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THE
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No:
2557/2002/QD-BGTVT
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Hanoi,
August 16, 2002
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON INSPECTION OF QUALITY,
TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN THE MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY
OF MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS OF ALL KINDS
THE
MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT
Pursuant to the Land Road
Traffic Law of June 29, 2001;
Pursuant to the Goods Quality Ordinance of December 24, 1999;
Pursuant to the Governments Decree No.22/CP of March 22, 1994 on the tasks,
powers, State management responsibilities and organizational structure of the
Ministry of Communications and Transport;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No.38/2002/QD-TTg of March 14, 2002 on
the management of manufacture, assembly and import of components of
motorcycles;
Pursuant to the Prime Ministers Decision No.75/TTg of February 3, 1997
stipulating the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Vietnam
Registry;
At the proposals of the directors of the Science and Technology Department and
the Legal Department, and the director of the Vietnam Registry,
DECIDES:
Article 1.-
To promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on the inspection of
quality, technical safety and environmental protection in the manufacture and
assembly of motorcycles and mopeds of all kinds.
Article 2.-
This Decision takes effect 15 days after its signing.
Article 3.-
To annul provisions concerning the inspection of quality, technical safety and
environmental protection applicable to products being motorcycles and mopeds
defined in the regulations promulgated together with the Communications and
Transport Minister’s Decisions No.2069/2000/QD-BGTVT and No.2070/2000/QD-BGTVT
of July 28, 2000.
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FOR THE MINISTER OF
COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT
VICE MINISTER
Tran Doan Tho
REGULATION
ON INSPECTION OF QUALITY, TECHNICAL SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION IN THE MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS OF ALL
KINDS
(Promulgated together with Decision No. 2557/2002/QD-BGTVT of August 16,
2002 of the Minister of Communications and Transport)
1. General
provisions
1.1. Scope and objects of
application
1.1.1. This Regulation shall
apply to the inspection of quality, technical safety and environmental
protection in the manufacture and assembly of motorcycles and mopeds of all
kinds.
1.1.2. Enterprises engaged in
the manufacture and assembly of motorcycles and mopeds and components thereof
as well as organizations and agencies involved in the quality testing,
examination and certification shall have to comply with this Regulation.
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- Systems include transmission
system, movement system, suspension system, brake system, driving system and
electric system used on motorcycles and mopeds;
- Components include systems,
engine, frame, assemblies of details and details used in the assembly of
motorcycles and mopeds;
- Products include motorcycles,
mopeds and components thereof;
- Products of the same type mean
products of the same industrial property owner, identical in terms of mark,
design and technical parameters and turned out with the same technology;
- Product type approval
certification means the process of inspecting, testing, considering, examining,
evaluating and certifying the conformity of a certain product type with the
current quality, technical safety and environmental protection standards;
- Typical samples mean product
samples chosen by manufacturing establishments according to regulations and
sent to the testing establishments designated for the testing.
1.3. Quality control agency
(hereinafter abbreviated to QCA): The Vietnam Registry under the Ministry of
Communications and Transport is the agency performing the specialized State
management over quality, technical safety and environmental protection of
motorcycles and mopeds of all kinds; and responsible for organizing the
inspection of products in terms of their quality, technical safety and
environmental protection.
1.4. Testing establishments are
units at home or abroad operating in the testing field and being examined,
recognized and designated by the QCA to conduct the typical sample testing.
1.5. Manufacturing
establishments are enterprises engaged in the manufacture and/or assembly of
motorcycles, mopeds and components thereof, which satisfy all the conditions on
material and technical facilities as prescribed by current law provisions.
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2.1. Testing of typical samples:
2.1.1. Items which must be
inspected and tested are specified in Appendix 1 to this Regulation. Assessment
standards are those announced by the competent State agencies for compulsory
application.
Results of the typical sample
testing shall serve as basis for considering, evaluating, granting new
certificates or reaffirming validity of the already granted certificates.
2.1.2. Manufacturing
establishments shall have to forward typical samples to the designated testing
establishments.
The number of to be-tested
samples shall comply with the current regulations and standards.
2.1.3. The testing of typical
samples must be conducted at the designated testing establishments.
The testing establishments shall
have to test typical samples strictly according to the processes corresponding
to the evaluation standards; make reports on testing results according to the
set form and be responsible for their testing results.
In case of necessity, the QCA
may directly supervise the testing.
The testing establishments shall
have to keep testing samples as prescribed. There must be at least one sample
kept for one product type.
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To obtain approval certification
for each product type, the manufacturing establishments shall have to make and
submit one registration dossier set to the QCA:
2.2.1. A registration dossier
for components comprises:
- Design drawing (particularly
for engines manufactured according to designs and technologies transferred by
foreign countries, this document is not required);
- Report on testing result (the
original) of the testing establishment;
- Other documents: Photo of
product; explanation of signs and numbers imprinted on product (if any);
written registration of technical parameters made according to the set form.
For products being components
imported from foreign countries, the manufacturing establishments shall be
exempt from making the above-said dossier if they have copies of type approval
certificates granted by the competent State agencies of the countries of origin
to such products.
