Vietnam issued Circular No. G/TBT/N/VNM/13/Rev.1 to amend temporary rules such as limits, sampling methods and test methods for formaldehyde and azo dye in textiles under the Circular No. 32/TT-BCT released by Industrial and Trade Department on 5 November 2009.

The Circular is applicable to organizations or individuals for production, import, distribution and retail of textiles, and organs for textile testing and certification.
See the following table for test methods and new requirements:

Test Item	Test Method	Requirement
Formaldehyde	TCVN 7421-1:2013/ISO 14184-1:2011	Textiles for children under three years of age:≤30mg/kg Textiles come into direct contact with skin:≤75mg/kg Textiles inaccessible with skin≤300mg/kg
Azo dye (22 azo dyes under REACH regulation)	EN 14362-1:2012 / EN 14362-3:2012 or ISO 24362-1:2014 / ISO 24362-3:2014	≤ 30 mg/kg (22)

*Partial text of the standard. Download the standard through the website below Further Information.

The comment period for the Circular is 60 days since the publishing date and is to become effective since January 2016. Companies shall pay heed to related news so as to make preparations in advance.

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