G/TBT/N/VNM/65  
 
18 June 2015  
(15-3161)  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 telephon e 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 : 
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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motorcycles and 
mopeds (ICS: 43.140) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft national 
Technical Regulation amending national Technical Regulation QCVN14:2011/BGTVT on 
Safety and Environmental Protection for Motorcycles and Mopeds (10 pages, in Vietnamese) 
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation amends and supplements a 
number of articles of QCVN14:2011/BGTVT which regulates the inspection of safety and 
environmental protection for motorcycles and mopeds, except for those designed for defence and security.  
This draft technical regulation applies to those who manufacture, assemble and import 
vehicles and organizations and individuals involved in testing, inspection and certification for the quality, the safety and the environment protection of vehicles. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Human safety G/TBT/N/VNM/65 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Category L 3 Vehicles with Regard to 
the Installation of Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices 
2. ECE 60 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Two-Wheeled Motor Cycles 
and Mopeds with Regard to Driver-Operated Controls Including the Identification of Controls, Tell-Tales and Indicators 
3. ECE 78 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Vehicles of Categories L
1, 
L2, L3, L4 and L 5 with Regard to Braking 
4. Directive 2002/24/EC of the European Par liament and of the Council of 18 March 
2002 Relating to the Type-Approval of Tw o or Three-Wheel Motor Vehicles and 
Repealing Council 
5. TCVN 6211:2003 (ISO 3833:1977): Road Vehicles – Types – Terms and Definitions  
6. ISO 3833:1977: Road Vehicles – Types – Terms and Definitions 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 30 August 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 January 2016 
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of 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/  
Or download at: http://www.tbt-bgtvt.vn/home.aspx?action=article&id=18&doit=4875