G/TBT/N/VNM/62  
 
7 May 2015  
(15-2427)  Page:  1/3  
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 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Motor vehicles 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Amendment of 
National Technical Regulation No 09: 2011/BGTVT on Technical Safety Quality and Environmental Protection for Motor Vehicles (Catelogy M, N) (28 pages, in Vietnamese) 
6. Description of content: This proposed regulation provides requirements on technical 
safety quality and environmental protection for motor vehicles produced and 
assembled in VietNam or newly imported motor vehicles (not yet used) defined in the 
Standards TCVN 6211 – Road vehicles – Types – Terms and definitions, TCVN 7271 – Road vehicles – Motor vehicles – Classification according to purpose of use and TCVN 8658 – Road vehicle – Motor vehicle category symbol.  
This draft Technical Regulation applies to manufacturers, importers, assembly 
enterprises of automobiles and spare parts and bodies carrying out technical safety and quality management, certification and testing to automobiles and spare parts of 
automobiles. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Safety  G/TBT/N/VNM/62 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  
1. TCVN 6211 Road Vehicles – Types – Terms and Definitions 
2. TCVN 7271 Road Vehicles – Motor vehicles – Classification in Purpose of Use 
3. TCVN 8658 Road Vehicle – Motor Vehicle Category Symbol 
4. TCVN 6528 Dimensions of Motor Vehicles and Towed Vehicles – Terms and 
Definitions 
5. TCVN 6529 Road Vehicle – Masses – Vocabulary and Codes 
6. TCVN 6978 Road Vehicles – Installation of Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices on 
Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers – Requirements and Test Methods in Type Approval 
7. TCVN 6580 Road Vehicles – Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) – Location and 
Attachment 
8. TCVN 6578 Road Vehicles – Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) – Content and 
structure 
9. QCVN 53: 2013/BGTVT National Technical Re gulation on the Burning Behaviour of 
Materials Used in the Interior Structure of Certain Categories of Motor Vehicles 
10. QCVN 11: 2009/BGTVT National Technical Regulation on Safety for Trailer and Semi-
Trailer 
11. QCVN78: 2014/BGTVT National Technical Regulation on Light Alloy Wheels for 
Automobiles 
12. QCVN 67: 2013/BGTVT National Technical Regulation on Construction, Survey and 
Certification of Pressure Equipments of Transport 
13. QCVN 52: 2013/BGTVT National Technical Regulation of Motor Vehicle Structure to 
the Prevention of Fire Risks 
14. 22 TCN 256-99 Ô tô khách liên t ỉnh – Yêu c ầu chung 
15. TCVN 7001 Road Vehicles – Safety Belts and Restraint Systems for Adult Occupation 
– Requirements and Test Methods in Type Approval 
16. TCVN 6978 Road Vehicles – Installation of Lighting and Light-Signalling Devices on 
Motor Vehicles and Their Trailers – Requirements and Test Methods in Type Approval 
17. UNECE Regulations No 36 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Large 
Passenger Vehicles with Regard to their General Construction 
18. 18. UNECE Regulations No 52 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of M2 And 
M3 Small Capacity Vehicles with Regard to their General Construction 
19. UNECE regulations No 27 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of Advance 
Warning Triangles 
20. UNECE regulations No 48 Rev12 Uniform Pr ovisions Concerning the Approval of 
Advance Warning Triangles 
21. UNECE regulations No 104 Rev1 Uniform Provisions Concerning the Approval of 
Retro-Reflective Markings for Ve hicles of Category M, N and O 
22. GB7258-2012 Safety Speccifications for Power-Driven Vehicles Operating on Road 
23. Automotive Industry Standards By The Automotive Research Association of India 
24. Automobil type Approval Handbook For Japanese Certification 
25. Circular 42/2014/Tt-BGTVT dated September, 15, 2014 Regulation on Cargo Deck of 
Dump Truck, Tank Vehicle and Truck on Road 
26. Decree No. 79/2014/ND-CP dated July 31, 2014 of the Government Guidelines for 
the Law on Fire Safety and Firefighting and the Law on Amendments to the Law on Fire Safety and Firefighting 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 1 November 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined   
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from date of notification G/TBT/N/VNM/62 
 
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  11. Texts available from:  National enquir y point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
Notification 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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