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THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence Freedom Happiness

No.
05/2007/QH12

Hanoi,
November 21, 2007

LAW

ON PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY
(No. 05/2007/QH12)

Pursuant to the 1992
Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with a number of articles
already amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10;
The National Assembly promulgates the Law on Product and Goods Quality.

Chapter 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1.
Governing scope

This Law provides for the rights
and obligations of organizations and individuals producing or trading in
products or goods as well as organizations and individuals conducting
activities related to product and goods quality; and the management of product
and goods quality.

Article 2.
Subjects of application

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Article 3.
Interpretation of terms

In this Law, the terms below are
construed as follows:

1. Product means the output of a
production or service provision process for a commercial or consumption
purpose.

2. Goods means products put on
the market or for consumption through exchange, sale or marketing.

3. Products and goods incapable
of causing unsafe (below referred to as group-1 products and goods) mean those
products and goods which, under rational conditions of transportation, storage,
preservation and use for proper purposes, cause no harms to humans, animals,
plants, assets or the environment.

4. Products and goods capable of
causing unsafe (below referred to as group-2 products and goods) mean those
products and goods which, under rational conditions of transportation, storage,
preservation and use for proper purposes, can latently cause harms to humans,
animals, plants, assets or the environment.

5. Product and goods quality
means the product and goods properties extent of satisfaction of the
requirements under announced applicable standards or relevant technical
regulations.

6. Production and business
organizations and individuals mean organizations and individuals that organize
and conduct production (below referred to as producers), import (below referred
to as importers), export (below referred to as exporters), sale or service
provision activities (below referred to as sellers).

7. Organizations and individuals
involved in product and goods quality-related activities mean consumers,
conformity evaluation organizations, professional organizations, consumer
interest-protecting organizations, supervision agencies and state management
agencies in charge of product and goods quality.

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9. Designated conformity
evaluation organization means an organization which meets the conditions set in
Clause 5, Article 25 of this Law and is considered and put on a list
promulgated by a competent state agency for production and business
organizations and individuals to select and use its conformity evaluation
services to meet state management requirements.

10. Test means to conduct
technical manipulations to identify one or properties of products and goods
according to a certain process.

11. Inspect means to examine the
conformity of products and goods with contracts or announced applicable
standards or relevant technical regulations through observation and appraisal
of measurement and test results.

12. Certify means to evaluate
and attest the conformity of products, production or service provision
processes with announced applicable standards (referred to as standard
conformity certification) or with technical regulations (referred to as
regulation conformity certification).

13. Verify means to conduct
technical operations in a certain process aimed at assessing and attesting the
products or goods satisfaction of the requirements of relevant technical
regulations.

14. Recognition of conformity
evaluation results means that a competent state agency, organization or
individual operating in Vietnam recognizes conformity evaluation results given
by a conformity evaluation organization of another nation or territory.

15. State examination of product
and goods quality (below referred to as product and goods quality examination)
means that a state agency reconsiders and reevaluates the quality of products,
goods or production or service provision processes which have been evaluated in
terms of quality by conformity evaluation organizations or to which other
quality control measures have been applied by production and business
organizations or individuals.

16. Agency in charge of state
examination of product quality and goods (below referred to as product and
goods quality examination agency) means an agency assigned or decentralized to
perform the state control of product and goods quality under a line ministry or
a specialized agency of the provincial/municipal Peoples Committee.

17. Documents accompanying
products or goods include conformity evaluation results, documents for
advertising, introducing properties, utilities or use instructions of products
or goods.

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1. Production and business
activities as well as product and goods quality-related activities must comply
with this Law and relevant provisions of law.

2. Production and business
activities as well as activities related to the quality of products and goods
being construction works, services or used goods not subject to verification;
products and goods used exclusively for defense or security and other
particular ones must comply with general principles of this Law and be
specifically governed by other legal documents.

3. When a treaty to which the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party contains provisions
different from those of this Law, the provisions of that treaty prevail.

Article 5.
Principles for product and goods quality control

1. Product and goods quality
shall be controlled on the basis of announced applicable standards and relevant
technical regulations. Depending on their capability of causing unsafe,
products and goods are controlled as follows:

a/ The quality of group-1
products and goods shall be controlled on the basis of applicable standards
announced by producers;

b/ The quality of group-2
products and goods shall be controlled on the basis of relevant technical regulations
promulgated by competent state management agencies and applicable standards
announced by producers.

The Government shall specify the
promulgation of a list of group-2 products and goods.

2. Product and goods quality
control is the responsibility of producers and traders, aimed to ensure safety
for humans, animals, plants, assets and the environment and raise the
productivity, quality and competitiveness of Vietnams products and goods.

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Activities of state control of
product and goods quality must ensure transparency, objectivity, no
discrimination based on goods origin and organizations and individuals involved
in product and goods quality-related activities, conformity with international
practice, and protection of lawful rights and interests of production and
business organizations and individuals as well as consumers.

Article 6.
State policies on product and goods quality-related activities

1. To encourage organizations
and individuals to formulate and apply advanced standards to products and goods
as well as the management and administration of production and business.

2. To formulate national
programs on raising the productivity, quality and competitiveness of products
and goods.

3. To invest in and develop the
testing system to meet the requirements of production, business and state
control of product and goods quality.

4. To enhance training and
retraining of human resources for product and goods quality control.

5. To propagate and disseminate
policies and laws on product and goods quality; to form a sense of producing
and trading in quality products and goods for consumers interest, which save
energy and are environment-friendly; to raise social awareness about
consumption and build civilized consumption habits.

6. To encourage and create
conditions for domestic and foreign organizations and individuals to invest and
participate in testing, inspecting, verifying and certifying product and goods
quality.

7. To expand cooperation with
other nations, territories, international organizations, regional organizations
as well as foreign organizations and individuals in activities related to
product and goods quality; to enhance the conclusion of treaties and agreements
between Vietnam and other countries, territories, international or regional
organizations on mutual recognition of conformity evaluation results; to
encourage Vietnamese conformity evaluation organizations to sign agreements on
recognition of conformity evaluation results given by corresponding
organizations of other countries or territories so as to facilitate the
development of trade between Vietnam and those countries or territories.

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1. Product and goods quality
prizes include national prizes and prizes awarded by organizations or
individuals.

