THE MINISTER OF
TRANSPORT
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.
58/2007/QD-BGTVT
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Hanoi, November
21, 2007
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON INSPECTION OF QUALITY,
TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF
MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS
THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
Pursuant to the June 29, 2001
Law on Road Traffic;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 179/2004/ND-CP of October 21, 2004.
providing for state management of product and goods quality;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No. 34/2003/ND-CP of April 4, 2003, defining
the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of
Transport;
At the proposal of the director of the Science and Technology Department and
the Director of the Vietnam Register.
DECIDES:
Article 1.
To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on inspection of
quality, technical safety and environmental protection in manufacture and
assembly of motorcycles and mopeds.
Article 2.
This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in CONG BAO. annulling
the Transport Ministers Decision No. 2557/2002/QD-BGTVT of August 16, 2002.
Article 3.
The director of the Ministrys
Office; the Chief Inspector of the Ministrys Inspectorate; directors of
departments; the Director of Vietnam National Road Administration; the Director
of the Vietnam Register: heads of concerned agencies and units; and concerned
individuals shall implement this Decision.
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MINISTER OF
TRANSPORT
Ho Nghia
Dung
REGULATION
ON INSPECTION OF QUALITY, TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IN MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS
Promulgated together with the Transport Ministers Decision No.
5S/2007/QD-BGTVT of November 21, 2007)
Chapter 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.
Scope of regulation, subjects of application
1. This Regulation provides for
inspection of quality, technical safety and environmental protection in
manufacture and assembly of motorcycles and mopeds.
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3. This Regulation does not apply
to motorcycles and mopeds manufactured and assembled for defense and security
purposes.
Article 2.
Interpretation of terms
In this Regulation, the terms below
are construed as follows:
1. Systems include transmission
system, movement system, suspension system, brake system, driving system, and
electric system used in motorcycles and mopeds;
2. Components include systems,
engines, frames, detail assemblies and details used for assembly of motorcycles
and mopeds;
3. Products include motorcycles,
mopeds and motorcycle and moped components;
4. Products of the same type are
products of the same industrial property owner, with identical mark, design and
technical specifications, and turned out with the same technology;
5. Product type approval
certification means the process of inspecting, testing, considering, assessing
and certifying the conformity of a type of product with current standards and
technical regulations on quality, technical safety and environmental
protection;
6. Typical samples are product
samples selected by manufacturers according to regulations and transferred to
testing establishments for testing;
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8. Testing establishments include
domestic and overseas testing units which have been assessed, accredited and
permitted by the quality control agency to test typical samples;
9. Manufacturers are enterprises
manufacturing and assembling motorcycles, mopeds and motorcycle and moped
components that have adequate physical and technical foundations under current
provisions of law.
Chapter 2
ORDER AND CONTENTS OF
INSPECTION OF QUALITY, TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Article 3.
Testing of typical samples
1. Items subject to Inspection and
testing are specified in Appendix I to this Regulation. Assessment criteria
include standards and technical regulations publicized by competent state
agencies for compulsory application.
Typical-sample testing results
serve as a basis for considering, assessing, granting, and re-confirming the
validity of, type approval certificates.
2. Manufacturers shall transfer
typical samples to testing establishments.
The quantity of test samples
complies with current regulations, standards and technical regulations.
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a/ Testing establishments shall
test typical samples according to processes based on standards and technical
regulations; make test-result reports according to a set form and bear
responsibility for their test results.
b/ When necessary, the quality
control agency shall directh
supervise the testing;
4. Management of test samples: The
quality control agency shall guide testing establishments and manufacturers in
keeping and managing test samples.
Article 4.
Registration dossier of product type approval certification
In order to have the quality of a
type of product certified, a manufacturer shall make a registration dossier of
product type approval certification (below collectively referred to as
registration dossier) and send it to the quality control agency.
1. For components, a registration
dossier comprises:
a/ A written registration of
technical specifications, enclosed with a technical drawing indicating
principal dimensions and materials and a photo of the product; explanations on
signs and serial numbers on the product (if any);
b/ The testing establishments
original test-result report:
c/ Explanations on the
quality-control system;
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If the product is a component
imported from overseas, accompanied with a copy of the type approval cenuicaie
granted by a competent state agency of the country of its origin, the
registration dossier specified in this Clause is not required.
