Chương 3: : Chứng nhận chất lượng và công nhận hệ thống quản lý chất lượng

Chapter III

QUALITY CERTIFICATION AND RECOGNITION OF QUALITY CONTROL SYSTEMS

Article 15.-

1. The quality certification includes the certification of goods quality, certification of quality control systems as compatible with the Vietnamese standards or foreign standards applicable in Vietnam.

2. The recognition of quality control systems includes the recognition of quality control systems of the goods quality test offices, goods quality expertizing organizations, goods quality certifying organizations, and organizations certifying quality control systems’ compatibility with the Vietnamese standards, branch standards, or foreign or international standards applicable in Vietnam.

Article 16.- The certification of goods quality and quality control systems; and the recognition of quality control systems of organizations stipulated in Article 15 of this Ordinance shall be conducted by organizations engaged in the technical service activities.

The conditions for operation of organizations in charge of the quality certification and quality control system recognition shall be stipulated by the Government.

Article 17.- The State encourages production and business organizations and individuals to voluntarily apply the quality control systems and voluntarily ask for certification of their goods quality as well as their quality control systems; encourages the goods quality testing offices, goods quality expertizing organizations, goods quality-certifying organizations and goods quality control system-certifying organizations to voluntarily ask for recognition of their respective quality control systems.

Article 18.-

1. On the basis of the list of goods subject to the standards stipulated in Clause 1, Article 12 of this Ordinance, the Government shall prescribe the promulgation of the list of goods which must be certified as having quality compatible with the Vietnamese standards.

2. Basing themselves on the list of goods subject to the standards stipulated in Clause 1, Article 13 of this Ordinance, the ministers, the heads of the ministerial-level agencies and the heads of the agencies attached to the Government shall issue lists of goods subject to the quality certification according to branch standards or other standards.

Article 19.- The State encourages and creates conditions for mutual acknowledgement in the goods quality certification activities and recognition of quality control systems between Vietnam and foreign countries.