Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP

DECREE

DETAILING A NUMBER OF ARTICLES AND MEASURES FOR ORGANISING AND GUIDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW ON PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Pursuant to the Law on Organisation of the Government No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Organisation of Local Government No. 72/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations No. 68/2006/QH11; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations No. 70/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Product and Goods Quality No. 05/2007/QH12; the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality No. 78/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Commercial Law No. 36/2005/QH11;

Pursuant to the Law on Consumer Protection No. 19/2023/QH15;

At the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology;

The Government issues this Decree detailing a number of articles and measures for organising and guiding the implementation of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Decree details Article 5, Article 6a, Article 6b, Article 6c, Article 6dd, Article 23b, Article 34, Article 34a, Article 45, Article 46, Article 48, Article 49 and Article 72 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality No. 05/2007/QH12 as amended and supplemented by Law No. 78/2025/QH15 (hereinafter referred to as the Law), and measures for organising and guiding the implementation of the Law on traceability of products and goods, numbers and barcodes, the financial mechanism for costs of testing and certification of conformity to standards and technical regulations in support programmes, the order and procedures for inspection, exemption from and reduction of inspection, and handling in the course of quality inspection of imported goods with medium and high risk levels, and the order and procedures for inspection and handling of violations of the quality of goods in circulation on the market.

Article 2. Subjects of application

1. This Decree applies to organisations and individuals producing and trading in products and goods and organisations and individuals with activities relating to the quality of products and goods, numbers and barcodes, goods labels, digital passports, traceability of products and goods, conformity assessment and the National Quality Award in Vietnam.

2. Organisations and individuals exporting goods must ensure that exported goods conform to the regulations of the importing country, contracts, international treaties to which Vietnam is a party, and international mutual recognition agreements on conformity assessment results with relevant countries and territories, and are not responsible for complying with the provisions of this Decree applicable to goods put into circulation on the Vietnamese domestic market, except the obligations specified in Clause 2, Article 50 and Clause 2, Article 87.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

1. Goods labelling means showing the basic and necessary content about goods on the goods label so that consumers can recognise them as a basis for selection and use; so that producers and traders can provide information on and promote their goods; and so that competent agencies can carry out inspection and supervision.

2. A goods label is a written, printed, drawn or photographic version of words, drawings, images, or a data carrier, affixed, printed, attached, moulded, engraved, carved, fixed or displayed directly on the goods, on the commercial packaging of the goods, or on other means attached to the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods.

3. A physical label is a goods label in physical form, comprising a written, printed, drawn or photographic version of words, drawings or images, affixed, printed, attached, moulded, engraved or carved directly on the goods, on the commercial packaging of the goods, or on other materials attached to the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods.

4. An electronic label is a goods label in electronic form, expressed through a data carrier affixed, printed, attached, moulded, engraved, carved, fixed or displayed directly on the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods.

5. A data carrier is a means of encoding information or encoding a link to data on products and goods (barcode, QR, Datamatrix, RFID, NFC and other appropriate methods).

6. The original label of goods is the label first shown on the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods.

7. A supplementary label of goods is a label showing mandatory content translated from the foreign-language original label of the goods into Vietnamese, and supplementing mandatory content in Vietnamese under Vietnamese law that the original label of the goods lacks.

8. Commercial packaging of goods is packaging that contains goods and circulates together with the goods; commercial packaging of goods has two types: direct packaging and outer packaging:

a) Direct packaging is packaging that contains goods and is in direct contact with the goods, forming the shape of the goods or tightly wrapping the shape of the goods;

b) Outer packaging is packaging used to wrap one or several units of goods with direct packaging;

c) The following types of packaging are not called commercial packaging: packaging used for storing, transporting or preserving goods that already have a goods label; bags for carrying goods when shopping; packaging used for containing loose goods and retail goods.

The types of goods packaging at Point c, Clause 8 of this Article are not required to carry a goods label; it is only encouraged to state some content so that consumers can recognise and choose products, such as: the name of the goods, date of manufacture, expiry date, origin of the goods, directions for use and storage, and warning information.

9. Circulation means all activities of putting products and goods on the market, including buying and selling on digital platforms serving electronic transactions, including display, promotion, transport, preservation, storage, and buying and selling of products and goods; excluding the transport of imported goods from the border gate to the first storage warehouse and storage at this warehouse, and excluding the transport of re-exported goods from the border gate back to the storage warehouse.

10. Transit goods are goods brought from abroad into a transit area and then brought directly abroad from this transit area.

11. Quantity of goods is the amount of goods expressed in units of measurement or by count of goods.

12. Date of manufacture is the point in time of completing the final stage of finishing the goods or that lot of goods.

13. Expiry date or shelf life is the point in time of use fixed for the goods or a lot of goods after which the goods no longer retain all their inherent quality characteristics.

14. Best before … is the point in time up to the end of the day, month and year stated on the label at which the product has its best quality characteristics as declared by the producing organisation or individual. After this point in time, the product may have reduced quality characteristics but is not by default unsafe; the circulation and use of the product must comply with the safety and product and goods quality requirements prescribed by law.

15. Ingredients of goods are the materials, including additives, used to produce products and goods and existing in the finished product, including where the form of the material has been changed.

16. Quantitative ingredient is the specific amount (by number, weight, volume or percentage) of each material, including additives, used to produce the goods, in order to provide consumers with information on the proportion of the material in the goods.

17. Directions for use and storage of goods are information relating to the method of storing and using and the conditions necessary for storing and using the goods; hazard warning information and guidance on handling incidents (if any or when necessary); the manufacturer's directions for use and storage must be reviewed and adjusted to ensure conformity with technical regulations.

18. Warning information is notices to ensure the safety of the health of users of products and goods, property and the environment during the transport, storage, preservation and use of products and goods.

19. Technical specifications include the technical criteria prescribed in the standard or technical regulation of products and goods to ensure use value or the safety and health of users and the environment.

20. Traceability is the activity of tracking, supervising and identifying a type, lot or unit of products and goods by time and place through each stage of the supply chain.

21. Traceability data is data from different departments and processes within the defined scope of traceability. Traceability data includes data on quality, safety and basic information of a type, lot or unit of products and goods.

22. A traceability system is a system comprising the activity of identifying a type, lot or unit of products and goods, and collecting, storing and sharing information on products and goods by time and place, in order to manage information on the quality and safety of products and goods.

23. A product trace code is a string of digits, or of digits and letters, used to identify products at the production and trading stages in the traceability process.

24. A location trace code is a string of digits, or of digits and letters, used to identify the location where an event takes place at the production and trading stages in the traceability process.

25. A traceability code is the final identification number at each stage of the traceability process (comprising a string of digits, or of digits and letters, composed of the product trace code, location trace code, and lot/batch number or serial number).

26. A number is a string of digits or letters used to identify products, services, locations, organisations and individuals.

27. A barcode is a method of storing and transmitting the information of a number by: a type of linear bar symbol (one-dimensional barcode); a set of dots (Data Matrix, QR code, PDF417 and other two-dimensional barcodes); radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips and other identification technologies.

28. GS1 is the abbreviation of the international numbering and barcode organisation, which has the function of: developing and issuing international standards on numbers and barcodes; and prescribing procedures for managing, using and providing related services. GS1 has member representatives in each country; in Vietnam it is GS1 Vietnam.

29. The Vietnam country code prefix (currently “893”) is issued by GS1 to GS1 Vietnam.

30. The company prefix is a string of digits comprising the country code prefix and the identification number of the enterprise or individual registering numbers and barcodes.

31. The Global Trade Item Number – GTIN is a string of digits comprising the company prefix and the product identification number under the GS1 standard.

32. Electronic forms are application forms and declarations for carrying out administrative procedures expressed in electronic form.

33. An electronic copy is an electronic scan from the paper original or file with content as full and accurate as the content recorded in the master register or the paper original.

34. Production means carrying out one, some or all activities of manufacturing, processing, extracting, recycling, assembling, mixing, compounding, dividing, decanting, filling, packaging and other activities that produce products and goods.

Article 4. Principles and methods for determining the risk level of products and goods

1. Determining the risk level of products and goods is carried out under the following principles:

a) Based on scientific evidence and data applied in practice;

b) The management capacity of State agencies in each period;

c) Ensuring transparency and objectivity, and inheriting the principles of managing product and goods quality;

d) Ensuring the principle of proportionality, with State management requirements commensurate with the risk level;

dd) Applying the precautionary principle in cases of serious risk to human health and life, the environment or national security where there is not yet sufficient scientific evidence.

2. Risk classification:

Products and goods are classified into three risk levels:

a) High-risk group: products and goods with a high level of hazardous risk and a high likelihood of risk occurring, which may cause serious or especially serious consequences if there are no appropriate management measures;

b) Medium-risk group: products and goods with a medium level of hazardous risk or a medium likelihood of risk occurring, which may cause significant effects if there are no appropriate management measures;

c) Low-risk group: products and goods with a low level of hazardous risk or a low likelihood of risk occurring, which almost never cause significant effects under normal control or use conditions.

3. Method for determining the quantitative risk level

The method for determining the quantitative risk level of products and goods is prescribed in Appendix VI of this Decree. Where necessary to provide for the specificities of products and goods within their management scope, on the basis of the method for determining the quantitative risk level prescribed in this Decree, sectoral and field management ministries prescribe specific requirements in the method for determining the quantitative risk level for products and goods within their management scope.

Article 5. Order and dossier for determining the risk level of products and goods

1. Within 06 months from the date this Decree takes effect, the quality management of products and goods continues to be carried out under the national technical regulations already issued, relevant current legal provisions, and the List of products and goods currently applied.

2. On the basis of the principles, methods and order for determining risk levels prescribed in this Decree, sectoral and field management ministries are responsible for reviewing and assessing the risk level of products and goods within their management scope; and for issuing the List of products and goods with medium and high risk levels, accompanied by HS codes consistent with the Vietnam Export and Import Tariff Schedule, linked to corresponding quality management requirements, ensuring effect from 01 July 2026. Sectoral and field management ministries are responsible for issuing new, or amending and supplementing, national technical regulations corresponding to the products and goods on the List specified in this Clause on an appropriate roadmap, ensuring consistency and convenience for subjects in the course of use.

3. When determining products and goods with medium and high risk levels, sectoral and field management ministries must ensure that:

a) Coordination, supervision and unified risk management are carried out under the law on standards and technical regulations;

b) For each product or good, the risk level must be assessed for each hazard, and the hazard with the highest risk score is selected as the basis for assessing the risk level of that product or good.

4. The dossier for issuing the List of products and goods with medium and high risk levels includes:

a) An explanation of the reasons for including the products and goods in the management list, clearly stating the scientific and practical grounds and international experience;

b) A risk assessment report with the following contents: description of the products and goods and scope of use; consultation opinions of relevant organisations and individuals, industry associations, and science and technology organisations; analysis of hazards, impacts, impact coefficients and determination of the risk level of the products and goods; warning information from competent authorities and international organisations; risk level classification and recommended management measures.

5. The development of technical regulations corresponding to products and goods with medium and high risk levels is carried out under the law on standards and technical regulations. The Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead and coordinates in supervising the determination and management of risks, ensuring consistency and no overlap between sectoral and field management ministries.

6. Sectoral and field management ministries, based on actual conditions and management requirements, including the emergence of new products and technologies and domestic and international warnings on the risks of products and goods, review, update and supplement the List of products and goods with medium and high risk levels within their management scope, ensuring publicity, transparency and conformity with legal provisions.

Article 6. Mechanism for coordination and data sharing among sectoral and field management ministries

1. The Ministry of Science and Technology is the focal agency for developing, managing and operating the National Database on standards, metrology and quality under the law on standards and technical regulations.

2. Sectoral and field management ministries are responsible for:

a) Updating and sharing information and data on products and goods with medium and high risk levels (including inspection, supervision and post-inspection results and violation warnings) to the National Database on standards, metrology and quality, to be carried out when the requirements on facilities and technical infrastructure are fully met. Sectoral and field management ministries update and share data quarterly, before the 25th of the last month of the quarter if there are changes; and also make ad hoc updates when an emergency warning arises;

b) Exploiting and using the data uniformly in developing the List of products and goods with medium and high risk levels, and in market supervision and inspection;

c) For products and goods containing State secrets, it is not required to update information or report inspection, supervision and post-circulation inspection (post-inspection) results on the database.

Chapter II

DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Article 7. Assessment of the operational effectiveness of the national quality infrastructure

The Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with relevant ministries and sectors, in developing a set of indicators for assessing the national quality infrastructure as a basis for assessing the operational effectiveness of the national quality infrastructure; improving Vietnam's ranking in the Global Quality Infrastructure Index; and guiding the mechanism for connecting and sharing data and information among member organisations in the national quality infrastructure in order to improve the effectiveness of State management, support enterprises, protect personal data and secure information.

Article 8. Developing a digital platform for managing the national quality infrastructure

1. The Government assigns the Ministry of Science and Technology to develop, operate and maintain a unified digital platform to serve State management, enterprises, consumers and management of the national quality infrastructure, including the following functional blocks:

a) Serving the development of standards and technical regulations; the database on standards and technical regulations;

b) Serving the registration, designation and management of conformity assessment organisations and accreditation bodies; conformity assessment activities; accreditation activities; and activities of declaring conformity to standards and technical regulations;

c) Serving the registration, designation and management of organisations for verification, calibration and testing of measuring instruments and measurement standards;

d) Serving the management of the human resources system in the field of standards, metrology and quality, including quality inspectors, consultant experts, assessment experts, testers, appraisers and metrology verifiers;

dd) Serving the management of numbers, barcodes, electronic labels, traceability and digital passports of products and goods, and product and goods quality awards;

e) Serving the management of inspection, supervision and international warning activities;

g) The national product and goods quality supervision system.

2. The digital platform ensures connection, sharing, statistics, and periodic and ad hoc reporting, ensuring completeness, timeliness and accuracy to serve inspection, warning and quality management nationwide.

3. Funding for developing, operating, maintaining and upgrading the national quality infrastructure comes from the State budget for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities.

Article 9. The national product and goods quality supervision system

1. The national product and goods quality supervision system is a component of the digital platform for managing the national quality infrastructure, based on information on:

a) Standards and technical regulations; verification and calibration results; conformity assessment and quality inspection results; risk warnings;

b) Feedback and complaints from consumers, social organisations participating in consumer protection, professional social organisations, and organisations and enterprises;

c) Data on numbers, barcodes, traceability, electronic labels and digital passports of products.

2. Relevant parties (enterprises, citizens, management agencies) access information and give feedback on the national product and goods quality supervision system, contributing to transparency and prevention of violations of product and goods quality.

3. The operating mechanism of the national product and goods quality supervision system must ensure data quality, automatic data connection and real-time updating, to serve early warning and support the inspection and examination of product and goods quality.

4. Risk warning is carried out on the basis of big data analysis, integrating domestic and international warnings, and applying artificial intelligence (AI) to detect products and goods showing signs of violation or a risk of not ensuring quality.

5. State management agencies set up a system for receiving feedback, complaints and denunciations through an electronic platform, directly connected to the national product and goods quality supervision system.

6. Feedback and warnings are verified and handled under a transparent process, with the results publicly fed back to the organisation or individual sending the information.

Article 10. Developing, connecting and sharing data in the national quality infrastructure system

1. Ministries, ministerial-level agencies and localities are responsible for periodically updating data quarterly or on an ad hoc basis when required:

a) Providing data and warnings on violating products and goods;

b) Updating the results of inspection, supervision and conformity assessment;

c) Reporting on the progress of developing and implementing components of the national quality infrastructure.

2. Data sharing among components of the national quality infrastructure must be synchronised, consistent, timely, accurate and secure, and effectively serve the management of standards, metrology and quality nationwide.

3. The Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, in specifying the expenditure items and the allocation, management and use of funds for developing and operating the National Database on standards, metrology and quality.

Article 11. Investment of resources for developing the national quality infrastructure

1. The State budget is allocated annually from development investment and recurrent expenditure sources in the field of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation to invest in and develop the national quality infrastructure.

The national quality infrastructure guaranteed by the State budget under this Clause includes:

a) Developing, maintaining, operating and upgrading the digital platform and the national product and goods quality supervision system;

b) Developing, maintaining, operating and upgrading the National Database on standards, metrology and quality;

c) Other components of the national quality infrastructure, including: support for enhancing the capacity of public conformity assessment organisations and public accreditation bodies specified in Clause 1, Article 6b of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as supplemented in Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, and Article 50 of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 70/2025/QH15.

2. The management and use of State budget sources to invest in developing the national quality infrastructure must ensure effectiveness and transparency, avoid duplication and waste, and be linked to the national strategy for developing science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

3. The Ministry of Science and Technology issues, or submits to the competent level for issuance, the regime, standards and norms for budget expenditure on science, technology, innovation and digital transformation for developing the national quality infrastructure specified in Clause 1 of this Article; and guides, consolidates and proposes State budget expenditure estimates for the field of developing the national quality infrastructure (including development investment expenditure and recurrent expenditure) of ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Government-attached agencies, other central agencies and localities under the Law on State Budget, the Law on Public Investment, the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation and the law on product and goods quality, the law on standards and technical regulations, and the law on metrology, consistent with the Party's guidelines and the State's law.

4. The Ministry of Finance is responsible for balancing State budget sources annually for the field of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation under the law on the budget, public investment and sectoral and field management laws; and for consolidating and submitting them to the competent level for consideration and decision on the basis of proposals from the Ministry of Science and Technology.

5. The mobilisation of social resources to develop the national quality infrastructure is carried out through the following mechanisms:

a) Public-private partnership (PPP) in building and operating laboratories, verification and calibration establishments, traceability systems, digital platforms and other components of the national quality infrastructure;

b) Use of enterprises' Science and Technology Development Funds under the law on science, technology and innovation;

c) Use of funds supported from international programmes and projects, official development assistance (ODA) capital and other lawful sources of funds;

d) Tax, fee and charge policies for activities in the field of standards, metrology and quality are implemented under the law on taxes, fees and charges.

Article 12. Support for improving productivity and the quality of products and goods for enterprises

1. Support for organisations and enterprises winning the National Quality Award:

a) The Ministry of Science and Technology compiles the annual list of award-winning organisations and enterprises as the basis for support;

b) Financial support is provided through science, technology and innovation programmes and tasks on productivity and quality;

c) The content and level of financial support and the forms of support for promotion, international cooperation connection and brand development are in accordance with guidance of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

2. Support for small and medium-sized enterprises under the National Programme on Improving Productivity and Quality specified in Clause 4, Article 6c of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as supplemented in Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, at a maximum of 80% of costs by contract value, with priority given to enterprises in processing and manufacturing industry, agriculture and high technology.

3. One-time support per enterprise for testing and certification costs for enterprises producing key export products under Clause 5, Article 6c of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as supplemented in Clause 1, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, at a maximum of 30% of the value of the testing and certification contract, when the following criteria are simultaneously met:

a) The products are in the process of research and development of key products;

b) The testing organisation must be accredited under international standards or designated under the law on product and goods quality.

The method of support is as prescribed in Decree No. 268/2025/ND-CP dated 14 October 2025 of the Government detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Law on Science, Technology and Innovation on innovation; encouraging science, technology and innovation activities in enterprises; recognising innovation centres and supporting innovative start-ups; recognising innovative start-up individuals and enterprises; and innovative start-up infrastructure, networks and ecosystems.

The Ministry of Science and Technology guides the implementation of the provisions of this Clause.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology announces and periodically updates the list of international standards and regional standards on the National Database on standards, metrology and quality.

5. The Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and relevant ministries and agencies, in specifying the expenditure items and the allocation, management and use of funds for the tasks specified in this Article.

Article 13. Inspection and supervision activities

1. Risk management in inspection and supervision is carried out under the following principles:

a) Developing and applying risk management in inspection and supervision activities on standards, metrology, quality and goods labels;

b) Strengthening inspection and supervision of:

Accreditation, conformity assessment, verification, calibration and testing of measuring instruments and measurement standards;

Enterprises applying management systems under standards showing signs of violating the law;

Products and goods with warning information from WTO Member countries, international organisations, or in the mass media, regarding signs of violating the law.

2. Receiving, handling and publicising information

a) Establishing and operating a channel for receiving information on products and goods not ensuring quality that are imported and in circulation on the market, ensuring connection and data sharing with the national product and goods quality supervision system;

b) Organising the handling of violations under law; and at the same time publicising on the National Database on standards, metrology and quality and in the mass media the list of violating organisations and individuals, to warn society and protect consumer rights.

The publicised information includes: the name of the violating organisation or individual; address; the name of the violating products and goods; the violation; handling measures and form of penalty; and the time and agency carrying out the penalty.

The publicising of information must be truthful, objective, promptly updated and must not infringe upon the lawful rights and interests of the relevant parties.

