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Decrees 179/2004/nd-Cp: State Management Regulations On Product Quality, The Goods

Original Language Title: Nghị định 179/2004/NĐ-CP: Quy định quản lý nhà nước về chất lượng sản phẩm, hàng hoá

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The DECREE of the Government to manage state on the product quality, the goods the GOVERNMENT pursuant to the law on organization of the Government of 25 December 2001;
The base quality of goods Ordinance on December 24, 1999;
According to the recommendation of the Minister of science and technology, the DECREE: chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS article 1. Scope of this Decree stipulates in detail the enforcement Ordinance of the quality of the goods and the other provisions of the law related to the governance of quality products, goods for State management agencies, organizations, personal trading, production organisations active in the fields of standards, quality products, goods.
Article 2. Application object 1. This Decree shall apply to the products, goods in process of production, circulation on the domestic market, export and import.
2. The State management of quality for the products or goods in the fields of security, defense, national secrets are defined in other documents.
Article 3. Explanation of terms In this Decree, the terms below are interpreted as follows: 1. The product is the result of the activity, the processes, including services, software, hardware and materials to processing or has been processed. The goods are products that are brought into the consumer through the Exchange, traders.
2. Product quality, goods overall are the attributes (these specifications, the specificity) of them, as determined by the parameters measured, the comparison was consistent with the existing technical conditions, demonstrating the ability to meet the needs of society and of individuals in consumer production conditions determined in accordance with the uses of the product, goods.
The quality of products, goods that are expressed through the specifications, the characteristic of them.
3. product quality management, goods is the activity of an organization which aims to enhance development, and quality control of products, goods.
4. Governance of the quality of products, commodities are the operations of the State Management Agency aims to enhance development, and quality control of products, goods and meet the socio-economic goals in each period.
CHAPTER II and APPLY QUALITY STANDARDS of PRODUCTS, GOODS and article 4. Product quality standards, goods 1. Product quality standards, technical text is goods regulations the characteristics, technical requirements for products, goods, test method the characteristics, the technical requirements of the product, goods, requirements for labeling, packaging, transportation, storage of products, goods, the requirements for the quality management system and other issues related to the substance products, goods (liability for consumers, saving resources, protecting the environment, etc.).
2. product quality standards, goods due to the head of the Agency, the competent institutions issued under the procedure specified. The standards are based on the achievements of science, technology and international standards, reference area and abroad, taking into account the socio-economic realities of Vietnam.
3. product quality standards, goods must be regularly reviewed, adjusted to suit the development of science, technology and international economic integration.
Article 5. Standard system, quality of products, goods 1. The system of product quality standards, Vietnam's goods include: a) is Vietnam standard technical documents are built by the State management requirements in quality and trade, to be applied uniformly throughout the country, by the Minister of science and technology in the construction direction and issued;
b) industry standards are technical texts are built by the State management needs of quality for the products, goods not yet built the Vietnam standards respectively, are applied uniformly throughout the country, by the Minister, the heads of ministerial-level agencies (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) directing the construction and enactment;
c) base standards are technical documents by the heads of the base units issued to apply in the base. Standard base not be contrary to the relevant regulations of the competent State bodies.
2. international standards, regional and foreign standards used to build the standard system in standard quality of products, goods or be applied directly when necessary.
Article 6. Quality standards of products, goods 1. The Minister of science and technology of construction procedure regulations, enacted and applied the standard of Vietnam; building instructions and apply industry standards, standards; prescribed industry standard registration procedures and coordination with The specialized management regulation the application of international standards, the region and foreign standards; review, the decision of the industry standards are upgraded to Vietnam in accordance with standard products, goods must apply the standard of Vietnam (as defined in paragraph 1 of article 9 of this Decree), list of products, goods must be of suitable quality certification standard Vietnam (specified in clause 1 of this Decree, article 13) , the list of goods to check for quality (prescribed in clause 1 article 24 of this Decree) are issued every year.
2. The management is responsible for the construction industry standards and participate in building the Vietnam standards, international standards, the area; directing the application of the standard of Vietnam, industry standards, international standards, regional and foreign standards.
3. specialized Manager suggested Vietnam standards needs for the objects needed to manage; United with the Ministry of science and technology on industry-standard construction plan.
4. The Ministry of science and technology and the professional manager introduced extensive plans to build Vietnam standards and industry standards annually to organizations and individuals interested and involved contributions.
