Circular No. 01/2024/TT-BGTVT on the inspection of the quality, technical safety, and environmental protection of railway transport vehicles

CIRCULAR

Regulations on the inspection of technical safety quality and environmental protection for railway transport vehicles

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Pursuant to the Railway Law dated June 16, 2017;

Pursuant to the Law on Product Quality and Commodities dated November 21, 2007;

Pursuant to Decree No. 132/2008/NĐ-CP dated December 31, 2008 of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Product and Goods Quality; Decree No. 74/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 15, 2018 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 132/2008/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 13/2022/NĐ-CP dated January 21, 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 132/2008/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 74/2018/NĐ-CP;

Pursuant to Decree No. 65/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 12, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of certain provisions of the Railway Law; Decree No. 01/2022/NĐ-CP dated January 4, 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 65/2018/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 91/2023/NĐ-CP dated December 14, 2023 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 65/2018/NĐ-CP and Decree No. 01/2022/NĐ-CP;

BASED ON THE DECREE NO. 56/2022/ND-CP dated August 24, 2022 of THE GOVERNMENT stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT;

At the proposal of the Director of the Science, Technology, and Environment Department and the Director of the Vietnam Registration Agency;

The Minister of Transport issues this Circular prescribing regulations on the inspection and certification of technical safety quality and environmental protection for equipment used on railway transport vehicles, railway transport vehicles during production inspection, assembly, import, modification, periodic inspection for operation on national railways, urban railways, dedicated railways connected to national railways, and dedicated railways not connected to national railways passing through residential areas and intersecting with roads.

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

1. This Circular prescribes regulations on the inspection and certification of technical safety quality and environmental protection for equipment used on railway transport vehicles, railway transport vehicles during production inspection, assembly, import, modification, and periodic inspection for operation on national railways, urban railways, dedicated railways connected to national railways, and dedicated railways not connected to national railways passing through residential areas and intersecting with roads.

2. This Circular does not apply to equipment used on railway transport vehicles that are installed on imported complete railway transport vehicles.

Article 2. Applicability

This Circular applies to organizations and individuals related to the import, production, assembly, modification, periodic repair, and operation of equipment used on railway transport vehicles, railway transport vehicles operating on various railway systems, and organizations related to management, inspection, and issuance of certificates of technical safety quality and environmental protection for equipment used on railway transport vehicles, railway transport vehicles as prescribed in Article 1 of this Circular.

Article 3. Explanation of Terms

In this Circular, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. Production facility means an enterprise engaged in the production and assembly of equipment used on railway transport vehicles, railway transport vehicles in accordance with the law.

2. Import enterprise means an enterprise engaged in the import of equipment used on railway transport vehicles, railway transport vehicles in accordance with the law.

3. Repair facility means an enterprise engaged in the modification and repair of equipment used on railway transport vehicles, railway transport vehicles in accordance with the law.

4. Urban rail car means a passenger-carrying vehicle operating on urban railways.

5. Special-purpose vehicle moving on railway tracks (hereinafter referred to as special-purpose vehicle) is a vehicle used for transporting people, materials, and equipment for purposes such as rescue, traffic accident rescue on railways, inspection, construction, maintenance, and repair of railway works.

6. Equipment used on railway transport vehicles (hereinafter referred to as equipment) includes directional transfer frames, locomotive distribution valves, car brake valves, coupling buffer devices, tail-end signal equipment, wheelset assemblies.

7. Certificate of technical safety quality and environmental protection (hereinafter referred to as Certificate) is a certificate confirming that the equipment, railway transport vehicles have been inspected according to the corresponding national technical standards and regulations on technical safety quality and environmental protection.

8. Inspection label for technical safety quality and environmental protection (hereinafter referred to as inspection label) is a label issued to railway transport vehicles that have been certified for technical safety quality and environmental protection.

