G/TBT/N/VNM/110  
 
2 November 2017  
(17-5960) 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, Hanoi.  
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  
Vietnam Register  
18 Pham Hung - My Dinh 2 - Nam Tu Liem - Hanoi - Vietnam  
Tel.: +84 24.3768.4838; Fax: +84 24.3768.4840  
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): Road 
vehicles in general (ICS 43.020).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: National technical 
regulation of motor vehicle structure to the prevention of fire risks (18 page(s), in 
Vietnamese)   
6. Description of content:  
 This draft technical regulation provides the technical requirements and quality 
control of safety for structure to the prevention of fire risks of vehicles M, N, O 
including technical requirements for fuel tanks and installation of fuel tanks on 
vehicles defined in TCVN 8658: 2010.   
 Manufacturers, assemblers and importers of vehicles, manufacturers and imp orters 
of fuel tanks and other individuals and organizations involved in testing and quality 
certification for safety and environmental protection shall comply with this 
Regulation.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where  
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/VNM/110  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
1. UNECE No 34 (Revision 3, Date of entry into force:  12 November 2015): Uniform 
provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the prevention of fire 
risks.   
2. QCVN 52:2011/BGTVT: National technical regulation of motor vehicle structure to 
the prevention of fire risks.  
3. 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.  
4. ECE/TRANS/WP.29/78/Rev.3: Consolidated resolution on the construction of 
vehicles (R.E.3).  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force: 1 June 2018  
10. Final date for comments: 60 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  
Vietnam Register  
18 Pham Hung - My Dinh 2 - Nam Tu Liem - Hanoi - Vietnam  
Tel.: +84 24.3768.4838; Fax: +84 24.3768.4840  
E-mail: tbtgtvt@vr.org.vn  
Website: http://www.tbt -bgtvt.vn/  
 
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://tbt.gov.vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/VNM110%20QCVN%2052 -
2017%20BGTVT%202017.07.27.doc