Regulations on management of the use of product tracing codes, location tracing codes, and data carriers in Vietnam as of June 1, 2024

Regulations on management of the use of product tracing codes, location tracing codes, and data carriers in Vietnam as of June 1, 2024

Circular 02/2024/TT-BKHCN provides for the management of product origin tracing, including: state management of product origin tracing; regulations on the assurance of data connection and sharing of product origin tracing systems; management of the use of product tracing codes, location tracing codes, and data carriers; responsibilities of organizations and individuals conducting the product origin tracing; responsibilities of organizations and individuals providing services and solutions to origin tracing of products and implementing and conducting the product origin tracing.

The management of the use of product tracing codes, location tracing codes, and data carriers is regulated as follows:

- Organizations and individuals conducting product origin tracing shall ensure that the product and location tracing codes are in conformity with the National Standard TCVN 13274:2020 on traceability - guidelines for formatting tracing codes disclosed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam before putting them to use.

- Organizations and individuals conducting product origin tracing shall use data carriers conforming with the National Standard TCVN 13274:2020 on traceability – the format of data carriers disclosed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam.  Data carriers shall be glued, printed, attached, molded, or engraved directly on products, commercial packaging of products, or other materials attached to products and commercial packaging of products, ensuring that related devices can read such data carriers.

More details can be found in Circular 02/2024/TT-BKHCN taking effect on June 1, 2024.

Note: If organizations and individuals that have developed and operated product origin tracing systems before the effective date of this Circular wish to connect to the National Product Origin Tracing Portal, comply with Article 6 of Circular 02/2024/TT-BKHCN.

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