G/TBT/N/VNM/256  
26 April 2023  
(23-2951) 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 fr om 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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  New 
assembled, manufactured and imported automobiles; ROAD VEHICLES ENGINEERING 
(ICS 43)  
5. Title, number of page s and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Amendment 01:2023 of QCVN 109:2021/BGTVT to the National Technical Regulation on 
the fifth level of gaseous pollutants emissions for new assembled, manufactured and 
imported automobiles; (13 page(s), in Vie tnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft Amendment of National Technical Regulation 
regulates the emission limits, exhausting test(s) and method(s), administration 
requirements and implementation of the fifth level of gaseous pollutants emissions in  
quality control of technical safety and environmental protection for new assembled, 
manufactured and imported motor vehicles.  
This Draft Amendment of National Technical Regulation applies to automobiles 
manufacturing and assembling establishments, enterpr ises that manufacture or import 
automobile components and organizations and agencies involved in the management, 
inspection and testing of automobiles and automotive parts.  G/TBT/N/VNM/256  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicab le: Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
- Decision 49/2011/QD -TTg dated September 1, 2011  of the Prime Minister on application 
roadmap of emission standards to new manufactured, assembled and imported 
automobile(s), two -wheeled motorcycle(s)  
- Decree 116/2017/ND -CP of October 17, 2017  of the Government on conditions for 
automobiles manufacturing, assembling importing and automotive warranty and 
maintenance services.  
- Decision 49/2011/QD -TTg dated September 1, 2011 of the Prime Minister on application 
roadmap of emission standards to n ew manufactured, assembled and imported 
automobile(s), two -wheeled motorcycle(s)  
- Circular No. 05/2020/TT -BGTVT dated February 26, 2020 amending and supplementing 
a number of articles of Circular No. 03/2018/TT -BGTVT of January 10th, 2018 regulating 
quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection for imported motor 
vehicles subjected to Decree No. 116/2017/NĐ -CP 
- Circular No. 25/2019/TT -BGTVT dated July 5, 2019 on quality inspection of technical 
safety and environmental protection in a utomobiles assembly and manufacture  
- TCVN 6565:2006: Road vehicles – Emission of visible pollutants (smoke) from 
compression ignition engines – Requirements and test methods in type approval;  
- TCVN 6567:2015: Road vehicles – The of emission of pollutants  emitted from 
compression ignition engines, positive - ignition engines fuelled with liquefied petroleum 
gas or natural gas equipped for automobiles – Requirements and test method in type 
approval;  
- TCVN 6785:2015: Road vehicles – The emission of pollutan ts emitted from automobiles 
according to engines fuel requirements – Requirements and test methods in type approval  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 July 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 August 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] 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/  
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