Chapter III
ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION
Article 8. Responsibilities of management agencies
1. The Ministry of Construction and ministries managing specialized construction works shall manage and guide the application of technical regulations and standards to construction investment projects under their management.
2. Provincial-level People's Committees shall manage, inspect and examine the application of technical regulations and standards in construction activities in their localities.
Article 9. Inspection and examination of the application of technical regulations and standards
The application of technical regulations and standards in construction activities in localities shall be inspected and examined according to law. Inspection and examination cover the observance of this Circular and technical regulations and construction standards already approved for application.
When detecting violations of this Circular, local inspection and examination agencies shall make a written record of violation to suspend construction activities, request investors to take remedies, and impose administrative sanctions according to law.
Article 10. Transitional provisions
1. Construction activities must comply with national technical regulations as from the effective date of these technical regulations. For construction investment projects already approved by competent authorities before the effective date of technical regulations, previous regulations prevail.
2. In case the application of construction standards to a project is approved before the effective date of this Circular, such application will continue. For new projects or supplementary projects, the application of construction standards shall comply with this Circular.
Article 11. Implementation provisions
1. This Circular takes effect on December 15, 2010.
2. This Circular replaces the Construction Ministry's Circular No. 40/2009/TT-BXD of December 9, 2009, providing for the application of foreign construction standards in construction activities in Vietnam.-