Circular No 08/2019/TT-BKHCN, issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology (Vietnam), recently entered into force. This Decree must be considered in conjunction with QCVN 19:2019 / BKHCN and is relevant to the national technical regulations for LED lighting products.
According to Circular, safety and EMC requiremetns for the following types of products must be followed from June 1, 2020.
Therefore, LED luminaires must comply with the requirements for the following standards.
– TCVN 7722-1: 2017 (IEC 60598-1:2014 + AMD 1:2017)
– TCVN 7722-2 (IEC 60598-2)
Self-ballasted LED lamps must comply with the requirements of the following standards.
– TCVN 8782:2017 (IEC 62560:2011 + AMD 1:2015)
Double-capped LED lamps must comply with the following standards.
– TCVN 11846: 2017 (IEC 62776:2014)
With regard to EMI requirements, the product must comply with TCVN 7186:2018 (CISPR 15:2018).
If the product was placed on the market before June 1, 2020, the product can be sold by June 1, 2022, but MOST encourages all LED lighting product manufacturers and importers to comply with the requirements early.