Vietnam: What is the inspection program orientation of market surveillance?

According to the Circular No. 27/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam, inspection program orientation in market surveillance is specified as follows:

1. Inspection program orientation is a document which determines general orientation about purposes, requirements, entities to be inspected or fields or places to be inspected concerning the planned inspection in 01 (one) year of the market surveillance authorities, approved by the Minister of Industry and Trade at the request of the General Department of Market Surveillance.

2. According to the market situation, market surveillance requirements or written direction of the Government, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Industry and Trade or the superior body, the General Department of Market Surveillance (hereinafter referred to as General Department) shall formulate an inspection program orientation for the subsequent year and submit to the Minister of Industry and Trade for approval before November 15th.

3. Once approved, the inspection program orientation of the General Department shall be forwarded to the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Department of Legal Affairs, specialized inspection authorities of The Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies for cooperation; to Department of Market Surveillance Practices (hereinafter referred to as Department of Practices), Market Surveillance Department of province (hereinafter referred to as Department of province) for implementation; to post up at the head office of the General Department; and to post it on the websites of the General Department and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

4. Where the approved inspection program orientation requires amendments, the General Department shall seek a decision from the Minister of Industry and Trade. A decision on amendments to the inspection program orientation shall be forwarded to the agencies specified in section 3.

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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