THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
No. 03/2010/TT-BLDTBXH | Hanoi, January 19, 2010 |
CIRCULAR
PROMULGATING A LIST OF GROUP-2 PRODUCTS AND GOODS AND GUIDING THE ORDER OF, PROCEDURES FOR, AND CONTENTS OF, QUALITY INSPECTION OF PRODUCTS AND GOODS IN PRODUCTION
THE MINISTRY OF LABOR, WAR INVALIDS AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
Pursuant to the November 21, 2007 Law on Product and Goods Quality;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP of December 31, 2008, detailing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 186/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2007, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs;
After consulting the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs promulgates a list of group-2 products and goods and guides the order of, procedures for, and contents of, state quality inspection of products and goods under its state management responsibility as follows:
Section I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
1. This Circular promulgates a list of group-2 products and goods falling under the state management responsibility of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs specified at Point f, Clause 2, Article 32 of Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP, including machinery and equipment subject to strict labor safety requirements, public recreation facilities and personal protection equipment which are likely to become unsafe in the use process, below referred to as the list of group-2 products and goods (Appendix I to this Circular, not printed herein).
2. This Circular guides the contents and order of and procedures for state quality inspection of products and goods on the list of group-2 products and goods in production.
3. This Circular provides for responsibilities of concerned parties in the state quality inspection of products and goods on the list of group-2 products and goods in production.
Article 2. Subjects of application
1. Organizations and individuals producing or trading in products and goods on the list of group-2 products and goods provided in Appendix I to this Circular (not printed herein).
2. Agencies performing the state management of product and goods quality and other concerned agencies and organizations.
3. Conformity evaluation organizations which are designated to examine, inspect and test the quality of products and goods on the list of group-2 products and goods (below referred to as designated conformity evaluation organizations).
Section II. GROUNDS FOR. MODES AND METHODS OF STATE QUALITY INSPECTION
Article 3. Inspection grounds
1. Grounds for quality inspection of group-2 products and goods in production are relevant technical regulations and conformity evaluation processes, announced applicable standards and laws related to requirements on quality, safety and hygiene, human health and the environment for each kind of products and goods (see Appendix XII to this Circular).
2. For products and goods without relevant technical regulations, inspection bases are replaceable national standards and technical regulations on conformity evaluation or other ones specified in Appendix XII to this Circular.
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