THE MINISTRY
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No.
10/2012/TT-BKHCN
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Hanoi, April
12th 2012
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CIRCULAR
PROMULGATING THE
“NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION ON LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES (LPG)”
Pursuant to The Law on Technical Regulations
and Standards dated June 29th 2006;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.
127/2007/NĐ-CP dated August 01st 2007 detailing the implementation
of a number of articles of the Law on Technical Regulations and Standards;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No.
28/2008/NĐ-CP dated March 14th 2008 defining the functions, tasks,
powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science and Technology;
At the proposal of the Director of the
Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality,
The Minister of Science and Technology
promulgates the National Technical Regulation on Liquefied Petroleum Gases
(LPG).
Article 1. Promulgating together with
this Circular the National Technical Regulation on Liquefied Petroleum Gases
(LPG) (QCVN 8:2012/BKHCN).
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Article 3. From June 01st
2013, LPG may only be traded on the market after having the certificate of
conformity and the declaration of conformity according to QCVN 8:2012/BKHCN.
Article 4. Within the period as from this
Circular takes effect until the date prescribed in Article 3 of this Circular,
the organizations and individuals engaged in the import, production,
processing, preparation, distribution, and retailing of LPG must prepare the
necessary conditions for applying this National Technical Regulation.
Article 5. The director of the
Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality, Heads of relevant
organizations and individuals are individual for the implementation of this
Circular.
Organizations and individuals are recommended to
send feedbacks on the difficulties arising during the course of implementation
to the Ministry of Science and Technology for consideration and settlement./.
FOR THE
MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
Tran Viet Thanh
QCVN 8 : 2012/BKHCN
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ON LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASESES (LPG)
Foreword
QCVN 8:2012/BKHCN is written by the
Compilation board of the Regulations on the quality control of petroleum gas,
submitted by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality, and
promulgated together with the Circular No. 10/2012/TT-BKHCN dated April 12th
2012 by the Minister of Science and Technology..
NATIONAL TECHNICAL REGULATION
ON LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASESES (LPG)
1. GENERAL
PROVISIONS
1.1. Scope of regulation
This Regulation provides the limits to the
technical norms and the requirements for quality control of Liquefied Petroleum
Gases (hereinafter abbreviated to LPG) used as flammable gas and fuel for
engines of road vehicles.
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This
Regulation is applicable to the organizations and individuals engaged in the
import, production, processing, preparation, distribution, and retailing of LPG
in Vietnam.
1.3. Interpretation of terms
In this Regulation, the terms below are
construed as follows:
1.3.1. LPG: is the hydrogen: is a
hydrocarbon derived from petroleum, primarily composed of Propane (C3H8)
or Butane (C4H10) or their mixtures. These
hydrocarbons are in the form of gas at normal temperature and pressure, and
become liquid when being compressed at a certain pressure or cooled at a
certain temperature.
1.3.2. Commercial propane: is a
hydrocarbon primarily composed on propane, other constituents are isomers of
alkanes from C2 to C4.
1.3.3. Commercial butane: is a
hydrocarbon primarily composed on butane, other constituents are isomers of
alkanes from C3 to C5.
1.3.4. Mixture of commercial butane and propane
is a mixture of primarily commercial butane and propane.
2. TECHNICAL
REQUIREMENT
The basic
technical norms of LPG must suit the table below:
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Commercial
propane
Commercial
butane
Mixture of
commercial butane and propane
Test method
1. Gas pressure at 37.8 oC, in kPa,
not exceeding
1430
485
1430
TCVN 8356
(ASTM D 1267)
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0.05
0.05
0.05
TCVN 3165
(ASTM D 2158)
3. Copper strip corrosion, not exceeding
Type 1
Type 1
Type 1
TCVN 8359
(ASTM D 1838)
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185
140
140
TCVN 8363
(ASTM D 2784) or ASTM D 6667
5. Butadiene content, in % mol, not exceeding
0.5
0,5
0.5
TCVN 8360
(ASTM D 2163)
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2.0
2.0
TCVN 8360
(ASTM D 2163)
7. Butane and heavier substances, % of volume,
not exceeding
2.5
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_
TCVN 8360
(ASTM D 2163)
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- civil flammable gases 1)
- engine fuel
- Industrial flammable gases 2)
To be announced
10.0
-
To be announced
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To be announced
10.0
-
TCVN 8360
(ASTM D 2163)
1) Organizations and individuals that import, produce, process, and
distribute LPG must announce the olefin content.
2) According to the agreement of
relevant parties in commercial sale contracts.
3.
TEST METHOD
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The samples for determining the norms in this
regulation are taken according to TCVN 8355:2010 (ASTM D 1265-05) - Standard
Practice for Sampling Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases, Manual Method.