5. Vietnam standards due to the technical Board of the Vietnam construction standards and improve the draft before the Minister of science and technology. The Minister of science and technology, the Prime Minister issued the regulation on organization and operation of the technical standards Committee of Vietnam.
Article 7. Obliged in building quality standards of products, goods for every organization, individuals have the right to propose building the Vietnam standards, industry standards; the obligation to contribute comments and provide information for the construction of the Vietnam standards, industry standards, international and regional standards.
Article 8. The principle of applying the standards for product quality, goods 1. Vietnam standards and industry standards are voluntary standards apply.
2. Vietnam standards, industry standards mandatory only applies to those products, merchandise in catalogs, goods must apply the standards prescribed in article 9 of this Decree.
3. Minister of science and technology in the content rules, procedures of publication products, goods conform to standards and technical regulation (technical regulations-technical regulations by the State Agency has the authority to enact mandatory nature apply).
Article 9. Products, goods must apply the standards

1. The Ministry of science and technology, in cooperation with the Ministry of construction management and issued a list of products, goods must apply the standard of Vietnam in each period for the product, goods related to food, hygiene, safety, human health, the environment and other subjects in an applicable Vietnam standards. Product category of goods is reviewed annually to replenish the products or goods are required to apply the standard of Vietnam by the sector Manager rules apply according to the quality management requirements on the market.
2. The specialized management hosted, in cooperation with the Ministry of science and technology building and issued a list of products, goods must apply industry standards or other standards (including international standards, regional, foreign standards and the Vietnam standards) under state management needs for quality products goods not located in the directory specified in paragraph 1 of this article.
Article 10. Copyright, publishing, and struck Vietnam standards, industry standards 1. The Agency issued standards of Vietnam, the copyright industry standards and responsible publishing, released the text of the standard.
2. The Ministry of science and technology have the responsibility to make the Vietnam standards and registration industry standards.
CHAPTER III the ACCREDITATION and RECOGNITION of QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS article 11. Quality certification, recognized quality management system 1. Accreditation is the activity reviews and confirms the quality of products, goods and quality management system consistent with the standard.
2. Recognition of the quality management system is operational reviews and confirms the competence of the institutions following suit with the requirements specified in the corresponding standards: a) test the quality of products, goods;
b) held product quality inspection, goods;
c) held product quality certification, goods;
d) held the certificate of quality management system.
Article 12. Method of product quality certification, goods 1. Quality certification of products, commodities are conducted by one of the following methods: a typical sample test);
b) test and prototype monitoring taken on market or production facilities;
c) test specimen and evaluation of quality assurance terms;
d) lot testing products, goods;
DD) test or test all products, goods.
2. Depending on the needs of management, The specialized management chooses the certificate prescribed in paragraph 1 of this article to conduct the certification of products, quality of goods according to the provisions of article 18 of the Ordinance on the quality of the goods.
Article 13. Products, goods are quality certificates 1. The Ministry of science and technology, in cooperation with the Ministry of construction management and issued a list of products, goods must be of suitable quality certification standard Vietnam in each period on the basis of catalogues, goods subject to applicable Vietnam standards prescribed in clause 1 article 9 of this Decree and guidance content and its quality certification of products, commodities.
2. The professional manager issued a list of products, goods must be certified to quality consistent industry standards or other standards (not including the Vietnam standards).
Article 14. Quality certification organizations 1. Quality certification organizations perform quality certification of products, commodities and certified quality management system.
2. organizations specified in paragraph 1 of this article, including foreign organizations operating in Vietnam must meet the following conditions: a) is organizing technical service activities include:-Organization of active service career in the Engineering Management specialization;
-Enterprise established under the enterprise law, law on State enterprises;
-Foreign enterprises established under the law on foreign investment in Vietnam made the quality certificate according to the sectors already recorded in the investment license;
-Branch in Vietnam by foreign certification organizations established under the Trade Law made the quality certification according to the sectors already recorded in the license branch.
b) Is organized independently, objectively, be held to recognize the quality management system provided for in article 15 of this Decree recognizing qualified management, meets the technical requirements specified in the standards of Vietnam respectively.
3. quality certification organizations must register for field operations and seal, logo template, sample certificate of quality at the Ministry of science and technology.
Article 15. The organization recognized quality management system 1. The organization recognized the system of quality management is the active career organization technical services reviews, recognizing the quality management system of the objects specified in paragraph 2 of article 11 of this Decree.
