sử dụng cho người bệnh với sự giám
sát của nhân viên y tế” (“use for patient under monitor of
health worker”) for medical nutritional foods;

k) Specify: “Sản phẩm dinh dưỡng (cho đối tượng cụ thể)”

(“Nutritional product (for a particular entity)”) for foods for
special diets.
68 Insecticidal and germicidal a) Quantity;
preparations for domestic
and medical use b) Date of manufacture;

c) Expiry date;

d) Ingredients, contents of active ingredients;

dd) Batch number;

e) Registration number at Vietnam;

g) Warnings;

h) Instructions for use;

i) Instructions for storage;

k) Instructions for disposal;

l) Warning pictograms under GHS;

m) Name, address of manufacture facility;

n) Name, address and phone number of the registration

certificate holder.
 

APPENDIX IV
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR LABELING INGREDIENTS, INGREDIENT QUANTITIES ON
GOODS
(Issued together with Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 09, 2021 of the
Government)

1. Instructions for labeling ingredients, ingredient quantities implemented according to the

regulations in Article 16 hereof.

No. CIRCUMSTANCE PRESENTATION

1 Water is added as raw material for production, Water is an ingredient of the
processing and present in the product. product.
2 For example, if the phrase "high
If the names of ingredients are shown on labels of
calcium content" is presented, the
goods for the purpose of attracting attention, the
content of calcium must be
quantities of such ingredients must be shown.
specified.
3 For domestic metal tools and articles made from a For example: Where the goods
principal material which determines their usage having their names shown on the
value, the names of the principal material shall be label are plastic baskets, leather
shown together with the name of the goods while shoes, bamboo planks, iron chairs,
name of other material and its quantity are not tissues, rubber cushions, porcelain
required to be shown. vases, their materials and materials
quantities are not required to be
presented.
2. Other methods for presentation of ingredients and ingredient quantities

CATEGORY COMMODITY PRESENTATION

Aquatic feed Mixed food Ingredient quantities include: Humidity; Crude
proteins; Raw fat; Raw fiber; Total phosphorus;
Total Lysine; Preservatives if any: Ethoxyquin,
Dibutylhydroxytoluene, BHT (Butylated
hydroxyl toluene), BHA (Butylated hydroxyl
Anisole).
Mixed food for pets Ingredient quantities must include: Humidity;
Crude proteins; Raw fat; Raw fiber.
Supplementary food Ingredient quantities of each types:

- Mixture of minerals, vitamins, amino acids:

Vitamins, single minerals, amino acids.

- Effective microorganisms: Microorganisms.

- Preparations extracted from plants, animals,

 microorganisms, fungi: Main active ingredients
from (the name of the organism used for
production must also be shown).
Raw food Ingredient quantities: the name of organism
used for making food.
Food additives Food additives. If a package List all additives in the package in descending
has at least two additives. order by weight.
Animal feed - In case of adding non-nutrient Main ingredient quantities.
supplements to prevent disease.
- Adding non-nutrient ingredients.
- In case of synthetic food.
- Adding content of protein, lipid, ash, fibre,
- In case of supplementary moisture, solubility.
food.
- Adding content of supplementary substances.
Herbal Herbal ingredients.
Weight of herbal ingredients.
ingredients
Veterinary drugs,Veterinary drugs. Ingredients, ingredient quantities of active
vaccines and ingredients.
biologicals for
animal health
Biologicals, Environmental remediation Ingredient quantities of each types:
effective substances for aquaculture
microorganisms, - Chemical: according to chemical formula,
chemicals, structural formula or the List of permitted
environmental chemical names.
remediation
substances for - Mixture of minerals, vitamins, amino acids:
aquaculture Vitamins, single minerals, amino acids.

- Effective microorganisms: microorganisms

- Preparations extracted from plants, animals,

microorganisms, fungi: Main active ingredients
from (the name of the organism used for
production must also be shown).
Aquatic Aquatic veterinary drugs
Formulas or ingredients.
veterinary drugs
Plant protection Plant protection products Ingredient quantities of active ingredients,
products content of solvent (in case of changing the
toxicity of drugs).
Textile, garment, Apparel Quantities of main materials.
leather and
footwear - In case of many layers. - Specify quantity of main material of each
products layer.
Wood furniture - Lumber from the same
species. - Scientific name of species.

