Vietnam: Elaboration and approval of the general planning on formulation of national standards

According to Circular No. 21/2007/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, the elaboration and approval of the general planning on formulation of national standards is carried out specifically as follows:

1. Ministries and branches shall themselves on the specialized development strategies and plannings to organize the elaboration of tentative planning on formulation of national standards in the specialized branches assigned to them for management (below referred to as tentative specialized plannings) at the proposal of the Ministry of Science and Technology and send them to the Directorate for Standards and Quality. A tentative specialized planning covers the contents specified in Section 1 of Appendix I to this Circular.

2. The Directorate for Standards and Quality shall perform the following tasks:

- Drafting the general planning, based on the tentative specialized plannings of ministries and branches and proposed plannings of organization and individuals. The draft general planning covers the contents specified in Section 2 of Appendix I to this Circular;

- Sending the draft general planning relevant ministries, branches, organizations and individuals for comment, announcing the gathering of comments on the websites of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Directorate for Standards and Quality. The time for gathering comments on the draft is within thirty days from the date the draft is sent;

- Synthesizing and processing comments on the draft general planning;

- Assuming the prime responsibility for, and coordinating with relevant ministries and branches in, finalizing the draft general planning and submitting it to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

3. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall organize the examination and approval of the general planning, notify it to ministries and branches and publicize it on the websites of the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Directorate for Standards and Quality within thirty days after the planning is approved.

View more details at the Circular No. 21/2007/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from November 04, 2007.

Ty Na

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