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THE MINISTRY OF TRADE
THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 03/2001/TTLT/BTM-BKHCNMT
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Hanoi, February 06, 2001
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JOINT-CIRCULAR
GUIDING THE USE OF PETROL METERS IN THE DELIVERY AND RECEIPT, SALE AND PURCHASE OF FUEL FOR WATERWAY TRANSPORT MEANS
Pursuant to Measurement Ordinance
No. 16/1999/PL-UBTVQH10 of October 16, 1999;
Pursuant to Decision No. 2537/1998/QD-BKHCNMT of December 31, 1998 of the Minister
of Science, Technology and Environment issuing the List of measuring devices
subject to State expertise;
Considering the actual status of petrol-meters used by petrol business
enterprises;
The Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
hereby guide the uniform use of petrol-meters in delivery and receipt, sale and
purchase of fuel for waterway transport means, as follows:
1. General provisions
1.1. Petrol-meters (hereunder called
meters for short) shall be used uniformly in the delivery and receipt, sale and
purchase of fuel for waterway transport means.
Fuel mentioned in this Circular
include: cars petrol of various types, civil-use kerosene (KO), diesel oil
(DO), jet petrol (JET-A1, TC1), furnace oil (FO).
1.2. During the course of delivery
and receipt, sale and purchase of fuel for waterway transport means, meters
shall be uniformly used as measuring devices for sale. The value measured by
meters shall be used for making final settlement upon delivery, sale and purchase.
1.3. Goods purchasers and transport
means owners may use the capacity tables of the transport means for comparison,
if there is great disparity between the meters index and the capacity tables
which cannot be negotiated by concerned parties, such disputes shall be settled
according to the provisions of law.
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1.5. The General Department for
Standardization, Measurement and Quality shall have to organize the expertise
of meters, certify technological systems which are compatible with the
expertised meters, thus ensuring the accuracy of the measurement of fuel
delivery, receipt, sale and purchase stations for waterway transport means.
2. Technical and measurement
requirements for technological systems
The meter-using technological
systems used in the delivery and receipt, sale and purchase of fuel consist of
main parts being: meters, commanding structure, pumping machines, tanks and the
pipe network. These equipment must ensure the following requirements:
a) The meter must ensure the degree
of accuracy 0.5% and be suitable to each type of petrol, and secure
against fire and explosion.
b) The commanding structure must
operate in a reliable manner and be arranged in a place convenient for the
supervision and inspection of measurement results.
c) The pumping machines must have
their capacity and flow compatible with the meters flow.
d) In the technological pipe
network, 1 or several gas-separating sets must be located. These gas-separating
sets must ensure that gas shall be completely separated and their structure
must be compatible with the technological systems.
3. Requirements on the operation and
inspection of technological systems
3.1. Enterprises which deliver,
receive, buy or sell fuel by meters must work out procedures on the operation
and inspection of technological systems. The procedures must be publicly posted
for supervision and inspection.
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a) Clearly stipulating the order and
contents of operation steps, determining technological parameters in conformity
with technical requirements of the technological systems;
b) Stipulating the minimum height of
fuel level in the source tanks, thus ensuring that gas shall not penetrate
during the course of fuel pumping;
c) Stipulating the regime on
periodical inspection of the whole system and the accuracy of meters display.
d) Stipulating the regular
inspection regime during the course of fuel delivery and receipt, sale and
purchase.
3.3. Workers operating the
technological system must go through refresher courses, firmly grasp the
procedures, and thoroughly understand their functions and tasks.
3.4. The regular operation of the
technological system must be maintained, damages and errors must be detected,
fixed or adjusted in time. In case of necessity, the meters must be
re-expertised before the schedule.
4. Implementation provisions
4.1. This Circular takes effect as
from July 1, 2001. Enterprises fully meeting the requirements prescribed in
this Circular are encouraged to organize the implementation of this Circular
right after its signing.
4.2. In the course of
implementation, if any difficulties and problems arise, they must be reported
to the Ministry Trade and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment
for direction and settlement.
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FOR THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
VICE MINISTE
Bui Manh Hai
FOR THE MINISTER OF TRADE
VICE MINISTER
Ho Huan Nghiem