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SECTION II. GUIDES BY ARTICLES OF DECISION 18

B. Responsibilities of Importers and Designated Inspection Body

Importers and Designated Inspection Body together have responsibility for the import process and

documents, and the inspection process and result under Decision 18.

<Figure 26> Responsibilities of Importers and Designated Inspection Body

Article 14. Responsibility of importers

1. Import used machinery, equipment and technological lines in accordance with this Decision and relevant
legislative documents.

2. Bear the inspection conducted by competent authorities; assume legal liability if violating this Decision.

Article 15. Responsibility of designated/accredited inspection bodies

1. Carry out inspection of used machinery, equipment and technological lines in accordance with this Decision
and relevant legislative documents.

2. Ensure independent, objective and scientific inspection; comply with applicable regulations of the law on
inspection and assume legal responsibility for accuracy of inspection results; bear inspection and supervision
by competent authorities regarding inspection services.

3. Send a copy of the inspection certificate within 15 working days from the signing date of the inspection certificate
to the Ministry of Science and Technology in the following circumstances:
a) Inspection of a used technological line;
b) Inspection of used machinery/ equipment in case the issued inspection certificate specifies the unavailability
of National Technical Regulation (QCVN), National Standard (TCVN) or national standard of one of G7
countries or Korea with regard to safety, energy saving, and environmental protection with respect to used
machinery, equipment and technological lines according to Point d Clause 1 Article 10 hereof.

4. Prepare and submit annual report by December 15 of the same year and ad hoc reports on inspection of used
machinery, equipment and technological lines to the Ministry of Science and Technology.

[Source] Ibid.

G14 Responsibility of Importer

Enterprise should understand the export process of the unit of machinery or the techno
logical lines under Decision 18, and bear the inspection conducted by Designated
Inspection Body

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