G/TBT/N/VNM/273  
5 January 2024  
(24-0054) 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 pages and language(s) of the not ified document:  Draft National 
Technical Regulation on safety and environmental protection for automobiles for new 
assembled, manufactured and imported automobiles, QCVN 09:2023/BGTVT; (58 
page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft tech nical regulation stipulates requirements for 
quality assessment of technical safety and environmental protection of types of cars that 
are manufactured, assembled and imported for use in Vietnam as defined in TCVN 6211 
"Road vehicles - Types - Terms and de finitions", TCVN 7271 "Road vehicles - Motor 
vehicles - Classification in purpose of use", Pure electric vehicles, Hybrid vehicles, Hybrid 
electric vehicles, Hydrogen Vehicles, Electric Hydrogen Vehicles, Automated Vehicles, 
Self-Propelled Vehicles and Off -Road Vehicles (hereinafter referred to as vehicles).  
This draft technical regulation applies to establishments manufacturing and assembling 
vehicles and vehicle components, organizations and individuals importing vehicles and 
vehicle components and agenci es, organizations and individuals involved in management, G/TBT/N/VNM/273  
 
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  inspection, testing and certification of the technical quality, safety and environment 
protection of automobiles and automotive parts.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent pro blems where 
applicable:  - 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.  
- Law on Road Traffic dated November 13, 2008;  
- Law on Standards and Technical Regulations Law dated June 29, 2006;  
- Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents dated June 22, 2015;  
- Decree No. 127/2007/ND -CP dated August 1, 2007 and Decree No. 78/2018/ND -CP 
dated May 16, 2018 amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 
127/ 2007/ND -CP; 
- Decree No. 74/2018/ND – CP dated May 15, 2018 amending and supplementing a 
number of articles of the Law on product and goods quality;  
- Decree No. 56/2022/ND -CP dated August 24, 2022 of t he Government regulating the 
functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;  
- Decision No. 2060/QD – TTg dated December 12, 2020 approving the national strategy 
to ensure road traffic order and safety in the period 2021  - 2030 and vision to 2045 of 
the Prime Minister;  
- 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 safe ty 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 automobiles assembly and manufac ture; 
Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
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9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  45 days after adoption  
10. Final date for comments:  30 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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