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VietnamProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Measuring instruments – Vietnam

Official title

Draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of Metrology Law

Vietnam notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 26 March 2026. The comment period closed on 25 May 2026.

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At a glance

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Metrology and measurement in general

Notifying member
Vietnam(Viet Nam)
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 26 March 2026. Check WTO ePing or Vietnam for its current status.
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/VNM/395
ICS classification
  • 17.020 Metrology and measurement in general
Keywords
Metrology

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 25 May 2026
Proposed adoption
October 2026
Proposed entry into force
July 2027

How to comment

The comment period closed on 25 May 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/VNM/395; it can take them up with Vietnam.

Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)

What the notification says

This draft Law shall amend and supplement a number of articles of Measurement Law No. 04/2011/QH13 amended and supplemented by Law No. 35/2018/QH14 and Law No. 84/2025/QH15. 1. Amended provisions: - The term 'measuring instrument' to conform with metrological control measures. - The terms 'designated verification, calibration, and testing organizations'. - Article 25 and several related articles such as Clause 3 of Article 18, Clause 4 of Article 19, and Point a of Clause 1 of Article 36. 2. Supplemented provisions such as the term of Digital transformation of metrological activities; State policy to enhance the capacity of the national metrology system and promote the role of businesses in building the capacity of the national metrology system, etc. 3. Abolished provisions such as Articles 31, 33, 34, 50, 51, and partially abolish Article 39 4. The draft Law aimed at strengthening the responsibility of ministries and ministerial-level agencies in metrological activities.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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