Electrical Product Testing and Certification: Introduction

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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)

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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
  societyetc.

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Organization

• Directorate for Standards and Quality (STAMEQ).

Other Testing Labs
Other Certification Bodies
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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
  651996).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.

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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.

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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.

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Certification

• 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.

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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.

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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.

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Electrical Product Testing and Certification
Laboratory Accreditation

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

Electrical Safety Systems for the Asia-Pacific
Region
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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

Electrical Safety Systems for the Asia-Pacific
Region