G/TBT/N/VNM/174  
24 August 2020  
(20-5740) 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 [   ], 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 notified document:  Draft National 
Technical Regulation on the  fifth level of gaseous pollutants emissions for new assembled, 
manufactured and imported automobiles (132 page(s), in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  This Draft National Technical Regulation on the fifth level of 
gaseous pollutants emissions for n ew assembled, manufactured and imported 
automobiles specifies the emission limits, exhausting test(s) and method(s), 
requirements for management and performing of the fifth level of gaseous pollutants 
emissions on quality inspection of technical safety and  environmental protection.  
This Draft National Technical Regulation applies to automobiles manufacturing and 
assembling establishments, enterprises manufacturing or importing automobile 
components and organizations and agencies involved in the management, inspection and 
testing automobiles and automotive parts  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/VNM/174  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. 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.  
2.  Decision 49/2011/QD -TTg dated September 1, 2011 of the Prime Minister on 
applicatio n roadmap of emission standards to new manufactured, assembled and 
imported automobile(s), two -wheeled motorcycle(s)  
3.  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 safety and environmental protection for 
imported mot or vehicles subjected to Decree No. 116/2017/NĐ -CP 
4.  Circular No. 25/2019/TT -BGTVT dated July 5, 2019 on quality inspection of technical 
safety and environmental protection in automobiles assembly and manufacture  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  24 October  2020 
Proposed date of entry into force:  45 days from the date of promulgation  
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:   
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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