G/TBT/N/VNM/32  
 
26 April 2013  
(13-2198)  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 - Tu Liem - Ha Noi - Viet Nam 
Tel.:  84 4 3768 4838   Fax:  84 4 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):  Materials 
used in the interior construction of passenger cars, having a maximum mass exceeding 5 tonnes (M
3) and carrying more than 22 passengers (including driver), not being 
designed for city buses. 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
technical regulation on fire prevention requirements of materials used in the interior 
construction of certain categories of motor vehicles (29 pages, in  Vietnamese).     
6. Description of content:  This regulation provides for fire prevention requirements of 
materials used in the interior construction of passenger cars, having a maximum mass 
exceeding 5 tonnes (M 3) and carrying more than 22 passengers (including driver), not 
being designed for city buses. The entities, who manufacture, assemble and import 
vehicles and component in the interior construction of vehicles; and the individuals and 
organizations responsible for testing and quality certification for safety and environment protection shall comply with this Regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Safety and prevention of fi re risks of motor vehicles.  G/TBT/N/VNM/32 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. UNECE regulations No 118, date of entry into force: 6 April 2005 " Uniform technical 
 prescriptions concerning the burning behaviour of materials used in the interior 
 construction of certain categories of motor vehicles "; 
2. TCVN 6211:2003 (ISO 3833:1977): Road vehicles - Types - Terms and definitions
 ISO 3833:1977: Road vehicles - Types - Terms and definitions;  
3. TCVN 7271:2003 (Reference ISO 3833:1977 and ISO 7656:1993): Road vehicles - 
Motor vehicles - Classification in purpose of use.  ISO 7656:1993: Commercial road 
vehicles - Dimensional codes;  
4. TCVN 8658:2010 (Reference TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.1/Amend.2 16 April 1999 and 
 TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.1/Amend.4 26 April 2005): Road vehicles - Vehicle category 
 symbol ; 
5. TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.1/Amend.2: Consolidated resolution on the construction of 
 vehicles (R.E.3) . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:    28 June 2013 1 January 2014 
10. Final date for comments:  25 June 2013  
11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
Notification Authority & Enquiry Point of the Ministry of Transport 
Viet Nam Register 18 Pham Hung - My Dinh - Tu Liem - Ha Noi - Viet Nam Tel.:  84 4 3768 4838   
Fax:  84 4 3768 4840 
E-mail:  tbtgtvt@vr.org.vn  
Website:  http://www.tbt-bgtvt.vn/   
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