2.2.2. A registration dossier
for motorcycles and mopeds comprises:
2.2.2.1. Designing dossier:
Technical drawings, explanations and calculations.
For products being motorcycles
and mopeds manufactured according to designs and with technologies transferred
by foreign countries, the manufacturing establishments shall be exempt from
making designing dossiers if they can supply the following documents:
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- Foreign industrial property
owners written certification that the products have the same quality with
prototype products of the same type;
- General drawings of the
products.
2.2.2.2. Report on the whole
vehicle testing result (the original) of the testing establishment
2.2.2.3. Other documents:
- Photo(s) of the designed
model, already registered goods label, written registration of technical
parameters according to the set form;
- Explanation of technological
solutions to ensure quality and technical safety of the products; result of the
quality inspection by the manufacturing establishment of sample products in
manufacturing and assembling processes;
- Written certification by the
competent State agency that the enterprise is fully qualified for the
manufacture or assembly of motorcycles and/or mopeds;
- Written certification by the
Industrial Property Office under the Ministry of Science, Technology and
Environment concerning industrial designs, copyright or trademarks;
- Explanation of methods and
positions for imprinting frame and engine serial numbers;
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- Documents on use instructions.
2.3. Consideration, examination
and granting of certificates
The QCA shall conduct the
consideration, examination and granting of approval certificates as follows:
2.3.1. Considering and examining
the compliance of dossiers with the current regulations and standards.
2.3.2. Considering and examining
conditions for ensuring quality at manufacturing establishments according to
the following contents:
- Technological solutions to
ensure quality and technical safety of products; sample product-testing devices
and technicians carrying out the testing; and testing results.
- Actual operation of the
quality inspection systems of the manufacturing establishments.
For establishments manufacturing
motorcycle and moped components, the examination of conditions to ensure the
quality thereof shall be conducted only when the first product type is turned
out.
2.3.3. The consideration and
examination mentioned at Points 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 shall be effected within 15
days after complete and valid dossiers are received. If the examination results
are satisfactory, the QCA shall grant type approval certificates to the
manufacturing establishments according to the set forms with a valid duration
of not more than one year. Annually, the QCA shall re-consider, re-examine and
re-affirm the validity of approval certificates according to the provisions at
Point 2.5.
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2.4. Inspection in the mass
manufacture or assembly process
2.4.1. Manufacturing
establishments shall be allowed to conduct the mass manufacture or assembly of
subsequent products after being granted approval certificates to such products
types and must ensure that subsequent mass-manufactured products conform with
the registration dossiers and already tested typical samples.
2.4.2. Manufacturing
establishments shall have to furnish all inspection equipment necessary for
each manufacturing stage strictly according to the current regulations. The
minimum list of ex-factory quality inspection equipment is specified in
Appendix 3. Annually, the QCA shall conduct the inspection of operation state
of ex-factory quality inspection equipment.
2.4.3. Manufacturing
establishments must have technicians who carry out the product quality
inspection and are granted certificates of quality control qualification
suitable to manufactured or assembled product types by foreign manufacturers or
the QCA.
2.4.4. For components, the
manufacturing establishments shall have to conduct the ex-factory quality
inspection according to the current regulations and standards.
For vehicle engines and frames,
the manufacturing establishments shall conduct the quality inspection before
they are released from factories, make and issue ex-factory quality inspection
slip for each product; and make random inspection as follows:
- For engines: Norms shall be
inspected according to Vietnamese standards TCVN 6439:1998 and TCVN 6438:2001.
- For frames: Norms shall be
inspected according to standard 22TCN 299-02.
Inspection results shall be
stored in computers (together with the inspection time, inspectors, frame or
engine serial numbers) for at least 3 years.
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Manufacturing establishments
shall make reports on inspection result for each motorcycle or moped lot
according to the set form. The number of vehicles in a lot must not exceed
1,000.
Motorcycle or moped quality
inspection results must be stored in computers (together with the inspection
time, ex-factory ordinal number, frame and engine serial numbers, inspectors)
for at least 3 years.
2.4.6. Basing themselves on
already granted type approval certificates and already made report on
inspection result for each vehicle lot, the manufacturing establishments shall
receive ex-factory quality inspection slip corresponding to the quantity of
such lot.
Basing themselves on each vehicles
inspection result, the manufacturing establishments shall issue ex-factory
quality inspection slips signed and sealed by the competent persons (the heads
of such establishments, their deputies or immediate subordinates authorized in
writing).
The above-said ex-factory
quality inspection slips issued for motorcycles and mopeds shall serve the
registration of such vehicles.
2.4.7. Ex-factory dossiers:
Manufacturing establishments
shall have to make and issue to each product released from their factories the
following documents:
2.4.7.1. For engines and frames:
- Ex-factory quality inspection
slips;
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- Ex-factory quality inspection
slips as prescribed at Point 2.4.6;
- Technical materials
introducing properties and technical specifications of motorcycles and mopeds
to serve the exploitation and use thereof;
- Product warranty (clearly
stating the conditions and addresses of warranting establishments).