Chapter II

REGULATIONS ON THE INSPECTION OF TECHNICAL SAFETY QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Article 4. Types of Inspection

The types of quality and technical safety and environmental protection inspections include:

1. Production and assembly inspection.

2. Import inspection.

3. Modification inspection.

4. Periodic inspection.

Article 5. Production and Assembly Inspection

1. Production and assembly inspection shall be carried out for newly produced and assembled equipment and means.

2. Conditions for inspection: the production facility must prepare the equipment and means and ensure conditions for the Inspection Authority to conduct inspection contents according to corresponding national technical regulations.

3. Inspection contents: shall be conducted according to the inspection scope prescribed by the Inspection Authority in accordance with corresponding national technical regulations for each type of equipment and means. For tail-end signal devices, the inspection contents shall be as stipulated in Appendix I attached hereto.

4. Inspection methods

a) Inspect each piece of equipment and means;

b) For urban rail carriages, inspect the carriage in a static state and inspect operation on the track when coupled into a train according to the operational configuration;

c) For wheelset assemblies, randomly inspect typical samples for each batch of wheelset assemblies.

Article 6. Import Inspection

1. Import inspection shall be carried out for newly imported equipment and means; second-hand imported means.

2. Conditions for inspection: the importing enterprise must prepare the equipment and means and ensure conditions for the Inspection Authority to conduct inspection contents according to corresponding national technical regulations.

3. Inspection contents: shall be conducted according to the inspection scope prescribed by the Inspection Authority in accordance with corresponding national technical regulations for each type of equipment and means. For tail-end signal devices, the inspection contents shall be as stipulated in Appendix I attached hereto.

4. Inspection methods

a) Inspect each piece of equipment and means;

b) For urban rail carriages, inspect the carriage in a static state and inspect operation on the track when coupled into a train according to the operational configuration;

c) For wheelset assemblies, randomly inspect typical samples for each batch of wheelset assemblies.

Article 7. Modification Inspection

1. Modification inspection shall be carried out for national railway means, dedicated railway means that have changed the following contents:

a) Braking ratio, brake cylinder type of the means; main load-bearing components of the steel structure body of the means including: head beam, drawbeam, knee beam, middle longitudinal beam, main transverse beam, side longitudinal beam (except for reinforcement to increase rigidity) different from the original design or the most recent modification inspection file;

b) Functionality, purpose of use of the means leading to changes in the layout and installation of equipment on the means different from the last registration inspection;

c) Diesel engine type (locomotive), electric traction motor, main generator (locomotive), air compressor, hydraulic transmission, steering gear, buffer coupling, distributor valve, brake valve installed on the means different from the last registration inspection.

2. Conditions for inspection: the repair facility must prepare the means and ensure conditions for the Inspection Authority to conduct inspection contents according to corresponding national technical regulations for the modified content of each type of means.

3. Inspection contents: inspect the modified content of the means compared to corresponding national technical regulations.

4. Inspection method: inspect each means individually.

Article 8. Periodic Inspection

1. Periodic inspection shall be carried out for national railway means, dedicated railway means, urban rail means; tail-end signal devices.

2. Conditions for inspection: the repair facility, owner of the means, operator of the means must prepare the equipment and means and ensure conditions for the Inspection Authority to conduct inspection contents according to corresponding national technical regulations.

3. Inspection contents: shall be conducted according to the inspection scope prescribed by the Inspection Authority in accordance with corresponding national technical regulations for each type of means. For tail-end signal devices, the inspection contents shall be as stipulated in Appendix I attached hereto.

4. Inspection methods

a) Inspect each piece of equipment and means;

b) For urban rail carriages, inspect the carriage in a static state and inspect operation on the track when coupled into a train according to the operational configuration.

5. Periodic Inspection Cycle

a) The periodic inspection cycle is as specified in Appendix II attached hereto;

b) For locomotives and carriages running on national railways, the inspection shall be carried out at the same time as the regular maintenance and repair of the means.

