On June 27, 2017, the Ministry of Science and Technology issued Circular 09/2017/TT-BKHCN to specifically stipulate the responsibilities of market management boards and shopping centers in retail trade.
To be specific, Circular 09 stipulates that the market management board and commercial centers have the responsibility to:
- Place, maintain, and preserve the counterbalance weights.- Conduct the counterbalance measurement according to regular plans or upon the request of competent authorities or relevant stakeholders.- Report and cooperate with competent authorities to handle violations regarding mass measurement in retail commerce as prescribed by law.- Be subject to inspection and examination by competent state authorities.- Promote and disseminate this Circular and other related legal regulations to business households in the market and commercial centers for their awareness and implementation.- Annually, on December 15 or unexpectedly upon request, compile and report to the commune-level People's Committee on the situation of mass measurement inspection in retail commerce as prescribed by law.
For more details, see Circular 09/2017/TT-BKHCN, effective from August 15, 2017.
-Thao Uyen-
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