Circular No. 37/2015/TT-BCT dated October 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry regulations on limits and inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products

THE MINISTRY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY

Circular No. 37/2015/TT-BCT datedOctober 30, 2015 of the Ministry of Trade and Industryregulations on limits and inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products

Pursuant to the Decree No.95/2012/ND-CP on functions, responsibilities, powers and the organizational structure of Ministry of Trade and Industry dated November 12, 2012 of the Government;

Pursuant to the law on product and goods quality dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to the Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on product and goods quality dated December 31, 2008;

Pursuant to the Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP detailing the implementation of the Law on international commerce of goods sale and purchase, transit and processing enterprises dated November 20, 2013 of the Government ;

Pursuant to the Decree No. 187/2013/ND-CP on administrative penalties in goods and products quality, standards and measures;

At the requests of the Director of the Department of Science and Technology.

The Minister of Trade and Industry issues this Circular regulating content limits and inspection of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products.

Chapter I.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of adjustment

1. This Circular regulates limits and inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products consumed in Vietnam market. A list of textile products is compiled in Annex 1 of this Circular.

2. Textile products that are not regulated by this Circular include:

Fibers and greige fabrics before final treatment;

b) Commodities granted diplomatic immunities, commodities in diplomatic bags, personal belongings, and gifts within tax-fee allowance under the Decision No. 31/2015/QD-TTg dated August 04, 2015 of the Prime Minister.

Article 2. Subject of application

This Circular shall apply to:

1. Textile manufacturers, textile importers in Vietnam market;

2. Organization that are appointed and authorized by the Minister of Trade and Industry to participate in the State inspection of limits of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products (hereinafter referred to as the appointed inspecting bodies);

3. Relevant individuals and organizations.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

Terms in this Circular shall be construed as follows:

1. Shipment: a certain amount of commodities in the same application and registered for an inspection. A shipment may contain one or various textile articles.

2. Batch: an amount of products from the same technological line manufactured in one time, have the same specifications label contents.

3. Textile article: textile products which have the same name, brand, design and specifications.

4. Textile product: products mainly made of yarn, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics, nonwoven fabrics, coating fabrics, synthetic leathers which are originated from fibers, natural or artificial fibers or products made of from the above-mentioned materials.

5. Textile products for children under 36 months of age: textile products for children under the age of 36 months.

6. A textile product in direct contact with skin: a product whose surface comes into direct contact with human’s skin.

7. A textile product not in direct contact with skin: a product whose surface does not come into direct contact with human’s skin.

8. 2 types of samples:

A representative sample: a sample that is randomly taken from the population of an article and accurately reflects the characteristics and qualities of the shipment or batch.

b) A probability sample: a sample in which every unit in the population has a chance of being selected to be the sample.

9. A standard inspection: a form of inspection of the consistency between the application and the shipment/batch by sampling for inspection, assessing inspection results and issuing the State inspection results.

10. A reduced inspection: a form of inspection of the consistency between the application and the shipment/batch by sampling for inspection, assessing inspection results and issuing the State inspection results.

11. A documentary inspection: a method of inspection of the consistency between the application and the shipment/batch, and the State inspection results shall be issued then.

12. Probability inspection: a method of annual planned or surprise inspection of products under the documentary inspection. Inspection results shall be notified by the competent regulatory body.

Chapter II

APPOINTED INSPECTING BODIES

Article 4. Requirements for appointed inspecting bodies

1. The Ministry of Trade and Industry shall appoint an testing/ inspection/certifying body that satisfies regulations in Article 11, Article 12 and Article 14 of the Circular No. 48/2011/TT-BCT on quality management of products and goods in Group 2 under the Administration of the Ministry of Trade and Industry dated December 30, 2011 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry (hereinafter referred to as the Circular No. 48/2011/TT-BCT).

