G/TBT/N/VNM/233  
30 June 2022  
(22-5076) 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 Industry and Trade  
Industrial Safety Engineering and Environment agency 25 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi, Viet Nam  
Tel.: 84 (0)4 22218314  
Email: dungnh@moit.gov.vn  Website: http://www.atmt.gov.vn  
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:   
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):  HS: 7311  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Technical Regulation on safety of Composite Liquefied Petroleum Gas Cylinder; (54 
page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  The draft National Technical Regulation on the safe ty of 
composite Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder stipulates the technical safety 
requirements in the design, manufacture, import, repair, verification, testing, storage, 
transportation and use of composite LPG cylinder with capacity from 0.5 to 150 l itres.  
This draft national technical regulation applies to organizations and individuals related to 
the design, manufacture, import, repair, own, inspect, test, deliver, transport, install and 
use of LPG composite bottles specified as above.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Law on Standards and Technical Regulations 2006  
• Law on product and goods quality 2007  
• ISO 11119 -3, Gas cylinders -Refillable composite gas cylinders and tubes. Part 3: 
Fully wrapped fibre reinforced composite gas cylinders and tubes up to 450L with 
non-load- sharing metallic or non -metallic liners.  
• ISO 11439:2013, Gas cylinders - High pressure cylinders for the on -board storage 
of natural gas as a fuel for automotive vehicles.  G/TBT/N/VNM/233  
 
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  • ISO 13769:2007, Gas cylinders - Stamp marking.  
• ASTM D 2343 -95, ASTM D 2343 -95, Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties 
of Glass Fiber Strands, Yarns and Rovings Used i n Reinforced Plastics.  
• ASTM D 4018 -99, Standard Test Methods for Properties of Continuous Filament 
Carbon and Graphite Fiber Tows.  
• SACMA SRM 16R -942, Recommended Test Method for Tow Tensile Testing of 
Carbon Fibers.  
• EN 14427 -LPG equipment and accessories - Transportable refillable fully wrapped 
composite cylinders for LPG - Design and construction.  
• EN 12245 -Transportable gas cylinders - Fully wrapped composite cylinders.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 October 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 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:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/VNM/22_4435_00_x.pdf