2. For motorcycles and mopeds, a
registration dossier comprises:
a/ A written registration of
technical specifications, enclosed with a design photo and a general drawing of
the product and a sample of the registered goods label;
b/ The testing establishments
original test-result report; a report on emission test results (or similar
documents);
c/ Explanations on the quality
control system;
d/ Explanations on the method of
embossing chassis and engine numbers and their positions:
e/ A list of principal components
used for vehicle assembly:
f/ Use instructions and product
warranty;
g/ A competent state agencys
written certification of an enterprises full satisfaction of criteria for
motorcycle/moped manufacture and assembly, for enterprises which manufacture
and assemble motorcycles/mopeds for the first time;
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Article 5.
Assessment of quality inspection conditions at manufacturers
1. The quality control agency shall
assess quality inspection conditions at manufacturers in terms of:
a/ Quality control systems:
inspection equipment, inspectors, documents on the control of the inspection
process, and preserved documents on inspection results;
b/ The actual operation of
manufacturers quality inspection systems and the capability to maintain quality
in the course of manufacture and assembly
2. Forms of assessment:
a/ First-time assessment shall be
conducted upon the grant of technical safety and environmental protection
certificates for product types;
b/ Annual assessment shall be
conducted upon re-confirmation of the validity of technical safety and
environmental protection certificates for product types;
c/ Irregular assessment shall be
conducted if a manufacturer violates regulations on quality inspection or
complaints are lodged about product quality.
3. For similar product types, who
do not require changes in the inspection process, the results of previous
assessments of quality inspection conditions may be used.
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Article 6.
Grant of certificates
1. The quality control agency
shall, based on registration dossiers specified in Article 4 and reports on
assessment results of product quality inspection conditions at manufacturers
specified in Article 5, grant quality, technical safety and environmental
protection certificates for product types according to relevant forms in
Appendices IIa
and IIb
to this Regulation (not printed herein).
2. If failing to satisfy the
conditions for grant of certificates, a manufacturer may apply remedies within
6 months. Past this time limit, the manufacturer must carry out procedures as
for the first-time registration.
3. Within 15 days after receiving a
complete and valid dossier, the quality control agency shall grant
certificates, or issue a notice of the reason for its refusal to grant a
certificate under the provisions of Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article.
Article 7.
Inspection during manufacture and assembly
1. Manufacturers may manufacture
and assemble subsequent products only after being granted quality certificates
for those product types and shall ensure that those products are conformable
with registration dossiers and tested typical samples. Manufacturers are
accountable for the origin and quality of manufactured products.
2. Manufacturers shall equip
themselves with inspection devices in the course of manufacture. The list of
essential devices for quality inspection of products upon release from factories
is defined in Appendix III to this Regulation (not printed herein).
Annually, these devices shall be inspected and have their operation state
certified by the quality control agency.
3. Manufacturers must have
technicians to conduct product quality inspection who have received proper
inspection skills training suitable to manufacture and assembly forms.
4. Forms of quality inspection of
products upon their release from factories
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a/ For components, manufacturers
shall conduct by themselves inspection upon release from factory according to
current regulations, standards and technical regulations;
b/ For motorcycles and mopeds,
manufacturers shall conduct inspection upon release from factory of every
product according to proper modes and quality, technical safety and
environmental protection criteria based on current standards and technical
regulations:
The quality control agency may
conduct irregular inspection: if irregular inspection results show that a
manufacturer violates regulations on product quality inspection, this agency
shall, depending on the severity of the manufacturers violations, revoke the
certificate or directly supervise the inspection upon release from factory.
5. Based on its type approval
certificate and its work of inspection upon release from factory, the
manufacturer will be provided with blank cards of quality inspection upon
release from factory (according to the form in Appendix IV to this Regulation, not
printed herein) for each lot of manufactured and assembled vehicles.
