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THE GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No. 89/2006/ND-CP
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Hanoi, August 30, 2006
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DECREE
ON LABELING OF GOODS
THE
GOVERNMENT
Pursuant
to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the June 14, 2005 Commercial Law;
Pursuant to the April 27, 1999 Ordinance on Protection of Consumer Interests;
Pursuant to the December 24, 1999 Ordinance on Goods Quality;
At the proposal of the Minister of Science and Technology,
DECREES:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- Scope
of regulation
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2.
The following goods shall not be regulated by this Decree:
a/
Immovables;
b/
Goods temporarily imported for re-export; goods temporarily imported for
re-export after participation in fairs or exhibitions; transited goods, goods
transported from border gate to border gate;
c/
Gifts, presents; personal effects of persons on entry and exit; moving
property.
Apart
from the objects specified at Points a, b and c of this Clause, depending on
the market development, the state management agency in charge of goods labeling
shall propose additional ones.
Article 2.- Subjects
of application
This
Decree shall apply to organizations and individuals manufacturing and trading
in goods in Vietnam; organizations and individuals exporting and importing
goods.
Article 3.- Interpretation
of terms
1.
Goods label means written, printed, drawn or photocopied words, drawings or
images which are stuck, printed, pinned, cast, embossed or carved directly on
goods or their commercial packings or on other materials attached to goods or
their commercial packings.
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3.
Original label of goods means the initial label attached to goods.
4.
Supplementary label means a label showing compulsory contents of the original
label of goods translated from a foreign language into Vietnamese and
additional compulsory contents in Vietnamese as required by law which do not
yet appear on the original label.
5.
Commercial packing of goods means packing containing goods and circulated
together with such goods.
Commercial
packings of goods include holding packings and exterior packings:
a/
Holding packing means packing in direct contact with and directly holding
goods, forming the shape of goods, or tightly covering goods by their shape;
b/
Exterior packing means packing used to cover one or several units of goods
contained in holding packings.
6.
Circulation of goods means activities of displaying, transporting or storing
goods in the process of goods sale and purchase, except the transport of goods
by importing organizations or individuals from the border gate to a storehouse.
7.
Name and address of organization or individual responsible for goods means name
and address of manufacturing or importing organization or individual or agent
according to the business registration of the subjects stipulated in Article 14
of this Decree.
8.
Quantity of goods means the quantity of goods expressed in net weight, net
volume, actual size or the count of goods.
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10.
Expiry date means the point of time beyond which the goods shall not be
permitted for circulation.
11.
Preservation period means the duration beyond which the goods shall not assure
its original quality and usage value.
12.
Origin of goods means the country or territory where the whole goods is
manufactured or the final processing stage is carried out for goods the
manufacturing process of which involves the participation of many countries
and/or territories.
13.
Ingredients of goods means materials, including also additives, used for the
manufacture of goods and existing in finished products, even when the form of
such materials has been altered.
14.
Ingredient quantity means the quantity of each kind of material, including
additives, used for the manufacture of the goods.
15.
Instructions on use, preservation means information about the use, necessary
conditions for use and preservation of the goods; hazard warnings; and ways of
dealing with hazardous incidents.
Article 4.- Application
of treaties
In
case treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a contracting party
contain provisions different from those of this Decree, the provisions of such
treaties shall apply.
Article 5.- Goods
which require labels
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2.
Goods which do not require labels:
a/
Goods which are raw and fresh foodstuffs, unpacked processed foodstuffs for
sale directly to consumers;
b/
Goods which are unpacked fuels or materials (agricultural, aquatic or mineral),
construction materials (bricks, tiles, lime, sand, rock, cement, colored earth,
mortar, commercial concrete mixtures), scraps (discharged from production and
business) for direct sale to consumers as agreed upon.
3.
In case foreign organizations or individuals that import Vietnamese goods
request the labeling of goods as stipulated in contracts for goods sale and
purchase and take responsibility for their requests, exporting organizations or
individuals shall comply with such requests as contracted, provided that such
requests do not lead to misunderstanding of the substance of the goods and
violate the laws of Vietnam and importing countries.
4.
Goods in the domains of security and defense; goods which are radioactive
substances, goods used in emergency circumstances to overcome disaster
consequences, epidemics; means of transport by rail, water or air; and
goods which are confiscated by state agencies and put up for auction or
liquidation shall be subject to separate regulations.
Specialized
management ministries shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate
with the Ministry of Science and Technology in, issuing regulations on labeling
of goods specified in this Clause.
Article 6.- Position
of goods labels
1.
Goods labels must be attached to goods or commercial packings thereof in a
position where the compulsory contents of goods labels can be easily and fully
noticeable without requiring detachment of the goods’ details or components.
2.
In case it is disallowed or impossible to open exterior packings, labels
containing all compulsory contents must be attached to exterior packings.
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a/
Contents, including name of goods; name of organization or individual responsible
for goods; quantity; date of manufacture; and origin of goods, must be shown on
the label;
b/
Other compulsory contents must be presented in documents supplied together with
the goods and the place where such information is presented must be indicated on
the goods labels.
Article 7.- Size
of goods labels
Organizations
and individuals responsible for labeling goods shall determine by themselves
the size of goods labels and, however, must ensure that such labels show all
compulsory contents specified in Articles 11 and 12 of this Decree, which are
easily readable by naked eyes.
Article 8.- Colors
of letters, signs and images shown on goods labels
Colors
of letters, numerals, drawings, images, marks and signs shown on goods labels
must be clear. For compulsory contents as required, the color of letters and
numerals must contrast with the label’s background color.
Article 9.- Languages
used on goods labels
1.
Compulsory contents of goods labels must be in Vietnamese, except the case
specified in Clause 4 of this Article.
2.
For goods domestically manufactured and circulated, their labels, apart from
complying with the provisions of Clause 1 of this Article, may contain
information in another language. Contents in another language must be similar
to those in Vietnamese. The size of letters in another language must not be
bigger than that of contents in Vietnamese.
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4.
The following contents may be presented in other languages of Latin origin:
a/
International names or scientific names of medicines for humane use, in case
there are no corresponding Vietnamese names;
b/
International names or scientific names enclosed with chemical formulas or
chemical composition formulas;
c/
International names or scientific names of ingredients or ingredient
quantities of goods, in case they cannot be translated into Vietnamese or their
Vietnamese translations are meaningless;
d/
Names and addresses of foreign manufacturing or franchising enterprises.
Article 10.- Responsibility for goods labeling
Contents
shown on goods labels, including supplementary labels, must be truthful, clear,
precise and correctly reflect the substance of the goods.
1.
For goods manufactured, assembled, processed or packaged in Vietnam for domestic circulation, their manufacturing organizations and individuals shall
be responsible for goods labeling.
2.
For goods manufactured or processed in Vietnam for export, exporting
organizations and individuals shall be responsible for goods labeling.
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3.
For goods imported into Vietnam with original labels unconformable with the
provisions of this Decree, importing organizations and individuals shall make
supplementary labels in accordance with the provisions of Clause 3, Article 9
of this Decree before putting such goods into circulation together with their
original labels.
Chapter II
CONTENTS AND WAYS OF LABELING OF GOODS
Article 11.- Compulsory contents which must be shown on goods labels
1.
Goods labels must show the following information:
a/
Name of goods;
b/
Name and address of the organization or individual responsible for the goods;
c/
Origin of goods.
2.
Apart from the information specified in Clause 1 of this Article, depending on
the substance of each kind of goods, compulsory contents stipulated in Article
12 of this Decree and relevant specialized laws must be shown on labels.
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1.
Food:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date.
2.
Foodstuffs:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredients or ingredient quantities;
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f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
3.
Drinks (excluding alcohol):
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredients or ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene and safety information, warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
4.
Alcohol:
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b/
Ethanol content;
c/
Instructions on preservation (for wines).
5.
Cigarettes:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Hygiene, safety and health information, warnings.
6.
Food additives:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
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d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Instructions on use and preservation.
7.
Medicines for human use:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene, safety and health information, warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation (conditions).
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a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene, safety and health information, warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation (conditions).
9.
Pharmaceutical materials:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
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d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Instructions on preservation (conditions).
10.
Medical supplies and equipment:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Composition or technical specifications;
e/
Hygiene, safety and health information, warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation (conditions).
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a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene, safety and health information, warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
12.
Chemicals for domestic human use:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
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d/
Ingredients or ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene, safety and health information, warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
13.
Feeds:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Instructions on use and preservation.
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a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
15.
Veterinary drugs, biologicals for use in fishery:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
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d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
16.
Plant protection drugs:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Ingredient quantities;
e/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings;
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17.
Plant seeds:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Instructions on use and preservation.
18.
Animal seeds:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
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19.
Aquatic seeds:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Instructions on use and preservation.
20.
Children’s toys:
a/
Composition;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings;
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21.
Textile, garment, leather and footwear products:
a/
Composition or quantitative compositions;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings;
d/
Instructions on use and preservation.
22.
Plastic and rubber products:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Composition;
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e/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings.
23.
Paper, cardboard, carton:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Technical specifications.
24.
Teaching and learning aids:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Technical specifications.
25.
Political, economic, cultural, scientific, educational and art publications:
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b/
Name of author or translator;
c/
Publishing permit;
d/
Technical specifications (size, number of pages).
26.
Musical instruments:
Technical
specifications.
27.
Sport and physical training tools:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Composition;
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e/
Use instructions.
28.
Wood furniture:
a/
Composition;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Instructions on use and preservation.
29.
Porcelain, ceramic and glass products:
a/
Composition;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Use instructions, preservation instructions.
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a/
Composition;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Instructions on use and preservation.
31.
Domestic metal appliances:
a/
Composition;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Instructions on use and preservation.
32.
Gold, silver, gems:
a/
Quantity;
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33.
Labor protection, fire prevention and fight equipment:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Composition;
e/
Technical specifications;
f/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings;
g/
Instructions on use and preservation.
34.
Electric and electronic products:
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b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Technical specifications;
d/
Safety information and warnings;
e/
Instructions on use and preservation.
35.
Informatic, communication, post and telecommunications equipment:
a/
Year of manufacture;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Instructions on use and preservation.
36.
Machines, mechanical equipment:
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b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Technical specifications;
d/
Safety information and warnings;
e/
Instructions on use and preservation.
37.
Measuring and testing machines, equipment and devices:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Technical specifications;
d/
Safety information and warnings;
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38.
Metallurgical products:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Component quantities;
c/
Technical specifications.
39.
Fishing gear:
a/
Composition;
b/
Technical specifications.
40.
Cars:
a/
Model;
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c/
Tonnage;
d/
Vehicle identification number;
e/
Number of certificate of type approved;
f/
Year of manufacture.
41.
Mopeds, motorcycles:
a/
Model;
b/
Self weight;
c/
Cylinder capacity;
d/
Number of certificate of type approved;
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Special-use vehicles:
a/
Model;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Year of manufacture.
43.
Bicycles:
a/
Year of manufacture;
b/
Technical specifications.
44.
Spare parts of means of transport:
a/
Year of manufacture;
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45.
Construction and interior decoration materials:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Technical specifications;
c/
Month of manufacture;
d/
Instructions on use and preservation.
46.
Petroleum products:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Composition;
c/
Safety information and warnings.
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47.
Detergents:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Month of manufacture;
c/
Ingredients or ingredient quantities;
d/
Hygiene, safety information and warnings;
e/
Instruction on use.
48.
Chemicals:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
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d/
Composition or composition quantities;
e/
Safety information and warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
49.
Fertilizers:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Composition or composition quantities;
e/
Safety information and warnings;
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Industrial explosives:
a/
Quantity;
b/
Date of manufacture;
c/
Expiry date;
d/
Composition or quantitative composition;
e/
Safety information and warnings;
f/
Instructions on use and preservation.
The
Ministry of Science and Technology shall assume the prime responsibility for,
and coordinate with specialized management ministries in, amending and
supplementing compulsory contents of goods labels.
Article 13.- Names of goods
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In
case the name of an ingredient is used as the name or part of the name of the
goods, the quantity of such ingredient must be shown, except for the case
specified in Clause 4, Article 18 of this Decree.
Article 14.- Names and addresses of organizations and individuals
responsible for goods
Names
and addresses of organizations and individuals responsible for goods shall be
shown specifically as follows:
1.
For domestically manufactured goods, their labels must show the name of the
organization or individual and the address of the manufacturing establishment.
2.
For goods imported for circulation in Vietnam, their labels must show the name
and address of the manufacturing organization or individual and the name and
address of the importing organization or individual.
3.
For goods imported into Vietnam by organizations or individuals acting as sale
agents directly for foreign traders, their labels must show the name and
address of the manufacturing organization or individual and the name and
address of the organization or individual acting as agents to sell such goods.
4.
For goods franchised or permitted by another organization or individual, their
labels must, apart from complying with the provisions of Clauses 1, 2 and 3 of
this Article, additionally show the name and address of the franchising or
permitting organization or individual.
Article 15.- Quantity of goods
1.
For goods with their quantities expressed in units of measurement, such units
of measurement must comply with the provisions of the Vietnamese law on
measurement.
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3.
In case there are different units of goods contained in a commercial packing,
the quantity of each unit of goods and the aggregate quantity of all units of
goods or the quantity of each unit of goods and the number of units of goods
must be shown.
4.
The ways of presenting goods quantities are stipulated in Appendix I to this
Decree.
Article 16.- Date of manufacture, expiry date and preservation period
1.
The date of manufacture, expiry date and preservation period of goods shall be
presented in the order of date, month and year according to the calendar year.
Each
number indicating the date, month or year shall consist of two numerals; the
number indicating the year may consist of four numerals. The numbers indicating
the date, month and year of a point of time must be presented on the same line.
In
case the month of manufacture is required to be shown, it shall be shown in the
order of month and year according to the calendar year.
In
case the year of manufacture is required to be shown, the number indicating the
year shall consist of four numerals indicating the year according to the
calendar year.
2.
For goods the labels of which must contain such compulsory contents as date of
manufacture and expiry date or date of manufacture and preservation period as
stipulated in Article 12 of this Decree, if such labels have shown the date of
manufacture as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the expiry date and
preservation period shall be permitted to be expressed in a length of time starting
from the date of manufacture.
3.
Goods with their points of time shown in ways different from those stipulated
in Clause 1 of this Article are listed in Appendix II to this Decree.
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Origin
of goods shall be shown as follows: The words “Produced at” or “Manufactured
at” or the word “origin” shall be followed by the name of the country or
territory where the goods are made.
For
goods manufactured in Vietnam for domestic circulation, if the address of the
place where the goods are manufactured has been shown, the origin of goods
shall not be required to be shown.
Article 18.- Ingredients, ingredient quantities
1.
Ingredients to be shown shall include names of materials, including additives
which are used in the manufacture of goods and exist in finished products, even
when the form of such materials has been altered.
If
names of ingredients are shown on labels of goods for the purpose of attracting
attention to the goods, the quantities of such ingredients must be shown.
2.
Ingredient quantities to be shown shall include ingredients together with the
quantity of each ingredient. Depending on the nature and state of goods,
ingredient quantity shown may be the weight of such ingredient per unit of
product or one of these ratios: weight to weight; weight to volume; volume to
volume, percentage of weight; or percentage of volume.
3.
For certain kinds of goods, the presentation of their ingredients and
ingredient quantities shall be as follows:
a/
For foodstuffs, their ingredients must be presented in the order of high to low
weight;
For
additives, the name of the category of additives and the name of the additive
and international code (if any) must be shown; for additives which are
flavorings, sweeteners or colorings, apart from the above-mentioned contents,
whether such additives are “natural” or “synthetic” must be indicated;
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c/
For cosmetics, their ingredients, including additives, must be shown;
d/
For domestic metal appliances and articles created from a principal material
which determines their usage value, the names of ingredients of the principal
material shall be shown together with the name of the goods but the goods’
ingredients or ingredient quantities are not required to be shown.
4.
Ingredients or ingredient quantities of goods which are shown in ways different
from those stipulated in Clause 3 of this Article are included in Appendix III
to this Decree.
Article 19.- Technical specifications, hygiene and safety information
and warnings
1.
For electric and electronic goods, machines and equipment, their basic
technical specifications must be shown.
2.
Medicines for human use, vaccines, medical bio-products, biologicals,
veterinary drugs and plant protection drugs, the following must be shown:
a/
Indications, uses and contraindications (if any) of medicines;
b/
Registration number, manufacture lot batch, preparation form and packing
specifications;
c/
Signs which should be taken into account for each kind of medicine according to
current regulations.
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4.
For goods or goods ingredients which have been x-rayed or genetically modified,
their labels shall be presented in accordance with treaties to which Vietnam is a contracting party.
5.
Technical specifications, information and warnings on hygiene and safety of
goods which are presented in ways different from those stipulated in Clauses 2
and 3 of this Article are included in Appendix IV to this Decree.
Article 20.- Other contents of goods labels
Organizations
and individuals responsible for goods may print other contents on goods labels.
Such additional contents must not contravene the laws and must be truthful,
precise and true to the substance of goods, not conceal or lead to
misunderstanding of the compulsory contents of the labels.
Chapter III
STATE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
GOODS LABELS
Article 21.- Responsibilities of the Ministry of Science and Technology
The
Ministry of Science and Technology shall take responsibility to the Government
for performing the unified state management of goods labeling nationwide with
the following specific tasks:
1.
Drafting and submitting to competent state agencies for promulgation or
promulgating according to its competence legal documents on goods labeling;
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3.
Supervising and inspecting the observance of legal documents on goods labeling.
Assuming the prime responsibility for settling and handling violations of goods
labeling.
4.
Stipulating the announcement of goods labels.
5.
Organizing the building and management of a database on goods labels.
The
General Department of Standardization, Metrology and Quality Control under the
Ministry of Science and Technology shall assist the Minister of Science and
Technology in performing the state management of goods labeling.
Article 22.- Responsibilities of ministries, ministerial-level agencies
and government-attached agencies
Ministries,
ministerial-level agencies and government-attached agencies shall, according to
their respective competence, have to coordinate with the Ministry of Science
and Technology in performing the state management of goods labeling.
Basing
themselves on the goods under their management, ministries, ministerial-level
agencies and government-attached agencies shall guide in detail contents and
ways of presentation of labels after consulting the Ministry of Science and
Technology.
Article 23.- Responsibilities of provincial/municipal People’s
Committees
Provincial/municipal
People’s Committees shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, perform
the state management of goods labeling in localities.
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HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS OF GOODS
LABELING
Article 24.- Competence to handle violations of goods labeling
People’s
police, customs, market management, goods quality management and specialized
inspection and other agencies shall, within the scope of their assigned
functions, tasks and powers, shall, when detecting law-breaking acts related to
goods labeling, have the right to handle such acts according to current
provisions of law.
Article 25.- Handling of violations committed by production, trading,
agency, importing and exporting organizations and individuals
Organizations
and individuals violating the provisions of law on goods labeling shall,
depending on the nature and severity of their violations, be administratively
sanctioned or examined for penal liability; if causing damage, they shall have
to pay compensations therefor according to the provisions of law.
Article 26.- Handling of violations committed by organizations and
individuals of state management agencies
Those
who abuse their positions and powers to hinder lawful activities or violate the
law on goods labeling shall, depending on the nature and severity of their
violations, be administratively sanctioned or examined for penal liability; if
causing damage, they shall have to pay compensations therefor according to the
provisions of law.
Article 27.- Settlement of complaints and denunciations
Competent
organizations and individuals shall have to settle complaints and denunciations
related to goods labeling in accordance with the provisions of law on
complaints and denunciations and goods labeling, and other relevant provisions
of law.
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IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article 28.- Implementation effect
1.
This Decree shall take effect six months after its publication in “CONG BAO.”
2.
The Prime Minister’s Decision No. 178/1999/QD-TTg of August 30, 1999,
promulgating the Regulation on labeling of domestically circulated goods and
exported and imported goods, and Decision No. 95/2000/QD-TTg of August 15,
2000, adjusting and supplementing a number of contents of the Regulation on
labeling of domestically circulated goods and exported and imported goods,
issued together with the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 178/1999/QD-TTg of
August 30, 1999, shall cease to be effective as from the effective date of this
Decree.
3.
Goods which have labels presented under the Prime Minister’s Decision No.
178/1999/QD-TTg of August 30, 1999, and Decision No. 95/2000/QD-TTg of August
15, 2000, and were put into circulation on the market before the effective date
of this Decree shall be permitted for continued circulation.
Article 29.- Implementation responsibility
1.
The Minister of Science and Technology shall have to guide the implementation
of this Decree.
2.
Ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached
agencies and presidents of People’s Committees of provinces and centrally run
cities shall have to implement this Decree.
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ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT
PRIME MINISTER
Nguyen Tan Dung
APPENDIX I
REGULATIONS ON WAYS OF PRESENTATION OF
GOODS QUANTITIES
(Issued
together with the Government’s Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006)
Ordinal number
State, form or category of goods
Way of presentation
1
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Solid or gaseous goods.
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Mixed solid and liquid goods.
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Net mixed weight and weight of solid substances.
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Goods being compressed gas.
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Net weight of compressed gas and net weight of pressurized containers (or net
weight of compressed gas and aggregate weight of compressed gas and
pressurized container).
2
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Pasty goods.
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Net weight or volume.
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Pasty goods contained in sprayers.
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Net weight of both pasty and pressurizing substance.
3
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Liquid goods.
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Net volume at 200C.
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Liquid goods contained in sprayers.
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Net volume at 200C, including both liquid and pressurizing substances.
4
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In pellets.
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Quantity of pellets, weight per pellet.
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In powder.
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Net weight.
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In liquid form.
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Sexual stimulants for fish.
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International unit.
5
Plant
seeds:
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Seeds.
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Net weight.
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Seedlings.
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Seedling.
6
Aquatic
seeds:
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Artermia eggs.
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Net weight (g).
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Quantity of cells.
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Multicellular plant seeds.
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Net weight.
7
Goods
which are articles of different
Sizes
of surface: length and width or diameter or
sizes
of their surface
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Goods
in sheet form arranged in plates.
Thickness,
area or length x width of a plate.
9
Goods
in sheet form arranged in rolls.
Thickness,
width of sheet and length or net weight of a roll.
10
Goods
in fibers or bars.
Section
or equivalent parameters (parameters inferable from such section) and length
or net weight of fiber or bar.
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For fibers or bars made of smaller fibers.
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Section/fiber, quantity of fibers and length or net weight of fiber or bar
should be shown.
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For covered fibers or bars.
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Thickness of cover should be added.
11
Pipelines.
Outer
and inner diameters or thickness and length of pipelines.
12
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Stretched
length, stretched width or number of meshes by length and net weight.
13
Machines,
equipment, tools, appliances
Sizes
of the mass of products or goods.
APPENDIX II
REGULATION ON OTHER
WAYS OF PRESENTATION OF POINTS OF TIME FOR GOODS
(Issued
together with the Government’s Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006)
Category of goods
Goods items
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Food
Agricultural
products, grains
Harvest
or date of packing
Medicines
for human use
Medicines
for human use.
Date
of start of manufacture.
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For medicines prepared according to prescriptions.
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The date of preparation should be additionally shown.
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Plant
protection drugs.
Date
of processing or bottling or packing.
Plant
seeds; animal breeds
Plant
seeds, animal breeds
Date
of ex-work or delivery for sale.
Artermia
eggs
Date
of canning.
Petroleum
products
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Date
of ex-work inspection
APPENDIX III
REGULATION ON OTHER
WAYS OF PRESENTATION OF INGREDIENTS AND INGREDIENT QUANTITIES OF GOODS
(Issued together with the Government’s Decree
No. 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006)
Category of goods
Goods items
Way of presentation
Foodstuffs
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Ingredient
quantities of other materials and foodstuff additives should be additionally
shown.
Foodstuff additives
Foodstuff
additives.
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If there are two or more additives in a single pack.
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All the weights of additives should be shown in the order of their ratios.
Animal
feeds
Aquatic
animal feeds.
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If added with non-nutrients.
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Ingredients of non-nutrients should be additionally shown.
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For synthetic feeds.
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Protein, lipid, ash contents, fiber, humidity and absorbability levels should
be additionally shown.
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For supplementary feeds.
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Contents of supplementary substances should be additionally shown.
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Pharmaceutical
materials.
Content
or concentration of active substances.
Veterinary
drugs, vaccines and biologicals used in veterinary medicine
Veterinary
drugs.
Ingredients,
ingredient quantities of active substances.
Veterinary
drugs and biologicals used in aquaculture
Aquatic
resource protection drugs.
Composition
formula or composition.
Plant
protection drugs
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Ingredient
quantities of main active substances, content of solvent (if solvents
increase toxicity or physic nature).
Textile,
garment, leather and footwear products
Garments.
Principal
ingredient quantity of material.
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For multi layers.
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Principal ingredient quantity of each layer should be additionally shown.
Wood
furniture
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Sawn timber of the same species of tree.
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Sawn timber of different species of trees.
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Category of timber.
Household
wood products
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Name of timber.
Metallurgical
products
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Steel.
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Steel mark.
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Metal.
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Category and purity (% of metal).
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Ores
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Ore content (% of weight)
Petroleum
products
Accompanying
gas and other hydrocarbon
gases
Gas
composition (% of volume).
Chemicals
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Chemical
formula, composition formula, composition.
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For chemicals contained in pressurized containers
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Containing capacity should be additionally shown.
Fertilizers
Fertilizers
Ingredient
quantity.
Industrial
explosives
Industrial
explosives
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APPENDIX IV
REGULATION ON OTHER
WAYS OF PRESENTATION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND HYGIENE AND SAFETY
INFORMATION AND WARNINGS OF GOODS
(Issued
together with the Government’s Decree No. 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006)
Category of goods
Goods items
Way of presentation
Foodstuffs
additives
Foodstuff
additives.
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The phrase “Used for foodstuff” should be shown.
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Veterinary
drugs.
Main
effects, side effects, registration number, manufacture lot number and the
phrase “Only for veterinary use” should be additionally shown.
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For schedule-A toxic substances.
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The phrase “Do not overuse prescribed dosage” (in black) should be
additionally shown.
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For schedule-B toxic substances.
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The phrase “Do not overuse prescribed dosage” (in red) should be additionally
shown.
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The phrase “For external use only” (in black) should be additionally shown.
Plant
protection drugs
Plant
protection drugs.
Use
registration number, quality control number (KCS), information on toxicity,
warnings and instructions on prevention of intoxication, instructions on
treatment upon intoxication.
Plant
seeds; animal breeds, aquatic seeds
Seedlings
subject to grade classification
The
grade of seedlings should be shown.
Aquatic
plant seeds
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Animal
breeds.
Grade
of breed, yield indicator typical of the breed.
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For egg-oriented poultry.
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The egg yield per year should be additional shown.
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For meat-oriented poultry.
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The gained weight per unit of time should be additionally shown.
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For pork-oriented pigs.
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The weight gain capability, amount of feeds and thickness of back fat should
be additionally shown.
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For sows.
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Number of piglets per brood and number of broods per year should be
additionally shown.
Aquatic
animal species:
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Number of age days, length of breeding animals.
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Artermia eggs.
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Quantity of eggs per gram, ratio of hatched eggs (%).
Parental
breeds.
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Weight (g), reproductive stage.
Metallurgical
products
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Alloy
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Fishing
gear
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Fishing nets.
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Color, fineness (tex), strength (N), mesh size.
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Fishing yarns and ropes.
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Diameter, fineness (tex), strength (N) twistedness (twists/m).
Chemicals
Chemicals.
Typical
quality indicators.
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For chemicals which are inflammable, toxic, corrosive.
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Relevant warnings should be shown.
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For chemicals contained in pressurized containers.
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The code of container, containing capacity, loading person and hazard
warnings should be additionally shown.
Fertilizers
Fertilizers.
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The category and quantity of microorganisms should be additionally shown.
Industrial
explosives
Industrial
explosives
Principal
quality indicators and usability in industrial activities.