Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy

No. 963/PRK

PRAKAS

On Industrial Products Registration

The Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy 

-     Referring to the 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia;

-     Referring to Reach Kret NS/RKT/1198/72 of November 30, 1998, on the Formation of the Royal Government of Cambodia;

-     Referring to Reach Kram No. NS/KRM/0196/05 of January 24, 1996, on the Establishment of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy;

-     Referring to Anukret No. 35/ANK/BK of April 26, 1996, on the Organization and Functioning of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy;

-     Referring to Anukret No. 04/ANK/BK of February 26, 1992, on the regulation of quality control for industrial and handicraft products;

-     Pursuant to the actual and current situations.

IT IS HEREBY DECIDED

Article 1:

In order to ensure proper industrial product labeling in accordance with national standards and to prevent product counterfeiting, all companies, factories, enterprises, and handicrafts shall register their products with the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy before circulating such products on the markets in the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Article 2:

The application for registration of industrial products shall comply with the following formalities:

1.   To complete and file an application form                                                                           one copy

2.   To provide a sample of the draft label to be placed on the product package                          ten copies

3.   To provide a registration certificate of marks or trademarks (photocopied)                            one copy

4.   To list names and standards of material resources used in the production                           one copy

5.   To provide a brief design of the production system                                                             one copy

6.   To provide a number of sample products for laboratory examination and filing (as  needed)

7.   To file a guaranty for the standard of products                                                                   one copy

8.   To pay administrative and laboratory examination fees.

Article 3:

The official certificate of registration shall be issued after the registrar finds that the files and product quality stipulated in Article 2 are accurate and in compliance with such requirements.

Article 4:

The product owner shall apply for re-registration after any change to the standards of his/her industrial product.

Article 5:

All advertisements of industrial products, by any means whatsoever, may be authorized only if such industrial products were registered with the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy.

Article 6:

Any person who commits any fraud in the registration of industrial products for illegal purposes shall be punished under the law.

Article 7:

Any Prakas or decision that is contrary to this Prakas shall be abrogated.

Article 8:

This Prakas shall enter into force from January 31, 2000 onward.

Phnom Penh, November 29, 1999

Minister

Suy Sem