Support for small and medium-sized enterprises in implementing standards, technical regulations, metrology, and quality procedures.

Section 3, Article 22 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP (Effective from October 15, 2021) stipulates the support content for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in starting innovative businesses. Accordingly, it provides support for the implementation of procedures regarding standards, technical regulations, measurement, quality; testing, and completing products and new business models as follows:

- Support 100% of the contract value for consulting services to help enterprises build and apply basic standards, but not exceeding VND 10 million/contract/year/enterprise; and build and apply quality management systems, but not exceeding VND 50 million/contract/year/enterprise;

- Support a maximum of 50% of the costs for testing sample measuring instruments; costs for verification, calibration, testing of measuring instruments, measurement standards; costs for obtaining quantitative labels for prepackaged goods in accordance with measurement technical requirements, but not exceeding VND 10 million/year/enterprise;

- Support a maximum of 50% of costs for testing new products at units and organizations that test goods products, but not exceeding VND 30 million/year/enterprise;

- Support a maximum of 50% of the contract value for consulting services to complete new products, new services, new business models, new technologies, but not exceeding VND 50 million/contract/year/enterprise.

Respectfully!