Chapter III

PROCEDURE FOR ISSUING, REISSUING, AND USING CERTIFICATION DOCUMENTS AND INSPECTION SEALS

Article 9. Certificate

1. For paper files: The issued copies of the Certificate include the retention copy (import, production, assembly, modification), circulation copy, usage copy for customs procedures (import) and registration copy (import, production, assembly, modification).

2. For electronic files: A paper copy of the Certificate shall be issued when the relevant authority has not yet connected to use electronic data with the Inspection Authority.

Article 10. Registration File for Inspection

The registration file for inspection includes:

1. An application for inspection according to the form prescribed in Appendix III attached to this Circular.

2. A report on inspection results or a test result report according to the national technical regulation (original or certified copy or legally valid electronic version) accompanied by photographs clearly showing the serial number and overall image of the equipment or vehicle.

3. For equipment or vehicles produced, assembled, imported, or modified: Technical documentation of the equipment or vehicle according to the form prescribed in Appendix IV attached to this Circular (original or certified copy or legally valid electronic version).

Article 11. Issuance of the Certificate and Inspection Seal for Production and Assembly Inspection Cases

1. The production facility shall prepare one set of the registration inspection file according to Article 10 of this Circular and submit it to the Inspection Authority through direct submission, postal service, or public service portal.

2. The Inspection Authority shall accept and review the components of the registration inspection file and guide the production facility to complete the file (if the file is incomplete) within one (01) working day, except for urban rail carriages which require ten (10) working days.

3. The Inspection Authority shall compare the contents of the registration inspection file with the corresponding national technical regulations within five (05) working days, except for urban rail carriages which require thirty (30) days.

a) If the contents of the registration inspection file are valid, the Inspection Authority shall notify the on-site inspection time according to the form prescribed in Appendix V attached to this Circular;

b) If the contents of the registration inspection file are invalid, the Inspection Authority shall notify the completion of the file according to the form prescribed in Appendix VI attached to this Circular. The processing period will be recalculated from the date the Inspection Authority receives the complete registration inspection file again.

a) If the equipment or vehicle and the registration inspection file comply with the corresponding national technical regulations, the Inspection Authority shall proceed with the issuance of the Certificate according to point a, Clause 5 of this Article;

b) In case the equipment, vehicle, or registration file for inspection do not comply with the corresponding national technical standards.

Within three (03) working days from the end of the inspection, the Inspection Authority shall send a rectification notice according to the form prescribed in Appendix IX attached to this Circular. The production facility is allowed to rectify but only once.

If the production facility fails to complete the rectification within ten (10) working days from the date the Inspection Authority sends the rectification notice, it will be deemed non-compliant.

5. Issuance of the Certificate/Non-compliance Notice and Inspection Seal

a) Within three (03) working days from the end of the inspection and submission of all required files, the Inspection Authority shall issue the Certificate (paper and/or electronic versions) for each piece of equipment, axle set, or vehicle according to the form prescribed in Appendix VII attached to this Circular, and simultaneously affix the inspection seal to the vehicle according to the form prescribed in Appendix VIII attached to this Circular;

b) In case of non-compliance, within one (01) working day from the date of non-compliance assessment, the Inspection Authority shall issue a non-compliance notice for each piece of equipment, axle set, or vehicle according to the form prescribed in Appendix X attached to this Circular.

Article 12. Issuing Certificates and Inspection Seals for Import Inspection Cases

1. The importing enterprise shall prepare one set of inspection registration dossier in accordance with Article 10 of this Circular and submit it to the Inspection Authority through direct submission, postal service system, or public service portal.

2. The Inspection Authority shall accept and examine the components of the inspection registration dossier and guide the importing enterprise to complete the dossier (in case the dossier is incomplete) within one (01) working day, except for urban rail carriages which must be completed within ten (10) working days.