2. Conditions and procedures for
consideration and award of national quality prizes are provided for by the
Government.

3. Conditions and procedures for
consideration and award of product and goods quality prizes of organizations
and individuals are provided for by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Article 8.
Prohibited acts

1. Manufacturing products,
importing, selling or purchasing goods banned from circulation by the State.

2. Manufacturing products,
importing, exporting, selling, purchasing, exchanging or marketing products or
goods which fail to comply with relevant technical regulations.

3. Importing, exporting, selling
or purchasing goods of unclear origin.

4. Importing, exporting,
selling, purchasing goods, exchanging or marketing products or goods of which
the use duration has expired.

5. Using foods or
pharmaceuticals of poor quality or with expired use duration for charity
purposes or donation.

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7. Forging or illegally using standard-
or regulation-conformity stamps or other signs of product and goods quality.

8. Replacing, fraudulently
exchanging, adding or reducing ingredients or additives of, or mixing
impurities with products and goods, thus reducing their quality compared with
announced applicable standards or relevant technical regulations.

9. Giving untruthful information
or advertisement or committing fraudulent acts related to product and goods
quality or goods origin.

10. Concealing information on
the products and goods capability of causing unsafe to humans, animals, plants,
assets or the environment.

11. Manufacturing or processing
products and goods with raw materials or materials banned from use for the
production or processing of those products and goods.

12. Abusing ones positions or
powers or the state control of product and goods quality to illegally obstruct,
trouble or harass production and business activities of organizations and
individuals or cover up acts of violation of the law on product and goods quality.

13. Abusing product and goods
quality control activities to cause harms to national interests, social order
and safety.

Chapter 2

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TOWARDS PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

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Article 9.
Rights of producers

1. To decide on and announce the
quality of products they manufacture or supply.

2. To decide on internal control
measures in order to ensure product quality.

3. To select appropriate
evaluation organizations for testing, verifying, inspecting and certifying
product and goods quality.

In case of certification of
regulation conformity, examination of product quality according to state
management requirements, producers shall select designated conformity
evaluation organizations.

4. To use standard- or
regulation- conformity stamps and other signs for products according to law.

5. To request sellers to
cooperate in the withdrawal and handling of goods of poor quality.

6. To complain about conclusions
of examination teams or decisions of examination agencies or competent state
management agencies.

7. To be entitled to
compensation under the provisions of Section 2, Chapter V of this Law and
relevant provisions of law.

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1. To observe the conditions for
ensuring the quality of products before they are put on the market according to
Article 28 of this Law and take responsibility for products they manufacture.

2. To display quality
information on goods labels, packing or in documents accompanying goods in
accordance with legal provisions on goods labeling.

3. To supply truthful
information on product and goods quality.

4. To warn about the products
capability of causing unsafe and notify preventive methods to sellers and
consumers.

5. To announce the requirements
on transportation, storage, preservation and use of products and goods.

6. To supply purchasers and
consumers with information on warranty and warranty services for products and
goods.

7. To repair, refund money or
exchange for new goods or receive back defective ones which are returned by
sellers or consumers.

8. To promptly stop production,
notify such to, concerned parties and take remedies when detecting that
products or goods cause unsafe or fail to conform to announced applicable
standards or relevant technical regulations.

9. To withdraw and handle
products and goods of poor quality. If the goods must be destroyed, to bear all
costs of goods destruction and be liable for its consequences in accordance
with law.

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11. To observe competent state
agencies regulations and decisions on inspection and supervision.

12. To pay costs of testing,
standard- or regulation- conformity certification according to Article 31;
sample-taking and testing costs according to Article 41; sample-taking, testing
and inspection costs according to Article 58 of this Law.

13. To prove wrong results and
faults of conformity evaluation organizations according to Clause 2. Article 63
of this Law.

Article 11.
Rights of importers

1. To decide to select the level
of quality of goods they import.

2. To request exporters to
supply goods of proper quality as agreed upon in contracts.

3. To select inspection
organizations to inspect the quality of goods they import.

4. To use standard- or
regulation-conformity stamps and other signs for imported goods according to
regulations.

5. To decide on internal control
measures in order to maintain the quality of products and goods they import.

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7. To complain about conclusions
of quality controllers or examination teams, or decisions of examination
agencies or competent state management agencies.

8. To be entitled to
compensation under the provisions of Section 2, Chapter V of this Law and
relevant provisions of law.

Article 12.
Obligations of importers

1. To observe the conditions for
ensuring the quality of imported goods according to Article 34 of this Law.

2. To take responsibility for
the quality and labeling of goods they import in accordance with law.

3. To supply truthful
information on product and goods quality.

4. To organize and control the
process of transportation, storage and preservation in order to maintain goods
quality.

5. To announce conditions which
must be complied with during the transportation, storage and preservation of
goods in accordance with law.

6. To warn sellers and consumers
about the goods capability of causing unsafe and notify them of preventive
measures.

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8. To repair, refund money or
exchange for new goods or receive back defective ones returned by sellers or
consumers.

9. To promptly stop the import,
notify such to concerned parties and take remedies when detecting that the
goods cause unsafe or fail to conform to announced applicable standards or relevant
technical regulations.

10. To re-export imported goods
which fail to conform to relevant technical regulations.

11. To destroy imported goods
which fail to conform with relevant regulations but cannot be re-exported; to
bear all costs of goods destruction and be liable for its consequences in
accordance with law.

12. To withdraw and handle goods
of poor quality.

13. To pay compensation under
the provisions of Section 2, Chapter V of this Law and relevant provisions of
law.

14. To observe competent state
agencies regulations and decisions on inspection and supervision.

15. To pay goods quality
examination costs and fees according to Article 37; sample-taking and testing
costs according to Article 41; sample-taking, testing and expertise costs
according to Article 58 of this Law.

Article 13.
Rights of exporters

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2. To select appropriate
conformity evaluation organizations in order to test, inspect and certify the quality
of export goods.

3. To decide on internal control
measures in order to maintain the quality of goods till the time of transfer of
ovnership
of those goods to importers.

4. To use standard- or
regulation-conformity stamps and other signs for exported goods according to
regulations.

5. To request importers to
cooperate in withdrawing and handling goods which fail to ensure the quality as
agreed upon.

6. To complain about decisions
of examination agencies or competent state management agencies.

7. To be entitled to
compensation under the provisions of Section 2, Chapter V of this Law and
relevant provisions of law.

