Vietnam: 3 conditions for quality assurance of the producer of components of motorbikes

According to Article 6 of the Circular No. 45/2012/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, in order to maintain the quality of mass-produced products, the producer must:

- Have a process and instruction on the production and quality inspection for each type of products, from the quality control of input components, quality control of each stage, to the control of the warranty and maintenance;

- Have adequate testing equipment for each stage of production. The list of necessary equipment for inspecting the quality of finished motorbikes is provided in Annex VI enclosed with this Circular; such equipment must be tested and certified by the quality control agency;

- Have technicians in charge of the finished motorbikes that have been issued with the appropriate certificate of quality inspection skills by the foreign producer (the technology transferor) or the quality control agency.

Moreover, the quality control agency shall assess the conditions for quality assurance of the producer (hereinafter referred to as COP assessment ) based on the TCVN ISO/TS 16949 “Quality management systems - Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organization” as follows:

- The first COP is carried out when issuing the Certificate of technical quality and safety and environment protection to the product type;

- The annual COP assessment is carried out annually;

- Irregular COP assessment is carried out when the producer is suspected of violating the regulations related to the quality inspection, or when complaints about the product quality are made.

The similar product type without fundamental change in the process of production, assemble, and product quality inspection, may use the previous COP assessment results. For imported components subject to compulsory inspection, if the COP assessment is not carried out, the Certificate of quality is only valid for each imported consignment.

View more details at the Circular No. 45/2012/TT-BGTVT of the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, effective from January 01, 01, 2013.

Le Vy

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