3. The Inspection Authority shall compare the contents of the registration inspection file with the corresponding national technical regulations within five (05) working days, except for urban rail carriages which require thirty (30) days.

a) If the contents of the registration inspection file are valid, the Inspection Authority shall notify the on-site inspection time according to the form prescribed in Appendix V attached to this Circular;

b) In cases where the content of the inspection registration dossier is not valid, the Inspection Authority shall send a notification to complete the dossier according to the model prescribed in Appendix VI issued together with this Circular, and simultaneously send it to the customs authority for handling in accordance with regulations. The processing time will be recalculated from the beginning, after the Inspection Authority receives a complete and valid inspection registration dossier.

a) If the equipment or vehicle and the registration inspection file comply with the corresponding national technical regulations, the Inspection Authority shall proceed with the issuance of the Certificate according to point a, Clause 5 of this Article;

b) In case the equipment, vehicle, or registration file for inspection do not comply with the corresponding national technical standards.

Within no more than three (03) working days from the end of the inspection, the Inspection Authority shall send a rectification notice according to the model prescribed in Appendix IX issued together with this Circular. The importing enterprise is allowed to rectify but not more than once (except for urban rail carriages).

If the importing enterprise fails to complete the rectification within ten (10) working days from the date the Inspection Authority sends the rectification notice, it will be deemed non-compliant.

For urban rail carriages, if the rectification notice sent by the Inspection Authority is not completed by the importing enterprise within sixty (60) days from the date of sending the rectification notice, without a document clearly stating the reasons for non-completion and a commitment to a new rectification deadline, it will be evaluated as non-compliant.

5. Issuance of the Certificate/Non-compliance Notice and Inspection Seal

a) Within three (03) working days from the end of the inspection and submission of all required files, the Inspection Authority shall issue the Certificate (paper and/or electronic versions) for each piece of equipment, axle set, or vehicle according to the form prescribed in Appendix VII attached to this Circular, and simultaneously affix the inspection seal to the vehicle according to the form prescribed in Appendix VIII attached to this Circular;

b) In cases where the evaluation result is non-compliant, within one (01) working day from the date of non-compliance assessment, the Inspection Authority shall issue a non-compliance notice for each device, axle assembly lot, or vehicle according to the model prescribed in Appendix X issued together with this Circular, and simultaneously send it to the customs authority for handling in accordance with regulations.

Article 13. Issuing Certificates and Inspection Seals for Overhaul Inspection Cases

1. The repair facility shall prepare one set of inspection registration dossier in accordance with Article 10 of this Circular and submit it to the Inspection Authority through direct submission, postal service system, or public service portal.

2. The Inspection Authority shall accept and examine the components of the inspection registration dossier and guide the repair facility to complete the dossier (in case the dossier is incomplete) within one (01) working day.

3. The Inspection Authority shall conduct on-site inspections of vehicles based on the overhaul contents compared to the corresponding national technical standards.

a) In cases where the vehicle and the inspection registration dossier comply with the corresponding national technical standards, the Inspection Authority shall implement the certificate issuance process in accordance with point a, Clause 4 of this Article;

b) In cases where the vehicle or the inspection registration dossier do not comply with the corresponding national technical standards.

The repair facility is allowed to rectify but not more than once.

If the repair facility does not complete the rectification within ten (10) working days from the end of the inspection, it will be evaluated as non-compliant.

4. Issuing Certificates/Non-Compliance Notices

a) Within no more than three (03) working days from the end of the inspection, the Inspection Authority shall issue certificates (paper and/or electronic versions) for each vehicle according to the model prescribed in Appendix VII issued together with this Circular;

b) In cases where the evaluation result is non-compliant, within one (01) working day from the date of non-compliance assessment, the Inspection Authority shall issue a non-compliance notice for each vehicle according to the model prescribed in Appendix X issued together with this Circular.