2.4.8. Manufacturing
establishments shall be responsible for origin and quality of ex-factory
products.
2.4.9. Examination of conditions
of establishments manufacturing frames, engines, motorcycles and/or mopeds for
ensuring quality in the mass manufacture or assembly.
To ensure quality of subsequent
mass-manufactured frames, engines, motorcycles and mopeds, the QCA shall
conduct annual examination of conditions for ensuring quality at manufacturing
establishments.
Bases for the examination:
- Product quality dossiers kept
at the manufacturing establishments;
- Report on testing results by
the testing establishments for one product sample chosen at random by the QCA
from products already inspected by the manufacturing establishment up to the
quality standard;
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- Complaints of customers and
comments of the concerned management agencies regarding product quality.
Results of the examination of
conditions for ensuring quality shall serve as basis for the annual
certification or withdrawal of type approval certificates.
2.5. Annual certification and
withdrawal of type approval certificates
2.5.1. Annually, the QCA shall
base itself on reports on output of products of the same type already
manufactured in the year and written requests of manufacturing establishments
to re-affirm the validity of type approval certificates. Particularly for
frames, engines, motorcycles and mopeds, results of the examination of
conditions for ensuring quality mentioned at Point 2.4.9 are required.
The re-affirmation of validity
of certificates must be made within 15 days after valid and complete dossiers
are received.
2.5.2. When examination
regulations or standards change or when changes are made to products, thus
affecting the conformity of such product types with the examination regulations
or standards, the manufacturing establishments shall have to carry out the
re-affirming procedures as for the first-time affirmation.
2.5.3. Approval certificates
shall be withdrawn and invalidated when one of the following regulations is
violated:
- Manufacturing establishments
violate regulations concerning the assurance of quality and technical safety
for the certified product types;
- Products cause danger to users
due to failure to satisfy the quality, technical safety and environmental
protection requirements;
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3. Other
provisions
3.1. In the course of
manufacturing and supplying their products onto the market, if detecting
certain product types are not up to the quality, technical safety and
environmental protection standards, thus causing danger to users, the
manufacturing establishments shall have to take initiative in reporting such to
the QCA and promptly take remedial measures; and at the same time apply
remedial measures to products being manufactured and products being circulated
on the market as well as those being in use.
3.2. The QCA shall have to:
- Organize the examination and
recognition of the designated testing establishments and announce the list
thereof.
- Guide in detail the contents
of registration dossiers and report forms for each product type.
- Uniformly issue and manage
ex-factory quality inspection slips for motorcycles and mopeds as mentioned at
Point 2.4.6, and guide the use thereof.
- Organize periodical or
extraordinary inspections of the quality assurance by manufacturing
establishments; withdraw the already granted approval certificates from manufacturing
establishments breaching the assurance of quality or technical safety of
products or using ex-factory quality inspection slips not in compliance with
regulations.
- Base itself on the assigned
functions and tasks to guide in detail the implementation of this Regulation.
- Annually in January, sum up
and report on the results of the preceding years quality, technical safety and
environmental protection inspection to the Ministry of Communications and
Transport.
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3.4. Approval certificates and
ex-factory quality inspection slips already granted to products shall still be
valid until the expiry of their use duration.
FOR THE MINISTER OF
COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORT
VICE MINISTER
Tran Doan Tho
APPENDIX 1
ITEMS SUBJECT TO COMPULSORY INSPECTION AND TESTING
FOR MOTORCYCLES AND MOPEDS
(Promulgated together with Decision No. 2557/2002/QD-BGTVT of August 16,
2002 of the Minister of Communications and Transport)
Ordinal
number
Inspection
items
Subject
to the inspection
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Whole
vehicles
Components
1
General safety requirements
x
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Weight and dimensions
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Brake effect
x
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4
Lights and signals
x
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Vietnam identification number
(VIN)
x
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6
Speedometer
x
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Signal horn
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Driving apparatus
x
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9
Top speed
x
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Exhaust
x
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11
Noise
x
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12
Fuel consumption
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13
Steady properties when
stopping
x
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14
Handles and grips for
co-riders
x
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Engine
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x
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Frame
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x
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Rear mirror
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Exhaust pipe
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x
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Fuel tank
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x
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Spokes
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x
21
Wheel rims
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x
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Foot brake
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Hand brake
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x
24
Brake cable
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Chain and chain plate
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x
Notes: x: Applicable
-: Non-applicable
APPENDIX 3
MINIMUM LIST OF EX-FACTORY QUALITY INSPECTION
EQUIPMENT COMPULSORY TO ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURE OR ASSEMBLY OF
MOTORCYCLES OR MOPEDS
(Promulgated together with Decision No. 2557/2002/QD-BGTVT of August 16,
2002
of the Minister of Communications and Transport)
Ordinal
number
Names
of equipment
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Equipment for testing the
non-overlap of wheel traces
2
Equipment for testing brakes
3
Equipment for testing
speedometers
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Equipment for testing
headlights
Capable of inspecting luminous
intensity and positioning coordinate of light beam
5
Equipment for analyzing
exhausts of petrol engines (CO and HC)
6
Equipment for measuring noise