THE MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORT OF VIETNAM
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THE SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.
19/2024/TT-BGTVT
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Hanoi, June 03,
2024
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CIRCULAR
PROMULGATING
AMENDMENT 01:2024 QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON MIRRORS
FOR AUTOMOBILES
Pursuant to the Law on Standards and Technical
Regulations dated June 29, 2006;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree
No. 127/2007/ND-CP dated August 01, 2007 on elaboration of the Law on
Standards and Technical Regulations; Government’s Decree No. 78/2018/ND-CP dated
May 16, 2018 on amendments to some Articles of the Government’s Decree No.
127/2007/ND-CP dated August 01, 2007 on elaboration of the Law on Standards and
Technical Regulations;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No.
56/2022/ND-CP dated August 24, 2022 defining the functions, tasks, powers and
organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;
At the request of the Director General of the
Department of Science Technology and Environment and the Director
General of Vietnam Register,
The Minister of Transport hereby promulgates a
Circular promulgating Amendment 01:2024 QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT National technical
regulation on mirrors for automobiles.
Article 1. Promulgating together with this
Circular the Amendment 01:2024 QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT National technical regulation
on mirrors for automobiles.
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Article 2. Effect
1. This Circular comes into force from December 05,
2024.
2. Transitional clauses
a) If the application for testing is submitted
before the effective date of this Circular, testing and type approval
certification shall continue to be carried out as per QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT;
b) Where a type of mirror has been tested or
granted the type approval certificate according to QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT and the
testing report or the certificate remains effective, it is not required to be
tested or certified again.
Article 3. Implementation
Chief of Office of Ministry of Transport, Chief
Inspector of Ministry of Transport, Directors General, Director General of
Vietnam Register, heads of agencies and units affiliated to the Ministry of
Transport, organizations and individuals concerned are responsible for the
implementation of this Circular./.
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AMENDMENT 01:2024
QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT
NATIONAL TECHNICAL
REGULATION ON MIRRORS FOR AUTOMOBILES
Foreword
Amendment 01:2024 QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT is prepared by
Vietnam Register, submitted by the Department of Science Technology and
Environment, appraised by the Ministry of Science and Technology and
promulgated by the Ministry of Transport together with the Circular No.
….../2024/TT-BGTVT dated …., 2024.
Amendment 01:2024 QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT amends several
provisions enshrined in QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT.
Amendment 01:2024 QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT is prepared by
reference to UNECE R46 (Revision 7) of the United Nations Economic Commission
Europe.
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1. Paragraph 1.3.2
is amended as follows:
“1.3.2 “Camera-monitor system (CMS)” means
a device intended to give a clear view of the rear, side or front of the
vehicle within the field of vision as defined in Annex A to this Regulation by
means of a camera-monitor combination as defined below:
1.3.2.1 Camera means a device that renders
an image of the outside world and then converts this image into a video signal.
1.3.2.2 Monitor means a device that converts
a signal into images that are rendered into the visual spectrum.”
2. Paragraph 1.3.7
is amended as follows:
“1.3.7 “Mirror type”: rear-view
mirrors may be deemed to be of the same type if they are of the same brand, are
manufactured by the same manufacturer and at the same manufacturing address and
do not differ in respect of the following main characteristics:
1.3.7.1 Design of the device inclusive, if
pertinent, the attachment to the bodywork.
1.3.7.2 The class, the shape, the dimensions
and radius of curvature of the mirror's reflecting surface.
3. Paragraph 1.3.8
is amended as follows:
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1.3.8.1 Design of the camera-monitor system,
if pertinent, the attachment to the bodywork.
1.3.8.2 The class, the field of view, the
magnification and resolution.
4. Paragraph 1.3.15
is amended as follows:
“1.3.15 “Mirror and CMS dual function
system” means a CMS of Class I in which a monitor complying with this
Regulation is placed behind a semi-transparent mirror complying with this
Regulation. The monitor is visible in the CMS mode.”