2. Organization of recognized quality management system must meet the following conditions: a) meets the requirements specified in the respective Vietnam standards;
b) operate independently, impartially.
c) Ministry of science and technology, the Prime Minister issued the regulation on the establishment and operation of recognized organizations quality management system.
3. Minister of science and technology, the Prime Minister issued the regulation on organization and operation of the National Council of accreditation for quality management system. The Ministry of science and technology established and managed the activities of the Council and management activities of the organization recognized quality management system.
Article 16. Reviews and recognized quality management system 1. Organization, individual product quality testing rooms, goods quality inspection organization, products, goods, the organization certified the quality of products, goods and certificated quality management system has the right to suggest to a recognized organization provided for in article 15 of this Decree to reviews and recognized quality management system.
2. Pursuant to reviews and recognized quality management system is the General requirements about the capacity and activities meet the requirements of the Vietnam standards and conform to international standards.
3. The results of testing, inspection, certification of products, quality of goods and the quality management system of the Organization of the test, the examiner and the corresponding certification have been recognized, preferred to use as the text legally active in product quality management domestic goods and trade relations with foreign countries.
Article 17. Participation in international cooperation on accreditation and the recognition of quality management system of the State shall encourage and facilitate the Organization of recognized and accredited institutions specified in article 15 paragraph 1 and paragraph 1 of article 16 of this Decree, participation in activities of international and regional organisations on accreditation and certification; engage in mutual acknowledgment agreement on standards and conformity assessment.
CHAPTER IV RESPONSIBILITIES of organization, PRODUCTION, PERSONAL BUSINESS for PRODUCT QUALITY, goods Article 18. Quality products, goods held for personal, business, manufacturing, commodity product in the list provided for in article 9 of this Decree are quality products, their goods consistent with required standards apply.
Article 19. Mandatory certification and quality control of products, goods

The Organization, individual manufacturing, sales of products, goods in the list of products, goods quality certification mandatory provisions article 13 of this Decree and the list of products, goods must check the quality specified in paragraph 1 of article 24 of this decree must perform the certification or quality control for products goods before making circulation on the market.
Chapter V ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY to MANAGE STATE on the QUALITY of PRODUCTS, GOODS and article 20. State management content for quality products, goods for the Ministry of science and technology of Government responsible to perform the task of unifying the management of product quality, domestic goods and export goods, imported with the following specific tasks : 1. construction process issued by the authorized or issued by the authority and the implementation of policies, planning and planning on the quality of products, goods;
2. Issued or the authority issued legal documents about the quality of products, goods and implementation of the text;
3. Coordination and organization of active management of the product quality management, goods of ministries, sectors and localities;
4. Regulation principles, conditions, criteria are works of recognized organizations, certification, inspection and testing of the quality of products, goods and managing the activities of these organizations;
5. Issuing and regulating the procedure of construction, apply the standard of Vietnam; building instructions and apply industry standards, standards; prescribed industry standard registration procedures and coordination with The specialized management regulation the application of international standards, the region and foreign standards;
6. Chaired and coordinated with the ministries concerned to sign and implement the agreement, international treaties about mutual recognition of accreditation activities and product quality certification, goods;
7. scientific research organization, application of technical progress in the fields of product quality, goods; regularly provided information on the results of scientific research and the application of technical progress for the ministries and business establishments.
8. In collaboration with the relevant agencies, local advocacy organizations, dissemination of knowledge and the laws on product quality, goods;
9. Implementation of the international cooperation activities of the quality products, goods;
10. Inspect, examine the observance of the law on product quality, goods; complaints, accusations and handle breach of the laws on product quality, goods;
11. Host to resolve the disputes on product quality, the goods according to the provisions of the law;
General Directorate for standards and quality of the Ministry of science and technology is helping the Minister of science and technology in the implementation of State management of product quality, the goods.
Article 21. Responsible for managing the State on product quality, the goods of the professional Manager To ensure uniformity in the administration of the quality of products, goods, in accordance with the international treaties to which Vietnam signed or join and ask international economic integration , the set of management functions, duties, authority, responsibility, in collaboration with the Ministry of science and technology to perform the following tasks: 1. The promulgation of the legal text on product quality management, goods in the scope of management of the industry consistent with the legal text of the State on quality management products, goods; the construction and enactment of the legal texts regulating the technical specifications required for the product, goods related to food, hygiene, safety, human health, the environment and other objects due to the need to manage the quality of products, goods under the provisions of the law.
