THE PRIME MINISTER
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No. 04/CT-TTg
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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Hanoi, March 08, 2013
 
 
DIRECTIVE
ON STRENGTHENING MANAGEMENT IN PRODUCTION, BUSINESS AND USE OF HELMETS WHEN JOINING TRAFFIC
 
The Government’s Resolution No. 32/2007/NQ-CP dated June 29, 2007, on urgent solutions to control traffic accident, combating traffic jams, in which the provision on the helmet forcibly-wearing when joining in traffic has been agreed, supported and implemented by citizens.  The result has taken an important part in minimizing quantity of dead and heavy injuries caused by traffic accidents.
However, at the present, persons joining in traffic by two-wheel motorcycles, three-wheel motorcycles and mopeds without helmets or wear helmet improperly with specification standards are in the increased tendency. In market, appearing many kinds of fake helmets; helmets with colors, designs improper with regulation, bad quality, failing to meet requirements in protection for users. Specially, the use of these helmets may increase a significant quantity of dead, and injured persons in cases of traffic accidents.
In order to correct the situation mentioned above, in serious and effective furtherance of urgent solutions aiming to control traffic accidents, combating traffic jams under the Government’s Resolution No. 32/2007/NQ-CP, and No. 88/2011/NQ-CP, the Prime Minister directs:
1. Further stepping up the campaigns, propagation, popularization, enhancing knowledges, consciousness of production facilities, enterprises and households doing helmet business in complying seriously with regulations on helmet production, import and business. Seriously handling the production, import and business of helmets which are not assured on quality, have unclear origin; affect to users' safety just for profit. 
The National Traffic Safety Committee shall coordinate with Ministries, sectors, localities, mass organizations and communication agencies in organization of propagation, campaigns for the persons joining in traffic to wear helmet properly with specification, with clear origin; fail to wear helmet with form nature, purpose just for responding regulation.
Heads of agencies, organizations, mass, enterprises are responsible for the propagation, campaigning cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees to be the good samples of compliance with provisions on use of helmet when joining in traffic.