2. The Ministry of Trade and Industry shall authorize an appointed testing/ inspecting/certifying body to conduct the State inspection as regulated in clause 1 of this Article and when it:

Has laboratories available under the clause 1 of this articles; or

b) Has signed a subcontractor agreement with the appointed testing body under the clause 1 of this articles; or

c) Has signed a subcontractor agreement with a foreign testing body which does not operate in Vietnam (hereinafter referred to as an overseas testing body) whose results are recognized by the Ministry of Trade and Industry under regulations in Article 6 of this Circular.

Article 5. Procedures for appointment of appointed inspecting bodies

Any organization that wishes to participate in State inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products shall submit an application to the Department of Science and Technology-the Ministry of Trade and Industry directly or by post.

1. Documents requested in the application:

An application form using form 01 provided in Annex 5 of this Circular.

b) A list of testers/inspectors/specialists of the organization compiled according to form 02 of Annex 05 enclosed with this Circular;

c) A list of deliverables, standards and procedures for testing/inspecting/ certifying content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products using form 03 of Annex 05 enclosed with this Circular;

a) Certified true copies (if applications are submitted by post) or a copy enclosed with the original copies for comparison (is applications are submitted directly) of the following documents: Certificates of conformity with testing/inspecting/certifying regulations (enclosed with the Decision on issuance of conformity and annex, if any) granted by lawful accreditation organizations of Vietnam or foreign lawful accreditation organizations being members of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), or The Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) (for inspection and testing)/ International Accreditation Forum (IAF), or the Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (if any);

dd) Documents about respective quality control of testing/inspecting/certifying bodies;

e) Documents about calibration of measuring instruments (for testing body) under the regulations of laws.

2. Application receipt and processing

a)The Ministry of Trade and Industry shall consider the application and notify the applicant in writing if his/her application is incomplete or invalid within 03 (three) working days from the day of receipt of the application.

b) The Ministry of Trade and Industry shall set up an Evaluation Board to evaluate the actual capacity of the applicant within 05 (five) working days from the date of receipt of the complete and valid application;

c) The Ministry of Trade and Industry shall assess the applicant’s capacity within 60 (sixty) working days from the day on which the Evaluation Board is established;

d) According to the record of the applicant’s capacity assessment, the Ministry of Trade and Industry shall issue a Decision to appoint an organization who capacity is assessed as satisfactory according to the record to participate the State inspection and make such information publicly available on the portal of the Ministry of Trade and Industry within 05 (five) working days from the day on which the assessment is made. If any application is rejected, the Ministry of Trade and Industry shall send the applicant a written notification in which reasons for failure shall be specified;

Effective period of the Decision on appointment and empowerment shall not exceed 03 (three) years from the day on which the Decision is signed.

3. Time extension for the State inspection shall be made 03 (three) months in advance of the day on which the Decision on appointment and empowerment expires. The appointed inspecting body wishes to extend the duration of the Decision on appointment and empowerment shall send a (01) request for extension to the Department of Science and Technology- the Ministry of Trade and Industry directly or by post. To be specific:

In case time extension does not affect the operating scope of the appointed inspecting body:
The appointed inspecting body shall submit an application form using form 01 of the Annex 05 in which the request for extension shall be specified together with the 03 operation status reports in the last 03 (three) years to the Ministry of Trade and Industry;

The Ministry of Trade and Industry shall verify the request and issue a Decision on time extension within 10 (ten) working days from the date of receipt of the written request. If the request is rejected, the Ministry of Trade and Industry shall send the appointed inspecting body a written notification in which reasons for rejection shall be specified;

The effective period of the Decision on time extension shall not exceed 03 (three) years from the day on which the Decision is signed.

b) In case of changes in the scope of operation

The appointed inspecting body shall submit an (01) application for changes in the scope of operation corresponding to each testing/inspection/certification activity to the Department of Science and Technology - Ministry of Trade and Industry directly or by post. The application shall include:

- A written request for changes in the scope of the State inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products corresponding to each testing/inspection/certification activity( the content is similar to that in the application of the State inspection regulated in form No.01, Annex 05 of this Circular);

- Documents or records necessary for the changes in the scope of operation;

Procedures for verification, assessment and issuance of a Decision on time extension shall comply with regulations in clause 2 of this Article.