3. Policies on encouragement, reward and protection of whistleblowers of violations include:

a) The State has policies to encourage and promptly reward organisations and individuals that provide information on or denounce violations of the law on standards, metrology and quality, contributing to protecting consumer rights and public interests;

b) Denouncing organisations and individuals are guaranteed confidentiality of personal information and safety of life and property and are not subject to retaliation or victimisation under law.

4. Conditions guaranteeing inspection and supervision work include:

a) Arranging and ensuring the necessary human resources and equipment to serve inspection and examination on standards, metrology and quality at State management agencies at central and local levels;

b) Researching, manufacturing and investing in specialised equipment such as: mobile verification vehicles, cars equipped with testing equipment; rapid measurement and inspection means and equipment and other technical and professional equipment, meeting inspection and supervision requirements.

5. The State attaches importance to organising training and professional refresher courses to improve the capacity of the workforce engaged in standards, metrology and quality work, including:

a) Professional skills in metrology and verification, calibration and testing of measuring instruments and measurement standards;

b) Professional skills of quality inspectors, inspection of the quality of products and goods, and conformity assessment;

c) Professional skills in specialised inspection on standards, metrology, quality and goods labels.

Article 14. Agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods

1. Central-level agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods are the Committees and Departments performing the function of State management of the quality of products and goods, or other agencies under sectoral and field management ministries assigned to perform the task of inspecting the quality of products and goods.

2. The Ministry of Public Security assigns affiliated units to perform the function of inspecting the quality of products and goods within the management scope of the Ministry of Public Security.

3. Local agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods are People's Committees at all levels, specialised agencies under provincial and city People's Committees, and Sub-Departments and equivalents under specialised agencies under provincial and city People's Committees, which perform the function of State management of the quality of products and goods in the locality, carrying out inspection of the quality of products and goods in the areas under their management under law.

4. Based on specific requirements, sectoral and field management ministries and provincial and city People's Committees prescribe the functions, tasks, powers and organisational structure, and agree with the Ministry of Home Affairs on the staffing of the quality inspector force of the units carrying out the inspection of the quality of products and goods specified in Clauses 1 and 3 of this Article.

5. Agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods are responsible for:

a) Carrying out inspection and supervision of the quality of products and goods strictly within their functions and tasks, ensuring objectivity and transparency without hindering lawful production and business activities;

b) Collecting, updating and sharing inspection information and data with the National Database on standards, metrology and quality and coordinating with relevant agencies in handling violations;

c) Being responsible before law for their inspection results, conclusions and handling decisions.

Article 15. Assignment of responsibility for inspecting the quality of products and goods

1. Agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods are responsible for organising inspection of products and goods in production, export, import and circulation on the market in the fields assigned, ensuring that it is carried out on the basis of risk management, objectively, transparently and without hindering lawful production and business activities.

2. Agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods decide on and organise inspection according to plan or on an ad hoc basis; and are responsible before law and before sectoral and field management ministries for inspection results, conclusions and handling decisions.

3. Coordination in inspecting the quality of products and goods among inspecting agencies is carried out only where there is an overlap in the State management functions of sectoral and field management ministries over the products and goods, or where signs of violation of the law on product and goods quality of large scale and complex nature are detected; inspection results and risk warning information must be updated and shared on the National Database on standards, metrology and quality and relevant specialised systems.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with sectoral and field management ministries and localities, in developing and submitting to the Prime Minister for issuance a regulation on coordination among agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods.

Article 16. Quality inspectors

1. Quality inspectors are civil servants, public employees and officers in the people's armed forces who are arranged into job positions or change job positions and are ranked in a corresponding appropriate “quality inspector” grade at agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods under law.

2. Quality inspectors carry out the tasks of inspection, supervision, sampling, coordination in handling administrative violations and other professional tasks relating to the management of the quality of products and goods under this Decree and relevant law.

3. Quality inspectors operate on the principles of openness, transparency, objectivity and compliance with law; and must not abuse their positions and powers for personal gain or to affect the lawful production and business activities of organisations and individuals.

4. The code, professional and technical standards and professional titles for the grades of civil servants and public employees in the specialisation of product and goods quality inspector are prescribed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, in coordination with ministries, ministerial-level agencies and the Government Cipher Committee. The code, professional and technical standards and professional titles of officers in the people's armed forces in the specialisation of product and goods quality inspector are issued by the Minister of Public Security and the Minister of National Defence after obtaining the agreement of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

5. Quality inspectors are issued with separate uniforms, insignia and quality inspector cards under regulations of the Ministry of Science and Technology, except for quality inspector uniforms, insignia and cards of the Ministry of National Defence and the Ministry of Public Security.

Article 17. Funding sources for quality inspection of products and goods

1. Funding sources for inspecting the quality of products and goods include:

a) The annual State budget of sectoral and field management ministries and provincial and city People's Committees;

b) Costs of sampling and conformity assessment serving quality surveys, quality inspection and the settlement of complaints and denunciations on the quality of products and goods, paid from funds for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities;

c) Other lawful sources.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, in specifying the expenditure items and the allocation, management and use of funds specified in this Article.

3. Sampling and testing specified in Clause 7, Article 45 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15 are quality inspection activities serving State management, carried out under the decision, plan or inspection request of the competent authority.

These sampling and testing activities do not include ordinary surveys, scientific research, market research, or voluntary sampling activities of organisations and individuals not aimed at inspection, handling of violations or applying State management measures on the quality of products and goods.

Chapter III

APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Section 1. DEVELOPING AND APPLYING TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Article 18. Application of digital technology to collect, store and share

1. Producing and trading organisations and individuals are encouraged to use numbers and barcodes, including one-dimensional and two-dimensional encoding such as QR codes, two-dimensional data matrix codes (Datamatrix), radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, near-field communication (NFC) technology and other appropriate technologies, with priority given to combining artificial intelligence (AI), big data (Big Data) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to collect, store and share data on the quality of products and goods throughout the supply chain.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology issues guidance on providing information on the quality of products and goods for collection, storage and sharing among ministries, ministerial-level agencies, localities, enterprises, organisations and individuals, consistent with the requirements of developing the digital economy, the circular economy and international integration.

Article 19. Ensuring confidentiality and protecting the rights of consuming organisations and individuals

1. Organisations operating the product and goods quality data system are responsible for ensuring information security and data confidentiality under the law on cybersecurity and personal data protection.

2. The collection, processing and sharing of data must comply with the principles of transparency, purposefulness, proper scope and accuracy, and be used only to serve quality management, risk warning and consumer protection.

3. Consuming organisations and individuals have the right to access and check information relating to the quality of products and goods; and to report violations or inaccurate data through the digital system or the competent State management agency.

4. State management agencies are responsible for receiving, verifying and handling reports of inaccurate quality data; and for strictly handling acts of deliberately providing false information that violate consumers' rights.

Article 20. Assessment and adjustment of policies

1. Ministries and sectors take the lead in organising periodic assessment of the implementation of technology applications in the management of product and goods quality once every 02 years. The assessment and policy adjustment process must be carried out on the basis of full consultation with enterprises, industry associations and consumers.

2. Based on assessment results, the competent authority recommends amending and supplementing policies and laws consistent with technology trends and practical requirements.

Section 2. APPLICATION OF NUMBERS AND BARCODES IN QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND TRACEABILITY OF PRODUCTS AND GOODS

Article 21. Application of numbers and barcodes in quality management and traceability of products and goods

1. Producing and trading organisations and individuals are encouraged to apply numbers and barcodes in quality management and traceability of products and goods. Producing, trading and service organisations and individuals decide on the application of numbers and barcodes on technology platforms such as blockchain technology, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and other new technologies consistent with their needs.

2. Having chosen to apply numbers and barcodes in quality management and traceability of products and goods, producing, trading and service organisations and individuals comply with the relevant provisions of this Decree.

Article 22. Principles of implementing traceability

1. For products and goods with a high risk level, traceability is mandatory under this Decree.

2. Sectoral and field management ministries, based on the risk level of products and goods under Articles 4 and 5 of this Decree, issue the list of products and goods with a high risk level and a roadmap for mandatory application of traceability.

3. Criteria for determining the list and developing the roadmap include: the level of impact on health, the environment, safety and consumer rights; domestic and international warning information; traceability and supply chain transparency; the readiness of technical infrastructure and the compliance capacity of enterprises.

4. The list and roadmap for implementing mandatory traceability must be submitted for opinions of the Ministry of Science and Technology, publicly announced on the web portal of the sectoral and field management ministry, and connected and shared with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

5. Producing, trading and service organisations and individuals dealing with products and goods not covered by Clause 1 of this Article may choose to implement traceability under this Decree.

6. Where producing, trading and service organisations and individuals wish to connect with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods, they comply with this Decree.

7. Competent agencies are responsible for ensuring the provisions on information security and cybersecurity in the course of implementing traceability of products and goods and connecting and sharing with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

8. Where products and goods in the fields of national defence and security have confidentiality requirements regarding source and origin, the provisions on traceability do not apply.

Article 23. Provisions on traceability systems for products and goods ensuring data connection and sharing

1. A traceability system for products and goods ensures the following principles:

a) The “Data sharing” principle: data is shared among participating parties under one of the following models: one step back – one step forward, centralised, cumulative, network or distributed;

b) The “Availability of key data elements” principle: key data elements must be collected, stored and promptly updated in detailed information reports on important events in the production process and supply chain;

c) The “Transparency” principle: the traceability system must meet minimum transparency requirements by using static data on customers, suppliers, products and production conditions;

d) The “Full participation of traceability parties” principle: the traceability system must have the participation of all traceability parties.

2. Organisations and individuals carrying out traceability of products and goods use product trace codes and location trace codes conforming to national standard TCVN 13274 Traceability – Guidelines on the format of codes used in tracing.

3. Organisations and individuals carrying out traceability of products and goods use data carriers conforming to national standard TCVN 13275 Traceability – Data carrier format.

4. The traceability system for products and goods used by organisations and individuals must ensure:

a) A complete traceability process under national standards, international standards, regional standards, foreign standards and in-house standards meeting the law on standards and technical regulations;

b) Being declared as conforming to standards under the law on standards and technical regulations.

Where there is a national technical regulation on traceability systems for products and goods, organisations and individuals must declare conformity to the technical regulation under the law on standards and technical regulations.

5. Traceability data of products and goods in the traceability system includes the following information:

a) Name of the products and goods;

b) Images of the products and goods;

c) Name of the producing or trading unit;

d) Address of the producing or trading unit;

dd) Origin of the products and goods;

e) Critical tracking events and the time of the events in the supply chain under national standard TCVN 12850 or the GS1 Global Traceability Standard;

g) Brand, trademark, lot/batch number or serial number of the product (if any);

h) Expiry date of the products and goods (if any);

i) The national standards, national technical regulations, international standards, regional standards and in-house standards applied.

6. A traceability system for products and goods that connects with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods must include at least the information specified in Clause 5 of this Article.

7. Traceability data of products and goods for consuming organisations and individuals to look up on the National Portal on traceability of products and goods includes at least the following information:

a) Name of the products and goods;

b) Images of the products and goods;

c) Name of the producing or trading unit;

d) Address of the producing or trading unit;

dd) Origin of the products and goods;

e) Brand, trademark, lot/batch number or serial number of the product (if any);

g) Expiry date of the products and goods (if any).

8. Traceability data is connected and shared with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods in the following cases:

a) Products and goods with a high risk level on the list and mandatory traceability roadmap announced by sectoral and field management ministries;

b) Organisations and individuals registering for voluntary connection with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

9. The minimum storage period of traceability data for each type of products and goods is prescribed by the corresponding sectoral and field management ministry.

10. Products in each critical tracking event are identified with a traceability code to trace information on the products and goods.

11. Data carriers for traceability must comply with Clause 3 of this Article. The decoded information includes at least the information specified in Clause 5 of this Article. The minimum period for ensuring the storage of traceability data for each type of products and goods is as prescribed by sectoral and field management ministries.

Article 24. State management of numbering and barcode activities

1. The Government assigns the Ministry of Science and Technology to uniformly perform State management of numbers, barcodes and technologies based on numbering and barcode platforms, specifically:

a) Developing strategies, programmes, schemes, projects, standards, technical regulations and legal normative documents on numbers and barcodes;

b) Guiding ministries, sectors, provincial and city People's Committees, and relevant organisations and individuals in applying numbers and barcodes.

2. The National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality is the standing agency assisting the Ministry of Science and Technology in State management of numbers and barcodes, and is responsible for:

a) Guiding the application of numbers and barcodes, and organising the dissemination and implementation of numbers and barcodes under the standards of the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1;

b) Issuing and managing types of numbers and barcodes under commitments with the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1; and managing and implementing services authorised by the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1;

c) Developing, operating, maintaining, upgrading and exploiting the national numbering and barcode database as a part of the National Portal on traceability of products and goods;

d) Being the sole representative of Vietnam at the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1 and carrying out international cooperation activities on numbers and barcodes;

dd) Organising the collection, management and use of fees for issuing numbers and barcodes under law;

e) Researching and developing applications, and providing services and solutions on numbers and barcodes and other related technologies;

g) Taking the lead in inspecting, handling and settling complaints and denunciations on numbers and barcodes.

3. Sectoral and field management ministries and provincial and city People's Committees coordinate with the Ministry of Science and Technology in implementing the application of numbers and barcodes within the scope and fields assigned for their management.

4. The Ministry of Finance takes the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology and relevant agencies, in developing regulations and guidance on the collection, management and use of fees for issuing numbers and barcodes.

Article 25. State management of traceability of products and goods

1. The Government assigns the Ministry of Science and Technology to perform State management of traceability activities for products and goods, specifically:

a) Prescribing traceability systems for products and goods ensuring data connection and sharing; developing and announcing national standards and national technical regulations on numbers, barcodes and traceability;

b) Guiding the improvement of technical capacity for traceability of products and goods and supporting the development of key products and goods and the socio-economic development of ministries with sectoral and field management functions and of localities;

c) Operating, maintaining, upgrading and administering the National Portal on traceability of products and goods; exploiting the national platform for identification, authentication and traceability of products and goods to serve the management of product and goods quality, risk warning and post-inspection;

d) Managing the use of traceability codes, types of trace codes and data carriers;

dd) Managing the organisation and implementation of traceability for products and goods within the scope and fields assigned for management;

e) Taking the lead, in coordination with ministries with sectoral and field management functions and localities, in inspecting and handling violations and settling complaints and denunciations on traceability of products and goods within the scope and fields assigned for management.

2. Sectoral and field management ministries take the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology, in managing the organisation and implementation of traceability for products and goods within the scope and fields assigned for management, ensuring connection with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods; managing the digital dossier of products within the scope of their functions, tasks and powers; and inspecting and handling violations and settling complaints and denunciations on traceability of products and goods within the scope of their functions, tasks and powers.

3. Provincial and city People's Committees take the lead, in coordination with ministries with sectoral and field management functions, in organising inspection of traceability of products and goods in their localities.

4. The Ministry of Public Security takes the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology and sectoral and field management ministries, in developing, operating, maintaining and upgrading the national platform for identification, authentication and traceability of products and goods.

5. The National Portal on traceability of products and goods and the national platform for identification, authentication and traceability of products and goods are connected and share data, ensuring the proper purpose, scope and authority of State management and data protection.

Article 26. Responsibilities of organisations and individuals carrying out traceability of products and goods

1. Comply with the provisions on traceability of products and goods in this Decree.

2. For products and goods with a high risk level for which traceability is mandatory, organisations and individuals must connect and share data with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

3. Be responsible before law for the traceability information of products and goods prescribed in this Decree.

4. Be subject to inspection, examination and supervision by the competent State management agency on traceability of products and goods under law.

5. Where information is connected to the National Portal on traceability of products and goods, the traceability data of products and goods prescribed in this Decree must be promptly updated on the National Portal according to critical tracking events; organisations and individuals carry out and ensure the maintenance of the data on the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

Article 27. Responsibilities of organisations and individuals providing traceability services and solutions for products and goods

1. Organisations and individuals providing traceability services and solutions for products and goods must connect and share data with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods to ensure the State management of traceability.

2. Be responsible before law for the services and solutions provided to organisations and individuals relating to traceability of products and goods. Where organisations and individuals providing traceability services and solutions for products and goods wish to connect with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods, they coordinate with the operating unit to carry it out and ensure the maintenance of data on the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

3. Be subject to inspection, examination and supervision by the competent State management agency on traceability of products and goods under law.

Article 28. Responsibilities of organisations and individuals using numbers and barcodes

1. Where numbers and barcodes are used under the standards of the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1 and bear the Vietnam country code prefix, producing, trading and service organisations and individuals are responsible for:

a) Registering the use of numbers and barcodes with the competent State management agency on the National Public Service Portal;

b) Creating and affixing numbers and barcodes to objects owned by the producing, trading or service organisation or individual as prescribed;

c) Declaring, updating and providing relevant information on the producing, trading and service organisation or individual and the objects using numbers and barcodes to the competent State management agency or on the database of the GS1 numbering and barcode organisation in Vietnam before putting products into circulation;

d) Being responsible for the uniqueness of the numbers and barcodes when used, and not trading in products and goods that fail to ensure the quality of numbers and barcodes under law;

dd) Not selling or transferring the right to use numbers and barcodes to other producing, trading or service organisations or individuals;

e) Where authorising a partner to use numbers and barcodes, the organisation or individual must have a written authorisation or contract and declare, update and provide information to the numbering and barcode database;

g) Paying the fees for issuing and guiding the use of numbers and barcodes and the fees for maintaining use of numbers and barcodes as prescribed;

h) Giving written notice of and returning the right to use numbers and barcodes to the competent State management agency when the producing, trading or service organisation or individual no longer needs to use numbers and barcodes or ceases operation.

2. After being issued numbers and barcodes under the GS1 international standard bearing the Vietnam country code prefix, producing, trading and service organisations and individuals declare, update and provide relevant information on the organisation or individual and the objects using numbers and barcodes into the database managed by the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality at http://vnpc.gs1.gov.vn, including at least the following contents:

a) GTIN;

b) Product name and trademark;

c) Product description;

d) Product group (types of products with similar properties);

dd) Enterprise name;

e) Target market;

g) Product images.

3. For organisations operating in Vietnamese territory that use foreign country codes under the standards of the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1, the organisation or individual declares, updates and provides information and must ensure that the foreign code was issued by the competent foreign authority or authorised for use by the owner of the foreign code;

4. Where numbers and barcodes not under the standards of the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1 are used, organisations and individuals are responsible for:

a) Complying with the standards and technical regulations on the type of numbers and barcodes in use;

b) When putting objects using numbers and barcodes onto the market or outside the scope of the organisation, the organisation must ensure that the numbers and barcodes used do not duplicate or risk confusion with types of numbers and barcodes under the standards of the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1; and must have warning and accompanying distinguishing measures, or remove those numbers and barcodes before putting them on the market.

5. Organisations and individuals distributing, circulating and trading products and goods are responsible for:

a) Checking and controlling the quality and legality of numbers and barcodes on goods before putting them into distribution, circulation and trading of products and goods, on the platform provided by the competent State management agency;

b) Using location trace codes for locations of distribution, circulation and trading of goods to manage products and goods along the chain;

c) Not distributing, circulating or trading products and goods or objects using numbers and barcodes contrary to regulations.

6. Organisations and individuals developing and providing services, solutions and applications based on numbering and barcode platforms are responsible for:

a) Ensuring the use of correct data sources on objects using numbers and barcodes, consistent with the numbering and barcode data sources of the competent State management agency or from the database of the GS1 numbering and barcode organisation in Vietnam;

b) Not publishing false information on the owner of numbers and barcodes or on objects using numbers and barcodes that have complied with regulations;

c) Where exploiting or using the national numbering and barcode data source, organisations and individuals are responsible for paying the cost of use.

Article 29. Registration of the right to use numbers and barcodes

1. The right to use numbers and barcodes is granted to the following subjects:

a) Producing, trading and service organisations and individuals that have not yet registered to use numbers and barcodes;

b) Producing, trading and service organisations and individuals that have been granted the right to use numbers and barcodes and wish to register for a new grant in the following cases:

The allocated number range has been fully used;

The right to use numbers and barcodes was revoked but the conditions for grant under law are now met;

The right to use numbers and barcodes has expired;

Merger, or joint venture or association forming a new legal entity.

c) Producing, trading and service organisations and individuals that have been granted the right to use numbers and barcodes, with the right to use numbers and barcodes still valid, but with a change in the name or address of the organisation or individual;

d) Organisations and individuals wishing to reuse numbers and barcodes that have been revoked must pay in full the outstanding fees up to the time of registering for reuse.

2. Producing, trading and service organisations and individuals that have been granted the right to use numbers and barcodes and are not subject to Point b, Clause 1 of this Article may adjust their information after sending a request.