Article 14. Issuance of Certificate and Inspection Stickers for Periodic Inspections

1. Repair facilities, vehicle owners, and operators shall prepare one set of registration files for inspection in accordance with Article 10 of this Circular and submit them to the Inspection Authority either directly, through postal services, or via the public service portal.

2. The Inspection Authority shall accept and review the components of the registration files for inspection, guiding repair facilities, vehicle owners, and operators to complete the files (in cases where the files are incomplete) within one (01) working day.

3. The Inspection Authority shall conduct on-site inspections of equipment and vehicles according to the contents of the corresponding national technical regulations.

a) In cases where the equipment, vehicles, and registration files for inspection comply with the corresponding national technical regulations, the Inspection Authority shall implement the process of issuing the Certificate in accordance with point a, Clause 4 of this Article;

b) In case the equipment, vehicle, or registration file for inspection do not comply with the corresponding national technical standards.

Repair facilities, vehicle owners, and operators are permitted to rectify but not more than one (01) time.

If repair facilities, vehicle owners, and operators fail to complete the rectification within one (01) working day from the end date of the inspection, they will be deemed non-compliant.

4. Issuance of Certificate/Non-compliance Notice and Inspection Stickers

a) Within no more than two (02) working days from the end date of the inspection, the Inspection Authority shall issue the Certificate (paper and/or electronic versions) for each piece of equipment and vehicle according to the model specified in Appendix VII issued together with this Circular, and affix inspection stickers to the vehicles according to the model specified in Appendix VIII issued together with this Circular;

b) In cases where the evaluation result is non-compliant, within one (01) working day from the date of the non-compliance assessment, the Inspection Authority shall issue a non-compliance notice for each piece of equipment and vehicle according to the model specified in Appendix X issued together with this Circular.

Article 15. Reissuance of Certificate

1. The Certificate shall be reissued in cases of loss, damage; errors in information on the Certificate, or changes in business address or company name while the Certificate remains valid.

2. Application Files

A request for reissuance of the Certificate from production facilities, import enterprises, repair facilities, vehicle owners, and operators according to the model specified in Appendix XI issued together with this Circular.

3. Procedures and Methods of Implementation

a) Production facilities, import enterprises, repair facilities, vehicle owners, and operators shall prepare one set of files in accordance with Clause 2 of this Article and submit them to the Inspection Authority either directly, through postal services, or via the public service portal;

b) The Inspection Authority shall review the files, accept and provide results within one (01) working day. In cases where the files are not compliant, the Inspection Authority shall guide enterprises to complete the files on the same working day;

c) The Inspection Authority shall reissue the Certificate (paper and/or electronic versions) according to the model specified in Appendix VII issued together with this Circular, or issue a notice of refusal to reissue the Certificate in cases of non-compliance.

4. The validity period of the reissued Certificate shall be determined based on the validity period of the originally issued Certificate.

Article 16. Revocation of the Certificate

1. The Certificate shall be revoked in the following cases:

a) There has been a notice of the expiration of the Certificate's validity from the Inspection Authority as stipulated in Point b Clause 2 Article 17 of this Circular (except for cases involving equipment that has already been issued a new Certificate and inspection label).

b) When it is discovered that the vehicle owner, vehicle operator, production facility, importing enterprise, repair facility have falsified registration inspection documents.

2. The Inspection Authority shall issue a notification of the expiration of the Certificate's validity, send it to relevant agencies as prescribed, and revoke the Certificate if there is a physical copy of the Certificate.

Article 17. Usage and Validity Period of the Certificate, Inspection Label

1. Usage of the Certificate, Inspection Label

a) The Certificate issued for equipment serves as the basis for installation on vehicles;

b) The Certificate issued for equipment or vehicles (in paper or electronic form) can only be used for purposes such as customs procedures, vehicle registration, circulation;

c) The Inspection Label must be affixed to the vehicle at positions specified in Appendix VIII attached to this Circular.

