Outcomes of Reviews recently undertaken on

NSBsSTAMEQ’s EXPERIENCES

Tran Van HocDirector, Standards Department

PACIFIC AREA STANDARDS CONGRESS

PASC XXX MEETING

April 25-27, Cartagena, Colombia

CONTENT

1. STAMEQ BRIEF INTRODUCTION

2. OUTCOMES OF REVIEW & EXPERIENCES

PACIFIC AREA STANDARDS CONGRESS

PASC XXX MEETING

April 25-27, Cartagena, Colombia

1. STAMEQ - Brief Introduction

Since 1962 established as “Standards & Metrology Institute (SMI)”

- Under State Committee for Science and Technology - Staff : 24

From 1984 : “Directorate for Standards and Quality” (STAMEQ)

- Under Ministry of Science and Technology - Staff : more than 1,000

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY

Northern Viet Nam Southern Viet Nam

STAMEQ National Standards Body

• Governmental Agency under MOST.

• Having responsibility to advise the Government on issues in the fields of Standardization, Metrology and Quality management in the whole country

• Representing Vietnam in international and regional organizations in SMQ and related fields

STAMEQ National Standards Body

• Membership of 18 international and regional specialist organizations including: ISO, IEC, ILAC,OIML, APO, CAC, GS 1 (EAN), PASC, APLAC, APMP, APQO, ASEAN/ACCSQ, APEC/SCSC, TA, APO, APLMF, CGPM, ASEM/TFAP/SCCA

• 2006 Budget: 10 Mls $ US including:

• 40 % from Government

• 60 % from Testing, certification, Quality assurance, Consultancy, Training, standards, information and other technical services

STAMEQ’ Main Functions • Development of Legal documents, strategy, Policy, planning on SMQ

• Guidance on SMQ and supervision for SMQ activities carry out by Ministries’ and Local Province’s and cities' Agencies

• Development of United National Standards System (TCVN) and organize its Dissemination and application, participation in development of International & Regional Standards

• State management on Metrology; Establishing, Maintaining, improving National measurement standards, verifying & calibrating measuring instruments

• State supervision and control of quality of imported-exported and domestic goods and products. market surveillance activities

• Regulate and Guide the activities of Suppliers self-declaration of conformity, Certification and Accreditation

• Inspection and handling the violation of legislative documents on SMQ

• Numbering and Bar-coding activities

• Research, Training, consultation services

• SMQ Information services

• International Cooperation: Standards, Metrology, Conformity Assessment, Productivity, Numbering and Bar-coding

STAMEQ’ Main Functions

Ministry of science and technology - most

DIRECTORATE FOR STANDARDS AND QUALITY - STAMEQ

Vietnam Metrology

Institute

Vietnam Centre for

Standards and Quality

Quality Assurance and

Testing Centre 1

(Ha Noi)

Quality Assurance and

Testing Centre 2

(Da Nang)

Quality Assurance and

Testing Centre 3

(Ho Chi Minh city)

SMQ Magazine

Vietnam-Germany

Technology Transfer

and Training Centre

SME Development

Support Centre

Vietnam Productivity

Centre

Vietnam Certification

Services

Bureau of

Accreditation

Training Centre

Information Centre

Vietnam Codex

Contact Point

Metrology Department

Standardization

Department

Conformity Assessment

Department

Planning and

Finance Department

International

Cooperation Depart.

Organization and

Personnel Department

Inspection Depart.

Depart. for Good

and Quality Mgt.

Administration

Department

State Managemen

t

Units (9)

Technical Services and Management

Solutions Providing Units

(15)

STAMEQ’s Branch

STAMEQ’s Branch

STAMEQ’ Headquarter

Da Nang QUATEST 2: 100 staff

Hanoi : 600 staffs- HEADQUATER1 Vietnam Metrology Center (VMI)2 Vietnam Standards and Quality Center (VSQC)3 Quality Assurance and Testing Center 1 (QUATEST 1)4 Vietnam Productivity Center (VPC)5 Vietnam Certification Services (QUACERT)6 Small and Medium Development Support Center 1 (SMEDEC 1)7 Bureau of Accreditation (BOA)8 Training Center9 Information Center10 Vietnam WTO/TBT Office11 Vietnam-Germany Technology Transfer and Training Center (HwC)12 Vietnam Codex Office 13 Standards Metrology & Quality Magazine

Ho Chi Minh City: QUATEST 3: 300 staff;

Networking with main Research institutes and Universities, standards development organizations of Ministries Networking with Science and Technology Departments of main Ministries in promoting the SMQ activities

Networking with 64 local (provincial and municipal) Offices of SMQ in 64 /64 provinces and cities of the country

• STAMEQ - Main activities * National Standards Development;