Article 6. Procedures for acceptance of testing results released by foreign testing body not operating in Vietnam

1. The appointment of a foreign testing body not operating in Vietnam to participate in the inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products shall be conducted in accordance with the Circular no. 26/2013/TT-BKHCN on requirements and procedures for appointment of foreign conformity assessment  bodies to carry out assessment on conformity of product and commodity under the national technical regulations dated November 15, 2013 of the Department Of Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as the Circular No.26).

2. Each foreign testing body which does not operate in Vietnam shall submit an (01) application to the Department of Science and Technology - Ministry of Trade and Industry under regulations in clause 2, Article 8 of the Circular 26.

3. Procedures for application receipt shall comply with regulations in Article 9 of the Circular 26. The effective period of the Decision shall not exceed 03 (three) years.

Chapter III

LIMITS, TESTING METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTION OF CONTENT OF FORMALDEHYDE AND AROMATIC AMINES DERIVED FROM AZO COLORANTS IN TEXTILE PRODUCTS

Article 7. Limits of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products.

1. Formaldehyde content of textile products must not exceed the limits regulated in Annex 2 enclosed with this Circular.

2. Limits of content of each aromatic amine derived from azo colorants in textile products must not exceed 30 (thirty) mg/kg. A list of aromatic amines is presented in Annex 03 of this Circular.

Article 8. Testing methods

1. Formaldehyde content in textile products shall be determined by the following testing methods:

TCVN 7421-1:2013,Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolized formaldehyde (water extraction method); or

ISO 14184-1:2011,Textiles - Determination of formaldehyde - Part 1: Free and hydrolized formaldehyde (water extraction method).

2. The content of aromatic amines derived from azo colorants on textiles of textile products shall be determined in accordance with following testing standards:

ISO 24362-1:2014,Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibers; and
 ISO 24362-3:2014,Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants, which may release 4-aminoazobenzene, or;

b) EN 14362-1:2012,Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibers; and
EN 14362-3:2012,Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants - Part 3: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants, which may release 4-aminoazobenzene.

Article 9. Sampling

1. Sampling methods:

Samples for determination of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products shall be clean (free from dust, oil, grease, etc.) and shall be taken as follows: For fabrics: the sample length is 0.5 m, the sample width is the width of the abb and the distance to the roll end shall be at least the same as the circumference of the fabric roll.

b) Yarn or sewing thread after chemical treatment and other materials and accessories: at least 50 (fifty) gram shall be sampled. Cone-shaped samples or tapered samples shall be taken after removing their coverings or only get the inside of yarn or thread reels taken.

c) Apparel products, accessories or decorative patterns with synthetic leather of apparel products and specialized products which has woven surface such as carpets, curtains, mattresses: the sample shall be taken from the shipment/batch; or

Samples of materials, accessories and design patterns are provided by the manufacturer and such samples shall be attached with a certificate (original copy signed and sealed by the representative of the manufacturer or seller) in which states that such samples are used for manufacturing the above-mentioned products.

2. Sample preservation

Samples must be put up in durable polyethylene package. Samples shall be sealed under regulations of laws.

3. Quantity of samples

Standard inspections

-For fabrics:01 (one) sample per color or type of fabrics.

-For yarn or sewing thread after chemical treatment and other materials and accessories:01 (one) sample per color or design pattern.

-For apparel products, accessories or decorative patterns with synthetic leather of apparel products and specialized products which has woven surface such as carpets, curtains, mattresses: 01 (one) material sample or 01(one) product per color/ type of products.

