G/TBT/N/VNM/140  
 
5 April 2019  
(19-2203) 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 Transport  
80 Tran Hung Dao  
Hoan Kiem  
Ha Noi  
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:   
Notification Authority & Enquiry Point of the Ministry of Transport  
Viet Nam Register  
18 Pham Hung, My Dinh 2, Nam Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 04.3768 4838  
Fax: 04.3768 4840  
E-mail: tbtgtvt@vr.org.vn  
Website: http://www.tbt -bgtvt.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):  
Manufactured and assembled automobiles; Road V ehicles Engineering (ICS 43)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Circular 
on quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection in automobiles 
assembly and manufacture (40 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Circular regulates the quality inspection of technical 
safety and environmental protection for manufactured and assembled automobiles under 
Decree 116/2017/ND -CP of 17 October 2017 of the Government on conditions for 
automobiles manufacturing, assembling importing and automotive warranty and 
maintenance services.  
This draft Circular does not apply to manufactured and assembled automobiles specified 
in item a clause 2 Article 2 of Decree 116.  
This Draft circular applies to automobiles manufacturing and assembling establishments, 
enterprises manufacturing or importing automobile components and organizations and 
agencies involved in the management, inspection and testing automobiles and automotive 
parts.  G/TBT/N/VNM/140  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Decree 116/2017/ND -CP of 17 October 2017 of the Government on conditions for 
automobiles manufacturing, assembling importing and automotive warranty and 
maintenance services  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  April 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  45 da ys from the date of promulgation  
10. Final date for comments:  N/A 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Notification Authority & Enquiry Point of the Ministry of Transport  
Viet Nam Register  
18 Pham Hung, My Dinh 2, Nam Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 04.3768 4838  
Fax: 04.3768 4840  
E-mail: tbtgtvt@vr.org.vn  
Website: http://www.tbt -bgtvt.vn/  
or can be downloaded at:  
http://mt.gov.vn/DuThao/20180917170453_dtttlaprapoto.rar  
http://mt.gov.vn/DuThao/ 20180918160624_phu -luc-x---quan-ly-rui-ro.doc  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/VNM/19_1959_00_x.pdf