2. Validity of the Certificate, Inspection Label

a) The validity period of the Certificate and Inspection Label issued according to the inspection cycle specified in Appendix II attached to this Circular;

b) The Certificate expires under one of the following circumstances:

The vehicle has been issued a new Certificate and Inspection Label;

The actual technical specifications of the vehicle differ from those stated on the issued Certificate;

The vehicle is damaged due to accidents, natural disasters, acts of sabotage, or during storage and transportation, causing deformation of steering structure and load-bearing steel structures of the vehicle body to the extent that safety and environmental protection requirements are not met as prescribed.

Chapter IV

RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS

Article 18. Responsibilities of the Vietnam Vehicle Inspection Agency

1. Notify the expiration of the issued Certificate and send notifications to relevant agencies as prescribed upon receiving reports from the vehicle owner or vehicle operator regarding:

a) The actual technical specifications of the vehicle differ from those stated on the issued Certificate;

b) The vehicle is damaged due to accidents, natural disasters, acts of sabotage, or during storage and transportation, causing deformation of steering structure and load-bearing steel structures of the vehicle body to the extent that safety and environmental protection requirements are not met as prescribed.

2. Organize surprise inspections when:

a) The competent authority discovers signs indicating that the vehicle does not comply with published standards or national technical regulations;

b) At the request of the competent authority.

In case violations are detected during surprise inspections as stipulated in this Clause, the inspection authority shall record the incident in a report and notify the competent authority to handle it according to regulations.

3. Collect inspection fees and service charges as prescribed and issue the Certificate or notify non-compliance when the production facility, importing enterprise, repair facility, and vehicle owner or operator fulfill their financial obligations as prescribed.

Article 19. Responsibilities of production facilities, import enterprises, repair facilities, vehicle owners, and vehicle operators

1. Responsibilities of production facilities

a) Establishing a quality management system to ensure the maintenance of equipment and vehicle quality at the time of factory release; developing production technology processes for equipment and vehicles, and quality inspection processes for equipment and vehicles;

b) Being responsible for the quality of equipment and vehicles produced and assembled by themselves; ensuring the organization implements warranty services for produced and assembled equipment and vehicles;

c) Maintaining and ensuring that necessary production equipment operates well according to the manufacturer's regulations;

d) Adhering to current national technical regulations, standards, and norms when producing and assembling equipment and vehicles; ensuring conditions for inspecting equipment and vehicles according to current national technical norms;

đ) Cooperating and providing information when requested by the Inspection Authority during surprise inspections;

e) Returning the paper Certificate and inspection seal when notified of recall by the Inspection Authority (except in cases of loss).

2. Responsibilities of import enterprises

a) Being legally responsible for the origin, quality of imported equipment and vehicles;

b) Adhering to current national technical regulations, standards, and norms when importing equipment and vehicles; coordinating with relevant parties to ensure conditions for inspecting equipment and vehicles according to current national technical norms;

3. Responsibilities of vehicle owners and vehicle operators

a) Conducting inspections to ensure the technical safety and environmental protection quality of vehicles before participating in traffic;

b) Being responsible for repairing and maintaining vehicles to meet national technical standards on safety and environmental protection between two inspection periods by the Inspection Authority;

c) Monitoring and inspecting new types of equipment and vehicles being tested during initial operation;

d) Providing basic standards and repair procedures for the Inspection Authority before the first regular inspection and when there are changes to basic standards and repair procedures;

đ) Being responsible for the quality acceptance of produced and assembled equipment and vehicles; supervising compliance with various levels of repair standards for regularly repaired vehicles;

e) Safeguarding technical files, quality certificates, certificates, inspection seals, and presenting them upon request by competent state authorities;

g) Reporting to the Inspection Authority when the technical parameters of the vehicle change from those stated in the issued Certificate; when the vehicle is damaged due to accidents, natural disasters, destructive acts, or during storage and transportation causing deformation of steering structure and load-bearing steel structures of the vehicle body to the extent that it does not meet safety and environmental protection requirements; when there are changes to the structure, appearance, and usage functions of the vehicle outside the changes specified in Clause 1 of Article 7 of this Circular;

h) Cooperating and providing information when requested by the Inspection Authority during surprise inspections; sharing and providing annual data on operating vehicles to the Inspection Authority;

i) Returning the paper Certificate and inspection seal when notified of recall by the Inspection Authority (except in cases of loss).