-For inventory (comprising diverse types of fabrics, various dimensions of fabric rolls and parcels), the proportion and quantity of samples are as follows:

+ If a batch/shipment contains 500 (five hundred) fabric rolls/bags/parcels or less: 03% (three) of them shall be randomly taken out of the batch/shipment, one representative sample shall be taken from each selected fabric rolls/bags/parcels then;

+ If a shipment/batch contains more than 500 (five hundred) fabric rolls/bags/parcels: 15 (fifteen) fabric rolls/bags/parcels out of the total and 02% (two) of the rest of them shall be randomly taken out of the shipment/batch , one representative sample shall be taken from each selected fabric roll/bag/parcel then;

-For a shipment/batch containing no more than 5 (five) products and the total of the shipment/batch not exceeding 200 (two hundred) products:a representative sample shall be randomly taken from each article in the shipment/batch.

b) Reduced sampling (the quantity of samples is reduced)

-For fabrics: 01 (one) sample per color.

-For yarn or sewing thread after chemical treatment and other materials and accessories: 01 (one) sample per color.

-For apparel products, accessories or decorative patterns with synthetic leather of apparel products and specialized products which has woven surface such as carpets, curtains, mattresses:01 (one) material sample or 01(one) product per color.

-For other products: fabrics, yarn or sewing thread after chemical treatment, materials and accessories for textile products and inventory, etc. 30% (thirty)  to 50% (fifty) of samples taken by common sampling methods.

Article 10.  Procedures for State inspection of domestic textile products

1. The inspection of the content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in domestic textile products shall comply with regulations of the law on product and goods quality; the Decree No. 132/2008/ND- CP detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the law on product and goods quality dated December 31, 2006 of the Government and the Circular No. 48/2011/TT-BCT).

2. The procedures for inspection of the content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in domestic textile products shall comply with regulations in Article 20 of the Circular no. 48/2011/TT-BCT.

Article 11. Forms of registration and application for State inspection of imported textile products

1. The inspection of the content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in domestic textile products shall be conducted in forms of standard inspections, reduced inspection, documentary inspection and probability inspections.

Standard inspections

Standard inspections shall apply to following cases:

- Imported textile products; or

- Any shipment with poor quality found during the quality assessment under reduced inspection or documentary inspection shall be subject to a standard inspection.

b) Reduced inspection

For imported textile products of the same article and code supplied by the same manufacturer, if such products pass 03(three) consecutive quality inspection held by an appointed inspecting body, they shall be eligible for a reduced test, except for cases in point a of this clause.

c) Documentary inspection

Documentary inspection shall apply to the following cases:

- For imported textile products are used for scientific researches or samples; exhibition, trade fairs; imported fabrics for processing and manufacturing to re-export, and imported fabrics being materials of processing export enterprises sold domestically: not exceeding 30 m/ swatch/color or 05 (five) products/pattern;

- Imported textile products serve purposes of security, national defense, healthcare, charity, transport, industrial production or diplomatic and social events;

- Textile products are granted certificates and bear eco-labels of the manufacturing country or exporting country according to the list regulated in Annex 4 of this Circular;

- Any shipment contains finished textiles with no more than 03 (three) types of commodities and 02(two) products/type of commodity (for a small shipment) and the frequency of importation does not exceed 02 (two) times/month;

- Any shipment with imported products tested by a foreign testing body which does not operate in Vietnam and the satisfactory testing results  recognized by the Ministry of Trade and Industry under regulations of this Circular;

- At least 10 shipments of semi-finished fabrics, materials and accessories which are imported within 06 consecutive months and inspected by the same appointed inspecting body are satisfactory under provisions of this Circular;

- Besides the documents regulated in clause 2 of this Article, any textile manufacturers/trademarks/firms/companies which have restricted chemical control systems and quality assurance procedures related to the global supply shall submit following documents:

+ Relevant documents about the restricted chemical control system;

+Documents about quality assurance procedures related to the global production chain control through the following stages: control of materials, semi-finished and finished products, subcontractors and global distribution channels;

+ Certificates of accreditation of the quality assurance of the holding company and subcontractors of the supply chains granted by an accreditation body which is recognized by regional and international accreditation bodies  e.g. ILAC/APLAC….;

+ Some results of typical conformity assessment as evidence for specific product quality control of some particular products.

d) Probability inspection

A probability inspection shall apply to shipments/batches during the period of documentary test at least once every 06 (six) months in the following cases:

- The inspection is part of the annual State inspection plan approved the Ministry of Trade and Industry;

- The State regulatory body shall send a written request to the appointed inspecting body to inspect imported products according to market information.

