Cooperation in inspecting measurement of pre-packed goods in circulation in Vietnam

Cooperation in inspecting measurement of pre-packed goods in circulation in Vietnam (Internet image) 

Article 17 of Decree 86/2012/ND-CP stipulates that the cooperation in inspecting the measurement methods, measurement instruments, measurement standards, and the quantity of pre-packed goods in circulation in Vietnam must comply with the following provisions:

• The inspecting agency is shall inspect the measurement methods, measurement instruments, measurement standards, and the quantity of pre-packed goods in circulation, and handle the inspection results as prescribed in Article 48 of the Law on metrology of Vietnam;

• When discovering the violations and wishing to cooperate with a agency competent to handle administrative violations, the inspecting agency shall send the dossier to that agency and request it the carry out the procedures for handling administrative violations as prescribed by law provisions on handling administrative violations. The agency competent to handle administrative violations must notify the inspecting agency.of the results for monitoring.

• If the trader fails to comply with law provisions on metrology when measuring and when trading or using the measurement instruments, measurement standards, and quantity of pre-packed goods, or is not cooperative during the inspection, the inspecting agency shall request the police, the market management agency, or other competent agencies to handle as prescribed;

• The market management agency shall cooperate with the inspecting agency and relevant agencies in the metrological inspection of the measurements, the measurement instruments, the measurement standards, and the quantity of pre-packed goods; inspect the violator’s adherence to the decision made by the inspecting agency or other agencies competent to inspect the measurements, the measurement instruments, the measurement standards, and the quantity of the pre-packed goods; and handle the violations of such decision;

• If the measurement instrument, or the quantity of the imported pre-packed goods is not conformable with the law provisions on metrology, the inspecting agency shall handle the case and notify the local inspecting agency to enhance the inspection at the border-gate, or request competent State agencies to make decisions on suspending or terminating the import of that measurement instruments or pre-packed goods;

• If the measurement instrument, or the quantity of the pre-packed goods produced at home is not conformable with the law provisions on metrology, the inspecting agency shall examine and inspect the production, if the measurement instrument, the measurement standard, or the pre-packed goods is produced in another locality, the inspecting agency shall send written notification to the local inspecting agency to examine and inspect the production;

• The inspecting agency must be responsible for the notification and the dossiers sent to the agencies as prescribed. The agency that receives the dossier must handle it as prescribed by law and notify the results to the inspecting agency.

More details can be found in Decree 86/2012/ND-CP, which comes into force from December 15, 2012.

Le Vy

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