Article 14.
Obligations of exporters

1. To observe the conditions for
ensuring the quality of exported goods according to Article 32 of this Law and
take responsibility for goods quality.

2. To take measures for handling
exported goods which fail to comply with Article 33 of this Law. If the goods
must be destroyed, to bear all costs of goods destruction and take
responsibility for its consequences in accordance with law.

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4. To pay costs of testing and
standard- or regulation-conformity certification according to Article 31;
sample-taking and testing costs according to Article 41 and sample-taking,
testing and inspection costs according Article 58 of this Law.

Article 15.
Rights of sellers

1. To decide on modes of
examination of goods quality.

2. To select appropriate
evaluation organizations for testing and inspecting goods.

3. To decide on internal control
measures in order to maintain goods quality.

4. To settle disputes under the
provisions of Section 1, Chapter V of this Law and request producers or
importers that have supplied goods to pay compensation for damage according to
Clause 1, Article 61 of this Law.

5. To complain about conclusions
of quality controllers, examination teams and decisions of examination agencies
or competent state management agencies.

6. To be entitled to
compensations under the provisions of Section 2, Chapter V of this Law and
relevant provisions of. law.

Article 16.
Obligations of sellers

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2. To check the origin of goods,
goods labels, standard- or regulation-conformity stamps and documents related
to goods quality.

3. To supply truthful
information on product and goods quality.

4. To apply measures to maintain
the quality of goods during their transportation, storage and preservation.

5. To notify purchasers of
conditions to be ensured during the transportation, storage, preservation and
use of goods.

6. To supply purchasers with
information on goods warranty.

7. To supply documents and
information on goods subject to examination to quality controllers, and product
and goods quality examination teams and agencies.

8. To promptly supply purchasers
with information on the goods capability of causing unsafe and preventive
measures upon receiving warnings from producers or importers.

9. To promptly stop selling
goods and notifying producers, importers and purchasers when detecting unsafe
goods or goods which fail to conform to announced applicable standards or
relevant technical regulations.

10. To refund money or exchange
goods for new ones or receive back defective goods returned by purchasers.

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12. To pay compensation under
the provisions of Section 2, Chapter V of this Law and relevant provisions of
law.

13. To comply with competent state
agencies regulations and decisions on inspection and supervision.

14. To pay sample-taking and
testing costs according to Article 41, and sample-taking and inspection costs
according Article 58 of this Law.

Section 2.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONSUMERS

Article 17.
Rights of consumers

1. To be supplied with truthful
information on the safety and quality of products and goods and provided with
instructions on their transportation, storage, preservation and use.

2. To be supplied with
information on warranty for goods, their capability of causing unsafe and
preventive measures upon receiving warnings from producers or importers.

3. To request sellers to repair,
refund money for. exchange or receive back defective goods.

4. To be entitled to
compensations under the provisions of Section 2, Chapter V of this Law and
relevant provisions of law.

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6. To request consumer
interest-protecting organizations to protect their lawful interests according
to the law on protection of consumer interests.

Article 18.
Obligations of consumers

1. To observe the conditions for
assurance of good quality in the course of using goods according to Article 42
of this Law.

2. To comply with producers,
importers and sellers regulations and instructions on the transportation,
storage, preservation and use of products and goods.

3. To comply with regulations on
verification of the quality of products and goods quality in the process of
using those on the lists issued by line ministries.

4. To observe legal provisions
on environmental protection in the process of using products and goods.

Section 3.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONFORMITY EVALUATION ORGANIZATIONS AND CONSUMER
INTEREST-PROTECTING ORGANIZATIONS

Article 19.
Rights of conformity evaluation organizations

1. To test, inspect, verify and
certify product and goods quality on the basis of contracts signed with
organizations and individuals requesting conformity evaluation in their
registered operation domain or under designation by competent state agencies.

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3. To supply testing results to
corresponding subjects of conformity evaluation.

4. To grant, re-grant, expand,
narrow the scope or suspend and withdraw conformity evaluation certificates,
the right to use standard – or regulation-conformity stamps already granted to
corresponding subjects of verification or certification.

5. To refuse to supply
information related to goods-quality test, inspection, verification and
certification results to third parties, unless it is requested by a competent
state agency.

6. To have their conformity
evaluation results recognized by competence state agencies in accordance with
law.

7. To collect costs of test and
certification of standard or regulation conformity according to Article 31;
charges and fees for examination of the quality of imported goods according to
Article 37; testing costs according to Article 41; and testing and inspection
costs according to Article 58 of this Law.

Article 20.
Obligations of conformity evaluation organizations

1. To meet the conditions set in
Clause 5. Article 25 of this Law.

2. Not to refuse to supply
services unless they can give plausible reasons.

3. To keep secret conformity
evaluation information, data and results of organizations subject to conformity
evaluation, unless they are requested by competent state agencies.

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5. To ensure the conformity
evaluation order and procedures according to the law on standards and technical
regulations.

6. To announce on the mass media
the grant, re-grant, expansion, narrowing down of the scope, suspension or
revocation of conformity certificates and the right to use standard – or
regulation-conformity stamps.

7. To be subject to supervision
or inspection of their conformity evaluation activities by competent state
agencies.

8. To take responsibility before
law for conformity evaluation results.

9. To pay fines to organizations
and individuals with evaluated products and goods in case of supplying wrong
conformity evaluation results. Fine levels shall be agreed upon by concerned
parties but must not exceed 10 times the evaluation cost; if concerned parties
cannot reach agreement, fine levels shall be decided by arbitration or a court
but must not exceed 10 times the evaluation cost.

10. To pay compensation
according to Clause 1, Article 63 of this Law.

Article 21.
Rights and obligations of professional organizations

1. To propagate and disseminate
to production and business organizations and individuals knowledge about the
application of the law on product and goods quality: to form a sense of
responsibility for producing and trading in quality-products and goods for
consumer interests, which save energy and are environment-friendly; to raise
social awareness about consumption, form civilized consumption habits.

2. To support, and raise the
awareness of, production and business organizations and individuals about and
encourage them to apply the law on product and goods quality.

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4. To comment on draft legal
documents on product and goods quality.