2. The promulgation of industry standards and industry-standard registration at the Ministry of science and technology, regulation, products, goods subject to apply industry standards, other standards specified in article 9 of this Decree; building instructions, applied industry standards, the standard basis in the field of Assignment Manager.
3. hold the announcement and certification of product quality, suitable goods industry standards, other standards within the industry, the field was assigned to manage in accordance with the provisions of this Decree.
4. Issued or the authority issued the necessary policies, mechanisms for the management of the quality of products, goods; build and execute the program to improve the quality of products, goods in range management.
5. Inspection, check the operation of the product, the quality of the goods sectors, of facility to ensure the implementation of the provisions of the law on product quality, goods handling, the violation of the laws on product quality, the goods.
Article 22. Responsible for managing the State on product quality, the goods of the people's committees of provinces and cities under central 1. The people's committees of provinces and cities under central within the mission, his powers make governance about the quality of products, goods locally with the following mission: a) issued the guidance documents for the management of product quality , goods;
b) build and implementation planning, planning and taking the appropriate funding for the construction of infrastructure, engineering and procurement of equipment necessary for the management of the quality of products, goods;
c) implementation and advocacy, educate people made the State's rules on quality products, goods;
d) direction, inspection, checking the implementation of the provisions of the law on product quality, the goods; sanctioning administrative violations in accordance with the law;
DD) Organization to receive and settle or transfer to the responsible authority to resolve the complaint, report and recommendations on quality products, goods.
2. Department of science and technology, in collaboration with departments, the relevant departments to help people's Committee of the central cities, performing State management functions for quality products, local goods.
Genus quality measurement standards Bureau in the Department of science and technology is the Agency directly helps the Department of science and technology made the governance of quality products, local goods.
Article 23. Assigned responsibility to manage state on the quality of the product, specific goods 1. The professional manager perform the State management of product quality, the goods according to the functions, duties and powers assigned to it. For the particular goods, products of the Government assigned specifically to the following: a) the Ministry of health: the type of the raw materials to make drugs and medicines and healing for the person, the type of vaccine, medical products; the hygiene, medical equipment, household chemicals and soaps, talcum, toothpaste, cosmetics; hygiene and safety of food, water, living water.
b) Ministry of agriculture and rural development: plant breeding, breeding, biological preparations serve the cultivation and breeding; veterinary medicine; agricultural materials, forestry and matchsticks, preservatives of agricultural, forestry and irrigation.

c) Ministry of fisheries: fisheries, seafood export, like fisheries, aquaculture feed, veterinary supplies, fisheries, chemicals, biological products used in aquaculture; fishing nets, catching seafood tools; the equipment requires strict requirements regarding safety in the fisheries sector.
d) Ministry of transport: motor vehicles and other equipment related to the safety of people and means of transport (air, sea, road, rail); unloading equipment, vehicles, specialized construction; containers, boilers, pressure and the media, other specialized equipment used in transport by road, rail, River, maritime, civil aviation; vehicles, equipment, works and the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas in the sea; transport infrastructure works.
DD) Ministry of construction: building construction, building materials.
e) Ministry of industry: chemicals, industrial explosives; machines, technical equipment for industrial use and consumption; the media, specialized equipment used in the exploration, mining and metallurgy; the equipment for the production of chemicals, explosives; the production equipment in the food processing industry.
f) Ministry of labor, invalids and Social Affairs: machinery, equipment, materials and substances that require strict on safety, safety for public entertainment buildings.
g) postal and telecommunications Ministry: postal and telecommunications products, information technology products.
h) Ministry of culture and information: the product of culture, literature, art, the press information.
I) Ministry of natural resources and the environment: the product of cartography and geology of mineral products, basic investigation and prediction of the environmental resources; the environmental components such as soil, water, air.
k) Ministry of trade: trade services, Commerce;
l) the Ministry of education and training: textbooks, instructional supplies and equipment in technical schools, books, research, science and technology policy.
m) Finance: products related to the national reserve, the lottery business, securities activities; insurance services, accounting, auditing, financial advisory, tax, valuation, customs.
n) Vietnam State Bank: currency, banking activities, the specialized equipment for the Bank.
o) Sports Committee: sports equipment, training, competitions of the sports and fitness facility of the sport.
p) Ministry of science and technology: safety of nuclear radiation; radioactive sources; vehicles, measuring tools and products, other goods (except for products, goods stated at points a, b, c, d, DD, e, f, g, h, i, k, l, m, n, o and the products, merchandise in the fields of Defense, security, secret country).
