G/TBT/N/VNM/119  
 
14 March 2018  
(18-1557) 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 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 applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Railway or 
tramway locomotives, rolling - stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures 
and fittings a nd parts thereof; mechanical (including electro - mechanical) traffic signalling 
equipment of all kinds (HS 86)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The draft Circular 
stipulating the inspection of quality, safety technical and environment protection for rolling 
stock (24 page(s), in Vietnamese)    
6. Description of content: This draft circular stipulates the inspection, testing and issuance 
of the quality, safety technical and environment protection certificate for rolling stock and 
components in manufacturing, assembly, upgrading, restoring and using in national 
railway, dedicated railway and urban railway networks.   
This draft circular applies for all agencies, organizations and individuals involved in design, 
manufacture,  assemble, import, upgrade, restoration of railway cars for all railway 
networks and organizations involved in managing, inspecting, testing and certificate 
granting.  
This draft Circular shall replace the Circular 63/2015/TT -BGTVT Stipulation of inspection  of 
quality, safety technical and environment protection for rolling stock  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/VNM/119  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
 QCVN 16:2011/BGTVT: National technical regulation on acceptance test of newly 
manufactured, assembled and imported locomotives;  
 QCVN 18:2011/BGTVT: National technical regulation on acceptance test of newly 
manufactured, assembled and imported railway cars;  
 QCVN 87:2015/BGTVT: National technical  regulation on railway vehicles – Railway 
car's bogies – Technical requirements  
 Circular No 63/2015/TT -BGTVT: Stipulation of inspection of quality, safety 
technical and environment protection for rolling stock;  
9. Proposed date of adoption: To be determin ed 
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 July 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 30 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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