5. To lodge complaints or
initiate lawsuits concerning disputes over product and goods quality which
cause harms to their or their members interests.

Article 22.
Rights and obligations of consumer interest-protecting organizations

1. To represent consumers in
protecting their lawful rights and interests when receiving complaints or
reports on the quality of goods which fail to conform to announced applicable
standards, relevant technical regulations, the quantity indicated on goods
labels or the quality prescribed in contracts.

2. To receive information
relating to organizations and individuals producing unconformable products or
trading in unconformable goods, the degree of the goods non-conformity with
announced applicable standards or corresponding technical regulations, and
supply this information to mass media agencies, and concurrently take
responsibility for their supplied information.

3. To propose supervision and
inspection agencies or competent state agencies to handle production and
business organizations for their violations related to product and goods
quality.

4. To lodge complaints or
initiate lawsuits about the quality of products or goods which cause harms to
consumers.

5. To provide guidance and
advise on consumer interests related to product and goods quality.

Chapter 3

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Section 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS ON MEASURES FOR PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY CONTROL

Article 23.
Announcement of applicable standards

1. Producers and importers shall
announce fundamental properties, warning information and standard codes on
goods on one of the following:

a/ Goods packing;

b/ Goods labels;

c/ Documents accompanying
products or goods.

2. Contents of announced
applicable standards must not be contrary to the requirements under technical
regulations promulgated by competent state agencies.

Article 24.
Announcement of conformity

1. Producers shall announce
their products conformity with the set standards (below referred to as
standard-conformity announcement) or with technical regulations (below referred
to as regulation-conformity announcement).

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Article 25.
Conformity evaluation

1. Test is prescribed as
follows:

a/ Test in service of operations
of production and business organizations and individuals is conducted according
to agreements with testing organizations:

b/ Test in service of state
management is conducted at designated laboratories.

2. Inspection is prescribed as
follows:

a/ Inspection for commercial
purposes is conducted by inspection organizations according to agreements with
organizations or individuals that request inspection:

b/ Inspection in service of
state management is conducted by designated inspection organizations.

3. Certification is prescribed
as follows:

a/ Standard-conformity
certification is conducted according to agreements between organizations or
individuals requesting certification and certification organizations;

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4. Verification is prescribed as
follows:

a/ Verification includes
periodical and extraordinary verification.

b/ Verification must be
conducted by designated verification organizations.

5. Conformity evaluation
organizations must meet the following conditions:

a/ Being duly organized and
capable to meet general requirements under relevant national or international
standards;

b/ Establishing and maintaining
an appropriate management system conforming to requirements under relevant
national or international standards;

c/ Registering the field of
conformity evaluation with a competent state agency.

Article 26.
Recognition of conformity evaluation results

1. Recognition of conformity
evaluation results between organizations and individuals in Vietnam and others
in foreign countries or territories shall be agreed upon by concerned parties.

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Article 27.
Examination of product and goods quality

1. Examination of product
quality in production covers the following contents:

a/ Examining the application of
requirements under technical regulations related to conditions of production
processes and measures for state control of production quality;

b/ Examining conformity
evaluation results, goods labels, standard – or regulation-conformity stamps
and documents accompanying products subject to examination:

c/ Testing samples according to
announced applicable standards or relevant technical regulations, when
necessary.

2. Examination of goods quality
in import or circulation on the market covers the following contents:

a/ Examining conformity
evaluation results, goods labels, standard – or regulation-conformity stamps
and documents accompanying products or goods subject to examination;

b/ Testing samples according to
announced applicable standards or relevant technical regulations when
necessary.

3. Examination of product and
goods quality is conducted by product and goods quality examination agencies
specified in Article 45 of this Law.

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Section 2.
CONTROL OF PRODUCT QUALITY IN PRODUCTION

Article 28.
Conditions for ensuring the quality of products in production before they are
put on the market

1. Producers must abide by
requirements on product quality control in production as follows:

a/ To apply control systems in
order to ensure that the quality of their products conform to announced applicable
standards or relevant technical regulations;

b/ To announce applicable
standards according to Article 23 of this Law and label goods according to the
law on goods labeling;

c/ To opt for conformity
certification and announce standard conformity for group-1 products:

d/ To comply with technical
regulations related to the production process, certification of regulation
conformity and announcement of regulation conformity according to relevant
technical regulations applicable to group-2 products.

2. The assurance of quality of
products of small-sized production and business before they are put on the
market complies with regulations of line ministries.

Article 29.
Examination of product quality in production

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a/ Exported goods fail to ensure
the quality as prescribed in Article 32 of this Law;

b/ Goods circulated on the
market fail to conform to announced applicable standards or relevant technical
criteria specified in Clause 3, Article 40 of this Law.

2. Examination of product
quality in production shall be conducted by product and goods quality
examination agencies in the form of inspection team according to Article 48 of
this Law.

3. The order and procedures for
examination of product quality in production are prescribed as follows:

a/ Producing the examination
decision;

b/ Conducting examination
according to the contents specified in Clause 1. Article 27 of this Law;

c/ Making an examination
minutes:

d/ Notifying producers and
reporting to product and goods quality examination agency of the examination
results;

e/ Handling violations according
to Article 30 of this Law.

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1. Through the examination of
product quality in production, if a producer is detected to fail to comply with
requirements of announced applicable standards or relevant technical
regulations for products and conditions related to the production process, the
producer shall be handled as follows:

a/ The examination team shall
ask the producer to take remedies or repair the products to ensure their
quality before they are put on the market:

b/ If the producer continues
committing violations despite the examination teams request, the product and
goods quality examination agency shall, within 7 working days after making
conclusions on violations of the production and business organization or individual,
announce on the mass media the name and address of the producer, the
appellations of unconformable products and the extent of their unconformity:

c/ If the producer still commits
violations after his/her/its name is announced on the mass media, the goods and
product quality examination agency shall propose a competent state agency to
handle violations in accordance with law.

2. During the examination of
product quality in production, if testing results show that products are
unconformable with announced applicable standards or relevant technical
regulations, threatening the safety of people, animals, plants, assets or the
environment, the goods and product quality examination agency shall announce
those results on the mass media, suspend the production of unconformable
products and propose a competent state agency to handle violations in
accordance with law.

