Circular 05: Regulations on the Procedure for Developing Draft National Standards

Circular 05: Regulations on the order of drafting national standards (Illustrative image)

According to Clause 2, Article 11 of Circular 05/2013/TT-BVHTTDL, the order of drafting national standards is implemented as follows:

- The Head of the Compilation Organization establishes the Technical Committee (or technical subcommittee) to perform the drafting of national standards and is responsible for revising and completing the draft until it is published;

- Conduct research and draft the national standard according to the content and schedule as planned and approved in the national standards project; organize conferences and seminars to discuss and provide feedback on the national standards draft;

- Organize the collection of opinions for the national standards draft:

Send the national technical standards draft along with the explanatory documents to the relevant agencies, organizations, and individuals, simultaneously announcing the collection of feedback on the national standards draft with the explanatory documents on the website of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, the website www.tbt-mocst.vn, and the Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality. The explanatory content of the national technical standards draft follows the template specified in Appendix VIII issued with this Circular.

The organization of opinion collection must ensure the participation and feedback of related parties and coordinating agencies (as specified in the national standards project). The time for collecting opinions on the national standards draft is at least 60 (sixty) days from the date of sending the draft.

- Organize to compile and process the feedback to complete the draft and explanatory documents of the national standards draft;

- Report to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (via the Department of Science, Technology, and Environment) on any adjustments regarding: members of the Technical Committee; content, schedule of the plan, and content execution as required;

- Organize foundational assessment and acceptance of the national standards project:

- The Head of the Compilation Organization establishes the Assessment and Acceptance Council for the national standards project.

- Council members include: representatives of the Compilation Organization, representatives of the Department of Science, Technology, and Environment, representatives of the Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality, and related ministries, sectors, organizations in the field of national standards building, as well as reputable experts inside and outside the Ministry with appropriate expertise and deep knowledge of the national standards group. Members of the Technical Committee cannot be members of the Council.

- Based on the Contract, Explanatory Documents of the national standards project, and the results evidenced through the comprehensive research report and presentation by the lead individual, the Council evaluates the product quality of the national standards project.

- Complete the national standards draft and dossier to send to the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism for verification.

- The dossier of the national standards draft submitted for verification includes:

- Official Dispatch requesting to verify the dossier and the national standards draft from the Compilation Organization;- Decision on the assignment to implement the national standards project, along with the approved national standards project;- Report on the drafting process of the national standards draft by the Compilation Organization;- The completed national standards draft based on feedback from the acceptance of the national standards project (including both the draft document and electronic file), along with the explanatory document; copies of original documents used as a basis for the national standards draft; other reference materials;- List of agencies, organizations, and individuals who received the national standards draft for feedback; consolidated and explanatory responses to feedback, along with the feedback documents.

The feedback content is conducted using the National Standards Draft Assessment Form according to the template specified in Appendix IX issued with this Circular.

- Minutes of the base acceptance of the national standards draft project, acceptance feedback documents;- Other documents related to the feedback processing (if any).

The number of dossiers sent for verification is 07 sets.

More details can be found in Circular 05/2013/TT-BVHTTDL, effective from September 12, 2013.

Thuy Tram

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