G/TBT/N/VNM/74  
 
21 August 2015  
(15-4254)  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: (84-4) 62703613; (84-4) 62730615  
Fax: (84-4) 62703609 
Website: http://www .molisa.gov.vn/ 
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 : 
Bureau for Safe Work 12 Ngo Quyen Str, Hoan Kiem District 
Ha Noi, Viet Nam 
Tel: (84-4) 9362922 Fax:(84-4) 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable): Lifting equipments 
(ICS: 53.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft National 
Technical Regulation on Safe Work for Room-Less Electric Lift (11 pages, in Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content: This draft technical regulation applies to room-les electric lifts 
(hereafter referred to as electric lifts) which are installed rigidly, used to transport human 
or products accompanied by human.  
Other lifts operating under strict modes for special objects and operation scopes (for 
instance chemical transport, explosive materi als) and operating in abnormal environment, 
in addition to compliance to this regulation, shall comply with other regulations specified by other agencies authorizing in safe work or fire fighting and prevention. 
This regulation applies to organization and individuals who produce, import, make 
available and use electric lifts, state management agencies and relevant organization and 
individuals. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Human safety G/TBT/N/VNM/74 
 
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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 Method 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 
9. Proposed date of adoption: December 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: May 2016   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Bureau for Safe Work 
12 Ngo Quyen Str, Hoan Kiem District 
Ha Noi, Viet Nam 
Tel: (84-4) 9362922 Fax:(84-4) 9362920 
Website: http://www.antoanlaodong.gov.vn  
Email: bsw@antoanlaodong.gov.vn   
Or download at: http://antoanlaodong.gov.vn/catld/Pages/chitiettin.aspx?IDNews=1790