Decision No. 13/2007/QD-BKHCN of July 06, 2007, promulgating “list of measurement means subject to expertise”

DECISION

PROMULGATING “LIST OF MEASUREMENT MEANS SUBJECT TO EXPERTISE”

THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Pursuant to the October 06, 1999 Ordinance on measurement;

Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 54/2003/ND-CP dated May 19, 2003, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of science and technology and the Government’s Decree No. 28/2004/ND-CP dated January 16, 2004, amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 54/2003/ND-CP;

At the proposal of General Director of Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality,

DECIDES:

Article 1. To promulgate together with this Decision “List of measurement means subject to expertise”.

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Article 3. Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality, Sub-Departments of Standards, Metrology and Quality of provinces and central-affiliated cities, and relevant organizations and individuals shall implement this Decision. /.

FOR THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPUTY MINISTER




Tran Quoc Thang

LIST

OF MEASUREMENT MEANS SUBJECT TO EXPERTISE
(Promulgated together with the Decision No.13 /2007/QD-BKHCN dated July 06, 2007 of the Minister of Science and Technology)

List of measurement means subject to expertise includes:

1. Measurement means with use purpose and application scope as defined in the below table:

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Name of measurement means

Use purpose

Application scope

Length

1

Measuring tape

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

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Weight

3

Analysis scales, technical scales

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

4

Table scales

5

Pan scales

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Spring indicator scales

7

Hanging scales

8

Automobile scales

9

Static train scales

10

Active train scales

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Scales to check overload of vehicles

 Assurance of traffic safety

In activities of organizations for traffic safety assurance

12

Conveyor belt scales

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

13

Weights

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14

Common means of capacity measuring

To determine the amount of goods, services

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

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15

Fixed measuring reservoirs

16

Measuring tanks

17

Piles to measure petrol and oil

18

Piles to measure liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

(take effect on January 01, 2009)

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Cold water meters

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

20

Petrol and oil meters

(including crude oil)

21

Civil gas meters

(take effect on January 01, 2009)

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LPG meters

(take effect on January 01, 2009)

Pressure

23

Pressure gauge

Safety assurance

In production and trading activities of organizations

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

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Sphygmomanometer

Health protection

In activities of organizations for human health protection

Temperature

25

Thermometers

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

26

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Health protection

In activities of organizations for human health protection

Chemical and Physical

27

Devices to measure moisture

To determine the amount of goods, services

In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

28

Density meters

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Devices to measure alcohol content in breath

Assurance of traffic safety and environmental protection

In activities of organizations for assurance of traffic safety and environmental protection 

30

Instruments to measure exhaust emission of motor vehicles

(take effect on January 01, 2009) 

Electricity - Electromagnetic

31

Electric meters

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In purchase and sale, payment among organizations and individuals

32

Current transformer measurements (TI)

33

Transformer measurements (TU)

34

Insulation resistance measurement devices (megomet)

Safety assurance  

In production and trading activities of organizations and individuals

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Grounding resistance measurement devices (teromet)

36

Electrocardiogram

Health protection

In activities of organizations for human health protection

37

Electroencephalogram

Time – Frequency – Sound

38

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Assurance of traffic safety, health and environmental protection

In activities of organizations for assurance of traffic safety, health and environmental protection  

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Measuring devices to check speed of motor vehicles

Assurance of traffic safety

In activities of organizations for traffic safety assurance

The expertise cycle of each measurement means in the above table is defined in the respective expertise process promulgated by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Organizations and individuals producing or importing these measurement means must conduct the model approval before conducting initial expertise in accordance with current regulations.

2. The measurement means not prescribed in item 1 of this List, upon being used in purpose of judicial expertise, other duty activities of State, expertise must be conducted at requests of competent state management agencies, but it is not required to conduct the model approval.

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