Article 31.
Costs of testing and certification of standard or regulation conformity

Producers shall pay costs of
testing and certification of standard or regulation conformity under agreements
with testing organizations or organizations certifying standard or regulation
conformity.

Section 3.
CONTROL OF EXPORTED GOODSQUALITY

Article 32.
Conditions for ensuring exported goods quality

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2. Producers must apply relevant
technical regulations to the production process or form and apply by themselves
control systems in order to ensure the quality of their products.

Article 33.
Measures to handle exported goods which fail to meet export conditions

For goods which fail to meet the
export conditions specified in Clause 1, .Article 32 of this Law, and
therefore, cannot be exported or are returned, the goods and product quality
examination agency shall, depending on the nature and severity of violations,
apply one or several of the following handling measures:

1. Taking measures to examine
product quality in production according to the contents specified in Clause 1
of Article 27 and the order and procedures specified in Clause 3, Article 29 of
this Law with regard to export goods which fail to ensure their quality, thus
affecting the national interests and prestige.

2. Allowing the circulation of
goods on the market if their quality conforms to relevant technical regulations
of Vietnam.

3. Requesting producers to
remedy or repair goods so that they may continue to be exported or circulated
on the Vietnamese market after satisfying relevant technical regulations.

4. Proposing competent state
agencies to issue destruction decisions.

Section 4.
CONTROL OF IMPORTED GOODSQUALITY

Article 34.
Conditions for ensuring imported goods quality

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2. Imported group-2 goods must
be announced in terms of regulation conformity and certified in terms of
conformity with relevant technical regulations related to the production
process and end products by designated or accredited certification
organizations according to Article 26 of this Law.

3. When imported, group-2 goods
which fail to comply with Clause 2 of this Article must be inspected at the
border gates of export or import by designated or accredited inspection
organizations.

4. When imported, group-2 goods
must have quality examined according to the contents specified in Clause 2 of
Article 27 and the order and procedures specified in Article 35 of this Law.

Article 35.
Order and procedures for examination of imported goods quality

1. Product and goods quality
examination agencies shall conduct examination according to the following order
and procedures:

a/ Receiving importers dossiers
of registration for quality examination, each comprising a written registration
of quality examination, a copy of the authenticated quality certificate,
related technical documents, a copy of the sale and purchase contract and a
list of goods accompanying the contract;

b/ Considering the validity and
completeness of examination registration dossiers upon their receipt from
importers;

c/ Conducting examination
according to the contents specified in Clause 2, Article 27 of this Law;

d/ Notifying examination results
to importers, certifying that the goods meet the quality requirements so that
they can proceed with import procedures at customs agencies;

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2. Based on the provisions of
Clause 1 of this Article, line ministries shall specify the order and
procedures for examination of imported goods which fall within their assigned
management competence defined in Clause 5 of Article 68, Clause 4 of Article
69, and Clause 2 of Article 70 of this Law.

Article 36.
Handling of violations during examination of imported goods quality

1. For goods having certificates
of conformity evaluation results but failing to meet the requirements on
labeling, standard – or regulation-conformity stamps, product and goods quality
examination agencies shall request importers to remedy them before making
certification for those importers to carry out import procedures at customs agencies.

2. If goods meet labeling
requirements but having no certificates of conformity evaluation results,
product and goods quality examination agencies shall request importers to
select one of designated or accredited inspection organizations to conduct
evaluation and grant import certificates at the border gates of import or
export.

3. If goods quality testing or
inspection results show that the goods fail to conform to announced applicable
standards or relevant technical regulations of Vietnam, product and goods
quality examination agencies shall report and propose handling measures to
competent state agencies; depending on the nature and severity of violations of
quality control requirements, competent state agencies shall decide on
compulsory re-export, destruction or reprocessing of the goods, and at the same
time, notify such to customs agencies for coordinated handling and to importers
for implementation.

4. After customs clearance,
imported goods may be circulated on the market and subject to quality
examination under the provisions of Section 5 of this Chapter.

Article 37.
Costs and fees of examination of import goods quality

1. Importers shall pay testing
and inspection costs as agreed upon with quality testing or inspection
organizations.

2. Importers shall pay fees for
Inspection of imported goods quality.

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Section 5.
CONTROL OF QUALITY OF GOODS CIRCULATED ON THE MARKET

Article 38.
Conditions for ensuring the quality of goods circulated on the market

Sellers of goods circulated on
the market must meet the following requirements on management of goods quality:

1. To observe relevant technical
regulations in the process of circulation of goods or apply by themselves
quality control measures in order to maintain the quality of goods they sell.

2. To submit to goods quality
examination according to contents specified in Clause 2 of Article 27; the
order and procedures specified in Article 39; and the handling of violations of
law specified in Article 40 of this Law.

Article 39.
Order and procedures for examination of the quality of goods circulated on the
market

1. An inspection team shall
conduct examination according to the following order and
procedures:

a/ Producing the examination
decision before examination;

b/ Conducting examination
according to the contents specified in Clause 2, Article 27 of this Law;

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d/ Notifying examination results
to the seller and reporting thereon to product and goods quality examination
agency;

e/ Handling violations according
to Article 40 of this Law.

2. A quality controller shall
conduct independent examination according to the following order and
procedures:

a/ Producing the controllers
card before examination:

b/ Conducting examination
according to the contents specified in Clause 2, Article 27 of this Law;

c/ Making an examination record;

d/ Notifying examination results
to the seller and reporting thereon to product and goods quality examination
agency;

e/ Handling violations under the
provisions of Article 40 of this Law.

Article 40.
Handling of violations during the examination of quality of goods circulated on
the market

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a/ Requesting sellers to suspend
the sale of goods and report thereon within 24 hours to product and goods
quality examination agencies for handling according to their competence;

b/ Requesting sellers to contact
producers or importers in order to take remedies, or repair the goods;

c/ If the sellers continue
violations, at the request of examination teams or quality controllers, product
and goods quality examination agencies shall, within 7 working days after
obtaining conclusions on violations of production and business organizations or
individuals, announce on the mass media the names of the sellers, addresses of
goods selling places, appellations of goods, and extent of their unconformity
with the set regulations or standards:

d/ If the sellers continue
violations despite the public announcement, product and goods quality
examination agencies shall propose competent state agencies to handle them in
accordance with law.