Accreditation;Certification;Metrology/Measurement (incl.: calibration, verification);Testing;Inspection;Quality assurance;Productivity;and other related activities (numbering and bar-coding,

Vietnam Quality Award (VQA), SMEs support, etc.)WTO/TBT notification and enquiry

Laws and Regulations• * Law on Standards and Technical Regulations

2006;• * Ordinance on Product Quality 2000 (will be

replaced by Law on Product Quality in 2007);• * Ordinance on Metrology 2000 (will be replaced by

Law on Metrology in 2008);• * Ordinance on Protection of Consumer Rights and

Interests 2000;• * Relevant Government’s Decrees and Regulations

• Bilateral cooperation

4 bilateral cooperation agreements signed• MoSTE Vietnam & DSSU Ucraine: Agreement on

cooperation in the field of mutual recognition of certification results (2000)

• MoSTE Vietnam & DSSU Ucraine: Agreement on cooperation in the field of Standardization, Metrology and Certification (2000)

• STAMEQ & CSBTS China: Agreement on cooperation in the field of Standardization, Metrology and Conformity Assessment (2001)

• MoSTE Vietnam & GOST-R: Agreement on cooperation in the field of mutual recognition of certification and testing results (2001)

Agreements (cont.):

04 MoU SIGNED

1. MoSTE Vietnam & AQSIQ China: MoU (2001)

2. STAMEQ & ASTM International: MoU (2004)

3. STAMEQ & ANSI: MoU (2006)

4. STAMEQ & KIPEQ, Korea: MoU (2006)

• Total number of National Standards (TCVN):

-More than 6,000 TCVN (30% harmonized with International and Worldwide standards)

• Number of TCVN/TCs and TCVN/SCs:

-TCVN/TCs: 92;

-TCVN/SCs: 50;

• TCVN/TCs and TCVN/SCs participation:

- About 8 00 experts from different stakeholders.

VIET NAM’s STANDARDS and COMFORMANCE IN FIGURES.

•Funding for Standards Development Projects:

- 80% from Government;

- 15% from Industry;

- 5% from other sources

• Number of certificates granted:

- About 3,500 certificates (ISO 9000, ISO 14000, GMP, HACCP, SA 8000, OHS 18000,…)

• Number of labs accredited:

- About 250+ (under Vietnam Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (VILAS)

VIET NAM’s STANDARDS and COMFORMANCE IN FIGURES.

•Participation in APEC MRAs and information exchange arrangements

– Participant of EE MRA (part 1)

– Participant of Tel MRA (phase 1)

• Participation in APLAC MRA

– Signatory of APLAC MRA on testing& Calibration laboratory

– Signatory of APLAC MRA on inspection

• Member of CGPM and signatory of Global Metrology MRA

VIET NAM’s STANDARDS and COMFORMANCE IN FIGURES

• 2006: year of great events and turning point for Standardization development in Viet Nam

APEC Viet Nam 2006Viet Nam: 150th member of WTONew Economy Approach of Government

2. Outcomes of Review – STAMEQ’s experiences

Full Integration to the world economy– Trade system– Financial system– Investment flows – WTO/TBT, BTA, Other Commitments ...– Business environment change

Law on Standards and Technical Regulations No 68/ 2006/QH11 approved by Viet Nam Parliament in 2006. have been in force from 1/1/2007

• Recognizing the importance of standardization in economic development and integration process

• Reflecting the Government’s policy for development of standardization that serves socio-economic development objectives

• Renovating and improving of the existing standards system to meet the demands of society and development in new stage

• Making New approach in Standards and technical regulation development and application, meeting the obligations of WTO/TBT Agreement

Law on Standards and Technical Regulations

• To ensure the national benefits and international committments in the integration process to the world economy

• To ensure unity of National standards system, unity of National standards system, technical regulation system of Viet Namtechnical regulation system of Viet Nam

• To promote the wider participation of the organizations, personel in standards development and technical regulation’s development process

Law on Standards and Technical Regulations

This Law provides for:

1. the development, adoption and application of standards;

2. the development, approval and application of technical regulations;

3. the conformity assessment with standards and technical regulations.

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Article 5. Basic principles for activities in the fields of standards and technical regulations

1. Standards and technical regulations should ensure the improvement of quality and effectiveness of social-economic activities, improving the competitiveness of products, goods and services in domestic and international markets

2. Standards and technical regulations should meet the requirements on safety, national security, sanitary, health of people, legal right and benefits of stakeholders, protecting the animal, plants, environment and rational use of national resources

3. Activities in the field of Standards and technical regulations should ensure the transparency and publicity, non–discrimination and not to cause unnecessary obstacles to production, trade and commercial activities. Standards development should ensure the participation and consensus of the related parties.