- Cost for the probability inspection shall be paid by the importer whose commodities undergo the probability inspection.

2. Application for inspection

Application forms for inspection of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in imported textile products using form 1, Annex 05 of the Circular.

b) Certified true copies of invoices, a detailed packing list and declaration of imported commodities (the importer shall provide the appointed inspecting body with an additional declaration of imported commodities after the completion of declaration of imported commodities and prior to receipt of the notification of the State inspection results);

c)  Documentary evidence that the shipment/batch is eligible for documentary inspection or reduced inspection (if any).

Article 12. Procedures for inspection

1. Submission of an application for inspection and sampling

a) Every textile product importer shall submit an (01) application for inspection to the appointed inspecting body directly or by post;

b) Such importers shall cooperate with customs authorities and the appointed inspecting body to collect samples under Article 9 of this Circular, if requested. The form of record of sampling is presented in form 03, Annex 06 of this Circular.

2. Process of testing

a) With regard to standard inspection or reduced inspection

The appointed inspecting body shall notify the importer of the sampling plan within 01 (one) working day from the date of receipt of the complete and valid application;

The appointed inspecting body shall send a written notification of the inspection results to the importer within 05 (one) working days from the date of receipt of the sample.

In case of reduced inspection, prioritized importers under regulations of Article 8 and Article 23 of the Circular38 /2015/TT-BTC on custom procedures and supervision; import –export tax and tax administration of imported/exported commodities dated March 25, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as the Circular No. 38/2015/TT-BTC) may get their commodities transported to their warehouses. The clearance custom shall be granted after the state inspection results are available.

b) With regard to documentary inspection

The appointed inspecting body shall notify the importer of the plan for verification of consistency between the shipment and the application within 01 (one) working day from the date of receipt of the complete and valid application;

The appointed inspecting body shall send a written notification of the State inspection results to the importer within 01 (one) working day from the day on which the verification of consistency between the shipment/batch and the application is carried out.

Article 13. The State inspection results

1. If the testing results of the representative sample of an article meets the requirements of this Circular, the article shall be recognized.

2. If the testing results of all articles of the shipment/batch meets the requirements of this Circular, the shipment/batch shall be consider satisfactory.

3. If the testing results of the representative sample fails to meet the requirements of this Circular, the corresponding article shall be considered unsatisfactory. Unsatisfactory articles shall be dealt with in accordance with Article 15 of this Circular.

4. If the testing results of the inventory (comprising various types of fabrics and dimension of fabrics rolls and parcels) fails to meet the requirements regulated in this Circular, the whole shipment/batch  shall be considered unsatisfactory and shall be deal with under Article 15 of this Circular.

5. The probability inspection results shall be considered are the basis for application or cancellation of the documentary inspection.

6. The State inspection results shall be notified to the importer directly or by post or via the customs electronic data processing system as regulated in item Article, clause 3, Article 6 of the Circular 38/2015/TT-BTC.

Article 14.  Penalties for violations

1. With regard to violations against regulations on domestic product and commodity quality

Violations against regulations on domestic textile products quality shall be dealt with under regulations of the Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on product and goods quality dated December 31, 2008 of the Government.

2. Violations against regulations on imported product quality a) with regard to textile products under the standard inspection:

Such violations shall be dealt with under Article 19 of the Decree No. 80/2013/ND-CP on administrative penalties for products measurements and quality dated July 19, 2013 of the Government (hereinafter referred to as the Decree No. 80/2013/ND-CP).

b) For textile products failing to pass reduced inspection or documentary inspection shall be dealt with as follows:

- Be subjected to a standard inspection;

- Carry penalties regulated in point a of this clause.