2. If the goods sample-testing
results do not conform to announced applicable standards or relevant technical
regulations, depending on the nature and severity of violations, examination
teams or quality controllers shall apply the following handling measures:

a/ Sealing the goods, not
permitting the sellers to continue selling the goods and, within 24 hours,
reporting to product and goods quality examination agencies for handling
according to their competence;

b/ Requesting sellers to contact
producers or importers in order to take remedies or repair the goods;

c/ If sellers continue
violations or the goods which are unconformable to announced applicable
standards or relevant regulations threaten the safety of humans, animals,
plants, assets or the environment, product and goods quality examination
agencies shall announce on the mass media the names and addresses of business
organizations or individuals, appellations of the goods, and extent of their
unconformity with the set regulations or standards;

d/ If sellers continue
violations despite the public announcement, product and goods quality
examination agencies shall propose competent state agencies to handle
violations in accordance with law.

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Article 41.
Costs of sample taking and testing for quality examination and settlement of
complaints and denunciations about product and goods quality

1. Costs of sample taking and
testing for examination of the quality of products in production and goods
circulated on the market shall be paid by product and goods quality examination
agencies which decide on sample taking and testing of product and goods
quality. Sample taking and testing costs shall be included in operation fund
estimates of product and goods quality examination agencies.

2. Based on testing results, if
product and goods quality examination agencies conclude that producers or
sellers violate regulations on product and goods quality, those producers or
sellers shall pay costs of sample taking and testing of product and goods
quality to product and goods quality-examination agencies.

3. Incase of complaints or
denunciations about the quality of products or goods but product and goods
quality examination agencies conclude that those complaints or denunciations
are wrong, the complainants or denouncers shall pay costs of sample taking and
testing of product and goods quality to product and goods quality examination
agencies.

Section 6.
CONTROL OF GOODS QUALITY IN THE USE PROCESS

Article 42.
Conditions for ensuring the quality of goods in the use process

1. Goods must be used,
transported, stored, preserved, maintained and cared for in accordance with
producers instructions.

2. Goods must be verified according
to relevant technical regulations promulgated by competent state management
agencies.

Article 43.
Handling of verification results

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2. If the verification shows
that goods fail to satisfy relevant technical regulations, their owners shall
take remedies; if after remedies have been applied, verification results still
show that the goods are unconformable, verifying organizations will not grant
verification certificates and the goods must not be used any more.

Article 44.
Fee of goods verification in the use process

1. The verification of goods in
the use process is liable to a fee.

2. The Ministry of Finance shall
specify the levels, collection and management of fees for goods verification in
the use process.

Chapter 4

EXAMINATION, INSPECTION
OF PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Section 1.
EXAMINATION OF PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Article 45.
Assignment of responsibilities among product and goods
quality examination agencies

1. Product and goods quality
examination agencies under line ministries shall examine the quality of
products in production within their assigned scope defined in Clause 1, Article
70 of this Law and goods in import, export, circulation on the market or use
process within their assigned scope defined in Clause 5, Article 18, and Clause
2, Article 70 of this Law.

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3. Product and goods quality
examination agencies under provincial/municipal Peoples Committees shall
examine product and goods quality in their respective localities according to
regulations of line ministries.

4. Product and goods quality
examination agencies defined in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article shall
coordinate with product and goods quality examination agencies under
provincial/municipal Peoples Committees and concerned agencies in examining
product and goods quality.

Article 46.
Powers of product and goods quality examination agencies

Within the scope of their tasks
and powers, product and goods quality examination agencies have the following
powers:

1. To decide on setting up
examination teams or assign quality controllers to conduct regular or
extraordinary examination.

2. To warn about the failure to
ensure product and goods quality.

3. To handle violations during
the examination according to Articles 30, 36 and 40 of this Law.

4. To settle complaints and
denunciations about decisions of examination teams or quality controllers in
accordance-with the law on complaints and denunciations.

Article 47.
Tasks of product and goods quality examination agencies

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1. To identify specific
categories of goods in order to examine their quality.

2. To work out annual
examination plans to be submitted to competent state agencies for decision.

3. To receive importers dossiers
of registration for quality examination.

4. To certify conditions for
ensuring the quality of imported goods.

5. To make and submit to
competent state agencies decision on building a contingent of quality controllers
and equipping technical facilities to meet the requirements of product and
goods quality examination.

6. To issue handling decisions
within 3 working days after receiving reports from examination teams or quality
controllers on production suspension, sealing of goods or sale suspension.

7. To ensure objectivity,
accuracy, publicity, transparency and non-discrimination in the examination of
product and goods quality.

8. To keep secret inspection
results pending the release of official conclusions, information and documents
related to inspected production and business organizations or individuals.

9. To take responsibility before
law for examination results and related conclusions.

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1. Examination teams are set up
under decisions of heads of product and goods quality examination agencies,
based on the examination programs or plans already approved by competent state
agencies or upon extraordinary examination request.

2. An examination team must have
at least 50% of its members who are quality controllers.

Article 49.Tasks
and powers of examination teams

During the examination of
product and goods quality, an examination team has the following tasks and
powers:

1. To request production and
business organizations or individuals to produce documents related to products
and goods according to examination contents specified in Article 27 and handle
violations during the examination according to Articles 30 and 40 of this Law;
when necessary, to request production and business organizations or individuals
to supply copies of documents specified-in this Clause.

2. To take samples for testing
when necessary.

3. To seal goods and suspend the
sale of unconformable goods on the market in the process of examination.

4. To request organizations or
individuals producing and/or trading in goods which fail to conform to
announced applicable standards or relevant technical regulations to take
remedies or repair the goods.

5. To propose the product and
goods quality examination agency to handle violations according to their
competence prescribed in Article 46 of this Law.

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7. To keep secret examination
results and information related to inspected production and business
organizations or individuals.

8. To report accurately and
promptly examination results to the product and goods quality examination
agency.

9. To take responsibility before
law for examination results, conclusions and the handling of violations.

Article 50.
Quality controllers

1. Quality controllers are
public employees appointed to the rank of quality controller in product and
goods quality examination agencies.

