What are the legal units of measurement in Vietnam?

What are the legal units of measurement?

In Clause 2, Article 8 of the Law on Measurement 2011, there are regulations on legal units of measurement as follows:

2. Legal units of measurement include:

a) SI base units;

b) SI derived units;

c) Decimal multiples and decimal submultiples of SI units prescribed in point a and b of this clause;

d) Units of measurements other than SI units but conformable to international conventions and national practices;

dd) Units of measurement that are made by combination of those prescribed in point a, b, c and d of this clause.

Thus, the legal unit of measurement includes the units of measurement listed in Clause 2, Article 8 of the Law on Measurement 2011 2011.

In what cases is the legal unit of measure used?

In Clause 1, Article 9 of the Law on Measurement 2011, the regulations on the use of legal units of measurement are as follows:

Article 9. Use of units of measurement

1. Legal units of measurement shall be used in:

a) Documents issued by State authorities;

b) Measuring instruments used in inspection, testing, judicial expertise and other official duties;

c) Pre-packaged goods quantity marking;

d) Manufacture, trading and importation of measuring instruments as stipulated in clause 2 Article 16 hereof;

dd) Activities for community and environmental protection;

Thus, the unit of measurement shall used in 05 cases: In the document issued by State authorities; In measuring instruments used in inspection, testing, judicial expertise and other official duties; In pre-packaged goods quantity marking; In manufacture, trading and importation of measuring instruments as stipulated in clause 2 Article 16 of the Law on Measurement 2011; In activities for community and environmental protection.

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