3. The dossier for granting the right to use numbers and barcodes is carried out online and includes:

a) An electronic form declaring the registration information with the contents prescribed in Form No. 5 of Appendix VII of this Decree. The contents in the electronic form comply with the mandatory information;

b) Use of the authenticated VNeID electronic identification account of the producing or trading organisation or individual to carry out the procedure for newly granting the right to use numbers and barcodes. Where the VNeID account has not yet integrated necessary papers such as the Decision on establishment, the Enterprise/Business Household Registration Certificate, the Investment Registration Certificate or equivalent documents, the dossier submitter must provide an electronic copy from the master register or a certified electronic copy from the original of these papers.

Article 30. Form of dossier submission

Organisations and individuals prepare 01 set of dossier under Article 29 of this Decree on the National Public Service Portal.

Article 31. Order and procedures for granting the right to use numbers and barcodes

1. The order for carrying out the procedure for granting the right to use numbers and barcodes includes:

The organisation submits the dossier choosing the type of company prefix to register: 12-digit, 10-digit, 9-digit, 8-digit or 7-digit;

The validity period of the right to use numbers and barcodes; payment of fees for issuing numbers and barcodes as prescribed:

a) Where the dossier registering for the right to use numbers and barcodes is incomplete as prescribed, within 01 working day from the date of receiving the dossier, the processing agency notifies the organisation or individual through the National Public Service Portal to amend and supplement it. Within 03 working days from the date of the notice, the organisation or individual amends and supplements the registered dossier;

b) Where the dossier registering for the right to use numbers and barcodes is complete and valid and the organisation or individual pays the fees as prescribed, the processing agency is responsible for granting the electronic right to use numbers and barcodes within 07 working days, with the contents prescribed in Form No. 6 of Appendix VII of this Decree.

2. The validity period of the right to use numbers and barcodes is granted according to the registration of the organisation or individual; where the organisation or individual changes its name or address, the validity of the right to use numbers and barcodes remains as in the previous grant.

3. Organisations and individuals have the right to use numbers and barcodes revoked on the system in the following cases:

a) Requesting termination of the right to use numbers and barcodes;

b) Failing to renew the maintenance of use of numbers and barcodes as prescribed;

c) No longer legally existing, being dissolved, bankrupt, ceasing operation, or converting organisational form without notifying the numbering and barcode management agency;

d) Using numbers and barcodes contrary to regulations, including: issuing, leasing or transferring numbers and barcodes to other organisations or individuals; affixing numbers and barcodes to products and goods outside the registered scope; or inaccurate information in the registration dossier or product data;

dd) Being concluded by the competent authority as having seriously violated, or repeatedly violated, the provisions on standards, metrology, quality, and numbers and barcodes.

Section 3. APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPLEMENT DIGITAL PRODUCT PASSPORTS AND ELECTRONIC LABELS OF GOODS

Article 32. Digital product passports and electronic labels of goods

1. The minimum content of a digital product passport includes:

a) Product name and Global Trade Item Number (GTIN);

b) Name, address and identification number of the organisation or individual producing, importing and trading the products and goods;

c) Information on the origin of the product or the place where the final stage of finishing the goods is carried out;

d) Information on the traceability of the products and goods;

dd) Certificates of conformity to standards and technical regulations and quality certificates (if any);

e) Date of manufacture and expiry date (if any);

g) Safety warnings (if any);

h) Other information serving the management of product and goods quality as required by the State management agency.

2. Requirements for digital product passports:

a) Established in electronic data form, with the product linked to a unique identifier;

b) The declared information must be truthful, complete and promptly updated;

c) Ensuring accessibility and connection of the traceability database with the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

3. Producing and trading organisations and individuals have the right to decide to choose electronic labelling of goods. Electronic labelling of goods is carried out under Chapter IV of this Decree.

4. Producing and trading organisations and individuals may use the digital product passport in place of the electronic label where the digital product passport contains all the mandatory labelling content required on the electronic label under this Decree.

Article 33. State management of digital product passports

1. Based on the requirements for managing the quality of products and goods and international practice, the Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with ministries with sectoral and field management functions, in submitting to the Prime Minister for approval a roadmap for applying digital product passports to specific products and goods. Producing and trading organisations and individuals are encouraged to use digital product passports.

2. Sectoral and field management ministries in the fields assigned for their management are responsible for managing digital product passports:

a) Guiding relevant organisations and individuals in implementing the application of digital product passports under law;

b) Ensuring that the database of the sectoral and field management ministry is integrated into the National Database on standards, metrology and quality to serve management and the declaration of digital product passport information by organisations and individuals;

c) Researching and developing applications and providing services and solutions on digital product passports and other related technologies to serve the needs of organisations and individuals.

3. Provincial and city People's Committees, within the scope of their tasks and powers, carry out inspection of digital product passports in their localities under law.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology develops, operates, maintains, upgrades and exploits the National Database on digital product passports as a part of the National Portal on traceability of products and goods.

Article 34. Responsibilities of organisations and individuals producing, importing and trading goods using digital product passports

1. Where digital passports are applied to products and goods, organisations and individuals producing, importing and trading goods establish and maintain digital product passports under Clauses 2 and 3 of this Article and promptly update information when there are changes relating to the origin, quality or standards and technical regulations of the products and goods, ensuring the accuracy, truthfulness and confidentiality of information in the digital product passport, and are responsible before law for information published in the digital product passport.

2. Fully comply with legal provisions on goods labels; provisions on digital product passports; comply with provisions on inspection, examination and handling of administrative violations; and be responsible before law for goods information shown in the digital product passport of goods they produce, import or trade.

3. Organisations and individuals producing, importing and trading goods that use a digital product passport must provide the content shown in the digital product passport to the competent State management agency upon request.

Chapter IV

GOODS LABELLING

Section 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES ON GOODS LABELLING

Article 35. Scope of application and exclusions for goods labelling

1. Provisions on the content and manner of writing, and State management, of labels for goods circulating in Vietnam and for exported and imported goods.

2. The following goods are not required to carry a goods label under this Decree:

a) Real estate;

b) Goods temporarily imported for re-export; goods in transit, goods re-exported; transit goods; imported goods deposited in a bonded warehouse for export to a third country;

c) Luggage of persons leaving or entering the country; relocated property;

d) Goods carried by persons entering the country for personal consumption, gifts and presents within the import-duty-exempt allowance; imported goods enjoying diplomatic privileges and immunities under international treaties to which Vietnam is a party;

dd) Goods confiscated and sold at auction;

e) Fresh and live foods, and processed foods without packaging, sold directly to consumers;

g) Fuels, materials (agricultural products, aquatic products, minerals), scrap (in production and business), and construction materials without packaging, sold directly to consumers;

h) Used goods;

i) Radioactive substances, electric energy, goods used in emergencies to remedy natural disasters and epidemics; rail, waterway and air transport means.

3. Goods in loose, liquid or gaseous form without commercial packaging, contained in cargo containers, ship holds or tank trucks, need not carry a goods label but must be accompanied by dossiers and documents showing in full the mandatory contents in Vietnamese under this Decree and relevant legal provisions, in place of the goods label.

Where the accompanying dossiers and documents are in a language other than Vietnamese, a Vietnamese translation must be attached.

4. Where specialised law or an international treaty to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party has provisions different from those of this Decree, the provisions of that specialised law or international treaty apply.

Article 36. Position of goods labels

1. Goods labels must be shown on the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods in a position where the label content prescribed can be easily and fully recognised on observation without having to take apart components or parts of the goods.

The mandatory contents to be written on the goods label need not be shown together on the label; they may be written in other positions on the goods, ensuring that they can be easily and fully recognised on observation without having to take apart components or parts of the goods. Those mandatory contents are part of the goods label.

For special goods such as paintings, statues, art ceramics and sculptures, where the goods label cannot be shown in an easily visible position on the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods, the goods label is shown on a loose tag accompanying the goods, or on the back or underside of the goods.

2. Goods that have both direct packaging and outer packaging are labelled under the following principles:

a) Goods on the market that have outer packaging and whose small goods units with direct packaging inside are not sold separately must be labelled on the outer packaging;

b) Goods on the market that have outer packaging and whose small goods units with direct packaging inside are also separated for retail must be fully labelled on both the outer packaging and the direct packaging.

Where the outer packaging must not or cannot be opened, the outer packaging must carry a label, and the label must fully present the mandatory content.

Where the outer packaging is transparent so that the product labelling content inside can be observed, labelling of the outer packaging is not required.

Article 37. Size of goods labels, and size of letters and numbers on labels

The organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling determines the size of the goods label and the size of letters and numbers shown on the goods label, but must ensure the following requirements:

1. The mandatory content under Clauses 1 and 2, Article 42 of this Decree can be written in full.

2. The size of letters and numbers must be sufficient to be read with the naked eye. The size of letters and numbers showing measurement quantities must comply with the law on metrology.

3. Where goods of small size or packaging of small size cannot show all the mandatory content, the contents specified at Points a, b and c, Clause 1, Article 42 of this Decree must be written on the goods or the goods packaging by a physical label. The remaining contents are shown in accompanying documents or on an electronic label. Goods of small size or packaging of small size are goods or packaging that cannot show all the mandatory content at a minimum font size of 0.9 mm.

4. Where imported goods of small size cannot show all the mandatory content at a minimum font size of 0.9 mm, the contents specified in Clause 2, Article 42 of this Decree must be written on the goods packaging by a physical label.

Article 38. Colour of letters, symbols and images on goods labels

The colour of letters, digits, drawings, images, signs and symbols written on goods labels must be clear. For mandatory contents as prescribed, the letters and digits must be in a colour contrasting with the background colour of the goods label.

Article 39. Language of presenting goods labels

1. Mandatory contents shown on labels of goods circulating on the Vietnamese market must be written in Vietnamese, except for exported goods not consumed domestically and except the cases specified in Clause 4 of this Article.

The proper names of organisations and individuals and place names written on labels of goods circulating on the Vietnamese market must not be abbreviated. Words denoting administrative units may be abbreviated.

The name of the country or territory producing the goods or of the place where the final stage of finishing the goods is carried out, written on labels of goods circulating on the Vietnamese market, must not be abbreviated.

2. For goods produced and circulated domestically, in addition to complying with Clause 1 of this Article, the content shown on the label may also be written in another language; the content in another language need not be a full translation of the Vietnamese, must not contradict or distort the Vietnamese content, and must not cause misunderstanding about the nature, uses or origin of the goods; the font size of the other language must not be larger than the font size of Vietnamese.

3. For goods imported into Vietnam whose label does not yet show, or does not fully show, the mandatory content in Vietnamese, a supplementary label showing the mandatory content in Vietnamese must be provided and the original label of the goods must be kept intact. The content written in Vietnamese must correspond to the content written on the original label.

4. The following contents may be written in other languages of Latin alphabet origin:

a) International names or scientific names where there is no Vietnamese name;

b) International names or scientific names accompanied by chemical formulas or structural formulas of chemicals, active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients and ingredients of medicines;

c) International names or scientific names of ingredients and quantitative ingredients of goods where they cannot be translated into Vietnamese or can be translated into Vietnamese but are meaningless;

d) Names and addresses of foreign enterprises;

dd) International names of countries or territories that cannot be transliterated into Vietnamese or can be transliterated into Vietnamese but are meaningless;

e) Names of cultural and artistic products, names of authors and art troupes.

Article 40. Supplementary labelling

1. Supplementary labels are used for exported goods specified in Clause 4, Article 42 and imported goods specified in Clause 2, Article 42 of this Decree.

2. The supplementary label must be affixed to the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods and must not cover the mandatory content of the original label under Vietnamese law.

The supplementary label may be shown as an electronic label under Chapter IV of this Decree, but the original label of the goods must be kept intact and clearly indicated so that consumers can recognise it.

3. The content written on the supplementary label is content translated into Vietnamese from the mandatory content written on the original label, together with other missing mandatory content according to the nature of the goods under this Decree. The labelling organisation or individual is responsible for the accuracy and truthfulness of the content written. The content written on the supplementary label, including supplementary content, must not cause misunderstanding of the content on the original label and must correctly reflect the nature and origin of the goods.

4. The following goods need not carry a supplementary label:

a) Imported components to replace damaged components in the goods warranty service of the organisation or individual responsible for the goods or of an authorised professional warranty service provider, not sold on the market;

b) Imported materials, food additives, food processing aids and components for production, not sold on the market;

c) Samples for testing, certification, appraisal, research or advertising; display at fairs and exhibitions; imported goods used only as control samples and not consumed on the market;

d) Equipment supporting machinery serving the production activities of organisations and enterprises but not put on the market.

Article 41. Responsibility for goods labelling

1. The organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling, including supplementary labelling, must ensure truthful, clear and accurate labelling that correctly reflects the nature of the goods.

2. For goods produced for domestic circulation, the producing organisation or individual is responsible for goods labelling.

Where the organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling asks another organisation or individual to carry out the labelling, it remains responsible for its goods label.

Where an organisation or individual commissions the contract manufacture of products and goods according to its own requirements and quality standards, the commissioning organisation or individual is responsible for goods labelling and is responsible for the goods and the goods labelling content. The organisation or individual carrying out the contract manufacture may label according to the requirements of the commissioning party but is not the organisation or individual responsible for the goods label.

3. Where exported goods cannot be exported or are returned and put into circulation on the market, the organisation or individual putting the goods into circulation must label them under this Decree.

4. Organisations and individuals importing goods into Vietnam must label them under the provisions on mandatory content shown on labels of imported goods in this Decree.

5. Organisations and individuals trading in goods on e-commerce platforms in Vietnamese territory are responsible for:

a) Publicly disclosing the entire content of the goods label and electronic label (if any), except for product-specific information such as: year, month and date of manufacture; expiry date; production lot number; chassis number and engine number, on the e-commerce platform;

b) Accurately declaring and updating goods information on the sales system under the law on e-commerce and consumer protection;

c) Ensuring that goods bear a goods label as prescribed when delivered to consumers.

6. Owners of e-commerce platforms are responsible for:

a) Ensuring that goods traded on the platform have their labelling information fully declared, and publicly displaying the goods label and electronic label (if any) when listing products and goods for sale;

b) Providing and sharing the minimum data to connect with the National Database on standards, metrology and quality, including: information on organisations and individuals trading on the platform; data on goods labels; and feedback from consumers relating to goods labels and the quality of products and goods;

c) Fully, safely and securely storing data on goods labels and related information in the course of trading on the platform, including information on sellers, electronic contracts, vouchers, invoices, documents proving the legality of goods labels, documents declaring and certifying quality, and transaction data. The minimum storage period is 05 years to serve inspection, examination, handling of violations and dispute settlement under law.

Section 2. CONTENT AND MANNER OF GOODS LABELLING

Article 42. Mandatory content to be shown on goods labels

1. Labels of goods circulating in Vietnam must show the following contents in Vietnamese:

a) Name of the goods;

b) Name and address of the organisation or individual responsible for the goods;

c) Origin of the goods;

d) Other mandatory contents that must be shown on the label according to the nature of each type of goods prescribed in Appendix I issued with this Decree and relevant legal provisions.

Where goods have properties falling under multiple groups prescribed in Appendix I issued with this Decree and not yet prescribed in other relevant legal normative documents, the organisation or individual responsible for the goods, based on the main use of the goods, determines the group of the goods itself in order to write the contents under this point.

2. The original label of goods imported into Vietnam must be shown as a physical label with the following contents in a foreign language or Vietnamese when carrying out customs clearance procedures:

a) Name of the goods;

b) Origin of the goods;

Where the origin cannot be determined, the place where the final stage of finishing the goods is carried out is written under Clause 3, Article 47 of this Decree;

The name of the country or territory of origin of the goods on the original label is abbreviated under TCVN 7217-1;

c) The full name or abbreviated name and address of the producing organisation or individual or of the organisation or individual responsible for the goods abroad;

Where the original label of the goods does not yet show the full name and address of the producing organisation or individual or of the organisation or individual responsible for the goods abroad, these contents must be fully shown in the documents accompanying the goods or in the documents of the consignment;

For goods imported into Vietnam with a foreign-language original label under Points a, b and c, Clause 2 of this Article, the importing organisation or individual must supplement the goods label written in Vietnamese under Clause 1 of this Article before putting the goods into circulation on the Vietnamese market.

3. Labels of exported goods are made under the law of the importing country, contracts, and international treaties to which Vietnam is a party, while complying with Clause 2, Article 50 of this Decree.

4. Where exported goods cannot be exported, or exported goods are returned but meet the conditions to be put into circulation on the Vietnamese market, the manufacturer must carry out labelling as for goods produced for domestic circulation, or carry out supplementary labelling as for imported goods for domestic circulation under this Decree, before putting the goods into circulation on the market.

Article 43. Name of goods

1. The name of the goods must be in an easily visible and readable position on the goods label. The letters of the goods name must be the largest in size compared with the other mandatory contents on the goods label.

2. The name of the goods written on the label is given by the organisation or individual responsible for the goods. The name of the goods must not mislead about the nature, uses and ingredients of the goods.

3. Where the name of an ingredient is used as the name or part of the name of the goods, that ingredient must be stated with its quantity, except the case specified in Clause 4, Article 45 of this Decree.

Article 44. Name and address of the organisation or individual responsible for the goods

1. For domestically produced goods, the name of the organisation or individual and the address of the establishment producing those goods are written.

a) Where the goods production establishment is a member of an organisation such as a company, corporation, group, association or other organisation, it has the right to write the name, or the name and address, and other contents of that organisation on the label when permitted by those organisations;

b) For goods of the same brand produced at one or more different production establishments, the organisation or individual responsible for the goods may write its name and address on the goods label if the quality of the goods conforms to the goods quality standard declared by the organisation or individual responsible for those goods or registered for circulation, and the origin of the goods can be traced;

c) For special goods that are traditional handicrafts and fine arts, unique, of high value and created by artisans, the name and address of the artisan or craft village are written.

2. For goods imported for circulation in Vietnam, the name and address of the producing organisation or individual and the name and address of the importing organisation or individual are written on the goods label.

For goods produced at multiple different production establishments with the same brand, the name and address of the organisation or individual owning that brand, or of the commercial presence of that brand owner in Vietnam, is written on the goods label if permitted by that brand owner, ensuring the production establishment of the goods can be traced.

For goods that are medical equipment produced domestically or imported for circulation in Vietnam, the name and address of the owner of the medical equipment and the name and address of the owner of the circulation number are written. Where the medical equipment does not yet have a circulation number, the name and address of the owner of the medical equipment and the name and address of the organisation or individual on the import licence are written.

3. Where an organisation or individual commissions the contract manufacture of products and goods according to its own requirements and quality standards, the commissioning organisation or individual must write its own name and address on the goods label and ensure the origin of the goods can be traced.

4. For goods of an organisation or individual acting as a sales agent directly for a foreign trader importing the goods into Vietnam, the name and address of the producing organisation or individual and the name and address of the organisation or individual acting as sales agent for those goods are written.

5. For goods whose label is franchised by an organisation or individual, in addition to complying with Clauses 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, the name and address of the franchising organisation or individual must also be written.

6. For goods fully assembled from multiple parts and components that are imported and/or produced at multiple different production establishments, the name and address of the organisation or individual that completed the assembly is clearly written on the goods label.

7. For goods simply blended from multiple ingredients that are imported and/or produced at multiple different production establishments, the name and address of the organisation or individual that carried out the blending is clearly written on the goods label.

8. Goods that are only divided, decanted, packaged or bottled are permitted only when allowed in writing by the organisation or individual that produced the goods and must ensure quality as declared by the manufacturer on the original label.

For goods that are divided, decanted or filled for packaging or bottling, the goods label must state the name and address of the packaging or bottling organisation or individual and the name and address of the organisation or individual that produced the goods.

Article 45. Quantity of goods

1. Goods quantified by measurement quantities must state the quantity under the law on metrology.

2. Goods quantified by count must state the quantity by natural number count.

3. Where one commercial packaging contains multiple goods units, the quantity of each goods unit and the total quantity of the goods units must be stated.

4. Where additives used to create colour, aroma or flavour are such that the colour, aroma or flavour is stated together with the goods name, the quantity need not be stated.

5. Where the name of an extract or essence from natural materials is stated together with the goods name, the quantitative ingredient of the extract or essence, or the equivalent quantity of material used to produce that quantity of extract or essence, must be stated.

6. The manner of stating the quantity of goods is prescribed in Appendix II of this Decree.

Article 46. Date of manufacture and expiry date of goods

1. The date of manufacture, expiry date, and best before … date of goods are written in the order of day, month, year of the Gregorian calendar. Where written in another order, that order must be explained in Vietnamese.

Each number indicating the day, month and year is written with two digits; the number indicating the year may be written with four digits. The numbers indicating the day, month and year of a point in time must be written on the same line.

Where the month of manufacture is required to be written, it is written in the order of month, year of the Gregorian calendar.

Where the year of manufacture is required to be written, four digits indicating the year of the Gregorian calendar are written.

“Date of manufacture”, “expiry date” or “shelf life” written on the label are written in full or abbreviated in capital letters as: “NSX”, “HSD” or “HD”.

