# Presentation: 709004

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification: Introduction

- Economy: **SR**. **VIETNAM**
- Area: 331,100 km2
- Population: 75.5 Millions.
- _Capital City:_
- Hanoi.(Northern Area; 2.5 Millions)
- _Regional Major Cities:_
- Da nang (Central Area); HoChiMinh (Southern Area; about 6.0 Millions)

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification: Introduction

- Major Natural Resources: Agricultural Land; Crude Oil; Coal, Wood, Sea products.
- Average GNP per capita: 300 USD/year
- Advantages for development: low-cost, highly disciplined & literate labor force; strategic regional location for trading; safe and stable society...etc.

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Organization

- Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ).

- Other Testing Labs

- Other Certification Bodies

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Testing

- Mandatory Scheme: Safety of Electrical products categorized and listed by STAMEQ.
- _Laws & Regulations_: General Rules for Certification of Conformity of Product with Standard (fully comply with ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996).Decision No.239/TDC-QD, 18/07/1996; No.251/TDC-QD, 08/08/1996;
- _Listed Products (2002)_: Electric Fans, Irons, Hair Dryers, Kettles.
- _Standards_: Vietnamese National Standards: TCVN. (Adopting IEC standards).
- _Testing Labs_: Accredited Labs or Labs designated by STAMEQ.

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Testing

- Voluntary: Quality or Safety of Electrical Products (out of mandatory list).
- Organization (manufacturer, dealer or importer,...etc) chooses standard for certification. Type testing is generally used (random sampling).
- Testing Labs may be Electrical Labs of QUATEST(s) or other accredited Electrical  Labs belonging to ministries, universities, state or private enterprises...
- STAMEQ is responsible for inspection of imported and exported products, verification/certification (for both voluntary and mandatory schemes), contract testing and monitoring domestic products.

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Certification

- Major Laws & Regulations:
- Act on Goods Quality (Ordinance, State President, Jan 04,2000)
- Regulation on Assigning Responsibilities of State Management in Commodity Quality (Decree, Prime Minister, Dec 08,2000).
- Regulation on Accreditation & Certification of Quality (Decision, Minister of MOSTE, Mar 29, 1995).
- Certification Body:
- QUACERT is centrally managed by STAMEQ. QUACERT is accredited by the Joint Accredited System of Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ), ACC. No.S2280201VH.

## Mandatory scheme: 
Certification Body: STAMEQ.
Testing: 
Organization manufacturing or importing commodities selects sample for type testing.
Tests are conducted by labs designated by STAMEQ.
Required document for assessment is prepared then submitted by the organization.
Assessment, by STAMEQ or designated bodies.
Certification, by STAMEQ.
Surveillance after Certification, by Provincial Departments of Standard, Metrology & Quality. 

- Certification Body: STAMEQ.
- Testing:
- Organization manufacturing or importing commodities selects sample for type testing.
- Tests are conducted by labs designated by STAMEQ.
- Required document for assessment is prepared then submitted by the organization.
- Assessment, by STAMEQ or designated bodies.
- Certification, by STAMEQ.
- Surveillance after Certification, by Provincial Departments of Standard, Metrology & Quality.

- Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Certification

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Certification

- Exemption (Unilateral Recognition)
- Safety Mark & Certificate of imported commodities from countries specifically recognized by STAMEQ (list) may be exempted from testing and be provided national safety mark & certificate.
- Voluntary scheme:
- Certification Bodies (CBs): QUACERT or other accredited Certification Organizations.
- Standards:
-  Product certification for Quality Mark.
- (National or International) standards are voluntarily chosen by applicant.

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Certification

- Certification Process:
- Initial contact
- Certification application
- Assessment planning.
- Type of testing & factory quality assurance system assessment.
- Tests & assessment reports.
- Certificate award.
- Surveillance.
- Re-assessment after 3 years.

## Organization(s) responsible for accreditation: VILAS.
VILAS has MRA with APLAC & ILAC  
International or regional schemes, e.g., IECEE CB Scheme: not yet.

- VILAS has MRA with APLAC & ILAC
- International or regional schemes, e.g., IECEE CB Scheme: not yet.

- Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Laboratory Accreditation

- Electrical Safety Systems for the Asia-Pacific Region

## Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Expectations for the Future.

- Electrical Safety Systems for the Asia-Pacific Region

- Electrical Product Testing and Certification:  Expectations for the Future.

- Bi-lateral or multi-lateral agreements.
- Viet Nam expects to be a full member of IEC in April, 2002.
- To prepare for a CB Scheme Testing Lab.
- International Schemes