5. Paragraph 2.1.1.1
is amended as follows:
“2.1.1.1 Mirrors shall bear the brand
or mark of the manufacturer. This marking shall be clearly legible and be
indelible.”
6. Paragraph 2.1.1.2
is amended as follows:
“2.1.1.2 All mirrors shall be
adjustable.”
7. Paragraph 2.1.1.8
is added as follows:
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8. Paragraph 2.1.1.9
is added as follows:
“2.1.1.9 The requirements of
paragraph 2.1.1.3 and paragraph 2.1.1.4 of this Regulation shall not apply to
parts of the external surface which protrude less than 5 mm, but the outward facing
angles of such parts shall be blunted, save where such parts protrude less than
1.5 mm.”
9. Paragraph 2.1.2.3
is amended as follows:
“2.1.2.3 Class IV mirrors (Wide-angle
view mirrors)
The contours of the reflecting surface shall be of
simple geometric form and its dimensions such that it provides, if necessary in
conjunction with a Class II exterior mirror, the field of vision specified in
paragraph A.4 in the Annex A to this Regulation.”
10. Paragraph
2.1.2.4 is amended as follows:
“2.1.2.4 Class V mirrors
(Close-proximity view mirrors)
The contours of the reflecting surface shall be of
simple geometric form and its dimensions such that the mirror provides the
field of vision specified in paragraph A.5 in the Annex A to this Regulation.”
11. Paragraph
2.1.2.5 is amended as follows:
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The contours of the reflecting surface shall be of
simple geometric form and its dimensions such that the mirror provides the
field of vision specified in paragraph A.6 in the Annex A to this Regulation.”
12. Paragraph
2.1.3.1 is amended as follows:
“2.1.3.1 The reflecting surface of a
mirror shall be either flat or convex. Exterior mirrors may be equipped with an
additional aspherical part provided that the main mirror fulfils the
requirements of the indirect field of vision.”
13. Paragraph 2.1.4
is amended as follows:
“2.1.4 Impact requirements”
14. Paragraph
2.1.4.1 is amended as follows:
“2.1.4.1 Mirrors shall be subjected
to the tests described in Annex D to this Regulation to determine their
behavior under impact on the reflecting surface.”
15. Paragraph
2.1.4.4 is amended as follows:
“2.1.4.4 The test described in Annex
D to this Regulation shall not be required in the following cases:
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2.1.4.4.2 The attachments of mirrors (attachment
plates, arms, swivel joints, etc.) which are situated less than 2 m from the
ground and which do not project beyond the overall width of the vehicle,
measured in the transverse plane passing through the lowest mirror attachments
or any other point forward of this plane if this configuration produces a
greater overall width.
2.1.4.4.3 In the case specified in paragraph
2.1.4.4 of this Regulation, the applicant for testing and certification shall
provide a description specifying that the mirror shall be mounted so as to
conform to the above-mentioned conditions for the positioning of its
attachments on the vehicle.
2.1.4.4.4 In the case specified in paragraph
2.1.4.4 of this Regulation, the arm shall be indelibly marked with the
symbol 2∆m and the type approval certificate shall be
endorsed to this effect.”
16. Paragraph
2.2.1.1 is amended as follows:
“2.2.1.1 CMS shall bear the brand or
mark of the manufacturer. This marking shall be clearly legible and be
indelible.”
17. Paragraph
2.2.1.3 is amended as follows:
“2.2.1.3. When the devices of the
camera-monitor system are mounted in the position recommended by the
manufacturer for normal driving, all parts, irrespective of the adjustment
position of the device, including those parts remaining attached to the support
after the test provided for in Annex D to this Regulation which are in
potential, static contact with a sphere either 165 mm in diameter in the case
of a CMS or parts of CMS installed inside the vehicle or 100 mm in diameter in
the case of a CMS or parts of CMS installed outside the vehicle, shall have a
radius of curvature "c" of not less than 2.5 mm.”