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

4. The development of standards and technical regulation should:

a) base on scientific and technological achievements, practical experiences, current needs and socio-economic development trends;

b) use of international, regional standards as a basic for development of standards and technical regulations, except where such standards are inappropriate to Vietnam’s climatic, geographical, technological and technical factors, or damage the national benefit;

c) wherever appropriate, be based on product requirements in terms of performance rather than design or descriptive characteristics;

d) ensure the unification of system of standards and system of technical regulations of Vietnam.

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Article 6. State's Policy on standardization's and technical regulation's development

1. The State shall attach importance to investment on, and building the technical infrastructure and personnel training necessary for State management in standardization and technical regulation's activities.

2. The State shall support and facilitate scientific research, application and technological development serving standardization activities .

3. The State shall encourage all organizations and individuals, either domestically or overseas, and overseas Vietnamese residing overseas to involve in the development and application of national standards, organization's standards and technical regulations; to invest in the development of standardization activities in Vietnam; and take part in training on standardization in different economic-technical fields.

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Article 7. International Cooperation

1. The State shall encourage extending the cooperation in the standardization and technical regulation's activities with other countries and territories, international organizations, regional organizations and foreign organizations and individuals; taking the advantage of assistance from other countries and territories, international and regional organizations on the basis of respect for the independence, sovereignty; equality and mutual benefits.

2. The State shall encourage and create favorable conditions in order for concluding bilateral and multilateral arrangements on mutual recognition of results of conformity assessment to facilitate trade between Vietnam and other countries, territories.

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Article 25, . Funding for Standards Development

1. Sources of funding for National Standards Development including:

1. Government Budget

2. Sources from voluntary contribution of domestic and oversee organizations and personnel

3. Other legal sources

2. Organizations (company) develop their standards by their own resources

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Article 39, . Funding for TR Development

Sources of funding for TR Development including:

1. Government Budget

2. Sources from voluntary contribution of domestic and oversee organizations and personnel

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

• Old Stds.system

1. Viet Nam Standards

(TCVN)

2. Branch Standards

(TCN)

3. Organizations (company) standards

(TCCS)

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

• New Stds.system

1. Viet Nam’s National Standards (TCVN)

2. Organizations (company) standards

(TCCS)

NO T.R.system1. Compulsory national

Standards (TCVN)2. Compulsory Branch

Standards (TCN)3. Compulsory Code of

Practice4. Compulsory

regulation5. Other Compulsory

technical Documents

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Set up T.R.system

1. National Technical regulations (QCVN)

2. Local Technical Regulations

(QCDP)

Example:

QCVN 12: 2007/MOI

QCDP 15: 2007/HN

1. Viet Nam Standards (TCVN)

2. Branch Standards (TCN).

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Viet Nam’s National Standards

(TCVN)

Review and conversion National Standards system

1. Compulsory Viet Nam Standards (TCVN)

2. Compulsory Branch Standards (TCN)

What’s new in the Law on S & TR -

Viet Nam’s National Standards (TCVN)

National Technical Regulation (QCVN)

1. Compulsory Code of Practice

2. Technical regulations3. Other compulsory

Technical documents.... Government Encouraging the use of Standards in Technical regulation

Certification of conformity with Standards

(Voluntary)

• Any Certification Body

• CBs should register at STAMEQ

What’s new in the Law on S & TR

Certification of conformity with Tech.Regulation

(Compulsory)• Certification body

selected by Authority issuing the technical Regulation

• CBs should register at Authority issuing TR

Shelf Declaration of conformity with

Standards (Voluntary)

• Companies, producers

• Declaration register at STAMEQ

What’s new in the Law on S & TR

Shelf Declaration of conformity with Tech.Regulations

(Compulsory)• Companies, producers

• Declaration register at Authority issuing TR

• Reversion to new standards system - 2010• Reversion to new Technical regulations system-

2009 • National Standardization Strategy are currently

developing;• Reviewing the existing TCVN system towards

raising alignment level to IS (Target for 2010: 40 % TCVNs harmonized with IS)

• Preparing and issuing the guiding documents for Standards, Technical regulation development, certification of conformity with Stds & TR......

Steps to be implemented for realization of the Law

• Application of ICT (Website development, E-Technical Committees; Networking,…);

• Twinning agreements to be signed and implemented (in priority areas including Agriculture, Food and Fisheries,…);

• More active participation in technical works of international standardization.

• Bilateral and multilateral cooperation..............

Steps to be implemented for realization of the Law

• Good conditions for Standardization development• Government policy and growing national needs• More opportunity for involving the various

organizations, business and experts in standards development process

• New and very hard duties and obligation• Technical regulation system-new, convenient but

very complicated system• Human resources –Limited.........

Opportunity and Challenge for NSB

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