G/TBT/N/VNM/101  
 
12 July 2017  
(17-3759) 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 Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs  
12 Ngo Quyen Str, Hoan Kiem District  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -24) 62703613; (84 -4) 62730615  
Fax: (84 -24) 62703609  
Website: http://www.molisa.gov.vn/   
Name and address (including telephone and f ax 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 :  
Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs  
Department of work safety  
No 3, 7 alley, Ton That Thuyet St, Dich Vong Hau ward, Cau Giay district  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -24) 9362950  
Fax:(84 -24) 9362920  
Website: http://www.antoanlaodong.gov.vn  
Email: bsw@antoanlaodong.gov.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):  Lifts. Escalators 
(ICS 91.140.90) . 
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document:  Draft National 
Technical Regulation on Safe Work for Homelift (12 page(s), in Vietnamese)    
6. Description of content:  This draft technical regulation applies to homelifts which are 
installed permanently and used only for human transport, serving definite stops, guided 
vertically or deviating from maximum angle of 15 degree of vertical (homelift is an electric 
compact size and low speed elevator that are automatically controlled).  
This draft technical regulation applies to:  
 Organizations and individuals who produce, import, make available, install, 
maintain, repair and use homelifts;  
 State management authorities and other relevant organizations and individuals.  
7. Objective and rational e, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: 
Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/VNM/101  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. Circular 28/2012/TT -BKHCN Providing for Announcement of Standard Conformity 
and Announcement of Technical -Regulation Conformity and M ethod to Assess 
Conformity with Standards and Technical Regulations  
2. TCVN 6395:2008 (EN 81 -1:1998) Electric Lift – Safety Requirements for the 
Construction and Installations  
3. AS/NZS 1735.18:2002, Lifts, escalators, and moving walks - Part 18: Passenger 
lifts for private residence - Automatically controlled  
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force: May 2018  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from : National enquiry point  [X] or addr ess, telephone and fax 
number s and e mail and website address es, if available , of other body:   
Department of work safety  
No 3, 7 alley, Ton That Thuyet St, Dich Vong Hau ward, Cau Giay district  
Ha Noi, Viet Nam  
Tel: (84 -24) 9362950  
Fax:(84 -24) 9362920  
Websi te: http://www.antoanlaodong.gov.vn  
Email: bsw@antoanlaodong.gov.vn  
 
Or download at:  
http://antoanlaodong.gov.vn /catld/Pages/chitiettin.aspx?IDNews=1790