2. Where goods are required to state the date of manufacture and expiry date under Appendix I of this Decree and the goods label has stated the date of manufacture under Clause 1 of this Article, the expiry date may be stated as a period from the date of manufacture, and conversely, if the goods label has stated the expiry date, the date of manufacture may be stated as a period before the expiry date.

3. For goods that are divided, decanted, filled or repackaged in a way that affects the direct packaging, the date of dividing, decanting, filling or repackaging must be shown and the expiry date must be calculated from the date of manufacture shown on the original label.

Goods that are divided, decanted or filled for packaging or bottling and required to state the date of manufacture and expiry date under Appendix I issued with this Decree must have the following contents shown in full on the goods label:

a) Date of manufacture;

b) Date of dividing, decanting, filling or packaging, not abbreviated;

c) The manufacturer's expiry date;

d) The new expiry date of the goods if dividing, decanting or filling may change the expiry date of the goods according to the manufacturer's recommendation (if any).

4. Where goods continue to circulate after the “best before …” time, the organisation or individual responsible for the goods is responsible for: assessing and being responsible for the safety level of the product after the date stated in the quality declaration dossier of the products and goods; and keeping records and data proving the expiry date or quality of the products and goods during circulation after the “best before …” time stated on the goods label.

5. The manner of stating the date of manufacture and expiry date is specifically prescribed in Section 1 of Appendix III of this Decree.

Goods with a manner of stating time points different from Clause 1 of this Article are prescribed in Section 2 of Appendix III of this Decree.

Article 47. Origin of goods

1. Producing and importing organisations and individuals themselves determine and state the origin of their goods, ensuring truthfulness and accuracy and complying with legal provisions on the origin of imported goods and goods produced in Vietnam or the international commitments to which Vietnam is a party.

2. The origin of goods written on the label is shown by one of the following phrases: “sản xuất tại”; “chế tạo tại”; “nước sản xuất”; “xuất xứ”; “sản xuất bởi”; “sản phẩm của” (Vietnamese equivalents of “produced in/made in”), or “Origin”; “Made in”; “Produced in”; “Product of”, accompanied by the name of the country or territory that produced the goods, or written under the legal provisions on the origin of goods.

3. Where the origin of goods cannot be determined under Clause 1 of this Article, the place where the final stage of finishing the goods is carried out is written. It is shown by one of the following phrases, or a combination of phrases, expressing the finishing stage of the goods: “lắp ráp tại”; “đóng chai tại”; “phối trộn tại”; “hoàn tất tại”; “đóng gói tại”; “dán nhãn tại” (Vietnamese equivalents of “assembled in/bottled in/blended in/finished in/packaged in/labelled in”), or “Assembled in”, “Finished in”, or “Assembled by”, accompanied by the name of the country or territory where the final stage of finishing the goods is carried out.

Article 48. Ingredients and quantitative ingredients

1. Stating ingredients means stating the names of materials, including the names of additives or groups of additives, used to produce the goods and existing in the finished product, including where the form of the material has been changed, ensuring the following principles:

a) Where the name of an ingredient is written on the goods label to draw attention to the goods, that ingredient must be stated with its quantity, except the case specified in Clause 4, Article 45 of this Decree;

b) Where the name of an ingredient is written on the goods label to draw attention to the goods, that ingredient must be stated with its quantity; the quantity need not be written alongside the position of the ingredient and may be written in other sections of the label;

c) Where the goods label emphasises the absence, or non-inclusion, of one or several ingredients:

That ingredient does not exist in the goods or in the materials used to produce the goods.

The goods do not contain ingredients of the same group with similar properties or uses as that ingredient, unless the nature of the substitution is clearly noted;

d) Where an international treaty or international standard to which Vietnam is a party prescribes the level of absence of an ingredient, the provisions of that international treaty or international standard apply.

2. Stating quantitative ingredients means stating the ingredients with the quantity of each ingredient. Depending on the nature and state of the goods, the quantitative ingredient is stated as the weight of that ingredient in one product unit or in one of the following ratios: weight to weight; weight to volume; volume to volume; percentage by weight; percentage by volume.

Where the ingredients of goods are quantified by measurement quantities, the quantity must be stated under the law on metrology.

3. For some types of goods, the stating of ingredients and quantitative ingredients is prescribed as follows:

a) For food, ingredients must be stated in descending order by weight. If an ingredient is an additive, the name of the additive group and the name of the additive or the international INS number (if any) must be stated. Where the additive is a sweetener or colourant, the name of the sweetener or colourant group, the name of the substance or the international INS number (if any) must be stated, and it must be additionally stated whether the substance is “natural”, “nature-identical”, “synthetic” or “artificial”. Where the additive is a flavouring, “flavouring” is stated together with one or several of the following phrases for clarity: “natural”, “nature-identical”, “synthetic”; “artificial”. Where a national additive number coincides with the international number (INS), the national number may be stated in place of the international number (INS);

b) For human medicines, vaccines, medical biologicals, biological preparations, veterinary medicines, plant protection products, and insecticidal and disinfectant preparations used in household and medical fields, the ingredients and content of active ingredients must be stated.

4. Ingredients and quantitative ingredients of goods with a manner of stating different from Clause 3 of this Article are prescribed in Appendix IV of this Decree.

Article 49. Technical specifications and warning information

1. Technical specifications and their tolerances (if any) and warning information must comply with relevant legal provisions. Where there is no specific provision, the organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling determines the technical specifications, tolerances and warning information itself. Warning information is written on the label in words, images or symbols under international practice and relevant provisions.

The tolerance range values shown on the label must comply with relevant legal provisions and the declared applicable standard. Where a specific value is shown, it must not be written in a way that creates an advantage for the goods themselves.

2. Electrical and electronic goods, machinery and equipment must state basic technical specifications.

3. Human medicines, vaccines, medical biologicals and biological preparations must state:

a) Indications, directions for use and contraindications of the medicine (if any);

b) Marketing authorisation number, import licence number, production lot number, dosage form and packaging specification;

c) Signs requiring attention for each type of medicine under current regulations.

4. Veterinary medicines and plant protection products must state:

a) Indications, directions for use and contraindications of the medicine (if any);

b) Registration number, production lot number, dosage form and packaging specification;

c) Signs requiring attention for each type of medicine under current regulations.

5. For food stating nutritional values, the nutritional values must conform to the declared applicable standard and comply with relevant legal provisions.

The value used to declare nutrition is the weighted average of characteristic values obtained from analysis of product samples representative of the product to be labelled, or a value calculated based on the accurately determined nutritional content of the ingredients making up the product.

6. Ingredients or substances in a compound ingredient of special types of goods using preservatives for which the dosage of use has been prescribed and which are listed as irritant or toxic to humans, animals and the environment must be stated by the name of the preservative together with these ingredients.

7. Goods or ingredients of goods that have been irradiated or subjected to genetic modification techniques are labelled under law and international treaties to which Vietnam is a party.

8. Technical specifications and warning information of goods with a manner of stating different from this Article are stated under Appendix V of this Decree and relevant legal documents.

Article 50. Other contents shown on goods labels

1. The organisation or individual responsible for the goods may show numbers and barcodes, marks of conformity to standards, marks of conformity to regulations, traceability data carriers and other contents (if any). The additional contents shown must not be contrary to law and must be truthful and accurate, correctly reflect the nature of the goods, and must not cover or distort the mandatory contents on the label.

2. Goods labels must not show images or content relating to sovereignty disputes or other sensitive content that may affect Vietnam's security, politics, economy, society, diplomatic relations or fine customs and traditions.

Article 51. Information to be shown for goods with simple packaging

For goods with simple packaging, or loose goods that are food additives or chemicals, without commercial packaging, sold directly to consumers, the selling organisation or individual must publicly disclose the following information so that consumers can recognise it: name of the goods; expiry date; safety warnings (if any); name and address of the organisation or individual responsible for the goods; and directions for use.

Section 3. ELECTRONIC LABELLING

Article 52. Principles of electronic labelling

1. The organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling may use an electronic label to show part or all of the mandatory content, except the case specified in Clause 2, Article 42 and where specialised law requires physical labelling. The use of electronic labels must ensure the requirements on access, storage and transparency of information prescribed in this Chapter are met.

2. The organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling creates the electronic label in one of two ways: declaring on the national electronic label system under Article 54 of this Decree, or self-declaring but ensuring connection and synchronisation of data information on the National Electronic Label Database to serve State management.

3. The language of presentation of electronic labels and the manner of stating mandatory contents on electronic labels are under Article 39 and Section 2, Chapter IV of this Decree. The content shown in electronic labels must be accurate, truthful, complete, easily accessible and must not cause confusion to consumers.

4. The establishment, provision and use of electronic labels must comply with the law on personal data protection and network information security.

5. The electronic label must be affixed to the goods or the commercial packaging of the goods in an easily visible position, not covered, and clearly show the mandatory contents permitted to be presented in electronic form.

6. The organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling ensures accessibility, so that the electronic label content is always immediately accessible, and provides the full electronic label content to consumers when choosing to purchase goods. The connection and synchronisation of goods label data with the National Electronic Label Database in Clause 2 of this Article must ensure that the goods label data correspond to the information fields of the National Electronic Label Database and comply with the provisions on electronic label content under Article 53 of this Decree.

7. Where a product is recalled under a decision of the competent authority, the goods electronic label must display a warning.

8. According to the requirements for managing goods labels for specific products and goods, the use of a unique identifier is applied down to the product type, or product lot/batch, or product unit.

Article 53. Content written in electronic labels

1. For goods with a low risk level, the organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling may use an electronic label to show all the mandatory contents prescribed in Clause 1, Article 42 of this Decree.

2. For goods with medium and high risk levels, organisations and individuals must show the following contents on the physical label:

a) Name of the goods;

b) Name and address of the organisation or individual responsible for the goods;

c) Origin of the goods.

Where the origin cannot be determined, the place where the final stage of finishing the goods is carried out is written under Clause 3, Article 47 of this Decree;

d) Warning information;

dd) Other mandatory contents may be shown by an electronic label.

3. Organisations and individuals using electronic labels are responsible for ensuring the storage of the entire published electronic label content for a minimum period of 12 months from the time the product expires. Where the goods have no expiry date, the period of storing the entire published electronic label content is based on the calculation of the organisation or individual using the electronic label. The stored content must ensure the history of changes (if any) can be traced and be ready to be provided to the competent authority when requested. Where the system cannot be accessed or the information is inaccurate, the organisation or individual must bear responsibility under law.

Article 54. Guidance on declaring electronic labels on the national electronic label system

1. Where an organisation or individual declares an electronic label on the national electronic label system, it follows these steps:

a) Step 1: The organisation or individual accesses the national electronic label system at https://elabel.gov.vn to register an account;

b) Step 2: The organisation or individual logs in and declares the electronic label on the national electronic label system.

The organisation or individual declares and supplements the information fields under this Decree and other relevant provisions;

c) Step 3: Managing the electronic label

After the organisation or individual declares and sends the information, the system generates a data carrier for the organisation or individual to use.

The organisation or individual responsible for goods labelling may update and supplement the contents of the electronic label in the supplementary fields on the national electronic label system.

2. The electronic label is valid throughout the life cycle of the products and goods.

Article 55. Technical guidance for electronic labels

1. The electronic label must be established and presented in a form encoded by a scannable data carrier and must ensure access by consumers' common devices. The electronic label content must meet the following requirements:

a) Be consistent with the content on the physical label and relevant documents;

b) Clearly show the mandatory contents under Article 42 of this Decree;

c) Be capable of updating, tracing origin, and storing the history of changes in information (if any).

2. The format, interface and data structure in the electronic label must comply with ISO/IEC 18975, or equivalent accepted national or international standards.

3. The electronic label must be affixed directly to the goods or the product packaging, in an easily visible position, not covered, not easily peeled off or scratched under normal circulation conditions, and must have clear instructions for consumers to access the information.

4. Where an organisation or individual applies a traceability system, traceability information is encouraged to be integrated into the electronic label, ensuring:

a) The integrity and transparency of the information chain;

b) The ability to interconnect with the National Electronic Label Database.

5. Where an organisation or individual applies blockchain technology or an independent authentication system, the information integrated into the electronic label must ensure independent, transparent and objective verifiability.

Chapter V

NATIONAL QUALITY AWARD

Article 56. Purpose

1. The National Quality Award is a form of honour at the national level, awarded by the Prime Minister to typical products and goods of organisations and enterprises with outstanding achievements in improving the quality of products and goods.

2. The National Quality Award is considered and awarded annually.

3. The Prime Minister assigns the Ministry of Science and Technology to consider and decide the list of organisations and enterprises awarded the National Quality Award.

Article 57. Criteria for award consideration

1. Products and goods of organisations and enterprises participating in the National Quality Award are assessed under the following criteria:

a) The validity and effectiveness of the governance model of the organisation or enterprise (in terms of Leadership, Strategy, Customers, Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management, Workforce, Operations, Results);

b) The quality, reliability, superiority or uniqueness of the products and goods.

2. The maximum total score for these criteria is 1,000 points.

3. The detailed content and method of assessing and scoring each criterion, and the method of scoring each detailed content of each criterion, are guided by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Article 58. Forms of award

1. The National Quality Award is given to products and goods classified by industry and field groups announced annually by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and comprises 02 types:

a) The National Quality Gold Award (Vietnam Excellence);

b) The National Quality Silver Award (Vietnam Best Quality).

2. The National Quality Silver Award (Vietnam Best Quality) is given to products and goods scoring 600 points or more. There is no limit on the number of products and goods awarded the National Quality Silver Award.

3. The National Quality Gold Award (Vietnam Excellence) is given to the most outstanding products and goods in the industry or field registered to participate each year and scoring at least 800 points or more.

4. Award-winning organisations and enterprises receive a cup, a certificate of the title and other forms of reward as prescribed.

Article 59. Conditions for participating in the National Quality Award

1. The organisation or enterprise is lawfully established and has operated continuously in Vietnam for at least 36 months as of the time of registering to participate; the products and goods registered to participate in the National Quality Award must have been supplied to the market for at least 12 months as of the time of registering to participate.

2. Compliance with Vietnamese legal provisions relating to the production and business activities of the organisation or enterprise.

3. There is no limit on the number of times and the time of participation of organisations and enterprises that have won the National Quality Silver Award; organisations and enterprises that have won the National Quality Gold Award may participate again two years after the year of being awarded the National Quality Gold Award.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology guides in detail the templates of the cup, emblem and certificate of the National Quality Award.

Article 60. Principles of award consideration

1. No discrimination among types and scales, and no limit on the number of participating organisations and enterprises.

2. Award consideration must ensure openness, objectivity and fairness on the basis of the criteria specified in Article 57 of this Decree.

Article 61. Agencies managing and administering the award

1. The Ministry of Science and Technology assists the Government in uniformly performing State management of the Quality Award, and has the following tasks and powers:

a) Organising the implementation of the National Quality Award;

b) Coordinating with sectoral and field management ministries and provincial and city People's Committees in organising the implementation of the National Quality Award, and linking the National Quality Award with other national programmes to support participating and award-winning organisations and enterprises;

c) Establishing the National Council for the National Quality Award to consider and assess participating organisations and enterprises;

d) Consulting provincial and city People's Committees on organisations and enterprises whose products and goods are eligible for the National Quality Award;

dd) The Minister of Science and Technology decides the annual list of organisations and enterprises whose products and goods win the National Quality Award and issues certificates to award-winning organisations and enterprises;

e) Reporting to the Prime Minister on the organisation and implementation of National Quality Award activities annually;

g) Revoking the National Quality Award granted to an organisation or enterprise due to serious violations of law in the course of consideration or award, or after winning the award;

h) Ensuring funding for organising and implementing the annual National Quality Award activities from funds for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities;

i) Taking the lead in international cooperation activities on quality awards; representing Vietnam at regional and international organisations on quality awards;

k) Taking the lead, in coordination with Vietnam Television, the Voice of Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency, the Government Web Portal, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and central and local mass media agencies, in communicating, disseminating and reporting on the National Quality Award;

l) Performing other tasks and powers relating to the National Quality Award under law.

2. The standing agency of the National Quality Award is the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality, which performs the following tasks and powers:

a) Proposing domestic and international cooperation programmes, projects and activities on the National Quality Award for submission to the Ministry of Science and Technology;

b) Taking the lead and coordinating with relevant agencies and organisations in implementing National Quality Award activities;

c) Developing the detailed content of each criterion, the scores, and the method of assessing and scoring each detailed content of each criterion specified in Article 57 of this Decree; developing and guiding the implementation of professional documents and materials on the National Quality Award;

d) Supporting organisations and enterprises in developing and perfecting their production and business operating models to meet the system of National Quality Award criteria;

dd) Proposing the list of members of the National Council for submission to the Minister of Science and Technology for decision;

e) Developing, growing and ensuring the team of assessment experts for the National Quality Award;

g) Coordinating with the National Council in considering the National Quality Award, organising the seeking of opinions from provincial and centrally run city People's Committees on the consideration of the National Quality Award;

h) Developing and maintaining the information system and database on the National Quality Award;

i) Organising training, coaching and professional refresher courses and ensuring the competence of assessment experts and members of the National Council for the National Quality Award; training and guiding organisations and enterprises participating in the National Quality Award;

k) Carrying out information and communication activities on the National Quality Award;

l) Organising the award ceremony for organisations and enterprises whose products and goods win awards;

m) Carrying out international cooperation on the Quality Award; representing Vietnam in participating in regional and international organisations on the Quality Award under regulations of the competent State agency; nominating organisations and enterprises that win the National Quality Gold Award to participate in international and regional quality awards;

n) Settling complaints and denunciations relating to the National Quality Award; reporting and recommending that the Minister of Science and Technology handle violations of the National Quality Award by organisations, enterprises and other relevant individuals.

3. Ministries, sectors, societies and associations perform the following tasks and powers:

a) Coordinating in implementing National Quality Award activities according to the plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology;

b) Communicating, disseminating and guiding organisations and enterprises with products and goods in the fields under their management to register to participate in the National Quality Award.

4. Provincial and city People's Committees take the lead in implementing National Quality Award activities in their localities and perform the following tasks and powers:

a) Coordinating with the Ministry of Science and Technology in organising and implementing annual National Quality Award activities in the locality;

b) Ensuring funding for organising and implementing annual National Quality Award activities, allocated in the annual State budget estimates for science, technology, innovation activities and other activities of provincial and city People's Committees;

c) Proposing tasks, plans and programmes on the National Quality Award in the locality and sending annual activity reports to the Ministry of Science and Technology;

d) Communicating, disseminating and guiding organisations and enterprises participating in the National Quality Award in the locality;

dd) Replying with opinions on organisations and enterprises with products and goods proposed for the National Quality Award at the request of the standing agency of the National Quality Award.

Article 62. Award consideration procedures

1. The National Quality Award is considered through the National Council. The composition, structure, functions and tasks of the National Council are guided by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

2. The procedures for considering the National Quality Award include:

a) Registering to participate;

b) Consideration, assessment and appraisal by expert groups and the National Council;

c) Seeking opinions of provincial and city People's Committees on organisations and enterprises with eligible products and goods;

d) Announcing the consideration results;

dd) Organising the National Quality Award ceremony.

3. The consideration process and the templates of dossiers and reports are guided in detail by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Article 63. Operating funds

1. Funding for organising National Quality Award activities is guaranteed by the State budget and allocated in the estimate of expenditure for science, technology, innovation and digital transformation activities. Domestic and foreign organisations, enterprises and individuals are encouraged to support and sponsor National Quality Award activities.

2. The management and use of funds for National Quality Award activities are under the Law on State Budget and documents guiding financial management.

3. Funds from the State budget allocated in the estimate of expenditure for science and technology activities to ensure the organisation and implementation of National Quality Award activities include: activities of the award council; consideration and assessment on dossiers and on-site assessment of organisations and enterprises with products and goods participating in the National Quality Award by the award council and assessment experts; press conferences announcing the award results; organising the award ceremony; information and communication; training and coaching to build knowledge for participating organisations and enterprises, members of the award council and assessment experts; developing and maintaining the information system and database; and other activities directly relating to implementing National Quality Award activities.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and relevant agencies, in prescribing financial management for organising National Quality Award activities.

Article 64. Rights of award-winning organisations and enterprises

1. Organisations and enterprises whose products and goods win the National Quality Award may announce, communicate and advertise about themselves in the mass media or through other forms of introduction, and may use the emblem of the National Quality Award on the products and publications of the organisation or enterprise.

2. Organisations and enterprises whose products and goods win the National Quality Gold Award are nominated by the Ministry of Science and Technology to participate in regional and international quality awards.

3. Organisations and enterprises whose products and goods win the Award are given priority for support from the National Fund for Science, Technology and Innovation Development, the National Technology Innovation Fund, the Science, Technology and Innovation Development Funds of ministries, sectors and localities, and other funds under law.

4. Organisations and enterprises whose products and goods win awards are supported under Clause 1, Article 12 of this Decree.

5. Award-winning organisations and enterprises are rewarded by ministries, sectors and provinces and cities as prescribed.

