Vietnam: 03 methods of Metrological inspection in cooperation

According to Article 17 of Decree No. 86/2012/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the methods of Metrological inspection in cooperation include:

- Sending officers to join the inspection and handling of violations of measurement laws;

- Notifying and sending dossiers to competent persons and competent agencies for handling the violations of measurement laws;

- Cooperating in inter-sectoral inspection as guided by superior agencies or at the request of competent agencies affiliated to the Ministries in charge.

The cooperation in inspecting the measurement instruments of group 2 and the quantity of imported pre-packed goods of group 2 must comply with the following provisions:

- The inspecting agency shall lead and cooperate with the customs in inspecting the conformity with the provisions on approving forms applicable to imported measurement instruments, and the provisions on quantitative stamps applicable to imported pre-packed goods at the local border-gates;

- If the inspection results shows that the imported pre-packed goods and measurement instruments are not conformable, the inspecting agency shall notify the importers and the customs. The importers must report the rectification to the customs, or re-export such measurement instruments and pre-packed goods. The inspecting agency shall carry out the inspection after the rectification and notify the customs.

- The customs only grant the customs clearance if the measurement instruments and pre-packed goods are conformable.

View details at Decree No. 86/2012/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from December 15, 2012.

Le Vy

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