2. Criteria, mechanisms for and
appointment of quality controllers shall be prescribed by the Government.

Article 51.
Tasks and powers of quality controllers

During the examination of
product and goods quality, quality controllers have the following tasks and
powers:

1. To request production and
business organizations or individuals to produce documents related to products
and goods according to examination contents specified in Clause 2 of Article 27
and handle violations during the examination according to Article 40 of this
Law; when necessary, to request production and business organizations of
individuals to supply copies of documents specified in this Clause.

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3. To request organizations and
individuals that produce and/or trade in products or goods which fail to
conform to announced applicable standards or relevant technical regulations to
take remedies or repair the goods.

4. To propose product and goods
quality examination agencies to handle violations according to their competence
defined in Article 46 of this Law.

5. To ensure the principles of
objectivity, accuracy and non-discrimination while conducting examination.

6. To keep secret examination
results and information related to inspected production and business
organizations or individuals.

7. To report accurately and
promptly examination results to product and goods quality examination agencies.

8. To take responsibility before
law for examination results, conclusions and handling of violations.

Section 2.
PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY INSPECTORATE

Article 52.
Product and goods quality inspectorate

1. The product and goods quality
inspectorate is a specialized inspectorate.

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3. The Government shall specify
the organization and operation of the product and goods quality inspectorate.

Article 53.
Tasks and subjects of product and goods quality inspection

1. The product and goods quality
inspectorate is tasked to inspect the observance of law by organizations and
individuals producing and/or trading in products and goods and organizations
and individuals conducting product and goods quality-related activities.

2. Subject to product and goods
quality inspection are production and business organizations and individuals,
consumers, conformity evaluation organizations, professional organizations,
consumer interest-protecting organization and product and goods inspection
agencies.

Chapter 5

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES,
COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE, SETTLEMENT OF COMPLAINTS AND DENUNCIATIONS, AND
HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW ON PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Section 1.
SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES OVER PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Article 54.
Disputes over product and goods quality

Disputes over product and goods
quality include:

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2. Disputes between production
and business organizations or individuals and consumers and concerned parties
due to products or goods poor quality, which causes harms to humans, animals,
plants, properties or the environment.

Article 55.
Forms of settlement of disputes over product and goods quality

1. Negotiation on product and
goods quality between disputing parties.

2. Conciliation between the
parties by an intermediary agency, organization or individual agreed upon by
the parties.

3. Settlement by arbitration or
a court.

Procedures for settlement of
disputes over product and goods quality by arbitration or courts comply with
legal provisions on arbitration or civil procedures.

Article 56.
Statute of limitations for complaint and initiation of lawsuits on product and
goods quality

1. The statute of limitations
for initiation of lawsuits on product and goods quality between purchasers and
sellers complies with the Civil Code.

2. The statute of limitations
for complaint and initiation of lawsuits on product and goods quality between
production and business organizations or individuals comply with the Commercial
Law.

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Article 57.
Examination, test, inspection for settlement of disputes over product and goods
quality

1. Designated dispute-settling
agencies or organizations or involved parties shall reach agreement on
requesting professional agencies or organizations to examine, test or inspect
products and goods whose quality is under dispute.

2. Bases for examination, test
and inspection of products and goods under dispute include:

a/ Contractual agreements on
product and goods quality;

b/ Announced standards and
relevant technical regulations applied to those products and goods.

Article 58.
Sample-taking, testing or inspection costs in the settlement of disputes over
product and goods quality

1. Complainants or initiators of
lawsuits shall pay costs of sample taking, testing or inspection of product and
goods quality.

2. If the testing or inspection
results show that organizations or individuals producing and/or trading in
products and goods commit violations on product and goods quality, those
organizations or individuals shall pay to complainants or lawsuit initiators
costs of sample taking and testing or inspection of the quality of products and
goods under dispute.

Section 2.
COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

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1. Damage caused by violations
of regulations on product and goods quality must be compensated wholly and
promptly.

2. Damage to be compensated is
specified in Article 60 of this Law, unless otherwise agreed upon by disputing
parties.

Article 60.
Damage to be compensated due to goods poor quality

1. Damage in terms of value of
broken or destroyed goods or assets.

2. Damage in terms of human life
or health.

3. Damage in terms of interests
associated with the use or exploitation of goods or assets.

4. Reasonable expenses for
prevention, mitigation and overcoming of damage.

Article 61.
Compensation liabilities

1. Producers and importers shall
pay compensation to sellers or consumers when their goods cause harms to the
latter due to their failure to ensure the goods quality, except for cases
specified in Clause 1, Article 62 of this Law. Compensation shall be paid
according to agreements between involved parties-or court decisions or arbitral
awards.

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Article 62.
Cases in which compensation needs not be paid

1. Producers and importers need
not pay compensation in the following cases:

a/ Sellers sell or users use
goods of which the use duration has expired;

b/ The statute of limitations
for complaint or initiation of lawsuits has expired;

c/ The withdrawal of defective
goods has been notified to sellers and users before the goods cause harms;

d/ Products or goods are
defective due to their compliance with regulations of competent state agencies;

e/ The worlds scientific and
technological level is not high enough to detect that products may be unsafe by
the time they cause harms:

f/ The damage is caused at the
sellers fault;

g/ The damage is caused at the
purchasers or consumers fault.

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a/ Consumers use goods of which
the use duration has expired;

b/ The statute of limitations
for complaint or denunciation has expired;

c/ That the goods are defective
has been notified to purchasers or consumers but they still purchase or use
those goods;

d/ The goods are defective
because the producers or importers comply with regulations of competent state
agencies;

e/ The worlds scientific and
technological level is not high enough to detect that the goods may be unsafe
by the time they cause harms;

f/ The damage is caused at the
purchasers or consumers fault.

Article 63.
Compensation liability of conformity evaluation organizations which supply
wrong results

1. Conformity evaluation
organizations which supply wrong results shall pay compensation for damage
caused to evaluation-requesting organizations or individuals according to the
civil law.

2. Organizations and individuals
with products or goods evaluated in terms of conformity are obliged to prove
the wrong results given by and the faults of conformity evaluation
organizations specified in Clause 1 of this Article.

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Article 64.
Complaints and denunciations about violations of the law on product and goods
quality

1. Organizations and individuals
may lodge complaints with state agencies or competent persons about
administrative decisions or acts of state agencies or competent persons which
they consider illegal or about acts in infringement of their lawful rights and
interests in the domain of product and goods quality.