Article 65. Revocation and cancellation of results of the National Quality Award already granted

1. Within 03 years from the date the organisation or enterprise wins the award, if it is found to have committed dossier fraud in the course of participating in the National Quality Award or to have seriously violated legal provisions in a way that affects the prestige of the National Quality Award, the standing agency of the National Quality Award, based on the level of violation of the award-winning organisation or enterprise, considers and recommends the revocation and cancellation of the results granted and related benefits.

2. The revocation and cancellation of results granted to an organisation or enterprise that won the National Quality Award must be publicly announced in the mass media.

3. The handling of administrative violations for violating acts is carried out under the law on penalties for administrative violations in the field of standards, metrology and product and goods quality.

Chapter VI

STATE MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Section 1. ENSURING PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Article 66. Ensuring product quality in production before putting on the domestic market

1. Producing organisations and individuals must comply with the requirements on product quality management under Article 28 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended and supplemented in Clause 17, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, before putting products into circulation on the market, and are also responsible for:

a) Ensuring that products are safe for organisations, individuals, animals, plants, property and the environment;

b) Determining and showing information to warn of the risk level of the products themselves;

c) Where numbers, barcodes and electronic labels are used on products and goods or the packaging of products and goods, complying with Article 28 and Chapter IV of this Decree.

2. For products with medium and high risk levels, producing organisations and individuals must declare conformity to the corresponding technical regulations:

a) For products with a medium risk level, the declaration of conformity to technical regulations is prescribed in detail in the corresponding technical regulations based on one of the following results:

The result of certification of conformity to technical regulations by a certification body accredited under law;

The result of self-assessment by the organisation or individual on the basis of test results of a testing organisation accredited or designated under law.

b) For products with a high risk level, the declaration of conformity to technical regulations is prescribed in detail in the corresponding technical regulations based on the result of certification of conformity to technical regulations by a certification body designated under law;

Where a manufactured product is subject to the measure specified at Point a of this Clause, if its quality is found not to conform to the declared applicable standard or the corresponding technical regulation, affecting the health of humans, animals, plants, property or the environment, or when there are complaints or denunciations about the production activity, the manufactured product then becomes subject to the measure specified at Point b of this Clause.

For products with medium and high risk levels with specific requirements on the production process, the sectoral and field management ministry issues a national technical regulation on the production process or specifically prescribes the requirements on the production process in the national technical regulation for that product. Producing organisations and individuals are responsible for applying the national technical regulation relating to the production process and being certified as conforming by a certification body accredited under law.

3. Where a product with a medium or high risk level has new characteristics or the product appears in Vietnam for the first time under Article 68 of this Decree, the organisation or individual proves safety for humans, animals, plants, property and the environment under Article 67 of this Decree.

Article 67. Safety assessment of new products and goods or products and goods appearing on the Vietnamese market for the first time

1. For products and goods with a medium or high risk level having new characteristics not yet prescribed in the corresponding technical regulation, or products and goods appearing on the Vietnamese market for the first time with a potential safety risk, before circulation the producing organisation or individual is responsible for assessing and proving that the product is safe for humans, animals, plants, property and the environment.

2. The safety assessment dossier includes at least:

a) A technical description of the product, including the new characteristics, features, structure and scope of use;

b) Hazard analysis and risk assessment by the method prescribed in this Decree;

c) Safety test results for relevant criteria, carried out by a designated or accredited testing organisation;

d) Documents proving conformity to national standards, international standards and in-house standards (if any);

dd) Documents on the production process and quality control;

e) Warning documents, incidents, and assessment results abroad (if any);

g) Other documents as required by the sectoral and field management ministry consistent with the specificities of the product.

3. The sectoral and field management ministry receives and assesses the dossier and carries out additional inspection or testing (if necessary) to conclude on the safety of the product.

4. Products and goods subject to Clause 1 may be put into circulation on the Vietnamese market only after the sectoral and field management ministry issues a written approval.

5. The order, form, time limit for handling dossiers and detailed technical requirements are prescribed by the sectoral and field management ministry, ensuring:

a) Conformity with the law on product and goods quality and specialised law;

b) Transparency and consistency, without hindering production and business;

c) Safety for humans, animals, plants, property and the environment.

Article 68. Ensuring the quality of imported goods before putting on the market

Importing organisations and individuals must comply with the requirements on goods quality management under Article 34 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended and supplemented in Clause 19, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, before putting goods into circulation on the market.

Where imported goods with a medium or high risk level have new characteristics with a potential safety risk under conditions of reasonable transport, storage, preservation and proper-purpose use, which new characteristics are not yet prescribed in the corresponding national technical regulation, or goods imported for the first time with a potential safety risk, the importing organisation or individual is responsible for proving that the product is safe for humans, animals, plants, property and the environment under regulations of the sectoral and field management ministry. Goods of this type may be put into circulation on the market only after being permitted by the sectoral and field management ministry.

Article 69. Ensuring the quality of goods circulating on the market

1. Goods circulating on the market must meet the conditions in Article 34a of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as supplemented in Clause 19, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, before circulating on the market.

2. Selling organisations and individuals are responsible for:

a) Ensuring that the quality of the goods they supply conforms to the declared applicable standard and the corresponding technical regulation;

b) Establishing and operating an internal control system to maintain goods quality;

c) Providing dossiers, documents and information relating to goods quality when requested by the competent authority;

d) Keeping dossiers and documents relating to goods quality for at least 03 years from the time the goods are put into circulation, except that for goods with a longer shelf life, they must be kept for at least the shelf life;

dd) Coordinating with quality inspection agencies and market management agencies in inspection, traceability and handling of violations of the quality of goods circulating on the market.

3. Quality inspection of goods circulating on the market is carried out as follows:

a) Goods circulating on the market are subject to quality inspection under the risk management principle prescribed in Article 45 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15.

b) Inspection methods include:

Direct inspection at trading establishments, storage warehouses and distribution points;

Indirect inspection through electronic data systems, traceability information, numbers, barcodes, and certificates of conformity to standards and technical regulations.

c) Where goods are found not to conform to the declared applicable standard or the corresponding technical regulation, the inspecting agency applies measures of suspending circulation, recall and handling of violations under law.

Article 70. Ensuring the quality of goods traded on digital platforms serving electronic transactions

Selling organisations and individuals and owners of intermediary digital platforms serving electronic transactions are responsible for carrying out the management requirements specified in Article 34b of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as supplemented in Clause 19, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, before circulating on the market.

Section 2. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT SERVING STATE MANAGEMENT

Article 71. Designation of conformity assessment organisations and recognition of conformity assessment results

1. Conformity assessment organisations that have registered their operation and been designated by the competent State agency under this Decree may participate in conformity assessment activities for products and goods with a high risk level under the management responsibility of sectoral and field management ministries under this Decree. The designation of conformity assessment organisations is carried out where a national technical regulation or specialised law requires conformity assessment organisations to be designated.

2. Sectoral and field management ministries designate conformity assessment organisations to carry out the testing, appraisal, certification, verification and confirmation of use value specified in Clause 1 of this Article for products and goods with a high risk level in the sectors and fields assigned, as required by a national technical regulation or specialised law within their management scope, ensuring that the designated organisation meets the conditions prescribed by law.

3. Sectoral and field management ministries and provincial and city People's Committees are responsible for publicly announcing, on the database of the sectoral and field management ministry or locality, connected with the National Database on standards, metrology and quality and periodically updated before the 25th of each month, ensuring transparency so that relevant agencies, organisations and individuals can choose to use:

a) The list of designated conformity assessment organisations;

b) The list of conformity assessment organisations unilaterally recognised by the sectoral and field management ministry under the law on standards and technical regulations.

4. Principles of prioritising, considering and using the conformity assessment results of other agencies:

a) Where a sectoral and field management ministry has actually assessed the capacity of and designated a conformity assessment organisation, other sectoral and field management ministries are responsible for considering and using this assessment result within their management scope;

b) The prioritising, considering and use of conformity assessment results must ensure the principles of compliance with law, no overlap, no creation of new administrative procedures, and conformity with the specialised field;

c) Where agreement is not reached, the Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead, in coordination with relevant ministries, in considering and proposing a unified handling plan;

d) Where differing opinions remain, the Ministry of Science and Technology reports to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

5. Designated conformity assessment organisations are responsible for maintaining their capacity and operating within the proper scope, methods and technical requirements prescribed by national technical regulations or specialised law; and are subject to inspection and supervision by the competent authority.

6. Provincial and city People's Committees consider and carry out designation of certification bodies under the order and procedures in this Decree for local technical regulations (QCĐP) that they issue, and publicly announce the list of designated conformity assessment organisations.

Article 72. Conditions for designating conformity assessment organisations

1. For testing organisations:

a) Having been issued a certificate of registration of testing activities under the law on standards and technical regulations, which includes the testing field for which designation is requested;

b) Must be accredited by an accreditation body that has registered its operation under the law on standards and technical regulations, and in the field assigned for management under regulations serving the State management requirements of the sector or sectoral management ministry (if any) for the scope of testing designation requested;

c) Having satisfactory results of participating in proficiency testing or inter-laboratory comparison for the test method of the products and goods for which designation is requested;

d) Having at least 06 official testers of the organisation (public employees, or employees who have signed labour contracts for professional work with a fixed term of 12 months or more, or employees who have signed indefinite-term labour contracts for professional work), with at least 02 years of work experience in the testing field for which designation is requested.

2. For certification bodies, verification bodies and use value confirmation bodies

a) Having been issued a certificate of registration of certification, verification and use value confirmation activities under the law on standards and technical regulations; and must be accredited for the scope of designation requested.

b) For certification bodies:

Having at least 06 official assessment experts of the organisation (public employees, or employees who have signed labour contracts for professional work with a fixed term of 12 months or more, or employees who have signed indefinite-term labour contracts for professional work);

Having assessment experience of at least 20 working days for the products and goods for which designation is requested.

For new management system certification programmes, experts must have assessment experience of at least 20 working days for certification programmes of other management systems having the same nature or logic or belonging to the same field, or assessment experience of at least 05 working days for the registered certification programme. Specifically:

For new product certification programmes, and products registered to supplement certification activities, experts must have assessment experience of at least 05 working days for products of the same type (products with a similar intended use or belonging to the same classification group by HS code, product industry code or the corresponding national technical regulation) and the same technology (products with a similar production process, constituent materials, technical structure or operating principle).

Where an expert uses assessment experience for certification programmes of other management systems as a substitute, those management systems must be determined to have the same nature or logic or belong to the same field, meeting one of the following criteria:

The management system is built according to the same standard structure issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO);

The management system has the same specialised field and management scope, such as the group of quality management systems, the group of environmental management systems, the group of food safety management systems, the group of occupational health and safety management systems, and the group of information security management systems;

The management system has similar management objectives, internationally recognised in guidance documents of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) or other regional and international accreditation cooperation organisations.

c) For verification bodies and use value confirmation bodies

Having at least 06 official assessment experts of the organisation (public employees, or employees who have signed labour contracts for professional work with a fixed term of 12 months or more, or employees who have signed indefinite-term labour contracts for professional work);

Having assessment experience of at least 10 working days in the field of verification and use value confirmation for which designation is requested.

3. For appraisal organisations

a) Having been issued a certificate of registration of appraisal activities under the law on standards and technical regulations, which includes the appraisal field for which designation is requested;

b) Must be accredited by an accreditation body that has registered its operation under the law on standards and technical regulations for the scope of appraisal designation requested;

c) Having at least 06 official appraisers of the organisation (public employees, or employees who have signed labour contracts for professional work with a fixed term of 12 months or more, or employees who have signed indefinite-term labour contracts for professional work), meeting the following condition: having at least 02 years of experience directly carrying out appraisal of objects conforming to standards and technical regulations, with at least 20 working days of appraisal confirmed by the appraisal organisation.

Article 73. Dossier for registering for designation

1. For first-time designation, the dossier includes:

a) An application for registration for designation of conformity assessment activities, as prescribed in Form No. 4 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree;

b) A copy of the Certificate of registration of testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation activities;

c) A copy of the Accreditation Certificate of the accreditation body for the corresponding scope of designation requested;

d) A list of testers, assessment experts and appraisers as prescribed in Form No. 7 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, with copies of professional and technical training certificates;

dd) A list of technical documents, standards, and processes and procedures for testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation as prescribed in Form No. 8 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, accompanied by copies of the processes and procedures for testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation corresponding to the products, goods, processes and environment for which designation is requested;

e) A list of testing machinery and equipment for the field for which designation is requested (for testing organisations) as prescribed in Form No. 9 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, accompanied by copies of valid verification and calibration certificates and evidence of ownership or long-term lease of the testing equipment;

g) A copy of the results of proficiency testing or inter-laboratory comparison for the test method of the products and goods for which designation is requested, with at least 02 other testing organisations designated or accredited under TCVN ISO/IEC 17025 or ISO/IEC 17025 (for testing organisations).

2. For temporary designation of testing

The sectoral and field management ministry decides on temporary designation of testing organisations to serve the need to test new criteria and is responsible for the decision on temporary designation of testing organisations. The temporary designation decision is effective for 06 months from the date of signing. The dossier includes:

a) An application for registration for designation of conformity assessment activities, as prescribed in Form No. 4 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree;

b) A copy of the issued Decision designating the testing organisation;

c) A dossier on the test method, validation of the use value of the test method, and reference materials for controlling testing quality.

3. For changing, supplementing or narrowing the designated scope or field, the dossier includes:

a) An application for changing, supplementing or narrowing the designated scope or field; or extending the establishments and locations for conformity assessment, as prescribed in Form No. 11 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree;

b) A copy of the Certificate of registration of testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation activities; a copy of the Decision designating the conformity assessment organisation;

c) A list of testers, appraisers and assessment experts for the scope or field registered for change or supplement as prescribed in Form No. 7 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, accompanied by copies of professional and technical training certificates;

d) A list of technical documents, standards, and processes for testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation corresponding to the scope or field registered for change or supplement as prescribed in Form No. 8 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, accompanied by copies of the corresponding processes and procedures for testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation;

dd) A list of testing machinery and equipment for the scope or field registered for change or supplement (for testing organisations) as prescribed in Form No. 9 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, accompanied by copies of valid verification, calibration and testing certificates;

e) A copy of the Accreditation Certificate of competence in testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation issued by a lawful accreditation body for the scope or field registered for change or supplement;

g) A copy of the results of proficiency testing or inter-laboratory comparison for the test method of the products and goods registered for change or supplement, designated or accredited under TCVN ISO/IEC 17025 or ISO/IEC 17025 (for testing organisations).

4. For reissuance to a conformity assessment organisation whose Designation Decision is still valid but has been lost, mislaid, damaged, or changed in name or address

a) Where reissuance is requested due to a change of name or address, the organisation or individual must additionally submit documents proving the change, including: an application for reissuance of the designation decision as prescribed in Form No. 12 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree; and a copy of legal papers showing the change of name or address, being one of the following: the Enterprise Registration Certificate, the Investment Registration Certificate, or other valid papers under law;

b) Where reissuance is requested due to loss, mislaying or damage, the dossier includes: an application for reissuance of the designation decision as prescribed in Form No. 12 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree.

5. Before the designation decision expires, within 60 days, if it so wishes, the conformity assessment organisation must prepare a dossier as for the first-time designation under Clause 1 of this Article. Specifically, for a designated testing organisation, the designation registration dossier must be accompanied by documents proving it has participated in a proficiency testing or inter-laboratory comparison programme at least once for the designated testing field.

Article 74. Form of dossier submission

A conformity assessment organisation wishing to participate in testing, appraisal, certification, verification and use value confirmation activities serving State management in a specific field prepares 01 set of dossier for registering for designation and submits it as an online public service via the National Public Service Portal (hereinafter abbreviated as the designating agency).

Where the National Public Service Portal has an error or this administrative procedure has not yet completed its Online Public Service infrastructure, the conformity assessment organisation submits a paper dossier under this Decree directly or via postal services.

Article 75. Order and procedures for designation

1. For first-time designation, temporary designation, changing or supplementing the designated scope or field, and designation decisions that have expired:

a) Within 03 working days from the date of receiving the registration dossier, if the dossier is not complete and valid as prescribed, the designating agency issues a notice requesting the conformity assessment organisation to amend and supplement the dossier;

b) Within 10 working days from receiving a valid dossier, the designating agency decides to carry out an assessment of the actual capacity of the conformity assessment organisation on the basis of criteria on personnel, technical facilities, quality management system, operating results and legal compliance of the conformity assessment organisation. The on-site assessment is carried out by sending experts or establishing an assessment team. The content of the on-site assessment is as prescribed at Point c, Clause 1 of this Article.

Where the conformity assessment organisation has had its capacity assessed by another sectoral and field management ministry and has been given a designation decision, when carrying out on-site assessment, the designating agency recognises the result of assessing the corresponding quality management system for that type of conformity assessment organisation. Recognition of assessment results is valid only for 12 months from the date the competent authority issued the most recent assessment result.

For temporary designation or changing, supplementing or narrowing, if the registration dossier is complete and valid, the designating agency appraises the dossier without organising an on-site capacity assessment. Where the registration dossier is complete but has inappropriate content, or there is a request from the competent State agency, or there is information or feedback on signs of violation relating to the dossier, the designating agency organises an on-site capacity assessment at the conformity assessment organisation.

On-site capacity assessment at the conformity assessment organisation must be notified in writing to the conformity assessment organisation that submitted the registration dossier. The expert, or at least 01 member of the on-site capacity assessment team, must be trained in the quality management system corresponding to each type of conformity assessment organisation requesting designation. At the end of the assessment, the expert or assessment team established by the designating agency must sign an on-site assessment record and send the record to the designating agency within 05 days.

Where the conformity assessment organisation must remedy the contents stated in the on-site assessment record, it must send a report on the results of the corrective action to the designating agency within not more than 30 days. Where the contents to be remedied require an extended time limit, the conformity assessment organisation reports to the designating agency in writing, clearly stating the official time limit for completing the remedy of the above contents; the time for sending the report on the results of the corrective action to the designating agency must not exceed 06 months.

Within 05 working days from the date of receiving the report on the results of corrective action under the on-site assessment record, if the conformity assessment organisation meets the requirements as prescribed, the designating agency issues a designation decision for the conformity assessment organisation as prescribed in Form No. 10 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree. Based on the capacity of the conformity assessment organisation, the sectoral and field management ministry decides the validity period of the designation decision, but not more than 05 years from the date of signing and issuance. Where designation is refused, the designating agency must notify the conformity assessment organisation of the reasons in writing.

c) Content of the on-site assessment:

The level of compliance with the provisions of the law on product and goods quality, the law on standards and technical regulations, and relevant specialised management provisions by the conformity assessment organisation is assessed under the following contents:

For an organisation requesting first-time designation: assess the meeting of capacity conditions, the management system and the conformity of the legal dossier under law; the compliance content in conformity assessment activities is not assessed because no activity has yet arisen.

For an organisation currently operating that requests re-designation or expansion of the designated scope: assess legal compliance based on the following documents: the organisation's report on the results of conformity assessment activities in the most recent 03 years or during its operating time if it has operated for less than 03 years; records of handling violations (if any); and supervision results of management agencies and accreditation bodies (if any).

Verify the accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of the designation registration dossier provided by the conformity assessment organisation. In addition, for testing organisations, verify the actual state of facilities, testers, testing equipment, and professional and technical skills for the corresponding test methods.

The costs serving the assessment activities of the expert or assessment team are borne by the conformity assessment organisation registering for designation, under the principles of openness and transparency and in compliance with the law on finance. The list of costs serving assessment activities includes travel and accommodation costs, expert hire costs (if any), costs of on-site assessment and other valid costs under regulations of the Ministry of Finance and specialised law. The expenditure level is determined under the current financial expenditure regime.

2. Reissuance of the designation decision:

During the validity period of the designation decision, a conformity assessment organisation wishing to register for reissuance of the designation decision prepares 01 set of dossier requesting reissuance under Article 73 of this Decree and submits it as an online public service via the National Public Service Portal. Within 05 working days from receiving a complete and valid dossier, the designating agency considers and reissues the designation decision. Where the requirements are not met, the designating agency replies, clearly stating the reasons.

Where the designation decision is reissued because the designation decision was lost, torn, damaged or contained errors of information but this does not change the capacity or operating scope of the conformity assessment organisation, the reissued designation decision retains the remaining validity period of the designation decision already issued.

3. Where the conformity assessment organisation requests a change of information or supplement of its operating scope or field, the sectoral and field management ministry considers the corresponding capacity to decide the validity period of the designation decision, but not more than 05 years from the date of signing and issuance.

4. 60 days before the designation decision expires, if it so wishes, the conformity assessment organisation carries out the procedure for requesting re-designation under this Decree as for first-time designation.

