Circular 21: Order and procedures for formulation and promulgation of institution standards in Vietnam

According to Circular No. 21/2007/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, depending on the production and business scales and forms of institutions, the order and procedures for formulation and promulgation of institution standards may cover the following steps:

Step 1: Drawing up plans for formulation of institution standards;

Step 2: Drawing the institution standards;

Step 3: Organizing the gathering of comments on draft institution standards;

Step 4: Organizing seminars on draft institution standard;

Step 5: Processing comments and finalizing the draft institution standards;

Step 6: Compiling dossiers on the draft institution standards;

Step 7: Verifying the draft institution standards;

Step 8: Promulgating the institution standards;

Step 9: Printing the institution standards.

Institution heads consider and decide in writing on the promulgation of institution standards. The dossiers on draft institution standards are archived at institutions.

Symbols of institution standards are demonstrated as follows:

- The code and year of promulgation of an institution standard is separated by a colon (:) and placed after the TCCS symbol;

- The abbreviated name of the institution promulgating the institution standard is placed after the year of promulgation of the institution standard and separated by a slash.

Example: TCCS 27: 2006/XXX is the symbol of the institution standard numbered 27, formulated and promulgated in 2006 by a company bearing the transaction name of XXX.

Contents of institution standards cover the following details:

- Table of contents;

- Opening information;

- Fundamental part (outline, technical section);

- Additional information.

Note: The framework, forms of presenting and displaying the contents of institution standards may refer to TCVN 1-2 on presentation and display of contents of national standards.

Institution standards should be presented in a brief, clear, accurate, readable, error-free manner, not causing confusion and misinterpretation.

Institution standards can be bound loosely or into standard collections according to standard subjects or objects. Pages of institution standards should be numbered and can be printed in the form of loose sheet for convenient supplementation, cancellation or replacement of contents. Institution standards may have a cover sheet or not.

Based on this general guidance, institutions draw up processes and specific guidance on the formulation of institution standards suitable to their respective conditions and scales.

View more details at the Circular No. 21/2007/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from November 04, 2007.

Ty Na

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