Circular No. 10/2026/TT-BCT accompanying the National Technical Standard for Refined Plant Oils

CIRCULAR

Issuing National Technical Standard for Refined Vegetable Oil

BASED ON THE LAW ON ISSUANCE OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS No. 64/2025/QH15dated February 19, 2025,amended and supplemented by the Law No. 87/2025/QH15dated June 25, 2025;

BASED ON THE LAW ON FOOD SAFETY No. 55/2010/QH12 dated June 17, 2010; BASED ON THE LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING SOME ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS No. 70/2025/QH15 dated June 14, 2025;BASED ON THE LAW AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING SOME ARTICLES OF THE LAW ON PRODUCT QUALITY, COMMODITIES No. 78/2025/QH15 dated June 18, 2025;

BASED ON CIRCULAR No. 46/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2026 OF THE GOVERNMENT REGULATING DETAILS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME ARTICLES AND MEASURES TO ORGANIZE AND GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD SAFETY LAW;

BASED ON DECREE No. 09/2026/NQ-CP dated February 4, 2026 OF THE GOVERNMENT ON SUSPENDING EFFECTIVENESS AND ADJUSTING THE APPLICABLE TIME LIMIT FOR CIRCULAR No. 46/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 26, 2026 OF THE GOVERNMENT REGULATING DETAILS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME ARTICLES AND MEASURES TO ORGANIZE AND GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD SAFETY LAW AND DECREE No. 66.13/2026/NQ-CP dated January 27, 2026 OF THE GOVERNMENT ON ANNOUNCEMENT AND REGISTRATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS;

BASED ON CIRCULAR No. 22/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 16, 2026 OF THE GOVERNMENT REGULATING DETAILS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME ARTICLES AND MEASURES TO ORGANIZE AND GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS LAW;

BASED ON CIRCULAR No. 37/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 23, 2026 OF THE GOVERNMENT REGULATING DETAILS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SOME ARTICLES AND MEASURES TO ORGANIZE AND GUIDE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRODUCT QUALITY, COMMODITIES LAW;

BASED ON CIRCULAR No. 40/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 26, 2025 REGULATING FUNCTION, MISSION, POWERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY CIRCULAR No. 109/2025/NĐ-CP AND CIRCULAR No. 193/2025/NĐ-CP;

ACCORDING TO THE REQUEST OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE INNOVATION AND GREEN TRANSFORMATION, PROMOTION OFFICE,

MINISTER OF COMMERCE ISSUES THIS CIRCULAR ACCOMPANIED BY THE NATIONAL TECHNICAL STANDARD QCVN 29:2026/BCT FOR Refined Vegetable Oil.

Article 1.

Accompanying this Circular is the National Technical Standard for Refined Vegetable Oil. Designation: QCVN 29:2026/BCT.

Article 2. Effective Date This Circular shall come into effect on December 1, 2026.

Article 3. Transitional Provisions

1. For refined vegetable oil products that have been self-declared prior to the effective date of this Circular, organizations and individuals may continue production, importation, and sale until completion of registration for conformity assessment declaration.

2. Organizations and individuals shall complete the registration for conformity assessment declaration for refined vegetable oil products within the time limit as per current regulations.

Article 4.

In case provisions cited in this Circular are amended or replaced by law, they shall be applied according to the new document.

Article 5. Implementation 1. The Director of the Industry Department is responsible for organizing, guiding, disseminating, publicizing, and implementing this Circular.

2. The Minister, Heads of Departments at the same level as Ministries, Heads of Agencies under the Government, Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and cities; Heads of departments and units under and directly subordinate to the Ministry of Commerce; and relevant organizations and individuals involved in the production, circulation of refined vegetable oil shall be responsible for implementing this Circular.

3. In the course of implementation, if any difficulties or obstacles arise, agencies, organizations, and individuals are requested to promptly report in writing to the Ministry of Commerce (Industry Department) for guidance or consideration for appropriate amendments./.

MINISTER

DEPUTY MINISTER