Vietnam: 06 reports on existing or potential violations in market surveillance

According to the Circular No. 27/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, reports on existing or potential violations include:

1. Reports from the Government, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Industry and Trade, the President of People’s Committee of province, Director General, Director, the President of People’s Committee of district on existing or potential violations requiring inspection, in specific:

2. Reports of market surveillance officers who are designated to perform the practices as prescribed in Articles 34, 35, and 36 of Circular No. 27/2020/TT-BCT or reports of market surveillance officers who are in charge of inspection and actions taken;

3. Reports of market surveillance authorities forwarded from reports on existing or potential violations;

4. Requests for inspection and actions taken against violations by other regulatory agencies not specified in section 1;

5. Reports on existing or potential violations from means of mass media;

6. Reports, claims, complaints, and whistleblowing reports of consumers or other entities on existing or potential violations.

Processing of reports on existing or potential violations in market surveillance is as follows:

- The requests made by the competent authority or person in section 1 and market surveillance officers in section 2 shall prevail as a basis for the person with authority to consider issuing a surprise inspection decision.

- A report on existing or potential violation not specified in clause 2 shall require prior investigation and verification before being used as a basis for the person with authority to consider issuing a surprise inspection decision.

View more details at the Circular No. 27/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, effective from December 01, 2020.

Thuy Tram

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