G/TBT/N/VNM/146  
 
11 June 2019  
(19-3984) 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:   
Viet Nam Register  
18 Pham Hung, My Dinh 2, Nam Tu Liem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 024.3768  4838 
Fax: 024.3768 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):  Safety 
glass for rolling stocks  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The draft 
National technical regulation on safety glass for rolling stocks (29 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:   
• This draft regulation stipulates the technical requirements and testing methods of 
safety glass for using as windshield glass, door 's glass in rolling stock.  
• This draft regulation applies to organizations involved in manufacturing, trading, 
importing of safety glass; organizations manufacturing, maintaining rolling stock; 
organizations and individuals involved in inspecting, testing and cer tificate 
granting of quality, technical safety and environment protection for safety glass.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/VNM/146  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
• QCVN 16:2011/BGTVT: National technical regulation on acceptance test of newly 
manufactured, assembled and imported locomotives;  
• QCVN 18:2018/BGTVT: National technical regulation on acceptance test of newly 
manufactured, assembled and imported railway cars;  
• QCVN 87:2015/BGTVT: National  technical regulation on railway vehicles – 
Railway car's bogies – Technical requirements;  
• Circular No 29/2018/TT -BGTVT: Stipulation of inspection of quality, safety 
technical and environment protection for rolling stock.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 July 2020  
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.: 024.3768 4838  
Fax: 024.3768 4840  
E-mail: tbtgtvt@vr.org.vn   
Website: http://www.tbt -bgtvt.vn  
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://tbt.gov. vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/D%E1%BB%B1%20th%E1%BA%A3o%20Q
CVN%20(K%C3%ADnh%20an%20to%C3%A0n).docx