G/TBT/N/VNM/152  
13 September 2019  
(19-5874) 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 comm ents 
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: (84.24) 37911636  
Fax: (84.24) 37911635  
Email: vuhchq@tcvn.gov.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):  Petroleum 
and Related Technologies (ICS 75)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Circular 
regulating measurement and qualit y in gas trading (16 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Circular regulates measurement and quality in trading 
of gases, which include Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and 
Compressed natural gas (CNG) an d registration of gas preparation institutions.  
This draft Circular shall apply to:  
• Gas importers and exporters; gas traders; traders providing services of leasing 
exported and imported ports of gas and gas tanks when storing bottled LPG and 
gas transport means; filling stations, gas supply stations; LPG bottle retail stores; 
traders manufacturing and repairing LPG bottles; Traders produce mini LPG 
bottles  
• State management agencies in charge of metrology, quality and other state 
agencies, organiza tions and individuals involved in gas business activities.  G/TBT/N/VNM/152  
 
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  General principles:  
• For liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), traders importing, producing, processing or 
mixing gas must notify the applicable standards and implement quality 
management measures in accor dance with national technical regulations on 
liquefied petroleum gas before being circulated on the market.  
• Liquefied natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), traders importing, 
producing, processing or preparing gases must publish applicable stand ards 
before circulating their products on the market to ensure that the gas quality 
conforms to the applicable standards when being circulated on the market. 
Standards used for publication comply with the Law on Standards and Technical 
Regulations.  
• Gas tra ders are responsible for gas metrology and quality in their own distribution 
systems and jointly take responsibility for violations of measurement and quality 
of traders and organizations, individuals belonging to traders' distribution 
systems.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Vietnam Law on Standards and Technical Regulations dated 29 June 2006;  
• Vietnam Law on Quality of Products and Goods dated 21 No vember 2007;  
• Vietnam Law on Measurement of 11 November 2011;  
• Decree No. 87/2018/ND -CP dated 15 June 2018 of the Government on gas 
trading;  
• Decree No. 95/2017/ND -CP dated 16 August 2017 of the Government defining 
the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of 
Science and Technology  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  45 days from the date of adoption  
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: (84.24) 37911636  
Fax: (84.24) 37911635  
Email: vuhchq@tcvn.gov.vn  
Website: http://www.tcvn.gov.vn  
Or can be downloaded at:  
https://www.most.gov.vn/vn/Pages/chitietduthao.aspx?iDuThao=756