5. Where the conformity assessment organisation has a change in capacity relating to technical personnel, equipment, processes or the quality management system in the course of operation, the organisation must notify the sectoral and field management ministry in writing. The notification dossier includes:

a) A document clearly stating the content of the change;

b) Documents proving capacity after the change (personnel records, equipment records, updated processes);

c) An internal assessment report on the impact of the change;

d) Other documents as required by the sectoral and field management ministry.

The sectoral and field management ministry considers the dossier, assesses the appropriateness of the change (on-site assessment if necessary), and decides on approving the change, adjusting the designated scope, or requiring the conformity assessment organisation to remedy. The assessment and updating of information are carried out under law.

Article 76. Revocation of decisions designating conformity assessment organisations

1. The sectoral and field management ministry considers and decides to revoke the designation decision where the conformity assessment organisation commits one of the following violations:

a) Violating the provisions on conformity assessment under the law on standards and technical regulations and the provisions of this Decree 02 consecutive times;

b) Failing to fully perform the corresponding responsibilities specified in Article 77 of this Decree for 02 consecutive years;

c) Failing to ensure one of the corresponding conditions for designated conformity assessment organisations under this Decree;

d) Forging or falsely declaring documents in the designation registration dossier; issuing conformity assessment results without actual assessment;

dd) Erasing or altering the content of the issued designation decision so as to distort it;

e) Failing to remedy violations as required by the inspection or examination agency;

g) The conformity assessment organisation no longer operates within the designated scope, is dissolved, or has its decision revoked at its own request.

2. A conformity assessment organisation that has had its designation decision revoked may have its designation registration dossier considered only after at least 06 months from the revocation notice and after remedying the violations.

3. The order and procedures for revoking the designation decision are as follows:

a) Within 03 working days, the competent authority issues a decision revoking the designation decision, clearly stating the reasons for revocation;

b) The revocation decision must be sent to the relevant organisation and published on the web portal of the competent authority, and also updated on the National Database on standards, metrology and quality.

4. Where the reason for revocation is also an administrative violation specified in the Decree on penalties for administrative violations in the field of standards, metrology and product and goods quality, the competent authority:

a) Issues a decision revoking the designation decision;

b) Transfers the dossier to the inspection agency to handle and impose administrative penalties within proper authority and under the order and procedures prescribed in the law on penalties for administrative violations.

5. Where the reason for revocation is not an administrative violation (the organisation voluntarily withdraws, does not maintain capacity after the assessment cycle, etc.), the competent authority issues only the revocation decision, and no administrative penalty is applied.

Article 77. Responsibilities of designated conformity assessment organisations

1. Exercise rights and perform obligations under the law on standards and technical regulations. Where the provisions of this Decree or the law on standards and technical regulations are violated, depending on the nature and level of the violation, the organisation will be considered and handled under law.

A designated testing organisation must, during the validity period of the designation decision, participate in a proficiency testing or inter-laboratory comparison programme at least once for the testing field and the products and goods for which it has been designated.

2. Periodically each quarter before the 25th, or on an ad hoc basis when requested, update the results of designated conformity assessment activities, as prescribed in Form No. 13 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, on the National Database on standards, metrology and quality.

3. Notify the designating agency of every change affecting the capacity for designated conformity assessment activities within 15 days from the date of the change.

Section 3. STATE INSPECTION OF PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY AND QUALITY SURVEYS OF GOODS CIRCULATING ON THE MARKET

Article 78. Application of technology and exploitation of the national database in inspecting and surveying product and goods quality

1. Central and local agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods are responsible for:

a) Encouraging the use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse data and forecast risks, and the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technology to collect and exchange data automatically, in order to support automatic post-inspection and quality surveys of products and goods circulating on the market;

b) Exploiting, updating and sharing inspection and survey data on the quality of products and goods with the National Database on standards, metrology and quality under guidance of the Ministry of Science and Technology;

c) Strengthening the carrying out of inspection on digital platforms to improve the effectiveness of inspection and supervision of product and goods quality.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology is responsible for:

a) Developing, operating, managing, updating and ensuring the connection and data sharing capability between the National Database on standards, metrology and quality and central and local agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods;

b) Guiding, training and supporting inspecting agencies at all levels in applying technology and exploiting national data to serve inspection and surveys of the quality of products and goods; training and coaching the inspection and examination force in using the national product and goods quality supervision system.

Article 79. State inspection of product quality in production

1. State inspection of the quality of products and goods in production (hereinafter abbreviated as inspection of product and goods quality in production) is carried out by the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods.

2. Each year, the inspecting agency develops and prepares a plan for inspecting the quality of products and goods in production based on the risk level of the products and goods, data in the National Database on standards, metrology and quality, and the following contents:

a) Information on exported goods not conforming to Article 32 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 18, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, leading to importing countries applying measures restricting the import of goods from Vietnam;

b) Information on systematic non-conformity of goods circulating on the market with the declared applicable standard and the corresponding technical regulation;

c) Results of analysing and processing data from the warning system, surveys, and consumer feedback and complaints; traceability data and conformity assessment dossiers;

d) Information and warnings from State agencies, social organisations participating in consumer protection, professional social organisations, conformity assessment organisations and other social supervision channels;

dd) Information on producing organisations and individuals applying advanced management system standards appropriate to the field of production and trading of products and goods;

e) Management requirements of the competent authority.

3. Inspection content:

a) Inspecting the implementation of the requirements prescribed in the corresponding standards and technical regulations or provisions on ensuring product quality relating to the conditions of the production process and State management measures on product quality in production;

b) Inspecting the implementation of conformity assessment results, goods labelling, use of marks of conformity to standards and technical regulations, and the documents accompanying the product to be inspected;

c) Testing samples at a testing organisation designated under law to check the conformity of the product with the declared applicable standard and the corresponding technical regulation.

Inspection under the content specified at this point is carried out when signs of failure to ensure quality are detected after carrying out the contents specified at Points a and b of this Clause, and is carried out through testing performed by a designated conformity assessment organisation.

4. The inspecting agency may invite experts or representatives of conformity assessment organisations, but must ensure independence and objectivity, and bears legal responsibility for the assessment results.

Article 80. Establishment and operation of the Inspection Team

1. The Inspection Team is established by a document of the inspecting agency specified in Clause 3, Article 45 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15 when carrying out inspection of product and goods quality as prescribed.

2. The Inspection Team consists of:

a) The Team Leader, being the person assigned to carry out inspection of product and goods quality at the agency inspecting product and goods quality specified in Clause 3, Article 45 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15;

b) Members, including: quality inspectors and relevant officials, civil servants, public employees and technical experts (if necessary);

c) The secretary of the Inspection Team.

3. The Inspection Team is responsible for:

a) Inspecting dossiers, documents and data relating to the quality of products and goods, and conducting on-site inspection;

b) Sampling and supervising the testing of samples as prescribed;

c) Making the inspection record and proposing handling measures;

d) Being responsible for the accuracy and objectivity of the inspection results.

4. Operating funds of the Inspection Team are guaranteed from the State budget according to decentralisation or from other valid funding sources under law.

5. Funds for sampling and testing samples are as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 47 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15.

Payment and settlement are carried out under the law on the State budget and the law on finance and accounting.

6. On sampling

In the course of inspection at production, import and circulation establishments, sampling to serve the inspection of product and goods quality is carried out as follows:

a) Sampling is carried out under the standard on sampling methods, under the provisions on sampling methods in the corresponding technical regulation (if any) or relevant legal provisions. Where there is no standard, provision on sampling methods in the corresponding technical regulation, or legal provision on sampling methods, then depending on the nature of the products and goods, sectoral and field management ministries prescribe sampling for products and goods managed by the ministry or sector;

b) In the course of inspection, where goods are not in sufficient quantity for sampling under Point a of this Clause or the lot of products and goods cannot be determined, the Inspection Team takes survey samples of the quality of products and goods under Point a, Clause 2, Article 91 of this Decree;

c) Samples of products and goods, once taken, must be sealed (under Form No. 14 of Appendix VII attached to this Decree), and a sampling record (under Form No. 15 of Appendix VII attached to this Decree) must be made, signed by the person taking the sample and the representative of the sampled establishment. The handover of samples to the testing organisation must have a sample handover record (under Form No. 16 of Appendix VII attached to this Decree), and the testing organisation must confirm the seal is intact before receiving the test sample;

d) Where products and goods have no separate provision on the time for sending samples for testing, within at most 05 working days from the date of sampling, the inspection team must send the product and goods samples to a testing organisation designated under law for testing. The designated testing organisation is responsible for giving priority to testing samples of products and goods of inspection teams performing State management functions, ensuring the sample testing time is as prescribed.

Article 81. Order, procedures and handling of violations in the course of inspecting the quality of products and goods in production

The order, procedures and handling of violations in the course of inspecting the quality of products and goods in production are prescribed as follows:

1. Announcing the inspection decision;

2. Collecting, reviewing and assessing information, dossiers and documents under the contents specified in Clause 3, Article 80 of this Decree;

3. Making the inspection record and the administrative violation record, and handling the inspection results under the law on specialised inspection and the law on handling of administrative violations.

Article 82. State inspection of the quality of imported goods

1. For imported goods on the list of products and goods with a medium risk level, before putting the goods into circulation on the market, the importing organisation or individual is not required to carry out quality inspection upon import but must declare conformity to the corresponding national technical regulation or carry out the quality management measure prescribed in other relevant laws under the principle specified in Clause 2, Article 48 of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations as amended and supplemented in Clause 19, Article 1 of Law No. 70/2025/QH15. Declaration of conformity to technical regulations is carried out under the law on standards and technical regulations.

2. For imported goods on the list of products and goods with a high risk level, the importing organisation or individual must register for quality inspection under Article 83 of this Decree.

3. For products and goods on the list of products and goods with medium and high risk levels that have been granted a circulation licence or have undergone a corresponding quality management measure stated in the list under specialised law, it is not necessary to carry out the inspection of imported goods quality under Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article; the provisions of specialised law apply instead.

Article 83. Order and procedures for quality inspection of imported goods with a high risk level

1. Where imported goods already have a Certificate of conformity to technical regulations

a) The importing organisation or individual registers for State inspection of the quality of imported goods as prescribed with the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods (hereinafter abbreviated as the inspecting agency). The registration dossier includes:

Registration for State inspection of the quality of imported goods under Form No. 1 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree;

A Certificate of conformity to technical regulations issued by a designated conformity assessment organisation, containing information relating to the imported goods. Where the Certificate of conformity is issued for a consignment, it must contain information relating to the imported consignment (name of the goods; trademark, type; technical characteristics; origin, manufacturer; weight/quantity; import goods declaration; invoice);

A photo or description of the characteristics of the goods accompanied by the content of the main label (for goods required to be labelled);

A sample of the supplementary label (if the main label does not yet have the full content as prescribed), for goods required to be labelled.

Where an electronic label is used, the labelling must meet the law on goods labels. The importing organisation or individual is responsible for the validity of the import dossier.

b) The inspecting agency carries out inspection and handling in the following order:

Receive the dossier registering for quality inspection of imported goods under Form No. 2 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree.

Where the dossier is incomplete, the inspecting agency confirms the missing contents, and at the same time confirms on the inspection registration form that the importing organisation or individual has registered for quality inspection of imported goods, and requests the importing organisation or individual to supplement and complete the dossier within 07 working days from the date of receiving the dossier. If after that time limit the dossier has still not been fully supplemented, the importing organisation or individual must send a document to the inspecting agency clearly stating the reasons and the expected time for completing the supplementation of the dossier.

The subsequent inspection steps are carried out only after the importing organisation or individual has fully completed the dossier. The order is as follows:

Where the dossier is complete and conforming: within 01 working day from the date the dossier is complete and valid, the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods meeting quality requirements under Form No. 3 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree, sent to the importing organisation or individual to carry out customs clearance procedures;

Where the dossier is complete but does not meet label requirements: the inspecting agency requires the importing organisation or individual to remedy within not more than 05 working days. The inspecting agency issues the Notice that the consignment meets quality requirements only when there is evidence proving that the label has been remedied as prescribed. Where it cannot be remedied, the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods not meeting label requirements under Form No. 3 of Appendix VII;

Where the dossier is complete but the Certificate of conformity to technical regulations does not conform to the corresponding technical regulation or does not match the dossier of the imported consignment: the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods not meeting quality requirements, clearly stating the non-conforming contents, and sends it to the importing organisation or individual and the customs authority for handling within their authority;

Where the importing organisation or individual fails to fully complete the dossier within the prescribed time limit: within 01 working day from the end of the time limit for supplementing the dossier, the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods under Form No. 3 of Appendix VII, clearly stating: “The consignment has not completed its dossier in full”, sent to the importing organisation or individual and the customs authority;

Where signs of risk or fraud, or inconsistent information between the dossier and management data, are detected, the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of quality inspection of imported goods not meeting requirements under Form No. 3 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree.

2. Where imported goods do not yet have a Certificate of conformity to technical regulations

a) The importing organisation or individual registers for State inspection of the quality of imported goods as prescribed with the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods (hereinafter abbreviated as the inspecting agency). The registration dossier includes: registration for State inspection of the quality of imported goods under Form No. 1 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree; a photo or description of the characteristics of the goods accompanied by the content of the main label (for goods required to be labelled); and a sample of the supplementary label (if the main label does not yet have the full content as prescribed), for goods required to be labelled.

Where an electronic label is used, the labelling must meet the law on goods labels. The importing organisation or individual is responsible for the validity of the import dossier.

b) The inspecting agency carries out inspection and handling in the following order:

Receive the dossier registering for quality inspection of imported goods under Form No. 2 of Appendix VII issued with this Decree.

Where the dossier is incomplete, the inspecting agency confirms the missing contents, and at the same time confirms that the importing organisation or individual has registered for quality inspection of imported goods, and requests the importing organisation or individual to supplement and complete the dossier within 07 working days from the date of receiving the dossier.

If after that time limit the dossier has still not been fully supplemented, the importing organisation or individual must send a document to the inspecting agency clearly stating the reasons and the expected time for completing the supplementation of the dossier.

The organisation or individual carries out procedures with the customs authority to bring the imported goods to the goods storage place under the law on customs.

The organisation or individual contacts a designated certification body to carry out conformity assessment to the corresponding national technical regulation.

The subsequent inspection steps are carried out only after the importing organisation or individual has fully completed the dossier. The order is carried out as prescribed at Point b, Clause 1 of this Article.

3. Principles of application for bringing goods to the storage place

Permission to bring imported goods to the storage place specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article applies uniformly to cases of imported goods that must undergo quality inspection, ensuring conformity with the law on customs and the risk management principle and not creating new administrative procedures.

4. The procedure for registering for State inspection of the quality of imported goods is carried out on the National Single Window Portal or the National Public Service Portal.

Where these systems have an incident or in cases of force majeure making it impossible to exchange electronic information, handling is carried out under Article 17 of Decree No. 85/2019/ND-CP dated 14 November 2019 of the Government on the national single window mechanism, the ASEAN single window and specialised inspection of exported and imported goods.

5. Imported goods with a high risk level are permitted to be cleared through customs and circulated on the market after the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods meeting quality requirements, and are also subject to quality inspection under Article 88 of this Decree.

6. Quality testing of imported goods with a high risk level is carried out at a testing organisation designated under law. The test results of the designated testing organisation are the basis for assessing conformity to the corresponding national technical regulation.

Where the corresponding test method has not been prescribed or is not unified, or there is no designated testing organisation yet, the Minister of the sectoral and field management ministry decides on a temporary test method to apply until a national technical regulation is issued or an appropriate testing organisation is designated.

Article 84. Increasing the frequency of quality inspection of imported goods

1. Imported goods specified in Clause 4, Article 34 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended and supplemented in Clause 19, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, must be subject to enhanced inspection measures when they fall within one of the following cases:

a) Goods already subject to the measure of exemption from or reduction of quality inspection under Article 86 of this Decree but whose inspection in circulation on the market yields results not conforming to the declared applicable standard or the corresponding national technical regulation;

b) Imported goods originating from a country or territory on a list of high-risk quality warnings announced by the competent authority;

c) The importing organisation or individual has a history of repeated violations of the law on product and goods quality, as assessed by the inspecting agency.

2. Increasing the frequency of State inspection of the quality of imported goods with a high risk level is carried out as follows:

a) Inspecting agencies under sectoral and field management ministries are responsible for:

Monitoring, compiling, updating and announcing the list of countries and territories warned as having a high risk level for the quality of imported products and goods on the National Single Window Portal or the specialised information system as prescribed;

Collecting, managing and updating information on the compliance history of importing organisations and individuals to serve the classification of risk levels in quality inspection;

Organising the implementation of the measure of increasing inspection frequency for imported goods under this Article and relevant provisions.

Consolidating the information in this Clause to determine, announce and update the list of organisations and individuals not eligible for continued application of the reduced inspection regime on the national product and goods quality supervision system.

Where sectoral and field management ministries use a specialised information system or the National Single Window Portal, these systems must be connected and automatically share data with the national product and goods quality supervision system, ensuring consistent, non-duplicated data.

b) The customs authority clears goods on the basis of looking up and using information and data on the list of organisations and individuals not eligible for continued application of the reduced inspection regime on the national product and goods quality supervision system;

c) The application of increased inspection frequency must not create new administrative procedures and must ensure no lengthening of customs clearance time, except where handling measures must be applied under law.

Article 85. Handling of violations in the course of quality inspection of imported goods with a high risk level

1. Where imported goods already have a valid certificate of conformity to technical regulations but do not meet requirements on goods labels or the mark of conformity to technical regulations, the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods requires the importing organisation or individual to take remedial measures.

The issuance of the Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods meeting quality requirements is carried out only after the importer provides full evidence of remedy and the certificate of conformity to technical regulations for the consignment.

2. Where imported goods have a certificate of conformity to technical regulations that does not match the dossier of the imported consignment or does not conform to the corresponding technical regulation, the inspecting agency handles under law and coordinates with the customs authority to handle within authority when requested.

3. For violating goods with recycling as the remedial measure:

a) The conformity assessment organisation carries out conformity assessment of the recycled consignment;

b) Where the recycled consignment has results conforming to the corresponding technical regulation, the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods meeting quality requirements so that the importer carries out customs clearance procedures;

c) Where the recycled consignment does not conform to the corresponding technical regulation, the inspecting agency issues a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods not meeting quality requirements and sends it to the importer and the customs authority for handling as prescribed.

4. The importer is responsible for sending evidence of remedying the consequences to the inspecting agency within 01 working day from the date of completing the remedy.

5. Imported goods, after customs clearance, are permitted to circulate on the market and are subject to quality inspection under Article 88 of this Decree.

Article 86. Exemption from and reduction of quality inspection of imported goods with a high risk level; no need to repeat the declaration of conformity to technical regulations for imported goods with a medium risk level

1. Goods with a high risk level are exempt from quality inspection upon import in the following cases:

a) Luggage of organisations and individuals entering the country, and relocated property of organisations and individuals within the tax-exempt allowance (excluding motor vehicles, specialised motor machinery and electric bicycles);

b) Goods of diplomatic organisations and individuals and international organisations within the tax-exempt allowance (excluding motor vehicles, specialised motor machinery and electric bicycles);

c) Advertising samples not sold on the market; samples for scientific research and research serving production; trial samples; samples for testing serving appraisal and certification of conformity to national technical regulations, and inter-laboratory testing;

d) Goods temporarily imported for display and introduction at trade fairs and exhibitions, not sold off after the exhibition and not put into circulation on the market;

dd) Gifts and presents within the tax-exempt allowance (excluding motor vehicles, specialised motor machinery and electric bicycles);

e) Goods exchanged by border residents within the tax-exempt allowance;

g) Goods, supplies, equipment and machinery temporarily imported for re-export and not consumed in Vietnam;

h) Goods in transit, re-exported goods, and transit goods;

i) Materials, supplies and samples for processing for foreign parties, for producing export goods, or for temporary import and re-export; materials for producing goods consumed domestically or circulating on the market where the goods are already quality-managed under the corresponding national technical regulation; imported goods in small quantities insufficient for taking test samples as prescribed in national technical regulations;

k) Goods traded duty-free to departing passengers (managed under the temporary import – re-export regime);

l) Goods re-imported for repair or recycling at the request of a foreign partner;

m) Imported goods serving urgent requirements under the direction of the Government or the Prime Minister;

n) Specialised imported goods serving security purposes;

o) Imported goods sent via postal services or express delivery with a customs value exempt from import duty under the law on taxes;

p) Goods temporarily imported for sale at duty-free shops;

q) On-site exported and imported goods;

r) Specialised goods imported for use at premises owned by diplomatic missions of countries in Vietnam;

s) Goods re-imported into Vietnam by the very trader that exported them but which were returned or voluntarily recalled by the trader;

t) Chemicals on the list of plant protection products prohibited from use in Vietnam, imported as reference standards or for research when permitted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment or the competent authority under the law on plant protection and quarantine;

u) Goods on the list of goods prohibited from import under the law on foreign trade management.

