THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 03/2001/TT-BYT
Hanoi , February 16, 2001
 
CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE TRADING IN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No. 11/1999/ND-CP of March 3, 1999 on goods banned from circulation, commercial services banned from provision; goods and commercial services subject to business restriction or conditional business";
The Ministry of Health hereby guides the trading in medical equipment and instruments according to the provisions of Section 1 of List 3, issued together with the Government’s Decree No. 11/1999/ND-CP of March 3, 1999 as follows:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.-Medical equipment and instruments include all technical instruments and equipment, special-use transport means and corrosive medical materials, which are used in service of disease prevention, examination and treatment in the health service.
Article 2.- The trading in medical equipment and instruments is a form of conditional business.
Article 3.- Establishments dealing in medical equipment and instruments may operate only when they meet all conditions prescribed in this Circular and may only trade in the medical equipment and instruments already licensed by the Ministry of Health for circulation.
Chapter II
CONDITIONS FOR TRADING IN, EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS
Article 4.- Conditions for trading in medical equipment and instruments, applicable to enterprises:
A. FOR SALE/PURCHASE ENTERPRISES:
1. On personnel
a) Those who assume the main technical responsibility must graduate from technical universities, or university of medicine or university of pharmacy, and have certificates of one or more training courses on medical equipment and instruments, granted by medical facilities and equipment training establishments, or equivalent certificates granted by foreign countries.
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