G/TBT/N/VNM/282  
5 January 2024  
(24-0100) 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):  Offshore 
lifting equipment  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
Technical Regulations for lifti ng equipment onboard offshore units; (182 page(s), in 
Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation regulates technical and labor 
safety requirements for the design, manufacture, conversion, restoration, repair, import, 
exploitati on, management, inspection and technical safety certification for lifting 
equipment onboard offshore units.  
This draft technical regulation stipulates technical and labor safety requirements for the 
design, manufacture, conversion, restoration, repair, imp ort, exploitation, and 
management, inspection and certification requirements for lifting equipment on offshore 
units (hereinafter referred to as "lifting equipment" in this Regulation).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems w here 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/VNM/282  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Petroleum Law dated November 14, 2022;  
Vietnam Maritime Code dated November 25, 2015;  
Law on Occupational Safety and Hygiene dated June 25, 2015;  
Law on Product and Goods Quality dated November 21, 2007;  
Law on Standards and Technical Regulations dated June 29, 2006;  
Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents dated June 22, 2015;  
Circular No. 33/2011/TT -BGTVT dated April 19, 2011 of the Minister of Transport 
regulating procedures for granting technical safety and environmental protection 
certificates of equipment and devices used for exploration, exploitation and transportation 
of oil and gas at sea.  
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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