On April 03, 2017, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment issued Circular 04/2017/TT-BTNMT stipulating specific principles for the establishment of norms in the natural resources and environment sector.
Circular 04 stipulates that when establishing the economic - technical norms in the natural resources - environment sector, the following principles must be adhered to:
- Compliance with technical processes, technical regulations, or national technical standards of the product with established norms and meeting the general structural requirements of various types of norms, ensuring advancement, uniformity, and inherence (if any) within the sector and field.- The norms established must ensure stability and be implemented over a long period. When there are changes in technology or other factors that render the norms no longer suitable for practical requirements, organizations and individuals applying the norms are responsible for reporting to the Ministry for consideration of adjustment or establishment of new norms accordingly.- The norms of similar work steps in professional tasks of different fields under the state management scope of the Ministry must ensure consistency, without differences or conflicts.- Ensure centralized uniformity in state management of the Ministry regarding the work of establishing norms; encourage and promote the initiative rights of organizations and individuals participating in the establishment of norms in the natural resources and environment sector.
See details Circular 04/2017/TT-BTNMT effective from May 19, 2017.
-Thao Uyen-
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