TEST METHOD
The LPG norms
prescribed in Section 2 of this Regulation is determined according to the
following methods:
- TCVN 8356:2010 (ASTM D 1267-02) - Standard
Test Method for Gage Vapor Pressure of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases (LP-Gas
Method).
- TCVN 3165:2008) (ASTM D 2158-05) - Standard
Test Method for Residues in Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases.
- TCVN 8359:2010 (ASTM D 1838-07) - Standard
Test Method for Copper Strip Corrosion by Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases.
- TCVN 8363:2010 (ASTM D 2784-06) -Standard
Test Method for Sulfur in Liquefied Petroleum Gases (Oxy-Hydrogen Burner or
Lamp).
- ASTM D 6667-04(2010) Standard test method
for determination of total volatile sulfur in gaseous hydrocarbons and
Liquefied Petroleum Gases by ultraviolet fluorescence.
- TCVN 8360:2010 (ASTM D 2163-07) - Standard
Test Method for Determination of Hydrocarbons in Liquefied Petroleum (LP) Gases
and Propane/Propene Mixtures by Gas Chromatography.
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The LPG test
data shall be utilized to assess the conformance according to TCVN
6702:2007 (ASTM D 3244-04) - Standard Practice for Utilization of Test Data to
Determine Conformance with Specifications.
4. QUALITY CONTROL
4.1.
The conformity of the LPG imported, produced, and processed to the Section
2 of this Regulations must be assessed before being sold onto the market.
4.2.
The conformity with this Regulation shall be assessed by assessing
organizations or certifying organizations appointed or accredited by competent
State management agencies.
The
appointment or accreditation of assessing and certifying organizations shall be
carried out in accordance with the Circular No. 09/2009/TT-BKHCN dated April 08th
2009 of the Minister of Science and Technology, on the requirements and
procedure for appointing conformity-assessing organizations, and the Circular
No. 11/2011/TT-BKHCN dated June 30th 2011 of the Minister of Science
and Technology, amending and supplementing some regulations of the Circular No.
09/2009/TT-BKHCN.
4.3.
The methods of assessing the conformity and the rules for application to
LPG:
a)
The assessment of the conformity of LPG to the technical provisions in this
Regulation is carried out according to one of the methods provided in the
Decision No. 24/2007/QĐ-BKHCN dated September 28th 2007 of the
Minister of Science and Technology, in particular:
Method
5: “Testing typical samples and assessing the process of production;
supervising through testing samples taken from the production place or from the
market, together with assessing the process of production”
a)
After the conformity to this Regulation of the LPG produced and processed at
home is assessed according to one of the methods stated above, the conformity
must be declared as prescribed in the Decision No. 24/2007/QĐ-BKHCN dated
September 28th 2007 of the Minister of Science and Technology.
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The
imported LPG that have undergone the quality inspection at an inspecting
agency, as prescribed in the Circular No. 17/2009/TT-BKHCN dated June 18th
2009, is exempted from the Declaration of conformity as prescribed in the
Decision No. 24/2007/QĐ-BKHCN dated September 28th 2007.
4.4. The LPG being traded on the market
must ensure the quality according to this Regulation, and be conformable with
the standards announced by the supplier (importer, producer).
The LPG being
traded on the market must be added with substances that produce distinctive
smell in order to be aware of and ensure the safety during the transport and
use.
The LPG
bottles must be labels as prescribed by current regulations.
4.5. The LPG imported, produced, processed, and traded on the market must
undergo quality inspection carried out by the State as prescribed by law.
5.
RESPONSIBILITY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS
5.1. The organizations and individuals that import,
produce, process, and distribute LPG must announce the standards being apply in
accordance with this Regulation, ensure that the quality is conformable with
this Regulation, and adhere to the announced standards.
5.2.
The LPG retailers must provide goods of which the quality is conformable
with this Regulation.
5.3.
The LPG distributors must provide the following information to their
buyers:
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- The proof of the conformity of the quality to
this Regulation.
+ The Reception note of the Declaration of
conformity, issued by the Sub-department Standards, Metrology and Quality of
the province or city, applicable to LPG produced at home;
+ The Notice of the State inspection of quality,
issued by the inspection agency, applicable to imported LPG.
- The proof pf the conformity of the quality to
the standards announced by the LPG supplier.
6. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION
6.2. the Directorate for Standards,
Metrology, and Quality shall guide, inspect, and cooperate with relevant
functional agencies in the organization of the implementation of this
Regulation.
Depending on the management requirements, the
Directorate for Standards, Metrology, and Quality shall request the Ministry of
Science and Technology to amend and supplement this Regulation.
6.2. When the legal documents and standards cited in
this Regulation is amended, supplemented, or superseded, the new documents
shall apply./.