Vietnam: What are the notes on transportation business from September 1, 2022? Should an ID card be provided when sending goods by car?
- Information to be provided when sending goods by car from September 1, 2022?
- From September 1, 2022, cars having fewer than 10 seats (including the driver) converted from cars with at least 10 seats to be prohibited from being used in the passenger transport business in Vietnam?
- Should the auto transport businesses in Vietnam install cameras?
Information to be provided when sending goods by car from September 1, 2022?
Currently, the regulations for transport business on traffic safety assurance in auto transport business are implemented according to Clause 3, Article 11 of Decree 10/2020/ND- CP are as follows:
Regulations on traffic safety in auto transport business
3. Auto transport businesses shall:
a) Operate their commercial automobiles in compliance with the operation regulations stated in Clauses 1 and 3 Article 53 and Clauses 2, 3 and 5 Article 55 of the Law on Road Traffic; equip safety belts for all seats and beds (excluding provincial buses) and provide instructions on traffic safety and on-board emergency evacuation for passengers;
b) Not operate double-decker sleeper buses on level V and level VI mountainous roads;
c) Employ drivers with at least 02 years of experience in driving passenger automobiles having at least 30 seats (including the driver) to drive double-decker sleeper buses;
d) Formulate and update required information on employment of their automobiles and drivers in each automobile’s service history and driver’s work history. From July 01, 2022, this task may be carried out via the software for auto transport business management of the Ministry of Transport.
Accordingly, transport businesses need to comply with the above regulations to ensure traffic safety in auto transport business.
However, this provision will be added in the near future. Specifically, in Clause 1, Article 1 of Decree 47/2022/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Amendments to certain articles of Decree No. 10/2020/ND-CP dated January 17, 2020 on auto transport business and conditions for auto transport business:
1. Addition of point dd to clause 3 Article 11:
“dd) Auto passenger transport businesses, drivers and staffs serving on automobiles (if any) (hereinafter referred to as “consignors”) shall, when receiving consignment goods (consignees do not accompany the goods by), require the consignees to fully and accurately provide information including names of goods, volumes (if any), full names, addresses, ID numbers and phone numbers of consignees and consignors."
Thus, in the future, when receiving consignment goods (consignees do not accompany the goods by), require the consignees to fully and accurately provide information including names of goods, volumes (if any), full names, addresses, ID numbers and phone numbers of consignees and consignors.
Vietnam: What are the notes on transportation business from September 1, 2022? Should an ID card be provided when sending goods by car?
From September 1, 2022, cars having fewer than 10 seats (including the driver) converted from cars with at least 10 seats to be prohibited from being used in the passenger transport business in Vietnam?
In Clause 4, Article 1 of Decree 47/2022/ND-CP, there are additional regulations on passenger transport business by car as follows:
Amendments to certain articles of Decree 10/2020/ND-CP dated January 17, 2020 on auto transport business and conditions for auto transport business:
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4. Addition of clause 3 Article 13:
“3. Cars having fewer than 10 seats (including the driver) converted from cars with at least 10 seats are prohibited from being used in the passenger transport business. Cars whose size or appearance resembles those with at least 09 seats (including the driver) are prohibited from being used in the taxi business.”.
Thus, in the near future, cars having fewer than 10 seats (including the driver) converted from cars with at least 10 seats are prohibited from being used in the passenger transport business.
However, in Clause 3, Article 2 of Decree 47/2022/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Implementation Clauses
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3. Cars having fewer than 10 seats converted from those which have at least 10 seats (including drivers) whose signage is issued before the day on which this Decree comes into force may continue to use in passenger transport business until the end of their prescribed service life specified in this Decree.
Thus, for cars that have been converted from vehicles with a capacity of 10 seats or more to cars with less than 10 seats before September 1, 2022, which have been issued with badges and signs, they will still be used. used for passenger transport business.
Should the auto transport businesses in Vietnam install cameras?
Pursuant to Clause 12, Article 1 of Decree 47/2022/ND-CP stipulates as follows:
Amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Government's Decree 10/2020/ND-CP dated January 17, 2020 on business and conditions for auto transport business, as follows:
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12. Addition of clause 8 Article 34:
“8. From July 01, 2023, auto transport businesses which must install cameras according to regulations hereof must, upon starting transport business for the first time, install automobile trackers integrated with cameras for being issued signage. Automobile trackers integrated with cameras must fully meet regulations in this Decree.”.
Accordingly, from July 1, 2023, auto transport businesses must install cameras for being issued signage.
Decree 47/2022/ND-CP takes effect from September 1, 2022.
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