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Standard Department

STAMEQ - VIETNAM

Standardization Activities for Promoting Trade

in Vietnam

Over View of STAMEQ

◼ The Directorate of Standards, Metrology and Quality (STAMEQ) is the State Agency and under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST).

◼ To carry out State management functions on:

- Standards

- Metrology

- Conformity Assessment

Functions, duties and organizational structure of STAMEQ are stipulated in the Decision 08/2019/QĐ-TTg promulgated by the Prime Minister on February 2019

Brief Introduction

- Establishment: 1962 with 24 staff members

Fist name: Institute of Metrology & Standards

- Current Staff: around 1500 staff members

- Location:

+ Headquarter in Hanoi

+ Two branches in Danang & Ho Chi Minh city

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STAMEQ’Headquarter

Staff: 600

STAMEQ’Branch

STAMEQ’Branch

Ministry of Science &Technology

STAMEQ

StandardizationMetrology Standardization

Metrology

Ministry of Trade & Industry

Ministry of TeIe. & Comm.

Ministry of Transportation

Ministry of Construction

NETWORK ON STANDARDIZATION & CA ACTIVITIES

Ministry of Health Care63 Provinces

Ministry of ARD

63 Local

Departments for

SMQ

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Member of International Organizations

◼ 7 International Organizations

Order Organiza tion Sinc e Kind of Member

1 ISO - International Standardization Organization 1977 Full member

2 IEC - International Electronical Commission 2002 Associate

3 OIML - Organisation Internatinale de Metrologie Legale 2003 Full member

4 ILAC - International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation

1992 Full member

5 CAC - Codex Alimentarius Committee 1989 Full member

6 GS1 – Global Solution (former as EAN) - International 1995 Full member

7 CGPM- General Conference on Weights and Measures 2003 Associate

Member of Regional Organizations

➢ 11 Regional Organizations

Order Organization Since Kind of Member

1 PASC - Pacific Area Standards Congress 1992 Full member

2 APLAC - Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation

Cooperation

1995 Full member

3 APMP - Asian Pacific Metrology Program 1995 Full member

4 APQO - Asian Pacific Quality Organization 1994 Full member

5 ACCSQ - Asian Consultative Committee for Standards

and Quality

1995 Full member

6 APEC -SCSC - Asian Pacific Economy Cooperation - Sub

Committee for Standards Conformance

1998 Full member

7 APO - Asian Productivity Organization 1996 Full member

8 APLMF -Asian Pacific Legal Metrology Forum 1996 Full member

9 ASEM- Asia Europe Meeting 1996 Full member

10 AFIT- Asia Forum on Information Technology 1998 Full

11 PAC- Pacific Accreditation Cooperation 1996 Full

Main function

◼ To develop strategies, policies, plans,

measures on SMQ

◼ To develop laws and regulations on SMQ

◼ To organize the dissemination,

implementation & promotion

STAMEQ’ACTIVITIES

Standardization;

Certification;

Metrology/Measurement;

Testing;

Inspection;

Quality management;

Productivity;

Other related activities (numbering and bar-

coding; Vietnam National Quality Award

(VQA); SME support, etc.)

ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE

◼ 2 Main Functions

- State Management

- Technical Services

Ministry of Science & Technology

STAMEQ

StandardizationMetrology Standardization

Metrology

Conformity Assessment

Finance& Planning

International Cooperation

Organization & Personal

The Legal & Inspectorate

Good Quality Managt

Administration

Organization chart of STAMEQ

StandardsVN Standards Institute

Metrology

HwC Tech. Center

VN Metrology Institute

WTO/TBT Notif. Office

Quartets 1- Hanoi

Quartets 2- Danang

Quartets 3- HCM City

VN Productivity Center

Quacert

SMEDEC

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Techn

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Information Center

Training Center

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VN Bar & Code Center

Bilateral Cooperation

MOU Signed with:

◼ The State Committee of Ukraine for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (2000)

◼ The State Committee for Standardization and Metrology, Russia (2001)

◼ The State General Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine, China (2002)

◼ The State Administration for Quality management of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (2003)

◼ ASTM International (2004)

◼ The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, Taiwan (2004)

◼ The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (2005)

◼ Gosstandards of the Republic of Belarus (2007)

◼ Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (2007)

◼ American National Standards Institute - ANSI (2008)

New issued Legislation Documents

◼ Law on Standard & Technical Regulation (1st January 2007)

◼ Law on Products Quality (1st July 2008)

◼ Law on Metrology (expected to approve in mid 2011)

Standards Classification: 2 Levels – Voluntary

➢National standards – TCVN (MOST notifying)

➢Company standards – TCCS

TR Classification: 2 Levels – Mandatory

➢National TR - QCVN (Ministries approving)

➢Local TR - QCDP (Local goverment approving)

Standards System & New Approach

◼ 131 National Technical Committees

◼ 56 National SubCommittees

◼ 10500 TCVNs (54% harmonization with International standards ISO, IEC, ITU, Codex…)

◼ P members: 16 ISO TCs, 04 IEC TCs

◼ O members: 80 ISO TC/SCs

TCVN in Figures

- VN WTO/TBT Office located in STAMEQ

- Establishment: 2004

- 10 staffs

- 2 main functions

+ Notification Body

+ Inquiry Point

Vietnam WTO/TBT Office

STAMEQ : httt://www.tcvn.gov.vn

Vietnam Standard & Quality Institute: http://vsqi.gov.vn/

Vietnam TBT Office: http://www.tbtvn.org/

STAMEQ’s Testing Center: http://www.quatest3.com.vn/

Vietnam Accrediation Bureau: http://www.boa.gov.vn/

Vietnam Certification Center: http://www.quacert.gov.vn/

STAMEQ’s Information Center: http://www.tcvninfo.org.vn/

Some websites related to standardization activities in VN

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Vietnam officially begins exporting its mangoes to the US market after 10 years of discussion

Vietnamese agricultural products dominate

high-grade market

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it is necessary to standardise

and raise the quality of goods

through good practice according

to VietGAP, GlobalGAP,

HACCP standards from planting

and production stages

Vietnamese agricultural products dominate

high-grade market

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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said

Viet Nam has increasingly integrated

into the global economy as evidenced by

the signing of several free trade agreements.

EuroCham Chairman met with Director General for

Standards, Metrology and Quality

Director Tran Van Vinh and EuroCham Chairman Jens

Ruebbert

Thank you!

For more information, pls access: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn/