There is still overlapping management between ministries and branches.
At the meeting to give opinions on the reception, explanation and revision of the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Technical Standards and Regulations, the issue of conformity declaration was of interest and discussed by the National Assembly Standing Committee.
Reporting on the explanation, reception and revision of the draft Law, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment Le Quang Huy said that the draft Law has stipulated the expansion of the common use of conformity assessment results as a basis for conformity declaration activities. In addition, the draft Law stipulates exemption from conformity declaration for goods and products that fully meet the quality management requirements as prescribed by specialized laws so that enterprises only have to comply with one process, instead of having to carry out two processes as at present.
“To minimize administrative procedures and costs for businesses, and promote digitalization of procedures for registration of conformity declarations, the draft Law has revised regulations on conformity registration in a simplified manner. Accordingly, organizations and individuals only need to notify conformity declarations on the national database of standards, measurements, and quality,” said Mr. Le Quang Huy.
In response to suggestions to remove regulations on conformity declaration, Chairman of the National Assembly Delegation Work Committee Nguyen Thanh Hai suggested not to, but only to adjust the content of conformity declaration procedures in the direction of reviewing and updating the system of standards quickly, in harmony with international standards and especially to "electronicize" the conformity declaration process.
“The regulation on conformity declaration itself has many benefits, such as ensuring product quality and safety, especially for goods that affect health and the environment, protecting consumers, public interests, and creating a level playing field, avoiding commercial fraud. The current shortcomings are due to the organization of implementation causing inconvenience to businesses, overlapping management between ministries and branches, lack of transparency and possible negative consequences, and lack of inspection after the declaration of conformity,” said Ms. Nguyen Thanh Hai, adding that through recent cases of fake milk, fake rice, and fake medicine, the declaration of conformity cannot be abandoned.
In addition, the opinions of the National Assembly Standing Committee also proposed to study and supplement the content on the responsibility of state management agencies in periodically and suddenly inspecting the announced basic standards, and having the right to request correction, revocation or handling of violations.
Clearly define the risk level of products and goods
Reporting on the explanation, acceptance and revision of the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Science, Technology and Environment Le Quang Huy said that the draft Law has added regulations on products and goods with high risk levels, the traceability of origin is mandatory, determined by the Ministry managing the industry and field and has a roadmap for implementation, ensuring feasibility, suitability with the capacity of enterprises and the development characteristics of each industry. The remaining products and goods (goods with medium and low risk levels) are not required to apply traceability regulations.
The Draft Law has added regulations on product quality surveys, establishing a legal basis for product quality surveys to detect early signs of violations, risks of unsafety or non-conformity in the market, supporting warnings, adjusting policies and improving the effectiveness of monitoring product quality in the market, as a basis for focused post-inspections.
Discussing at the meeting, Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh suggested that the regulations on principles for classifying and managing the quality of products and goods should be easy to understand, easy to do, and easy to implement.
“To clearly see that the levels of medium risk and high risk are different, the content of the regulations on management principles must also correspond… We have switched to management according to the level of risk and if the regulations are unclear and ambiguous, it will be even more dangerous,” said the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh also proposed reviewing and clarifying the responsibilities of relevant ministries and sectors in licensing production, import and quality control of goods. At the same time, she suggested assigning a leading agency to take full responsibility for this process, instead of spreading responsibility.
Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Law and Justice Hoang Thanh Tung suggested continuing to review the draft Law to ensure policy consistency, especially issues related to conformity declaration. "In which cases must declaration be made, in which cases self-declaration is required, and in which cases publication is exempted to ensure policy clarity," said Mr. Hoang Thanh Tung.
Concluding the sessions, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Le Minh Hoan said that the National Assembly Standing Committee requested relevant agencies to continue to receive opinions at the sessions to complete the draft laws and submit them to the National Assembly for consideration and approval at the second phase of the ninth session.
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