2. Exemption from quality inspection does not apply to imported goods falling within one of the following cases:

a) Goods with a safety warning according to a notice from the competent authority of Vietnam or a relevant international organisation;

b) Goods on a list of specially controlled goods issued by the sectoral and field management ministry;

c) Goods classified as high risk under other specialised laws that require mandatory inspection upon import.

3. Reduced State inspection of the quality of imported goods with a high risk level is carried out as follows:

a) Imported goods with a high risk level are subject to the reduced State quality inspection regime when they fully meet the following requirements and do not fall within the cases specified in Clause 2 of this Article:

Goods with the same name, use, trademark, type, technical characteristics, manufacturing establishment and origin, imported by the same organisation or individual;

Having 03 consecutive imports with a Notice of the result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods meeting quality requirements.

The enterprise itself determines that it meets the requirements for reduced inspection and itself keeps proving records to serve post-inspection.

b) Method of applying the reduced quality inspection regime to imported goods with a high risk level:

The application of the reduced quality inspection regime to imported goods with a high risk level is carried out on the basis of risk management, through the exchange, sharing and use of information and data between the inspecting agency and the customs authority; it is not prescribed as an administrative procedure.

The importing organisation or individual fully and accurately declares on the customs declaration the goods identification codes and corresponding identifying information, including: HS code; numbers and barcodes; serial number and model; information on the manufacturer and country of origin; and other identifying information under the law on customs and relevant law, and is responsible before law for the accuracy of the declared information.

The inspecting agency is responsible for determining, updating and announcing the list of importing organisations and individuals subject to the reduced quality inspection regime; the period of applying the reduced inspection regime is 02 years, counted from the time the conformity assessment result of the third import arises; and for cases where the reduced inspection regime is stopped when a violation or sign of risk arises, on the specialised management information system, the National Single Window Portal as prescribed, and the national product and goods quality supervision system.

The customs authority clears goods on the basis of looking up and using information and data on the list of importing organisations and individuals subject to the reduced inspection regime provided and updated by the inspecting agency.

The exchange, sharing and interconnection of data among the customs electronic data processing system under the national single window mechanism, the information systems of sectoral and field management ministries, and the national product and goods quality supervision system are carried out on a roadmap consistent with technical infrastructure conditions. While the national product and goods quality supervision system is not yet fully operational, the application of the reduced inspection regime is carried out on the basis of data and information managed, provided and updated by the inspecting agency as prescribed.

The application of the reduced quality inspection regime does not create new administrative procedures and does not lengthen customs clearance time, except where handling measures must be applied under law.

c) Management, supervision and post-inspection:

Enterprises submit a periodic report every 03 months on the import of goods eligible for reduced inspection to serve post-inspection and quality supervision;

The inspecting agency carries out post-inspection according to plan or on an ad hoc basis when there are signs of violation, risk warnings, complaints or denunciations, or at the request of the customs authority;

Post-inspection activities must not affect the progress of customs clearance of goods.

d) The inspecting agency stops applying the reduced inspection regime to an enterprise in the following cases:

Goods circulating on the market are determined not to conform to the national technical regulation or the declared applicable standard;

There are complaints or denunciations about quality or about conformity assessment results that are verified as correct;

Post-inspection or ad hoc inspection finds that conformity assessment results do not meet requirements;

The enterprise fails to fully perform its obligation to report or provide information as prescribed.

4. Responsibilities of inspecting agencies and customs authorities

a) Inspecting agencies, according to sectoral and field management assignment; the Government Cipher Committee and specialised agencies under provincial People's Committees are responsible for organising supervision and post-inspection of the quality of imported goods under law;

b) The inspecting agency maintains and updates information on enterprises eligible for reduced inspection in the national product and goods quality supervision system; and coordinates with the customs authority in exchanging and exploiting data to serve risk management;

c) The inspecting agency is responsible for consolidating information as the basis for applying the reduced inspection regime specified in Clause 2 of this Article, including the list of organisations and individuals subject to the reduced inspection regime; and for fully and promptly updating and sharing information and results of quality inspection of imported products and goods on the national product and goods quality supervision system;

d) The customs authority looks up and exploits information serving customs procedures on the national product and goods quality supervision system; where data is updated from the National Single Window Portal or the information systems of sectoral and field management ministries, the lookup is carried out through the national product and goods quality supervision system without requiring organisations and individuals to provide the information again.

5. No need to repeat the declaration of conformity to technical regulations for imported goods with a medium risk level, under the following provisions:

a) Principle of application

Imported goods with a medium risk level that have already carried out the declaration of conformity to technical regulations for a previous consignment need not declare again when the next imported goods have the same name, use, trademark, type, technical characteristics, manufacturing establishment and origin;

The enterprise itself keeps records of the status of declaration of conformity to technical regulations and is responsible for applying the mechanism of not declaring again;

Where the national technical regulation changes, product characteristics change, or there is a risk warning from the competent authority, the enterprise must carry out the declaration of conformity to technical regulations again as prescribed.

b) Monitoring and post-inspection

The enterprise prepares an internal document recording that the goods fall within the case of not needing to declare again, to serve post-inspection;

The inspecting agency cross-checks the information on declaration of conformity to technical regulations on the National Database on standards, metrology and quality and updates it into the national product and goods quality supervision system within 03 working days from receiving the information provided by the enterprise;

The updated information is the basis for post-inspection activities and assessment of the enterprise's compliance.

Article 87. State inspection of the quality of exported goods and handling of violations

1. Goods meeting the requirements specified in Article 32 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, as amended and supplemented in Clause 18, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15, are permitted to be exported without inspection by the inspecting agency.

Goods intended only for export must fully comply with the regulations of the importing country and need not comply with regulations for goods circulating domestically; except that goods that are both exported and circulated domestically must fully comply with the regulations of both the importing country and Vietnam.

2. Where exported goods fail to ensure quality, affecting national interests and prestige, the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods carries out inspection of product quality in production under Article 79 and handles under Article 81 of this Decree.

3. When exported goods are put into circulation domestically, they must comply with the management requirements specified in Articles 88, 89 and 90 of this Decree.

Article 88. Inspection of the quality of goods circulating on the market

1. The grounds for inspecting the quality of goods circulating on the market are as follows:

a) The agency inspecting the quality of products and goods, based on developments in the quality of goods on the market, develops the annual inspection plan, funding estimate, and the goods subject to inspection;

b) Based on the inspection plan approved by the competent level, on an ad hoc basis, or where directed by the competent State agency;

c) Existing data on the risk level of products and goods, traceability information, numbers, barcodes, and certificates of conformity to standards and technical regulations;

d) Data from accredited quality management systems or systems connected with State management agencies, combined with warnings of violations of the quality of products and goods.

2. The agency inspecting the quality of products and goods carries out quality inspection of goods circulating on the market under the following contents:

a) Inspecting compliance with the requirements prescribed by the law on product and goods quality;

b) After inspecting the requirements specified at Point a of this Clause, if signs of failure to ensure quality are found, take samples and test them at a conformity assessment organisation under law to check the conformity of the goods with the declared applicable standard and the corresponding technical regulation. The conformity assessment organisation must be independent and objective and is responsible before law for its conformity assessment results;

c) For products and goods with a high risk, in addition to complying with Point b of this Clause, the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods prepares a plan for periodic or ad hoc sampling at appropriate locations according to management requirements, in order to strengthen inspection of these products and goods under Clause 7, Article 45 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15.

Article 89. Order and procedures for inspection and handling of violations in the course of inspecting the quality of goods circulating on the market

The Inspection Team carries out inspection in the following order and procedures:

1. Announcing the inspection decision.

2. Collecting, reviewing and assessing inspection information, dossiers, documents and data under the contents specified in Clause 2, Article 88 of this Decree.

3. Making the inspection record and the administrative violation record (for cases with administrative violations), and handling the inspection results under the law on specialised inspection and the law on handling of administrative violations.

Article 90. Responsibilities of organisations and individuals producing and trading products and goods circulating on the market

1. Products and goods circulating on the market must ensure no risk to organisations, individuals, animals, plants, property or the environment.

2. When products and goods circulating on the market are found not to conform to the declared applicable standard or the corresponding technical regulation, or are likely to pose a risk to organisations, individuals, animals, plants, property or the environment, the organisation or individual is responsible for handling and recalling those products and goods and for complying with the requirements of the competent State management agency when requested.

Article 91. Quality surveys of products and goods

1. A quality survey of products and goods is an activity carried out independently or integrated into management work, not of the nature of examination, inspection or administrative penalty, aimed at collecting and analysing actual information on the quality of products and goods circulating on the market.

The survey results are used to serve risk warning, risk-based management, and determining the basis for the competent authority to carry out targeted inspection and post-inspection in order to collect and analyse actual information on the quality of products and goods circulating on the market, serve risk warning, and determine the basis for targeted inspection and post-inspection.

A survey does not replace inspection activities and does not give rise to responsibility for administrative penalties.

2. The content of quality survey activities for products and goods includes:

a) Random sampling of products and goods for testing and conformity assessment solely for reference and risk analysis purposes, not directly used as the basis for penalties but used as the basis for considering and recommending that the competent authority organise inspection and post-inspection under this Decree;

b) Checking and cross-checking information on goods labels, marks of conformity to standards and technical regulations, numbers, barcodes and traceability;

c) Comparing and cross-checking the declared applicable information with the actual products and goods in circulation.

3. Where the survey results show signs that products and goods do not conform to the declared applicable standard or the corresponding technical regulation, pose a possible safety risk, or violate legal provisions, the agency conducting the survey is responsible for transferring the full dossier and results to the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods. The inspecting agency decides on organising inspection and post-inspection under this Decree.

4. Responsibilities of sectoral and field management ministries:

a) Organising periodic or ad hoc quality survey activities for groups of products and goods within their management scope;

b) Analysing and assessing survey results to warn of risks, prevent violations and improve quality management policies;

c) Sharing survey data with the agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods and relevant State management agencies through the National Database on standards, metrology and quality.

5. Responsibilities of provincial People's Committees:

a) Organising quality surveys of products and goods circulating in the areas under their management;

b) Promptly warning consumers, relevant agencies and competent forces when risks or violations are detected;

c) Sharing survey data with inspecting agencies and relevant agencies through the National Database on standards, metrology and quality to serve risk management and violation prevention.

6. For products and goods with a high risk level, the inspecting agency carries out periodic or ad hoc sampling through the Survey Team at production locations, storage warehouses, points of sale or other locations consistent with management requirements, in order to strengthen inspection as prescribed.

Article 92. Survey Team

1. The Survey Team is established under a decision of the agency inspecting the quality of products and goods when carrying out quality surveys of products and goods as prescribed.

2. The composition of the Survey Team includes:

a) The Team Leader, being the person assigned to carry out inspection of product and goods quality at the agency inspecting product and goods quality specified in Clause 3, Article 45 of the Law on Product and Goods Quality as amended and supplemented in Clause 20, Article 1 of Law No. 78/2025/QH15;

b) Members, including: quality inspectors, officials, civil servants, public employees and relevant technical experts (if necessary).

3. The Survey Team carries out the survey contents specified in Clause 2, Article 91 and prepares a survey result report and proposed handling recommendations.

4. Operating funds of the Survey Team are guaranteed from the State budget according to decentralisation or other valid funding sources under law.

5. Surveys are carried out according to the annual plan or practical requirements when there are signs of failure to ensure quality, risks arise, or at the request of the State management agency.

Chapter VII

STATE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PRODUCT AND GOODS QUALITY

Article 93. State management responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology

1. Developing, issuing or submitting to the Government for issuance, and organising the implementation of, policies, strategies, plans and legal normative documents on product and goods quality, goods labels, the national quality infrastructure and the development of special products in Vietnam; taking the lead, in coordination with sectoral and field management ministries and localities, in developing and submitting to the Prime Minister for issuance a regulation on coordination among inspecting agencies; developing, managing, operating and maintaining the national product and goods quality supervision system, the National Database on standards, metrology and quality, and the National Electronic Label Database.

2. Taking the lead in developing, managing, operating and maintaining the National Portal on traceability of products and goods, and coordinating with the Ministry of Public Security in developing the national platform for identification, authentication and traceability of products and goods.

3. Taking the lead, in coordination with sectoral and field management ministries and provincial and city People's Committees, in developing, submitting to the Prime Minister for approval, and organising the implementation of the national programme on improving the productivity, quality and competitiveness of products and goods; developing a plan for developing the national quality infrastructure for submission to the Prime Minister for approval, organising its implementation and announcing assessment indices under international practice.

4. Performing State management of the quality of products and goods in production and of exported, imported and circulating goods on the market under the Government's provisions in Article 94 of this Decree.

5. Taking the lead, in coordination with sectoral and field management ministries, in developing and organising the implementation of:

a) State management measures on product and goods quality, goods labels, digital passports of goods, and application of technology in managing product and goods quality; managing, inspecting, handling violations and settling complaints and denunciations on goods labels.

Researching and developing applications and providing services and solutions on electronic labels and other related technologies to serve the needs of organisations and individuals; uniformly performing State management of goods labels and electronic labels;

b) Managing accreditation bodies; designating conformity assessment organisations for products and goods within the assigned management scope; revoking certificates of registration of accreditation activities and decisions designating conformity assessment organisations within the assigned management scope where accreditation bodies or conformity assessment organisations violate the law;

c) Taking the lead, in coordination with relevant organisations and individuals, in organising quality surveys of products and goods;

d) Managing the issuance of professional training certificates on conformity assessment for assessment experts, testers, appraisers and other experts of conformity assessment organisations; managing training activities for productivity and quality experts and quality inspectors;

dd) Organising international cooperation activities on product and goods quality; considering and accepting the conformity assessment results of overseas conformity assessment organisations for products and goods under management responsibility.

6. Taking the lead in organising assessment and proposing national-level forms of honour and reward for products and goods, consulting and training establishments, and agencies and organisations in the State administrative system; prescribing the conditions and procedures for considering the award of prizes by organisations and individuals on product and goods quality.

7. Monitoring, compiling statistics on and consolidating the situation of product and goods quality management nationwide; communicating and disseminating law, and training, disseminating knowledge and information on quality and management of product and goods quality.

8. Inspecting compliance with the law on product and goods quality; settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations of the law on product and goods quality, in the fields assigned under law.

9. Inspecting the development and issuance of the list of products and goods with medium and high risk levels and management requirements; and the designation and management of conformity assessment organisations serving State management requirements on product and goods quality.

10. Taking the lead, in coordination with sectoral and field management ministries, in developing a plan for annual thematic interdisciplinary inspection of key product and goods quality and organising its implementation.

11. Taking the lead in proposing State budget expenditure estimates for the field of science, technology, innovation and digital transformation of ministries, central agencies and localities (including funds for implementing the law on product and goods quality), sent to the Ministry of Finance for consolidation and submission to the competent level for decision.

Article 94. State management responsibilities of sectoral and field management ministries

1. The assignment of product and goods quality management ensures the following principles:

a) One product or good is assigned to one sectoral and field management ministry to take the lead in quality management based on the nature and technical characteristics of the product;

b) Where a product has multiple uses, the assignment is determined by technical nature, not by use;

c) Where products and goods have technical characteristics relating to multiple fields or an overlap among specialised laws making it difficult to determine the sectoral and field management ministry to take the lead in quality management, the Ministry of Science and Technology takes the lead in coordinating with relevant ministries to agree on an assignment plan; where there is no agreement, the Ministry of Science and Technology reports to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

2. Sectoral and field management ministries perform State management of product and goods quality in their assigned fields, and are responsible for the following:

a) Developing, issuing and organising the implementation of legal normative documents on product and goods quality consistent with the specific requirements and tasks of the ministry or sector; developing and issuing the list of products and goods with medium and high risk levels;

b) Performing State management of the quality of products and goods in production and of exported, imported and circulating goods on the market under Clause 3 of this Article; taking the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology, in managing the organisation and implementation of traceability for products and goods within the scope and fields assigned for management;

c) Designating and managing the operation of conformity assessment organisations serving State management requirements on the quality of products and goods with a high risk level within the assigned management scope; revoking decisions designating conformity assessment organisations within the assigned management scope where those organisations violate the law; prioritising, considering and using the designation assessment results of ministries with other sectoral and field management functions under law; recognising conformity assessment results carried out by foreign conformity assessment organisations by unilateral, bilateral or multilateral recognition under the law on standards and technical regulations;

d) Inspecting compliance with the law on product and goods quality; settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations of the law on product and goods quality within their tasks and powers under law;

dd) Monitoring, compiling statistics on and consolidating the situation of product and goods quality management; communicating, disseminating and organising guidance on the law; supporting producing and trading organisations and individuals in finding information on the quality of products and goods;

e) Coordinating with the Ministry of Science and Technology in developing and organising the implementation of inspection under the annual interdisciplinary thematic inspection plan on key product and goods quality, and organising the implementation of international treaties and international agreements on mutual recognition of conformity assessment results;

g) For goods traded on digital platforms serving electronic transactions, the Ministry of Industry and Trade is responsible for managing owners of intermediary digital platforms serving electronic transactions; requiring these subjects to fully display information on goods quality as prescribed and to have a mechanism for screening and removing violating products. Ministries with sectoral and field management functions are responsible for taking the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in carrying out post-inspection and handling quality violations for goods in the fields they manage that are traded on digital platforms.

3. Sectoral and field management ministries are responsible for performing State management of product and goods quality prescribed in this Law within the scope and fields assigned by the Government.

Article 95. Responsibilities of provincial and city People's Committees

Provincial and city People's Committees, within their tasks and powers, have the following responsibilities:

1. Issuing measures, mechanisms and policies to support, encourage and create conditions for enterprises in the locality to improve quality and the competitiveness of products and goods. Directing local functional agencies to develop and implement programmes for improving productivity, quality and competitiveness of local products and goods.

2. Organising the implementation of provisions of the Government, ministries and sectors on the management of product and goods quality according to management decentralisation.

3. Organising and directing the operation of the local agency inspecting the quality of products and goods.

4. Communicating, disseminating and organising guidance on the law, and providing information on the quality of products and goods to producing and trading organisations and individuals and consuming organisations and individuals.

5. Inspecting and examining compliance with the law on product and goods quality; settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations of the law on product and goods quality under law.

6. Designating, and revoking decisions designating, organisations assessing conformity to local technical regulations under law.

7. Assigning affiliated specialised agencies to perform State management of traceability of products and goods in the locality:

a) Taking the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology and sectoral and field management ministries, in guiding application, and organising communication, dissemination, training, implementation and management of traceability in the locality; coordinating with the Ministry of Science and Technology to exploit, provide and look up information on the National Portal on traceability of products and goods to serve State management in the locality;

b) Taking the lead, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology, sectoral and field management ministries and relevant agencies, in managing, inspecting and handling violations of traceability of products and goods in the locality;

c) Based on local conditions, developing an implementation plan and estimating the necessary resources to implement activities relating to traceability of products and goods annually, in the medium term and in the long term in the locality;

d) Having appropriate plans to encourage, attract and support enterprises in the area in building traceability systems for products and goods from enterprises' own resources and other support sources.

Article 96. Responsibilities of local agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods

1. Developing a plan for inspecting the quality of products and goods by sector, field and area assigned for management.

2. Proactively organising and carrying out inspection and handling of product and goods quality issues under regulations of the sectoral and field management ministry and the provincial or city People's Committee.

3. Local agencies inspecting the quality of products and goods are responsible for coordinating with inspection agencies to carry out inspection and examination effectively in order to detect and promptly handle violations of law, contributing to rectifying and improving the effectiveness of State management; and for avoiding overlap and duplication in inspection and examination activities.

4. Periodically each quarter before the 25th, or on an ad hoc basis when requested, consolidating and updating inspection results on the local database, connected with the National Database on standards, metrology and quality.

Chapter VIII

IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS

Article 97. Effect

1. This Decree takes effect from the date of signing and issuance.

2. The following Decrees and provisions cease to be effective from 01 July 2026:

a) Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated 31 December 2008 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality; Article 2 of Decree No. 67/2009/ND-CP dated 02 August 2009 of the Government amending a number of articles of Decree No. 127/2007/ND-CP dated 01 August 2007 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations and Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated 31 December 2008 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;

b) Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP dated 15 May 2018 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated 31 December 2008 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;

c) Article 4 of Decree No. 154/2018/ND-CP dated 09 November 2018 of the Government on amending, supplementing and abolishing a number of provisions on investment and business conditions in the field of State management of the Ministry of Science and Technology and a number of provisions on specialised inspection;

d) Decree No. 13/2022/ND-CP dated 21 January 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated 31 December 2008 and Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP dated 15 May 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality and Decree No. 86/2012/ND-CP dated 19 October 2012 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Measurement.

3. From the date this Decree takes effect through 30 June 2026, the classification of products and goods into group 1 and group 2 and the application of management measures to group 1 and group 2 products and goods continue to be carried out under the documents specified in Clause 2 of this Article.