3. Appointed inspecting body and appointed testing body violating regulations shall be dealt with in accordance with Article 20 of the Law on product and goods quality and Article 21 of the Decree No. 80/2013/ND-CP. The penalties of warning, suspension or withdrawal of the appointed Decision shall depends on the seriousness of the violations.

Chapter IV

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 15. Responsibilities of the state regulatory bodies

1. The Department of Science and Technology shall:

a) Take charge of and cooperate with relevant bodies to control textile quality;

b) Take charge of, designate, empower and manage appointed inspecting bodies;

c) Take charge of evaluating and recognizing testing results released by foreign testing bodies not operating in Vietnam;

d) Receive, aggregate and process information of the State inspection notification and market information;

dd) Urge, instruct and examine the implementation of this Circular nationwide;

e) Develop annual inspection plans and surprise inspection plans applying to appointed inspecting bodies and importers that are eligible for documentary inspection;

g) Publish a list of inspecting bodies and foreign testing bodies whose testing results are recognized by the Ministry of Trade and Industry on the portal of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, (www.moit.gov.vn);

2. The Department of Marketing and Management shall:

Develop plans, conduct and direct the Sub-Departments of Marketing and Management of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as the Sub-Departments of Marketing and Management of province) to control and dealt with violations against regulations of content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products under regulations of laws.

3. Departments of Trade and Industry of provinces shall:

a)Take charge of and cooperate with relevant bodies to disseminate and guide relevant laws, and provide entities within its province with regulations on the content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products;

b) Inspect, examine and impose administrative penalties in assigned fields within its administration under regulations of laws.

Article 16. Powers and obligations of appointed inspecting bodies

1. Appointed inspecting bodies operating in Vietnam shall:

a)Fulfill obligations and powers under article 19 and 20 of the Law on product and goods quality;

b) Participate in testing at least once during the time limit of 03 (three) years, compare textile product quality with that in regulations of this Circular and report the results to the Department of Science and Technology - Ministry of Trade and Industry.

c)Report changes which affect the capacity of the state inspection of the content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products to the Ministry of Trade and Industry within 15 (fifteen) days from the occurrence of such changes;

d) Report the inspection results of unsatisfactory shipments to the Department of Science and Technology-Ministry of Trade and Industry;

dd) Report the operation status using the form 01, Annex 6 of this Circular to the Department of Science and Technology-Ministry of Trade and Industry every six months or irregularly if requested.

2. Accredited foreign testing bodies not operating in Vietnam shall:

- Fulfill responsibilities regulated in Article 15 of the Circular 26;

- Send a notification and operation status report to the Department of Science and Technology-Ministry of Trade and Industry under regulations of laws.

Article 17. Powers and obligations of domestic importers and manufacturers

1. Ensure that the content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in imported textile products does not exceed the limits specified in this Circular.

2. Appoint an inspecting body to inspect or certify the quality of their imported commodities;

3. Recall and deal with commodities of poor quality;

4. Facilitate the inspection of product and commodity quality conducted by competent regulatory bodies.

Article 18. Transitional provisions

1. Appointed inspecting bodies  which takes charge of inspecting content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products under regulations of the Circular 32/2009/TT-BCT on interim content limits of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo dyes in textile products dated November 05, 2009 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry  (hereinafter referred to as the Circular 32) may keep participating in inspection of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in textile products to the expiry date under the Decision of appointment but not after June 30, 2016.

2. As from June 01, 2016, the customs clearance shall only granted when the importer presents the state inspection results of the content of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo colorants in imported textile products which satisfies regulations of this Circular and the record of the shipment importation.

Article 19. Effect

1. This Circular takes effect on December 15, 2015.

2. If any amendments to legal normative documents or testing method standards referred to this Circular are made, the new one shall prevail.

3. This Circular replaces the Circular No. 32/2009/TT-BCT on interim content limits of formaldehyde and aromatic amines derived from azo dyes in textile products dated November 05, 2009 of the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

4. Any arising problems arising in the course of implementation shall be promptly reported to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (the Department of Science and technology). /.

For the Minister

Cao Quoc Hung

 * All Appendices are not translated herein.