G/TBT/N/VNM/232  
28 June 2022  
(22-4977) 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 fr om above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Wheels 
and rims for motorcycles and mopeds  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft National 
technical regulation on technical requirements and test methods for wheels of motorcycles 
and mopeds; (29 page(s), i n Vietnamese)  
6. Description of content:  The draft National Technical Regulation specifies technical 
requirements and test methods for rims and wheels of motorcycles and mopeds (including 
wheel rims made of steel, alloy)  
This draft National technical regu lation applies to establishments manufacturing, 
importing wheel or rims for motorcycles and mopeds , establishments manufacturing, 
assembling motorcycles and mopeds and organizations and agencies involved in the 
management, testing, inspection and certific ation of quality for rims or wheel for 
motorcycles and mopeds.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Law on Technical Standards and Regulations dated June 29 th, 2006;  
2. Decree 127/2007/ND -CP dated August 01st, 2007 detailing the implementation 
of a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations  
3. Decree 78/2018/ND -CP dated May 18 th, 2018 amendments to some articles of 
Decree 127/2007/ND -CP dated August 01 st, 2007 detailing Regulations for the G/TBT/N/VNM/232  
 
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  Implementation of a number of articles of the Laws on Standards and Technical 
Regulations.  
4. Circular No. 52/2012/TT -BGTVT dated December 21st , 2012 of Minister of 
Transport on issuing National technical  regulation on technical requirements and 
test methods for wheel rims of motorcycles and mopeds made of steel materials; 
Number: QCVN 44 : 2012/BGTVT; National technical regulation on technical 
requirements and test methods for alloy wheel rims of motorcyc les and mopeds; 
Number: QCVN 46 : 2012/BGTVT.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  October 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  60 days from the date of promulgation  
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/  
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