Proposals for initial registration exemption for new cars in Vietnam? What are the requirements for issuance of inspection templates?
Will new cars be exempt from the initial registration in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 1 of the Draft Circular amending Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT on technical safety and environmental protection inspection for motor vehicles, amending Article 5 of Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT on inspection subjects, inspection exemption, and inspection locations as follows:
- The creation of the Vehicle Profile, inspection (including when supplementing or amending the Vehicle Profile) for motor vehicles shall be carried out at any inspection unit nationwide.
- Motor vehicles must be inspected on the inspection line, except in the following cases:
+ Motor vehicles are exempt from inspection; or
+ In the case of oversized, overloaded motor vehicles that cannot enter the inspection line, work performance and brake efficiency shall be tested on the test track outside the inspection line, or in the case of motor vehicles operating in island areas without roads to move to the inspection unit; motor vehicles operating in safety, security, and national defense areas that do not meet the conditions to bring the vehicle to the inspection unit; motor vehicles carrying out urgent tasks (natural disaster prevention, epidemic prevention), shall be inspected outside the inspection unit according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 8 of this Circular.
- Cases where motor vehicles are exempt from inspection:
Newly manufactured, complete motor vehicles that have not been used and have a production year not exceeding 01 year from the year of manufacture to the year of submitting the application for the Certificate of Inspection shall be exempt from inspection and be issued a Certificate of Inspection and inspection template for circulation, including:
+ Newly manufactured, complete motor vehicles that have not been used and have been tested for quality during manufacture and issued a quality control certificate for factory release as prescribed, are permitted to join traffic or participate in limited traffic.
+ Newly imported, complete motor vehicles that have not been used and have been inspected and issued a Certificate of Quality for Technical Safety and Environmental Protection, a notice of exemption from quality control for imported motor vehicles permitted to join traffic or participate in limited traffic.
Thus, according to the Draft, initial registration exemption for new cars applies in the following cases:
- Newly manufactured, complete motor cars that have not been used and have been tested for quality during manufacture and issued a quality control certificate for factory release as prescribed, are permitted to join traffic or participate in limited traffic.
- Newly imported, complete motor cars that have not been used and have been inspected and issued a Certificate of Quality for Technical Safety and Environmental Protection, a notice of exemption from quality control for imported motor vehicles permitted to join traffic or participate in limited traffic.
Note, the above cases must be new, complete motor cars that have not been used and have a production year not exceeding 01 year from the year of manufacture to the year of submitting the application for the Certificate of Inspection.
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What are the requirements for issuance of inspection templates in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Article 10 of Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT on the issuance of inspection templates as follows:
- Registration units shall make and send a request form for the provision of inspection templates (directly or via postal service or email) in accordance with the form prescribed in Appendix XII issued together with this Circular, to the Vietnam Register from the 15th to the 20th of the last month of each quarter.
- The Vietnam Register shall base on the needs of the registration units to send inspection templates via postal service or directly deliver them to the corresponding registration units from the 23rd to the 30th of the last month of each quarter.
- In case of a request for additional provision, the registration unit shall make and send a request form for additional provision of inspection templates (directly or via postal service or email) in accordance with the form prescribed in Appendix XII issued together with Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT to the Vietnam Register. The Vietnam Register shall base on the needs of the registration unit to send inspection templates via postal service or directly deliver them to the registration unit within 15 days from the date of receipt of the request form for the additional provision of inspection templates.
When do Inspection certificates and inspection templates expire?
Pursuant to Clause 7, Article 9 of Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT as follows:
Inspection certificates and inspection templates
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7. Inspection certificates and inspection templates expire when:
a) Motor vehicles have been issued new Inspection certificates and inspection templates;
b) The owner has reported the loss to the registration unit;
c) There has been a recall announcement from the registration units;
d) Motor vehicles have been damaged to the point where they no longer meet technical safety and environmental protection requirements according to regulations;
dd) The registration unit has confirmed that the technical specifications on the Inspection Certificate do not conform to the actual technical specifications of the motor vehicle.
Thus, according to the above regulations, Inspection certificates and inspection templates shall expire when:
- Motor vehicles have been issued new Inspection certificates and inspection templates.
- The owner has reported the loss to the registration unit.
- There has been a recall announcement from the registration units.
- Motor vehicles have been damaged to the point where they no longer meet technical safety and environmental protection requirements according to regulations.
- The registration unit has confirmed that the technical specifications on the Inspection Certificate do not conform to the actual technical specifications of the motor vehicle.
See the complete Draft Circular amending Circular 16/2021/TT-BGTVT on technical safety and environmental protection inspection for motor vehicles: here.
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