| THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ------- | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------- |
| No. 23/2009/TT-BKHCN | Hanoi, December 31, 2009 |
CIRCULAR
STIPULATING THE UNIFIED USE OF QUALITY STAMPS FOR CRASH HELMETS OF MOTORCYCLE AND MOPED RIDERS
THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Pursuant to the June 29, 2006 Law on Standards and Technical Regulations;
Pursuant to the November 21, 2007 Law on Product and Goods Quality;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 28/ 2008/ND-CP of March 14, 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science and Technology;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 127/2007/ND-CP of August 1, 2007, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Standards and Technical Regulations;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 132/2008/ND-CP of December 31, 2008, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality;
Pursuant to the Ministry of Science and Technology's Decision No. 04/2008/QD-BKHCN of April 28, 2008, promulgating the National Technical Regulation on crash helmets for motorcycle or moped riders (QCVN 2: 2008/ BKHCN);
The Minister of Science and Technology provides for the unified use of quality stamps for crash helmets of motorcycle or moped riders as follows:
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Governing scope
This Circular stipulates the use of quality stamps for crash helmets of motorcycle or moped riders (below referred to as crash helmets) and the method of changing quality stamps for crash helmets made at home or imported before November 15.2008. and affixed with Conformity with Standard (CS) stamps and crash helmets affixed with "Tested" stamps, to Conformity with Regulation (CR) stamps.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular will apply to the following subjects:
1. Organizations and individuals producing and trading in crash helmets (including crash helmet manufacturers, importers, wholesalers and retailers).
2. Standards, Metrology and Quality Technical Centers of the Directorate for Standards. Metrology and Quality.
3. Provincial-level Branches for Standards. Metrology and Quality.
4. Provincial-level market management agencies.
5. Concerned state management agencies.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
In this Circular, the terms below are construed as follows:
1. Quality stamp mean a stamp indicating that the crash helmet complies with state regulations on quality control, which includes:
a/ CS stamp, indicating that a home-made crash helmet has been announced to be standard-conformable under Decision No. 51/2001/QD-BKHCNMT of October 8, 2001, of the Minister of Science. Technology and Environment (now the Minister of Science and Technology).
b/ "Tested" stamp, indicating that an imported crash helmet has been quality-tested under Decision No. 52/2001/QD-BKHCNMT of October 8, 2001, of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment (now the Minister of Science and Technology).
c/ CR stamp, indicating that a home-made or an imported crash helmet has been announced to be regulation-conformable and certified as conformable with regulations as provided for in national technical regulation QCVN 2: 2008/ BKHCN.
2. Crash helmet of clear origin means a crash helmet bearing a label displaying the name and address of the manufacturer or the names and addresses of the importer and distributor; date of manufacture; and origin of product (for imported crash helmets).
