G/TBT/N/VNM/163  
14 April 2020  
(20-2873) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  VIET NAM   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Ministry of Science and Technology  
113 Tran Duy Hung Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.24) 35563456  
Fax: (84.24) 39439733  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to  handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.28) 38294 274  
Fax: (84.28) 3829 3012  
Email: kh@quatest3.com.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Electrical 
engineering in general (ICS 29.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulati on on safety and electromagnetic compatibility for electrical and 
electronic equipment (16 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation specifies safety requirements, 
electromagnetic compatibility and management requi rements for electrical and 
electronic equipment specified in the list of electrical and electronic equipment in Annex 
1 and Annex 2 of this draft technical Regulation and those within the the scope of 
application of the corresponding standards specified in  that list.  
The following types of equipment are not covered by this draft technical regulation  
- Electrical equipment using 3 -phase AC power source;  
- Exhaust fans, ducted fans (Duct fans) with rated power consumption above 125 W;  
- Electrical equipment o perating with a one -way power source (electrical equipment that 
can operate in two modes using a one -way source or a mode of using an AC source is 
still within the scope of application of this technical regulation)  
- Refrigerators, freezers, freezers with total nominal capacity of over 1,000 Litters;  
- Washing machines and clothes dryers with a capacity of over 15 kg;  
- Water heaters with a capacity of over 50 Litters;  G/TBT/N/VNM/163  
 
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  - Water pumps with a rated capacity of over 2 kW;  
- Air conditioning parts used in air co nditioning systems with main equipment using 3 -
phase power source.  
This draft technical regulation applies to organizations and individuals producing and 
trading electrical equipment, state management agencies and other relevant 
organizations and individua ls.  
This draft technical regulation shall replace QCVN 4: 2009/BKHCN and Amendment 1: 
2016 QCVN 4: 2009/BKHCN and QCVN 9: 2012/BKHCN and Amendment 1: 2018 QCVN 
9: 2012/BKHCN  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applic able:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Decree No. 127/2007/ND -CP dated 1 August 2007 of the Government detailing the 
implementation of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations and 
Decree No. 78/2018/ND -CP by the Government dated 16 May 2018 amending and 
supplementing some Articles of the Decree No. 127/2007/ND -CP of 1 August 2007, 
detailing some Articles of the Law on Standards and Technical regulations;  
• Decree No.  132/2008/ND -CP dated 31 December 2008 by the Government detailing 
the implementation of some articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality and 
Decree No. 74/2018/ND -CP dated 15 May 2018 by the Government amending and 
supplementing some Articles of the Decree No. 132/2008 / ND -CP dated 31 December 
2008 detailing the implementation of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;  
• Decree No. 154/2018/ND -CP dated 9 November 2018 of the Government amending, 
supplementing and some regulations of investment and busi ness conditions in the field 
of state management of the Ministry of Science and Technology study and Technology 
and some regulations of specialized tests.  
• Circular No. 28/2012/TT -BKHCN dated December 12, 2012 of the Ministry of Science 
and Technology pro viding regulations on announcement of standard conformity, 
announcement of conformity and methods of assessing conformity with standards and 
technical regulations.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  30 June 2020 ; 30 June 202  
Proposed date of entry into force:  For equipment under scope of QCVN 
4:2009/BKHCN and QCVN 9:2012/BKHCN: from 01/01/2021  
For safety for water pumps, fixed ovens, clothes dries, oil fryers, water irons, hand 
grinders, portable disc saws, hand drills, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, 
refrig erators, freezers, air conditioners, fixed electric stoves: from 01/01/2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality  
8 Hoang Quoc Viet Str., Cau Giay Dist.  
Ha Noi, Vietnam  
Tel: (84.28) 38294 274  
Fax: (84.28) 3829 3012  
Email : kh@quatest3.com.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
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