4. The following provisions cease to be effective from the date this Decree takes effect:

a) Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, Article 1 of Decree No. 13/2022/ND-CP dated 21 January 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP dated 31 December 2008 and Decree No. 74/2018/ND-CP dated 15 May 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality and Decree No. 86/2012/ND-CP dated 19 October 2012 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Measurement;

b) Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated 14 April 2017 of the Government on goods labels;

c) Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated 09 December 2021 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated 14 April 2017 of the Government on goods labels.

Article 98. Transitional provisions

1. Organisations and individuals that were issued a Certificate of use of numbers and barcodes by the Ministry of Science and Technology before the date this Decree takes effect continue to use this Certificate until the Certificate expires.

2. Conformity assessment organisations that were issued a Decision designating conformity assessment activities serving State management by sectoral and field management ministries or provincial and city People's Committees before the date this Decree takes effect continue to carry out conformity assessment activities until the Designation Decision expires.

3. Goods with labels correct under Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated 14 April 2017 of the Government on goods labels and Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated 09 December 2021 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP that were produced, imported, circulated or used before this Decree takes effect may continue to be circulated and used until the expiry date stated on that goods label.

4. Goods labels and commercial packaging bearing goods labels correct under Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP dated 14 April 2017 of the Government on goods labels and Decree No. 111/2021/ND-CP dated 09 December 2021 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 43/2017/ND-CP that were produced or printed before this Decree takes effect may continue to be used, but for not more than 02 years from the date this Decree takes effect.

5. Where the organisation or individual responsible for the goods has a changed address due to a decision of the competent State agency on adjusting administrative boundaries, without changing the organisation or individual responsible for the goods, it may continue to use goods labels and packaging already printed with the old address that were produced or printed before the decision on adjusting administrative boundaries took effect.

The period of continued use of goods labels and goods packaging under this Clause is not more than 02 years from the date the decision on adjusting administrative boundaries takes effect. Continued use of labels with the old address under this Clause must not cause confusion about the organisation or individual responsible for the goods and must ensure the traceability requirement when requested by the competent authority.

6. Civil servants, public employees, officers in the people's armed forces and cipher personnel under the Government Cipher Committee continue to carry out inspection of product and goods quality until they are arranged into job positions or change job positions and are ranked in a corresponding appropriate “quality inspector” grade under Article 16 of this Decree.

7. For applications and dossiers registering for designation of conformity assessment activities already received by the competent agency or person before this Decree takes effect but not yet fully settled, the competent agency or person continues to handle them under the law at the time of receiving the application or dossier.

8. Where legal normative documents and standards cited in this Decree are amended, supplemented or replaced, the amended, supplemented or replacing legal normative documents and standards apply.

Article 99. Responsibility for implementation

Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of Government-attached agencies, and Chairpersons of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities are responsible for implementing this Decree.

APPENDIX I

OTHER MANDATORY CONTENTS TO BE SHOWN ON GOODS LABELS ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF EACH TYPE OF GOODS (Attached to Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated 23 January 2026 of the Government)

APPENDIX II

PROVISIONS ON THE MANNER OF STATING THE QUANTITY OF GOODS (Attached to Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated 23 January 2026 of the Government)

1. Manner of showing certain units of measurement used to state quantity on goods labels

State the unit of measurement of quantity on the goods label by the full name or the symbol of the unit of measurement.

2. Manner of stating the quantity of goods

APPENDIX III

PROVISIONS ON THE MANNER OF STATING DATE OF MANUFACTURE, EXPIRY DATE AND OTHER TIME POINTS OF GOODS (Attached to Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated 23 January 2026 of the Government)

1. Manner of stating date of manufacture and expiry date

2. Manner of stating other time points of goods

APPENDIX IV

MANNER OF STATING INGREDIENTS AND QUANTITATIVE INGREDIENTS OF GOODS (Attached to Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated 23 January 2026 of the Government)

1. Manner of stating ingredients and quantitative ingredients.

2. Other manners of stating ingredients and quantitative ingredients of goods

APPENDIX V

OTHER MANNER OF STATING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND HYGIENE AND SAFETY INFORMATION AND WARNINGS OF GOODS (Attached to Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated 23 January 2026 of the Government)

APPENDIX VI

RISK ASSESSMENT METHOD (Attached to Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated 23 January 2026 of the Government)

I. The risk level of products and goods is determined on the basis of assessing the following factors:

1. The impact level is a factor determined through:

a) The severity of the impact;

b) The capacity to recover after the impact; and

c) The ability to control, mitigate or eliminate the hazard under actual conditions.

2. The impact coefficient is a factor determined through:

a) The aggregate index of effects on the affected subjects, being humans, the environment, animals, plants and the supply chain; and

b) The scale of impact.

3. The likelihood of occurrence is a factor determined through:

a) The frequency of occurrence when used or operated under actual conditions;

b) The repeatability of events; and

c) The management and supervision conditions and the legal compliance capacity of the producing and trading organisation or individual.

4. The risk level is quantified through determining a risk score. The assessment and determination of the risk score are prescribed in detail in this Appendix.

II. Techniques for assessing the risk of products and goods

The risk assessment of products and goods is carried out on the basis of applying risk assessment techniques according to the following criteria:

1. Impact on human and animal health and plant growth

a) Capacity to cause toxicity, irritation or allergy, or to affect genes, cells, the endocrine system, the nervous system and reproduction; capacity to create risks of mechanical, electrical, and fire and explosion hazards;

b) Negative effects on vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly, people with underlying conditions, and pregnant women;

c) Capacity to cause epidemics and parasitic infection;

d) Capacity to cause radio interference, exposure to electromagnetic fields, radiation, sound waves and other safety risks.

2. Impact on the environment

a) Capacity to cause pollution of air, water sources, light, soil and noise throughout the product life cycle;

b) Risk of bioaccumulation, dispersal of hazardous substances, or effects on ecosystems, biodiversity, and energy and resource consumption.

c) Capacity to cause insecurity of information and telecommunications systems.

3. Controllability in the supply chain

a) A complex, cross-border or non-transparent supply chain;

b) Difficulty in internal control, traceability, and inspection and supervision of the quality of products and goods;

c) Widely counterfeited or easily counterfeited, substituted or altered during transport, storage and distribution.

4. Warning information from competent authorities and international organisations:

a) Warnings and recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the EU Rapid Alert System for dangerous products (RAPEX), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT), etc.;

b) Data on incidents, recalls and quality violations in Vietnam or internationally;

c) Domestic and foreign inspection and examination results.

III. Method for calculating the risk score of products and goods

1. Calculation formula:

R = k x C x P

Where:

R: Risk level score of the products and goods

C: Impact level of the hazard

k: Impact coefficient

P: Likelihood of occurrence of the hazard

2. Impact level (C)

Each criterion in this Decree has a single C value.

3. Impact coefficient (k)

Each product or good has a single impact coefficient “k”.

4. Likelihood of occurrence (P)

Each criterion prescribed in this Decree has a single P value.

IV. Classification of risk level thresholds

APPENDIX VII

FORMS (Attached to Decree No. 37/2026/ND-CP dated 23 January 2026 of the Government)

Form No. 1

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ------------------

REGISTRATION FOR STATE INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF IMPORTED GOODS

To: ……….(name of the inspecting agency)……….

Importing organisation or individual: ………………………………………………………………

Address: ………………………………….……………………………………………………..

Telephone: …………………………………………. Fax: …………………………………..

Registration for quality inspection of the following goods:

Address of goods assembly: ……………………………………………………………………

The import dossier includes: ………………………………………………………………………

- Certificate of conformity to technical regulations or Certificate of appraisal of the quality of the imported goods consignment: ……… issued by ………….. Organisation …………….. on: …/…./….

- A photo or description of the characteristics of the goods accompanied by the content of the main label (for goods required to be labelled).

- A sample of the supplementary label (if the main label does not yet have the full content as prescribed), for goods required to be labelled.

We undertake and are responsible for the validity and legality of the contents declared above regarding the dossier of the imported goods consignment, and also undertake that the quality of the imported goods consignment conforms to technical regulation ……. and the declared applicable standard …………………

Form No. 2

RECEIPT SLIP FOR THE DOSSIER

REGISTERING FOR STATE INSPECTION OF THE QUALITY OF IMPORTED GOODS

CONCLUSION

□ The dossier is complete in quantity: The dossier is received for the subsequent inspection steps.

□ The dossier is incomplete in quantity: The dossier is received but the following items must be supplemented: …….. within 07 working days. After the dossier is complete, the subsequent inspection steps are carried out as prescribed.

Form No. 3

NOTICE

Result of State inspection of the quality of imported goods

- Import border gate: ……………………………………………………………………………….

- Time of import: ………………………………………………………………………….

- Belonging to the consignment with Inspection Registration No.:.... dated ... month ... year 20….

- Certificate of conformity to technical regulations or Certificate of appraisal of the quality of the imported goods consignment No. ……………. issued by ....(name of issuing unit)... on: …/…/….

- Importing organisation or individual: ………………………………………………………………..

- Basis of inspection:

+ Declared applicable standard: ………………………………………………………………..

+ Technical regulation: …………………………………………………………………………..

+ Other provisions: …………………………………………………………………………………

INSPECTION RESULT

State one of the following:

Meets the quality requirements for imported goods

Or Does not meet the quality requirements for imported goods, stating the reasons and other requirements if any

Or The consignment does not meet label requirements

Or The consignment has not completed its dossier in full

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1 The contents stated in this table are written according to the Certificate of conformity to technical regulations or the Certificate of appraisal of the quality of the imported goods consignment.

Form No. 4

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness -----------------

……., date … month … year ……

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION FOR DESIGNATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES

To: ……………(name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry or the provincial or city People's Committee)

1. Name of the organisation: …………………………………………………………………………

2. Contact address: ………………………………………………………………………………

Telephone: ………………………. Fax: ……………………… E-mail: ……………………..

Information on the testing laboratory (name, address of the testing laboratory) (for registration for designation of testing organisations)

3. Decision on establishment/Enterprise Registration Certificate/Investment Registration Certificate No.: …………….. issuing agency: …….. issued on ………….. at ………………

4. Certificate of registration of the field of testing/appraisal/certification/use value confirmation/verification activities No. …………. issuing agency: ………. issued on ………………….

5. Accompanying dossier:

- …….

- …….

6. After studying the provisions of Decree No. ..../2026/ND-CP dated …… month ….. year 2026 of the Government detailing a number of articles and measures for organising and guiding the implementation of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, we find that we meet all the conditions to register for designation to carry out conformity assessment activities in the fields of products, goods, processes and environment (specifically stating the names of products, goods, processes and environment and the corresponding technical regulations)1.

We request (name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry or the provincial or city People's Committee) to consider designating (name of the organisation) to carry out testing/appraisal/certification/use value confirmation/verification for the corresponding fields and subjects.

We undertake to fully comply with the provisions of law in the designated field of conformity assessment and are responsible for the declarations stated above.

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1 Whichever conformity assessment activity designation is registered for, that activity is stated (for example: if registering for designation for certification, state designation to carry out certification activities).

Form No. 5

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness -----------------

……., date … month … year ……

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION TO USE NUMBERS AND BARCODES1

Information on the organisation or individual:

Name in Vietnamese*: …………………………………………………………………………

Name in English (or Vietnamese without diacritics): …………………………………………

Organisation or individual identification number*: ……………………………………………………………..

Date of issue*: ……………………………………. Issuing agency*: …………………………….

Address*: ………………………………………………………………………………………..

Telephone*: ………………………………….… Email: ……………………………………..

Registration for automatic debit (Tick √ in the box):

□ Via account □ Via e-wallet

□ Via bank card □ Other: ……………….

Field of operation (Tick √ in the box):

□ Production □ Trade □ Retail

□ Services □ Other: ……………

We request to register to use the following type of code* (Tick √ in the box):

Representative of the organisation *

We undertake that the information declared above is correct and undertake to fully comply with the provisions of law relating to numbers and barcodes, the provisions on fees, and the following terms:

- Use only the numbers issued for our own products and services;

- Properly comply with the provisions on payment of fees and maintenance fees under law;

- When for some reason (dissolution, bankruptcy, etc.) we no longer need to use the issued numbers, we will notify the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality in writing within 01 month from the date of dissolution or bankruptcy;

- If we change our name, legal status or address, we will notify the National Committee for Standards, Metrology and Quality within 01 month from the date of the change in order to carry out procedures to exchange the certificate.

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* Mandatory field to be declared.

1 The declared information may be updated in line with the requirements of the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1.

2 Issued only upon the recommendation of the international numbering and barcode organisation GS1.

3 The list of trade item numbers is attached.

List of 8-digit Global Trade Item Numbers EAN-8 (GTIN-8) to be registered

Form No. 6

DECISION

On granting the right to use numbers and barcodes

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Pursuant to the Law on Product and Goods Quality dated 21 November 2007 and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality dated 18 June 2025;

Pursuant to Decree No. ….. dated ... month... year ... of the Government defining the functions, tasks and organisational structure of the Ministry of Science and Technology;

Pursuant to Decree No. ... /2026/ND-CP dated .... month .... year .... of the Government detailing a number of articles and measures for organising and guiding the implementation of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;

At the proposal of......

DECIDES:

Article 1. To grant the right to use numbers and barcodes to the organisations using numbers and barcodes.

The organisation or individual identification number; GS1 company code; and validity period of the right to use numbers and barcodes are issued in the Appendix attached to this Decision.

Article 2. This Decision takes effect from the date of signing.

Article 3 …..(Heads of relevant organisations and units under the Ministry of Science and Technology).... and relevant organisations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Decision.

Form No. 7

NAME OF ORGANISATION:…….

LIST OF TESTERS/ASSESSMENT EXPERTS/APPRAISERS1

(name of organisation).... attaches documents proving the capacity of testers/assessment experts/appraisers meeting the requirements prescribed in Decree No. ..../2026/ND-CP dated …. month …. year 2026 of the Government detailing a number of articles and measures for organising and guiding the implementation of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, and undertakes that the contents declared above are correct and is responsible for the declared contents.

____________________

1 Whichever field of activity designation is registered for, the name of that field of activity is stated.

Form No. 8

NAME OF ORGANISATION:………

LIST OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS, STANDARDS, AND PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR TESTING/APPRAISAL/CERTIFICATION/USE VALUE CONFIRMATION/VERIFICATION1

(name of organisation).... attaches the approved processes and procedures for testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation, and undertakes that the contents declared above are correct and is responsible for the declared contents.

____________________

1 Whichever field of activity designation is registered for, the name of that field of activity is stated.

Form No. 9

NAME OF TESTING ORGANISATION:…….

LIST OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT SERVING TESTING1

1. Equipment requiring verification/calibration

2. Other equipment

…….(name of testing organisation).... attaches the verification/calibration/testing certificates of the equipment and undertakes that the contents declared above are correct and is responsible for the declared contents.

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1 Whichever field of activity designation is registered for, the name of that field of activity is stated.

Form No. 10

DECISION

On designating a testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation organisation (1)

....(TITLE OF THE ORGANISATION OR INDIVIDUAL SIGNING THE DECISION)... .... (NAME OF THE FOCAL AGENCY ASSIGNED BY THE SECTORAL AND FIELD MANAGEMENT MINISTRY / PROVINCIAL OR CITY PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE)...

Pursuant to the Law on Product and Goods Quality dated 21 November 2007 and the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality dated 18 June 2025;

Pursuant to Decree/Decision No.... defining the functions, tasks, powers and organisational structure of ….. (name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee);

Pursuant to Decree No. …./2026/ND-CP dated......month.....year 2026 of the Government detailing a number of articles and measures for organising and guiding the implementation of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;

Pursuant to Official Dispatch/Decision No. …. dated...... month......year of ....(name of the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee) providing specific guidance on the conditions for testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation activities and the capacity conditions prescribed in technical regulations (if any);

At the proposal of…………… (name of the unit under the focal agency assigned to appraise the designation registration dossier).

DECIDES:

Article 1. To designate ………………… (name of the conformity assessment organisation) under ……….. (name of the supervising unit, if any) (address, telephone, fax, email) to carry out testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation (name of the field of products, goods, processes and environment designated) conforming to technical regulation ……. (name of the technical regulation, code) issued by .... (name of the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee issuing the technical regulation).

Article 2. The validity period of this Decision is ……. years from the date of signing.

Article 3 …(Name of the conformity assessment organisation).... is responsible for carrying out testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation serving State management when requested, must comply with the provisions and guidance of the competent State agency, and is fully responsible for the conformity assessment results carried out by its unit.

Article 4 ……… (Name of the conformity assessment organisation).... and relevant agencies and organisations are responsible for implementing this Decision.

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1 Whichever type of organisation is designated, the name of that organisation is stated (for example, for designation of testing activities, state designation of a testing organisation).

Form No. 11

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------------

……., date … month … year ……

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF CHANGE/SUPPLEMENT OF THE DESIGNATED SCOPE/FIELD

To: ……(name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee)

1. Name of the organisation: …………………………………………………………………………

2. Contact address: ………………………………………………………………………………

Telephone: ………………………. Fax: ……………………… E-mail: ……………………..

3. Having been designated to carry out testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation under Decision No.: …….. dated ..../..../.20.. of ...(name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee).

4. The designated testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation activity requested to be changed/supplemented (specifically stating the names of products, goods, processes, environment and the corresponding technical regulations).

5. Accompanying dossier:

- ……

- ……

We request (name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee) to consider designating (name of organisation) to change/supplement testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation activities for the corresponding fields and subjects.

We undertake to fully comply with the provisions of law in the designated field of conformity assessment and are responsible for the aforementioned declarations.

Note: Whichever field of activity designation is registered for change/supplement, the name of that field of activity is stated.

Form No. 12

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------------

……., date … month … year ……

APPLICATION FOR REISSUANCE OF THE DESIGNATION DECISION

To: …………………………

1. Name of the organisation: …………………………………………………………………………

2. Contact address: ………………………………………………………………………………

Telephone: ………………………. Fax: ……………………… E-mail: ……………………..

3. Business Registration Certificate/Decision on change of name or address No.:.... dated …./…./ 20.... of …….

4. Having been designated to carry out testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation under Decision No.: ……… dated..../..../.20.. of ...(name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee).

5. Reason for requesting reissuance of the Decision designating testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation: ……………………….

6. Accompanying dossier:

- ……

- ……

We request (name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee) to consider reissuing the Decision designating testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation for ……. (name of organisation).

We undertake to fully comply with the provisions of law in the designated field of conformity assessment and are responsible for the aforementioned declarations.

Note: Whichever field of activity the Designation Decision is requested to be reissued for, the name of that field of activity is stated.

Form No. 13

REPORT ON CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES (From .../..../ 20... to .... /..../20....)

To: …….(name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee)....

1. Name of the designated testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation organisation: …………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Address: ……………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Telephone: ………………………. Fax: …………………….. E-mail: …………………

4. Operating situation from .../..../ 20... to .... /..../ 20...:

a) Testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation activities in the reporting period:

b) Units whose testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation certificates have been revoked or have expired (if any) in the reporting period

5. Recommendations and proposals (if any).

………… (name of the designated testing/appraisal/certification/verification/use value confirmation organisation) reports for ….. (name of the focal agency assigned by the sectoral and field management ministry/provincial or city People's Committee).... to note./.

Form No. 14

SAMPLE SEALING STAMP

(1)

Sample name: ………………………………………………………………………………………

Sequence number in the sampling record: …………………………………………………………

Date of sampling: …………………………………………………………………………………

____________________

(1) Affix the hanging seal of the inspecting agency.

Form No. 15

SAMPLING RECORD

No.: …

1. Name and address of the sampled establishment:

2. Representative of the sampled establishment: (Full name, position, unit)

…………………………………………………………………………………………….……

3. Witness to the sampling (if any): Full name, address

…………………………………………………………………………………………….……

4. Sampler: (Full name, title, unit)

…………………………………………………………………………………………….……

5. Sampling method: (State clearly according to TCVN ………. or QCVN …… .…. or the method prescribed by the ministry or sector for each type of product and goods)

6. Condition of the samples:

- The sample is divided into:....sample units; ……; the quantity of samples taken is sufficient to test the criteria to be inspected under management requirements and the prescribed test method).

- The sample is sealed in the presence of the representative of the sampled establishment and the witness (if any).

The record is made in …. copies of equal validity, approved by the parties; the representative of the inspected establishment keeps 01 copy and ….. copies are kept at the inspection team./.

Form No. 16

SAMPLE HANDOVER RECORD

1. Handing-over party: …………………………………………………………………………………..

- Full name of the professional officer/quality inspector: ……………………………………………………………………..

- Position: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Receiving party: ………………………………………………………………………………….

- Full name of the receiver: ………………………………………………………………………..

- Position: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Date and time of sample handover: At ... o'clock on ... day ... month ... year ...

4. Place of sample handover: …………………………………………………………………

5. Sample statistics table:

6. Condition of the samples: ……………………………………

7. Notes on the samples (if any): …………………………..