G/TBT/N/VNM/111  
 
2 November 2017  
(17-5961) 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): Road 
vehicles in general (ICS 43.020).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Dr aft 
National technical regulation on the burning behaviour of materials used in the interior 
structure of certain categories of motor vehicles (29 page(s), in Vietnamese)   
6. Description of content:  
  This draft technical regulation regulates the test of the burning behaviour of 
materials used in the interior structure of certain categories of motor vehicles 
(passenger cars with a total mass of more than 5 tons and allowed to 
carry  persons or more inc luding driver);  
 This draft technical regulation does not applies to city passenger cars as defined in 
TCVN 6211;  
 This draft technical regulation applies to the establishments manufacturing, 
assembling and importing vehicles, manufacturing and importing mat erials in the 
interior structure of vehicles and other agencies, organizations and individuals 
involved in the testing, inspection and certification for the quality and the safety of 
vehicles;  
 This draft technical regulation shall replace QCVN 53:2013/BGTV T National 
technical regulation on the burning behaviour of materials used in the interior 
structure of certain categories of motor vehicles.  G/TBT/N/VNM/111  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
1.  QCVN 53:2013/BGTVT: National technical regulation on the burning behaviour of 
materials used in the interior structure of certain categories of motor vehicles  
2. ECE Regulation No.118 Revision 1: Uniform technical prescript ions concerning the 
burning behaviour and/or the capability to repel fuel or lubricant of materials used 
in the construction of certain categories of motor vehicles   
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  
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/  
 
Or can be downloaded at:  
http://tbt.gov.vn/To%20Link%20lin%20kt/V NM111%20QCVN%2053 -
2013%20BGTVT%2020.7.17.doc