Chương 1 Thông tư 23/2013/TT-BKHCN: Quy định chung

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

1. This Circular deals with Group 2 measuring instruments (hereinafter referred to as measuring instruments), particularly the list of measuring instruments, metrological control measures, and measuring instrument inspection intervals; type approval, and measuring instrument inspection.

2. This Circular does not regulate measuring instruments for nuclear radiation, measuring instruments for goods exempt from customs procedure, temporarily imported goods, goods in transit, goods in bonded warehouses, goods serving emergency purposes, goods serving measurements in the national defense and security sector.

Article 2. Regulated entities

1. Organizations and individuals (hereinafter referred to as entities) that manufacture, import, or use measuring instruments.

2. Organizations appointed to inspect or test measuring instruments.

3. Measurement authorities; relevant entities.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Technical metrological requirements are metrological characteristics of measuring instruments in Vietnam’s metrological documents.

2. Group 2 measuring instruments are measuring instruments used for quantifying goods and services during the process of selling, buying, and payment; assurance of safety, public health, and environmental safety; inspection, judicial investigation, and other tasks that need controlling according to technical metrological requirements in current Vietnam’s metrological documents.

3. Type approval means the metrological control measure taken by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality to assess and confirm the conformity of the sample of measuring instruments or type of the measuring instruments (hereinafter referred to as type) to technical metrological requirements.

4. Inspection means a metrological control measure taken by an appointed inspecting organization to assess and certify the conformity of the measuring instrument to technical metrological requirements.

5. Manufacturer of measuring instruments means the organization or individual that performs in any of the following tasks: technology transfers, manufacturing, assembly, innovation, and upgrade of measuring instruments in Vietnam.

6. Importer of measuring instruments means the organization or individual that imports or entrusts the import of CBU measuring instruments.

7. Seller of measuring instruments means the organization or individual that engages in wholesaling, retailing, or brokerage of measuring instruments in Vietnams.

8. Other terms are construed as interpreted in Article 3 of the Law on Measurement dated November 11, 2011.