2. Individuals may denounce to
state agencies or competent persons acts in violation of the law on product and
goods quality in accordance with the law on complaint and denunciation.

3. Organizations and individuals
are responsible for their complaints or denunciations.

Article 65.
Settlement of complaints and denunciations about violations of the law on
product and goods quality

State agencies and persons
competent to settle complaints and denunciations shall consider and settle violations
of the law on product and goods quality in accordance with the law on
complaints and denunciations.

Section 4.
HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW ON PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Article 66.
Handling of violations of the law on product and goods quality

1. Individuals committing acts
of violating the law on product and goods quality shall, depending on the
nature and severity of their violations, be disciplined, administratively
sanctioned or examined for penal liability and. if causing damage., pay compensation
in accordance with law.

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3. The fine level imposed on
administrative violations specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article must be
at least equal to the value of consumed products or goods in violation but must
not exceed five times that value; money gained from violations shall be
confiscated in accordance with law.

The Government shall specify
administrative violations, forms of sanctioning and levels of fine imposed on
those violations in the domain of product and goods quality and ways of
determining the value of products and goods in violation.

Article 67.
Initiation of administrative lawsuits

Organizations and individuals
may initiate lawsuits against state agencies or competent persons at courts
regarding administrative decisions or acts related to product and goods quality
in accordance with the law on procedures for settlement of administrative
cases.

Chapter 6

RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
STATE CONTROL OF PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Article 68.
Responsibilities for state control of product and goods quality

1. The Government shall exercise
the unified state control of product and goods quality throughout the country.

2. The Ministry of Science and
Technology shall take responsibility before the Government for unified control
of product and goods quality.

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4. Peoples Committees at all
levels shall exercise the state control of product and goods quality in their
localities under the Governments decentralization.

5. Based on the socio-economic
development situation and state control requirements for product and goods
quality in each period, the Government shall specify state control
responsibilities of each line ministry for products and goods which are not yet
specified in Clause 2, Article 70 of this Law.

Article 69.
State management responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology

1. To formulate and promulgate
or submit to the Government for promulgation, and organize the implementation
of, policies, strategies, planning, plans and legal documents on product and
goods quality.

2. To-assume the prime
responsibility for, and coordinate with line ministries and provincial/
municipal Peoples Committees in, elaborating and submitting to competent
authorities for approval and organize the implementation of a national program
on raising the productivity, quality and competitiveness of products and goods.

3. To exercise the state control
of product quality in production according to Clause 1, Article 70 of this Law.

4. To organize and direct
activities of state control of the quality of goods imported, exported or
circulated on the market in the use process related to radiation safety,
nuclear safety, measuring equipment, and other goods, except for goods falling
within responsibilities of line ministries defined in Clause 2, Article 70 of
this Law.

5. To assume the prime
responsibility for, and coordinate with line ministries in, formulating and organizing
the application of measures for state control of quality, regulations on
management or designation of conformity evaluation organizations, with regard
to products in production and goods imported, exported or circulated on the
market; organize international cooperation on product and goods quality.

6. To assume the prime
responsibility for organizing evaluation, propose forms of honoring or
rewarding at the national level products and goods of organizations and individuals
with outstanding achievements in terms of product and goods quality; provide
conditions and procedures for awarding product and goods quality prizes to
organizations and individuals.

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8. To supervise the observance
of the law on product and goods quality; to settle complaints and denunciations
about, and handle violations of the law on, product and goods quality in the
assigned domains.

Article 70.
State control responsibilities of line ministries

1. Line ministries shall
exercise the state control of product and goods quality in their assigned
domains, having the following responsibilities:

a/ Formulating, promulgating or
submitting to the Government for promulgation, and organizing the
implementation of, policies, strategies, planning, plans or development
programs on raising product and goods quality;

b/ To formulate, promulgate, and
organize the implementation of, legal documents on product and goods quality in
conformity with specific requirements and tasks of ministries and branches;

c/ To organize and direct
activities of state control of product and goods quality;

d/ To designate and manage
operations of conformity evaluation organizations to meet the requirements of
state control of product and goods quality;

e/ To inspect the observance of
the law on product and goods quality; to settle complaints and denunciations
about, and handle violations of the law on, product and goods quality within
the scope of their tasks and powers;

f/ To monitor, make statistics
and review the situation of product and goods quality control; to propagate,
disseminate and guide the law on product and goods quality; to assist
production and business organizations and individuals in getting information on
product and goods quality;

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2. Responsibilities for state
control of the quality of imported, exported or marketed products and goods
which are capable of causing unsafe in their use process, are defined as
follows:

a/ The Ministry of Health shall
take responsibility for foods, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, medical bio-products,
cosmetics, drug materials, drugs for human use. domestic chemicals,
insecticides, disinfectants and medical equipment and facilities;

b/ The Ministry of Agriculture
and Rural Development shall take responsibility for plants, animals,
fertilizers, animal feeds, plant protection drugs, veterinary drugs,
bio-products for use in agriculture, forestry or aquaculture, irrigation works.
and dykes:

c/ The Ministry of Transport
shall take responsibility for means of transport, loading and unloading means
and equipment, specialized transport equipment for construction, marine
exploration and exploitation equipment, and traffic works;

d/ The Ministry of Industry and
Trade shall take responsibility for pressure equipment, lifting equipment for
industrial use. chemicals, industrial explosives, oil and gas mining equipment,
except for marine exploration and exploitation equipment and facilities:

e/ The Ministry of Construction
shall take responsibility for civil works, industrial works and technical
infrastructure works;

f/ The Ministry of Defense shall
take responsibility for military equipment and facilities, ammunitions, weapons
and products in service of defense, and defense works;

g/ The Ministry of Public
Security shall take responsibility for fire prevention and fighting equipment;
technical equipment, ammunitions, weapons, support instruments, except for
those specified at Point f of this Clause.

Chapter 8

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Article 71.
Implementation effect

This Law takes effect on July 1,
2008.

The December 24, 1999 Ordinance on
Goods Quality ceases to be effective on die effective date of this Law.

Article 72.
Implementation guidance

The Government shall detail and
guide the implementation of this Law.

This Law was passed on November
21, 2007. by the XlIth
National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 2nd
session.

CHAIRMAN
OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Nguyen Phu
Trong