The Ministry of Construction issued Circular No 40/2009/TT-BXD on application of foreign construction standards in Viet Nam. Accordingly, foreign standards may be voluntarily applied but must ensure that survey, design, and execution of construction works must conform with national technical standards in construction and other related fields.
The Ministry of Construction issued Circular No 40/2009/TT-BXD on application of foreign construction standards in
In addition, the foreign standards must be reviewed and approved by the authority responsible for issuing the investment licence for the construction project before any preliminary designs are made. Investors must submit a dossier which includes a list of codes and names of the standards, contents of the standards in full (translated into Vietnamese) and an explanation on how the standards would meet the above-mentioned conditions.
The new circular takes effect on February 1 and replace Decision No 09/2005/QD-BXD.
(Source: VNS)