Based on each vehicles inspection result,
the manufacturer shall issue a card of quality inspection upon release from
factory. Those cards must be signed by a competent person (the head, deputy
head or a person authorized in writing by the head of the manufacturer) and
stamped.
Cards of quality inspection upon
release from factory granted to motorcycles and mopeds shall be used for
carrying out vehicle registration procedures.
6. Dossiers of release from factory
The manufacturer shall make, and
grant to each product, the following dossiers upon release from factory:
a/ For engines and chassis: a card
of quality inspection upon release from factory.
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- A card of quality inspection upon
release from factory specified in Clause 5 of this Article;
- Use instructions and a product
warranty card (clearly indicating warranty conditions and warrantors
addresses).
Article 8.
Re-confirmation or revocation of type approval certificates
1. Annually, at the proposal of
manufacturers, the quality control agency shall, based on results of
re-assessment of quality inspection conditions specified at Point b, Clause 2,
Article 5 of this Regulation, re-confirm the validity of certificates.
For chassis, engines and vehicles,
the quality, control agency shall take random samples of products of the same
type at manufacturers, test those samples at testing establishments according
to relevant standards and technical regulations.
2. Within 15 days after receiving a
complete and valid dossier, the quality control agency shall re-confirm the
validity of certificates.
3. In case of changes in assessment
regulations, standards, technical regulations or products, affecting the
conformity of types of those products with assessment regulations, standards or
technical regulations, the manufacturer shall carry out the following
additional procedures;
a/ To add documents related to
changes in products.
b/ To re-test products according to
new regulations, standards and technical regulations.
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a/ The manufacturer seriously
violates the regulations concerning assurance of quality and technical safety
of certified product types;
b/ The manufacturer fails to recall
according to regulations products with design or manufacture faults,
threatening to cause danger to users and adversely affecting the environment.
Chapter 3
ORGANIZATION OF
IMPLEMENTATION
Article 9.
Responsibilities of the quality control agency
1. Based on its assigned functions and
tasks, to provide specific guidance on implementation of this Regulation.
2. To uniformly issue, manage, and
provide use instructions for, cards of quality inspection upon release from
factor) for motorcycles and mopeds specified in Clause 6, Article 7 of this
Regulation.
3. To assess, accredit, and
publicize a list of, testing establishments approved to test components,
motorcycles and mopeds in service of quality inspection, technical safety and
environmental protection.
4. To conduct regular and irregular
examination and inspection of quality assurance by manufacturers.
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6. Biannually and annually, to
review and report to the Ministry of Transport results of quality inspection,
technical safety and environmental protection for motorcycles and mopeds
manufactured and assembled in the country.
Article 10.
Management and preservation of dossiers
1. Quality certificates and cards
of quality inspection upon release from factory granted under Decision No.
2557/2002/QD-BGTVT may be used until their expiration dates.
2. Inspection dossiers must be
preserved at the quality control agency and manufacturers for 3 years from the
time the manufacturers stop manufacturing and assembling products that have
been granted certificates.
Article 11.
Inspection, examination, and handling of violations
The inspection, examination, and
handling of violations of this Regulation comply with the provisions of law.
APPENDIX I:
ITEMS SUBJECT TO INSPECTION AND TESTING, FOR
MOTORCYCLES AND MOPED
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No.
Items
subject to inspection
Inspection
modes
Inspection
conducted simultaneously with vehicle inspection
Independent
inspection
1
General safety requirements
X
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Weight and dimensions
X
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Brakes
X
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4
Lights, signals
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5
Vehicle identification number
(VIN)
X
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6
Speed meter
X
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Signal hooter
X
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Operating structure
X
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9
Maximum speed
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10
Emission
X
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11
Noise
X
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Fuel consumption
X
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13
Stability upon parking
X
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14
Straps and handles for persons
sitting behind vehicle operators
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15
Engine
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X
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Chassis
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X
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Rear-view mirror
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X
18
Fuel tank
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X
19
Wheel rim
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X
20
Exhaust pipe
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X
21
Battery
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X
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Tire
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X
Notes: (x): applicable
(-): not applicable