| THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ------- No. 44/2012/TT-BGTVT | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness --------------- Hanoi, October 23, 2012 |
CIRCULAR
ON THE INSPECTION OF THE TECHNICAL QUALITY, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OF IMPORTED MOTORBIKES, AND IMPORTED ENGINES FOR MOTORBIKE MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY
Pursuant to the Law on Road traffic dated November 13th 2008;
Pursuant to the Law on Product and goods quality dated November 21st 2007;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 132/2008/NĐ-CP dated December 31st 2008, detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Product and goods quality;
Pursuant to the Government's Decree No. 51/2008/NĐ-CP dated April 22nd 2008, defining the functions, tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Transport;
At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Science and Technology, and the Director of the Vietnam Register,
The Minister of Transport promulgates a Circular on the inspection of the technical quality, safety, and environment protection of imported motorbikes, and imported engines for motorbike manufacture and assembly.
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
1. This Circular deals with the inspection of the technical safety and quality, and environment protection of imported CBU motorbikes (hereinafter referred to as motorbikes), and imported CBU engines (hereinafter referred to as engines) for motorbike manufacture and assembly.
2. This Circular is not applicable to:
a) Imported motorbikes and engines serving the National defense and security of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security;
b) Imported motorbike serving other purposes, not participating in road traffic.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular is applicable to organizations and individuals that import motorbikes, engines, and the organizations relevant to the management, inspection and testing of motorbikes and engines.
Article 3. Interpretation of terms
The terms in this Circular is construed as follows:
1. Motorbikes are road motor vehicles prescribed in the National Technical Regulation QCVN 14 : 2011/BGTVT, on the technical quality, safety, and environment protection of motorbikes.
2. Motorbikes and engines of the same type are motorbikes and engines under the same industrial ownership, having same make, design, specifications, and being produced from the same technological line.
