Vietnam: Cooperation in inspecting measurement of pre-packed goods at the place of production

According to Article 17 of Decree No. 86/2012/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the cooperation in inspecting measurement instruments, measurement standards, and the quantity of pre-packed goods at the place of production must comply with the following provisions;

- The inspecting agency shall inspect the measurement instruments, measurement standards, and the quantity of pre-packed goods at the place of production, and handle them as prescribed;

- When discovering that the measurement instrument, the measurement standard, or the quantity of the pre-packed goods at the place of production is not conformable with law provisions on metrology, or the manufacturer is not cooperative, the inspecting agency shall handle such case intra vires, and or transfer the dossier to a specialized inspecting agency or another competent agency to handle;

- The market management agency must cooperate with the inspecting agency during the metrological inspection at the place of production. if it is discovered that the measurement instruments, measurement standards, or pre-packed goods are counterfeit, the inspecting agency shall notify send the dossier to the market management agency, the police or other competent agencies to handle;

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

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

Le Vy

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