- Lumber from different -  Category.

species.
Wood products Wood name.
Metallurgical - Steel. - Steel grade.
products
- Metal. - Type, purity (% of metal).

- Ore. - Ore content (% of weight).

Petroleum Associated gas and other Gas contents (% of volume).
products hydrocarbon gases.
Chemicals Chemicals. Chemical formula, structural formula,
quantities.
Chemicals contained in Add charge capacity.
pressure tank.
Fertilizers Fertilizers. Ingredient quantities.
 

APPENDIX V

OTHER METHODS FOR PRESENTATION OF SPECIFICATIONS, WARNINGS OF

HYGIENE AND SAFETY OF GOODS
(Issued together with Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated December 09, 2021 of the
Government)

CO
CAT
MM
EGO PRESENTATION
ODI
RY
TY
Aqua Envir - Specify: Chỉ dùng trong nuôi trồng thủy sản”  (“Only for aquaculture
tic onme use”);                                                                                                                            
feed, ntal
biolo reme -  Pre-harvest interval: Specify the number of days to stop using before harvest to
gicals diatio ensure food safety regulations for farmed aquatic products.
, n
effect
ive
micro
organ
isms,
chem subst
icals, ances
envir for
onme aquac
ntal ulture
reme
diatio
n
subst
ances
Veter Veter
inary inary Main effects, side effects, registration number, batch number and the phrase “Chỉ
drugs drugs dùng cho thú y” (“Only for veterinary use”) should be shown.
, .
vacci
- In
nes
case
and
of
biolo
sched
gicals - Add the phrase (in black): “Không dùng quá liều quy định”. "Do not overuse
ule-A
for prescribed dosage."
toxic
veteri
subst
nary
ances
drugs
.
- In
case
of
sched
- Add the phrase (in red): “Không dùng quá liều quy định”. "Do not overuse
ule-B
prescribed dosage."
toxic
subst
ances
.
- In - Add the phrase: “Chỉ được dùng ngoài da” (“For topical administration only”).
case
of
topic
al
medi
catio
 ns.
Plant Plant
prote prote
Registration number, quality control number, information about toxicity, warnings,
ction ction
and instructions on prevention of poisoning, what to do in case of poisoning.
produ produ
cts cts.
Lives Aqua
tock tic
Length, main body diameter, development stages.
breed breed
s; s.
aquat
Dom
ic
estic
breed
anim
s Breed supply, performance criteria, and characteristics of breed.
al
breed
s.
- In
case
of
egg-
- Add egg production per year.
orient
ed
poultr
y.
- In
case
of
meat-
- Add gained weight per unit of time.
orient
ed
poultr
y.
- In
case
of
pork- - Add the weight gain capability, amount of feeds and thickness of back fat.
orient
ed
pigs.
- In - Add number of piglets per brood and number of broods per year.
case
of
 sows.
Aqua
tic
anim
 
al
speci
es:
-
Reare
d - Age (in days), length of breeding animals or post (for breeding shrimp).
speci
es.
-
Arter
- Quantity of eggs per gram, ratio of hatched eggs (%).
mia
eggs.
-
Paren
tal
aquat - Weight (g), reproductive stage.
ic
breed
s
Metal
lurgic -
al Alloy - Typical indicators for identification, which are decisive to their uses.
produ .
cts
-
Fishi
- Color, fineness (tex), strength (N), mesh size.
ng
nets.
Fishi -
ng Fishi
gear ng
yarns - Diameter, fineness (tex), strength (N) twistedness (twists/m).
and
ropes
.
Chem ChemTypical quality indicators.
icals icals.
 - For
chem
icals
whic
h are
infla - Add respective warnings.
mma
ble,
toxic,
corro
sive.
- For
chem
icals
conta
ined
in - Add the code of container, capacity, loading person and hazard warnings
press
urizin
g
conta
iners.
Indus Indus
trial trial
Principal quality indicators and usability in industrial activities.
explo explo
sives sives.
 

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