18. Paragraph
2.2.1.4 is added as follows:
“2.2.1.4 The requirements of
paragraph 2.2.1.3 and paragraph 2.1.1.4 of this Regulation shall not apply to
parts of the external surface which protrude less than 5 mm, but the outward
facing angles of such parts shall be blunted, save where such parts protrude
less than 1.5 mm.”
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“2.2.1.5 Edges of fixing holes or
recesses of which the diameter or longest diagonal is less than 12 mm are
exempt from the radius requirements of paragraph 2.1.1.3. of this Regulation
provided that they are blunted.”
20. Paragraph
2.2.1.5 is re-numbered as 2.2.1.6 and amended as follows:
“2.2.1.6 For parts of the camera and
the monitor which are made of a material with a Shore A hardness of less than
60 and which are mounted on a rigid support, the requirements of paragraph
2.1.1.3. of this Regulation shall only apply to the support.”
21. Paragraph
2.2.1.7 is added as follows:
“2.2.1.7 The requirements of
paragraph 2.2.1.3 of this Regulation shall not apply to CMS, if their lower
edge is mounted not less than 2 m above the ground when the vehicle is under a
load corresponding to its maximum technical permissible mass.”
22. Paragraph
2.2.2.2 is amended as follows:
“2.2.2.2 The test described in Annex D to
this Regulation shall not be required in the following cases:
2.2.2.2.1 Any CMS of which no part is less
than 2 m from the ground, regardless of the adjustment position, when the
vehicle is under a load corresponding to its maximum technically permissible
mass.
2.2.2.2.2 The attachments of CMS (attachment
plates, arms, swivel joints, etc.) which are situated less than 2 m from the
ground and which do not project beyond the overall width of the vehicle,
measured in the transverse plane passing through the lowest mirror attachments
or any other point forward of this plane if this configuration produces a
greater overall width.
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2.2.2.2.4 In the case specified in paragraph
2.2.2.2 of this Regulation, the arm shall be indelibly marked with the symbol 2∆m
and the type approval certificate shall be endorsed to this effect.”
23. Paragraph 3.1
is amended as follows:
“3.1 Inspection and testing methods
Mirrors that are manufactured, assembled and
imported be inspected, tested and certified according to regulations on safety
and environmental protection for spare
parts and accessories of automobiles.”
24. Paragraph
3.2.1.1 is amended as follows:
“3.2.1.1 A technical drawing of a
mirror shall specify main the class, main dimensions and contain at least the
following information:
a) Brand or mark of the manufacturer and their
location on the mirror;
b) Installation location on the vehicle and size
from the lower edge of the mirror from the ground when the vehicle is under a
load corresponding to its maximum technically permissible mass;
c) Hardness of the protective housing of the
reflecting surface;
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dd) Reflection coefficient of the reflecting
surface;
e) Radius of curvature of the edge of the
reflecting surface.
g) Location of the symbol 2∆m on
the mirror (if any).”
25. Paragraph 3.2.2
is amended as follows:
“3.2.2 Test samples
03 test samples for each type of mirror to be
tested.
03 test samples for each type of CMS to be tested.”
26. Annex E is
repealed.
27. The phrase
“Camera-màn hình (CMS)” (“camera-monitor (CMS)”) in paragraph 1.1.1, paragraph
1.1.2, paragraph 1.2, paragraph 1.3.3, paragraph 1.3.14, paragraph 2.2,
paragraph 2.2.12, paragraph 2.2.13, paragraph 2.2.2, paragraph 2.2.2.1,
paragraph 2.2.2.3, paragraph 3.2, paragraph 3.2.1.2, paragraph D.2.1 in Annex
D, paragraph D.2.1.1 in Annex D, paragraph D.2.1.2 in Annex D, paragraph
D.2.1.3 in Annex D, paragraph D.2.2 in Annex D, paragraph D.2.3 in Annex D,
paragraph D.2.4 in Annex D, paragraph D.2.5 in Annex D, paragraph D.2.5.3 in
Annex D, paragraph D.2.6 In Annex D to QCVN 33:2019/BGTVT is replaced with the
phrase “Hệ thống Camera-màn hình (SMS)” (“camera-monitor system (SMS)”).