Chapter 8
RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES
Article 53. Responsibilities of the Government
The Government shall provide a regulation on state management of measurement that shall be applied nationwide.
Article 54. Responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology
The Ministry of Science and Technology shall be responsible for nationwide measurement management towards the Government and shall:
1. Take charge of and cooperate with relevant Ministries and ministerial-level agencies to issue, within the jurisdiction, or request the State competent authority to issue and implement policies and planning on national measurement standard development and legislative documents on measurement.
2. Take control of establishment, conservation and use of measurement standard systems.
3. Manage measuring instruments, measurement processes and measurement of pre-packaged goods; testing, inspection and calibration;
4. Conduct scientific researches, develop and apply measurement technologies.
5. Promote international cooperation in measurement.
6. Disseminate and propagate measurement policies.
7. Manage the provision of training and education of measurement.
8. Inspect, examine and address complaints and violations against laws on measurement within the administration.
Article 55. Responsibilities of Ministries and managerial-level agencies
1. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall cooperate with the Ministry of Science and Technology to:
a) Establish and implement planning and policies on national measurement standards and legislative documents on measurement;
b) Propose category 2 measuring instruments, pre-packaged goods and technical measurement requirements applied to category 2 measurement processes;
c) Examine and inspect the implementation of measurement within the administration;
dd) Address complaints and violations against laws on measurement in accordance with regulations of laws.
2. The Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Public Security shall take charge of and cooperate with the Ministry of Science and Technology to provide guidelines for State management of measurement in respective fields.
Article 56. Responsibilities of People’s Committees
1. Every People’s Committee shall conduct State management of measurement within the administration.
2. People’s Committees of provinces, within the jurisdiction, shall:
a) Propose and request the State competent authority to introduce legislative documents on measurements; draw up measurement plans;
b) Implement measurement plans and respective legislative documents;
c) Invest in facilities, infrastructures and equipment for measurement management;
d) Disseminate and provide guidelines for implementation of laws on measurement
dd) Carry out state inspection of measurement;
e) Examine and inspect the compliance with laws on measurement, deal with complaints and violations against laws on measurement;
3. Every People’s Committees of district, within the jurisdiction, shall:
a) Disseminate and propagate measurement policies.
b) Carry out State inspection of measuring instruments, measurement processes and quantity of pre-packaged goods.
c) Cooperate with State competent authorities to conduct inspection of measurement within the district in accordance with regulations of laws;
d) Address complaints and violations against laws on measurement in accordance with regulations of laws.
4. Every People’s Committees of communes, within the jurisdiction, shall:
a) Disseminate and propagate measurement policies.
c) Cooperate with State competent authorities to conduct inspection of measurement within the commune in accordance with regulations of laws;
c) Address complaints and violations against laws on measurement in accordance with regulations of laws.