G/TBT/N/VNM/122  
 
24 April 2018  
(18-2562) 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): Buses 
(ICS 43.080.20).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: The Draft 
National technical regulation on urban buses designed for easy access for disabled people 
(22 page(s), in Vietnamese)    
6. Description of content:  
 This draft technical regulation regulates the test of the urban buses designed for 
easy access for disabled people ( urban buses allowed to carry 17 seats or more 
including those for disabled people);  
 This draft technical regulation does not applies to passenger cars as defined in 
TCVN 6211;  
 This draft technical regulation applies to the establishments manufacturing and 
assembling and organizations and individuals importing vehicles and components 
thereof, and other agencies, organizations and individuals involved in the 
management, testing, inspection and certification for the quality, technical safety 
and environment pr otection of vehicles and components thereof;  
 This draft technical regulation shall replace the QCVN 82:2014/BGTVT National 
technical regulation on urban bus designed for easy access for disabled people.  G/TBT/N/VNM/122  
 
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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:   
 QCVN 82:2014/BGTVT: National technical regulation on urban bus designed for 
easy access for disabled people  
 UNECE Regulation No.107 Revision 5: Uniform provisions concerning the approval 
of category M2 or M3 vehicles with regard to their general construction  
 Statutory Instruments (2000 No.1970), Disabled persons - The public service 
vehicles accessibility regulatio ns 2000  
9. Proposed date of adoption: 30 June 2018  
Proposed date of entry into force:  September 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/QCVN%2082%202018%20urban%20buses%2
0for%20disabled%20people.doc