2. in the case of the overlap and duplication of fields are assigned to manage between The specialized management prescribed in clause 1 of this article, the Ministry of science and technology is responsible for synthesizing and report the prime consideration, decision.
CHAPTER VI, REGULATION of PRODUCT QUALITY CONTROL, goods article 24. Category and base products, quality inspection of goods 1. The base quality management requirements in each period, the Ministry of science and technology, in collaboration with relevant specialized management building and the Prime Minister issued a list of products, the goods must be checked for quality, attached to the base and check the list specified organisations make product quality inspection , goods. Every year, the Ministry of science and technology have the responsibility to host, in cooperation with the departments reviewed, additional products, goods, and list the organisations said on the Prime Minister to review the decision.
2. Bases for the quality control of products, goods in the list specified in paragraph 1 of this article is that the provisions of the law concerning the requirements for ensuring the quality, safety, hygiene, human health, the environment and other subjects according to the provisions of the law.
Article 25. Method and use of the results announced and certified the quality of products, goods in quality control of products, goods 1. Checking product quality, the goods are carried by the method due to The specialized management rules, in accordance with management assigned sectors specified in clause 1 Article 23 of this Decree and guidance of the international standardization organizations or regions concerned taking into account the actual conditions of Vietnam.
2. Encourage the use of the results announced match the Organization's standards, individual manufacturing, business is the State governing body confirmed and certified results of standard quality certification of products, commodities to service the product quality control , goods.
Article 26. Inspect the quality of products, goods 1. The specified organization performs the quality control of products, goods include: a) The active career organization technical services of the professional manager;
b) business organizations established inspection services consistent with Decree No. 20/1999/ND-CP dated 12 April 1999 from the Government on business of cargo inspection and be recognized organizations specified in article 15 of this Decree reviews and recognition consistent with international standards for quality inspection organization.
The Organization of quality control of the product, the goods must meet the conditions specified by the Ministry of science and technology and the professional manager.
2. The Ministry of science and technology in collaboration with the professional manager specifies the conditions and procedures specified organizations make to check product quality, goods.
Article 27. Check the quality of products, goods in circulation on the market, export and import of goods 1. State administration for quality products, goods of base products, goods must be checked on the quality specified in article 24 of this Decree are responsible to implement the quality control of products, goods on the domestic market and imported goods.
2. products, goods imported for consumption in Vietnam must comply with the rules on product quality, domestic goods.
The case of the product quality, the goods on the market and import does not match the rule, the Agency administers the State on product quality, the goods specified in chapter V of this Decree has the right to suspend the circulation of products, goods that the market and processed according to the provisions of the law.
3. The quality of products, goods exported from Vietnam to foreign countries by the parties to the agreement but not contrary to international treaties to which Vietnam signed.
Products, Vietnam's export goods abroad returned to compliance with the provisions of the law on product quality, domestic goods.
Article 28. Waived or reduced, product quality inspection of goods 1. Products, goods in the list of products, goods must check the quality specified in paragraph 1 of article 24 of this Decree will be exempt or reduce the quality test in the following cases: a) products, the goods have to be quality certification institutions specified in article 15 of this Decree quality certificates suitable standard Vietnam , industry standards or other standards.
b) products, imported goods have certificates suitable standard or of exporting countries are Vietnam admitted under the agreement or the agreement acknowledges each other on standards and conformance which Vietnam joined signed.

c) products, goods of personal production, organization, business quality management system has been certified by the certification organization specified in article 15 of this Decree.
2. products, goods are exempt or reduce the above test can be unscheduled checks if the signs violated the law on product quality management, goods. The base test results, the agency administered provisions in Chapter V of this Decree, the decision to cancel or continue the exemption or reduction of checks for products, goods.
Article 29. Guide the implementation of the mechanism to check the quality of products, goods and the Ministry of science and technology, in collaboration with relevant specialized management guide and the implementation of the regulation of product quality inspection, the goods provided for in chapter VI of this Decree.
CHAPTER VII SPECIALIZED INSPECTION of PRODUCT QUALITY, the GOODS article 30. Specialized inspection of product quality, the goods 1. Product quality inspection, goods are inspected.
2. content of specialized inspection of product quality, the goods are inspected the observance of the law on product quality, goods, sanction, imposed or recommended by applicable authority measures for the prevention and termination of violations of the law on product quality, the goods.
The inspection by the inspector or inspectors Union made.
3. The method of inspection procedures, specialized in quality products, goods made according to the provisions of the law on the Ombudsman.
