Ministry of Science,         Socialist republic of Vietnam 
  Technology and          Independence - freedom - Happiness
    Environment
General department for
Standardization, Metrology
and Quality Control
   No : 80/TDC-QD,                 Hanoi,  11st  April 1994

DECISION ON ORGANIZATION Of APPRAISAL IN ADVANCE Of THE ORDER SUBMITTED fOR THE IMPORT Of THE EQUIPMENT

The head of General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control

- Pursuant to the functions, duties and rights of the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control assigned by the Council of Minister in the Decree No 22 - HDBT dated 8 february, 1994.

- Pursuant to the Notification No 603/VP dated 4 April, 1994 of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment on the assignment of duties to the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control in Co-ordination with the Departme nt for Technological Development under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment to organize the implementation of appraisal in advance of the orders submitted for the import of the equipment according to the requirements of the Ministry of Tra de in the Decision No 238/TM/XNK dated 24 March 1994;

- On proposal of the Head of the Division for Overall Planning :

DECIDES

Article 1 :

To delegate powers to the Regional Centers 1, 2 and 3 of the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control to carry out the appraisal in advance of the orders submitted for the import of equipment as follows.

- To receive the file asking for the appraisal of the export import enterprise ;

- To carry out the appraisal of the file according to the stipulations of the General Department for standardization, Metrology and Quality Control.

- To sign the decision to accept, or not, the order which asks for the import of equipment of the export import enterprise for the equipment worth less than USD 1 million after the opinion of the Department for Technological Development was made available . A copy of the above mentioned shall be sent to the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control.

- To transfer all documents concerning the appraisal and the appraisal opinions of the Regional Centers writing, to the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control for the order worth from USD 1 million upward for consideration a nd decision.

Article 2 :

The Division for Overall Planning shall have the following duties :

- To be the focal unit in coordination with the Department for Technological Development to receive its opinions about the order for the import of equipment and give a notice to the Regional Centers.

- To evaluate the results of the appraisal files of the Regional Centers and submit them to the leaders of General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control for signing decision to accept, or not, the order which asks for the import o f equipment worth from USD 1 million upward.

- In coordination with Regional Centers to make Study and bring forward the employment of domestic and foreign evaluation organizations to evaluate the order with regard to quality, technological level and prices, if necessary.

Article 3 :

The Regional Centers shall be responsible for the making of a report submitted to the Regional Inspection Division of the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control enclosed with a copy and send it to the General Department Sta ting the appraisal situation of the orders submitted monthly, quarterly in addition to other problems occurred during process of implementation.

The Inspection Division of the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control shall be responsible for the making of an overall report concerning the implementation of appraisal of the orders in the whole country.

Article 4 :

The Heads of Regional Centers 1, 2, 3 ; Overall Planning Division and Inspection Division shall be responsible for the implementation of this Decision.

Article 5 :

This Decision shall come into full force and effect from the date of its signing.

for the General Department for Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control Head of General Dept. NGUYEN HUU THIEN (signed)