Vietnam: Types of technical regulations

Nguyen Trinh

09:53, 01/01/2016

Technical regulation means regulation on the limits of technical characteristics and management requirements which products, goods, services, processes, the environment and other objects in socio-economic activities must comply with in order to ensure safety, hygiene and human health; to protect animals, plants and the environment; to safeguard national interests and security, consumer interests and other essential requirements.

According to Article 28 of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations 2006 of Vietnam, types of technical regulations are specified as follows:

General technical regulations include technical and managerial regulations applicable to a management domain or a group of products, goods, services or processes.

Safe technical regulations include:

- Regulations on levels, norms and requirements related to bio-safety, fire and explosion safety, mechanical safety, industrial safety, construction safety, thermal safety, chemical safety, electricity safety, medical equipment safety, electro-magnetic compatibility, radiation and nuclear safety;

- Regulations on levels, norms and requirements related to food safety and hygiene, pharmaceutical and cosmetic safety for human health;

- Regulations on levels, norms and requirements related to hygiene and safety of animal feeds, fertilizers, plant protection drugs, veterinary drugs, bio-products and chemicals used for animals and plants.

Environmental technical regulations provide for levels, norms and requirements on environmental quality and waste.

Technical regulations of processes provide for requirements on hygiene and safety in the processes of production, exploitation, processing, preservation, operation, transportation, use and maintenance of products and goods.

Technical regulations of services provide for requirements on hygiene and safety in business, trading, post, telecommunications, construction, education, financial, scientific and technological, healthcare, tourist, entertainment, cultural, sport, transport, environmental services and services in other domains.

Technical regulations shall be formulated on one or more of the following grounds:

- National standards;

- International standards, regional standards and foreign standards;

- Scientific and technological research results, technical advances;

- Results of evaluation, assay, test, supervision and inspection.

This is the content specified in Article 30 of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations 2006 of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 2007.

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