| THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT ------- No. 45/2012/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 IN THE P AND ASSEMBLY OF MOTORBIKES
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 in the production and assembly of motorbikes.
Chapter 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope of regulation
1. This Circular deals with the inspection of the technical quality, safety, and environment protection in the manufacture and assembly of motorbikes.
2. This Circular is not applicable to the motorbikes being manufactured and assembled serving the National defense and security of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security.
Article 2. Subjects of application
This Circular is applicable to the premises that produce and assembly motorbikes and components thereof, the agencies, organizations, and individuals related to the test, inspection, and certification of the technical quality, safety, and environment protection.
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. The systems are the transmission system, the suspension system, the braking system, the driving system, the electric system, the lighting and signal system, and the control system on the motorbike.
3. Components are the systems, the engine, chassis, and details used for assembling a motorbike.
4. Products are the motorbikes and components thereof.
5. Products of the same type are the products under the same industrial ownership, the same make, design, and specifications, being produced from the same technological line.
6. Type approval is the process of inspecting, testing, examining, assessing, and certifying the conformity of a type of products with current National Technical Regulation on the technical quality, safety, and environment protection.
