One third of local standards meet int’l benchmarks
VietNamNet Bridge – As of September 2008, 34 percent of Vietnamese national standards (TCVN) were said to conform to international standards, compared to 25 percent in 2005.
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Between 2005 and 2008, almost 5,340 Vietnamese national standards were examined and then amended and supplemented in order to conform with international standards. |
This conformity rate was announced during a meeting organised by the Ministry of Science and Technology to review the project’s implementation in Hanoi on Dec. 3.
Between 2005 and 2008, almost 5,340 Vietnamese national standards were examined and then amended and supplemented in order to conform with international standards.
To date, almost 6,000 Vietnamese businesses and 500 state-run administrative agencies have been issued with ISO certificates.
Participants at the meeting suggested that in the future the implementation of the project should be synchronized with the Law on Standardisation and Technical Specifications and the Law on the Quality of Products and Goods.
On the same day, the Directorate for Standards and Quality launched the world’s first handbook outlining standards, metrology, conformity assessments and the Technical Barriers to Trade Agreement.
The publication was developed using technical expertise from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) STAR-Vietnam project, at the request of the Vietnamese government.
The handbook will assist Vietnam in establishing a modern system of standards and technical regulations as a part of legal reform made necessary by Vietnam’s accession to the World Trade Organisation.
It will also provide relevant information for the government, businesses and consumers across the whole of Vietnam and allow exporters to reach new markets around the world.
The TBT handbook is the first document to bring together key information from global sources and networks that enables agencies, organisations and businesses to speak a common language when discussing standards, metrology, conformity assessments and technical barriers to trade.
(Source: VNA)
Update from: http://english.vietnamnet.vn//social/2008/12/816840/
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