Article 31. The task of the Ombudsman specializing in quality products, goods specialist inspection of product quality, the goods have the following duties: 1. Join elaborate legal texts about the quality of products, goods, construction program, plan, inspection of product quality goods, the competent organs decide;
2. Improving inspection quality of products, goods for professional inspectors about quality products, goods;
3. Receive application, complaint, report, verification, the conclusions and recommendations of measures to resolve the complaint, as provided by law;
4. Inspection, the conclusion on the implementation of the provisions of the law on product quality, goods;
5. Sanctioning administrative violations in the quality of the product, goods under the provisions of the law.
Article 32. Powers of inspectors specializing in quality products, goods specialist inspection of product quality, the goods have the right: 1. Recommendations to heads of the same level, on the level of inspection organization of preventive measures, the Inspector after processing;
2. individual requirements, the relevant organizations to provide information, the necessary documentation serves for inspection, requests the relevant organizations, organs of election participants inspection;
3. Temporary suspension of the enforcement of the decision of the Agency, the Agency's management rights in the same level or a lower level of related service, the Inspector object, if it deems the enforcement decisions that interfere with inspection;
4. Suspension from violations of the provisions on the quality and management of the quality of products, commodities if it deems the behavior that violates the law, cause or risk causing harm to the interests of the State or the legitimate rights and interests of the Agency, held , citizens;
5. Sealing material, levy of property; request the competent authority to temporarily hold money, things, suspension or revocation of the certificate, the relevant certificate in case of grounds for identified as having violated the law and the need to prevent, find timely processing measures;
6. Referendum examiner;
7. apply the preventive measures, sanctions under the provisions of the law on handling administrative violations;
8. Move the record of violations of the law to the criminal investigation agency to handle according to the provisions of the law if it deems that signs constitute offences;
9. specialized inspectors about quality products, goods inspectors card, equipped with uniforms;
10. specialized inspections on the quality of products, goods used seals in the inspection activities and open custody account in the State Treasury;
11. Perform other powers under the provisions of the law.
Article 33. Make the request and the decision of the specialized inspection for quality products, goods for The organization, the individual is subject to inspection or related to the product quality inspection, goods are responsible for implementation of requirements, recommendations and decisions on inspection under the provisions of the law create conditions for inspection organizations and inspectors complete tasks; the object Inspector says in this article has the right explanation, the complaint with respect to the conclusions and recommendations, the Inspector's decision in accordance with the law.
Article 34. Specialized inspection organization for quality products, goods 1. Specialized inspection of the ministries responsible for product quality inspection, the goods according to the scope, the field was assigned to manage the provisions of article 23 of this Decree.
2. The Ministry of science and technology to perform the function of specialized inspection of product quality, the goods within the scope of the duties and powers are decentralized; build the system of specialized inspection of product quality, the goods the Government reviewed the decision.
3. The Ministry of science and technology, in cooperation with State inspectors detailed instructions operation the inspection of product quality, the goods of the ministries according to the provisions in clause 1 of this specialist inspection and product quality, the goods specified in paragraph 2 of this Article.
CHAPTER VIII SANCTIONS VIOLATE the LAWS on PRODUCT QUALITY, the GOODS Article 35. Sanctions for violations of personal production, organization, business 1. Personally, the Organization violates the provisions of the law on product quality management, goods, then depending on the nature and extent of the violation will be sanctioning administrative violations or prejudice criminal responsibility, if the damage is compensated according to the provisions of the law;
2. The sanctioning administrative violations in the quality of products, goods made under separate Government Decree.
Article 36. Sanction violation for organizations, individuals in the State Management Agency Who would abuse the position and powers to obstruct legitimate activities or violation of the law on product quality, the goods depending on the nature and extent of the violation will be subject to administrative sanction or prejudice criminal liability If the damage is compensated according to the provisions of the law.
Article 37. Complaint resolution, denounced the Organization, individuals have the authority has the responsibility to resolve complaints, accusations about the quality of products, goods under the provisions of the law on complaints and denunciations, law on the quality of products, goods and other provisions of the relevant laws.
CHAPTER IX Article 38 ENFORCEMENT TERMS. Effective enforcement of this Decree takes effect after 15 days from the date The report. The previous provisions contrary to this Decree are repealed.
The Minister of science and technology have the responsibility to guide the implementation of this Decree.
Article 39. Responsibility of Ministers, heads of ministerial agencies, heads of government agencies, the Chairman of people's Committee of the central cities, is responsible for the implementation of this Decree.