04 principles of metrology and quality administration in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 15/2015/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, principles of metrology and quality administration are as follows:

- Petroleum products of petroleum manufacturing, preparation and import traders that fall within the scope of application in the effective national technical regulations on gasoline, diesel fuel and biofuel (hereinafter referred to as national technical regulation) issued by the Minister of Science and Technology must be accredited by certification and declaration of conformity under the national technical regulations before being launched into the market.

- With respect to petroleum products that do not fall within the scope of application in the national technical regulations, petroleum production, preparation or import traders must declare applicable standards and ensure that petroleum quality is conformable to these prevailing standards before they are allowed for trading in the market. 

- Responsibilities for petroleum quality, whenever there is any complaint or dispute that may arise, shall be determined by testing stored samples obtained in specific stages of production, preparation, importation, transportation, sale and distribution.

- Petroleum traders shall be responsible for petroleum metrological and quality management in their own distribution system and assume joint responsibility for acts of violations regarding metrology and quality committed by general agencies, agents and traders conceded the right to retail petroleum products that belong to their own distribution system.

View more details at Circular No. 15/2015/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from April 01, 2016.

Le Hai

>> CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE IN VIETNAMESE