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Chapter V

STATE MANAGEMENT OVER GOODS QUALITY

Article 23.- The contents of State management over goods quality include:

1. Elaborating and organizing the implementation of policies, plannings and plans on goods quality;

2. Issuing and organizing the implementation of legal documents on goods quality.

3. Organizing and managing operations of the goods quality State management agencies of all levels;

4. Issuing and stipulating the application of the Vietnamese standards and branch standards; stipulating the application of foreign and international standards; and guiding the establishment and application of basic standards; and stipulating goods quality charges and fees of various kinds;

5. Managing the goods quality certification activities and certification of quality control systems; the recognition of quality control systems of the goods quality testing offices, goods quality expertizing organizations, goods quality-certifying organizations and goods quality control systems-certifying organizations;

6. Organizing the scientific research and the application of technical advances in the field of goods quality;

7. Organizing and managing the professional and technical training and fostering on goods quality;

8. Organizing the information, propagation and popularization of knowledge and laws on goods quality;

9. Organizing and effecting international cooperation on goods quality.

10. Inspecting, examining the observance of the legislation on goods quality; settling complaints and denunciations and handling violations of the legislation on goods quality.

Article 24.-

1. The Government shall exercise the unified State management over goods quality throughout the country.

2. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment shall take responsibility before the Government for the unified State management over goods quality.

The Government shall specify responsibilities of the ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government in exercising the State management over goods quality.

3. The Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment shall coordinate with the Ministry of Trade, the ministries, ministerial-level agencies and agencies attached to the Government in exercising the State management over goods quality according to the assignment of responsibilities by Government.

4. The People’s Committees of all levels shall, within the ambit of their tasks and powers, exercise the State management over goods quality in their respective localities according to the assignment of responsibilities by the Government.

Article 25.- The Government shall stipulate goods quality charges and fees.