4. Responsibilities of repair facilities

a) Establishing a quality management system to ensure the maintenance of quality for converted and repaired vehicles; developing quality inspection processes for vehicles;

b) Being responsible for the quality of vehicles converted and repaired by themselves; ensuring the organization implements warranty services for converted and repaired vehicles;

c) Maintaining and ensuring that necessary repair equipment operates well according to the manufacturer's regulations;

d) Adhering to conversion and repair standards and procedures at various levels established by the Vehicle Owner; adhering to current national technical regulations and standards during the repair process; ensuring conditions for inspecting vehicles according to current national technical norms;

đ) Being subject to supervision by the Vehicle Owner and/or Vehicle Operator regarding quality and compliance with various levels of repair standards and procedures;

e) Cooperating and providing information when requested by the Inspection Authority during surprise inspections;

g) Returning the paper Certificate and inspection seal when notified of recall by the Inspection Authority (except in cases of loss).

5. Production facilities, import enterprises, repair facilities, vehicle owners, and vehicle operators are responsible for the legality and accuracy of documents in the registration inspection file and providing related full information; paying inspection fees, service charges, and other incidental costs as prescribed.

Chapter V

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 20. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from March 15, 2024.

2. Abolish the following Circulars:

a) Circular No. 29/2018/TT-BGTVT dated May 14, 2018, of the Minister of Transport on the inspection of quality, technical safety, and environmental protection of railway transport vehicles.

b) Circular No. 10/2022/TT-BGTVT dated June 23, 2022, of the Minister of Transport amending and supplementing some articles of Circular No. 29/2018/TT-BGTVT dated May 14, 2018, of the Minister of Transport on the inspection of quality, technical safety, and environmental protection of railway transport vehicles.

3. Repealing the provisions of the following Circulars:

a) Article 1 and Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 3 of Article 3 of Circular No. 32/2020/TT-BGTVT dated December 14, 2020 issued by the Minister of Transport amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 29/2018/TT-BGTVT dated May 14, 2018 issued by the Minister of Transport on the inspection of quality, technical safety, and environmental protection of railway transport vehicles and Circular No. 31/2018/TT-BGTVT dated May 15, 2018 issued by the Minister of Transport on the implementation of system safety assessment for urban railways.

b) Article 1 of Circular No. 01/2022/TT-BGTVT dated January 12, 2022 issued by the Minister of Transport amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 29/2018/TT-BGTVT dated May 14, 2018 issued by the Minister of Transport on the inspection of quality, technical safety, and environmental protection of railway transport vehicles and Circular No. 18/2019/TT-BGTVT dated May 20, 2019 issued by the Minister of Transport guiding the implementation of Decree No. 139/2018/NĐ-CP dated October 8, 2018 issued by the Government on the business of vehicle inspection services.

Article 21. Transitional Provisions

1. Certificates of Conformity and inspection labels issued to vehicles and tail signal equipment before the effective date of this Circular shall remain valid until their expiry date.

2. When the provisions referred to in this Circular are amended, supplemented, or replaced, they shall be implemented according to the new document.

Article 22. Implementation organization

The Director of the Office of the Ministry, the Inspector General of the Ministry, Heads of Departments, Directors of Inspection Agencies, Directors of the Vietnam Railway Administration, the Vietnam Inspection Agency, Directors of Provincial Department of Transport, Departments of Transport and Construction of centrally governed cities, Heads of agencies, units, and individuals related to this Circular are responsible for its implementation./.