Content of military vehicle renovation under the management of the Ministry of National Defense in Vietnam (LATEST)

Content of military vehicle renovation under the management of the Ministry of National Defense in Vietnam (LATEST) (Internet image) 

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

On November 29, 2023, the Minister of National Defense issued Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP regulating the renovation of motor vehicles and specialized motorcycles under the Ministry's management.

What is a military vehicle?

Military vehicles include motor vehicles and specialized motorcycles.

Specifically:

- Motor vehicles include cars (including chassis cars, tractor-trailer cars, and electric cars); and trailers and semi-trailers (including trailers and semi-trailers fitted with specialized equipment).

+ Automobiles include cars, trucks, and specialized vehicles.

+ Cars are passenger cars with up to 9 seats.

+ Transport vehicles are vehicles that are designed to carry goods or are used to tow artillery or weapons.

+ Specialized vehicles are vehicles with separate structures suitable to the combat-technical features and functions of each type, including: general-use vehicles and specialized military vehicles (special vehicles).

- Specialized motorcycles include military motorcycles, construction motorcycles, loading and unloading motorcycles, and other specialized motorcycles participating in traffic according to the regulations in Appendix I issued with Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP.

(Clause 1, 2, 3 of Article 3 of Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP)

Content of military vehicle renovation under the management of the Ministry of National Defense in Vietnam (LATEST)

Renovating a military vehicle means changing the features, system, and overall components of the vehicle. In the case of replacing a system or component with a system or component of the same type and manufacturer (same part code), it is not a renovation.

In particular, the content of renovating military vehicles under the management of the Ministry of National Defense is specifically stipulated in Article 4 and Article 5 of Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP as follows:

(1) Content of motor vehicle renovation

- Change the usability features of motor vehicles

+ Cars and trucks converted into specialized vehicles or specialized vehicles converted into other specialized vehicles;

+ Specialized vehicles converted into transport vehicles and cars;

+ Trailers, semi-trailers converted into specialized trailers, specialized semi-trailers or specialized trailers, specialized semi-trailers converted into other specialized trailers, other specialized semi-trailers;

+ Install technical equipment for motor vehicles after improvement and modernization.

- Change the original system and components with other systems and components to ensure the combat-technical features of the motor vehicle.

(2) Contents of renovating specialized motorcycles

- Change the usage features of specialized motorcycles

+ Renovate and change the features of specialized motorcycles from one type to another;

+ Install technical equipment on specialized motorcycles after improvement and modernization

- Change the original system and components with other systems and components to ensure the combat-technical features of the specialized motorcycle.

Application for a license to renovate military vehicles in Vietnam

Specifically, Clause 4 of Article 8 of Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP regulate application dossiers for military vehicle renovation licenses as follows:

(1) The vehicle and motor vehicle agency, a unit under the Ministry of National Defense, is responsible for preparing a dossier to request a license to renovate military vehicles.

(2) Documents for the cases specified in Clause 1, Article 4, Clause 1, Article 5 of Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP, including: Proposal from a unit under the Ministry of National Defense requesting a license to renovate military vehicles of the unit with the renovated vehicle (Form No. 1, Appendix II issued with Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP); copy of the Decision of the Chief of General Staff on approving the configuration and combat-technical features of the vehicle after renovation; A copy of the vehicle's origin document for unregistered vehicles and a copy of the registration certificate for registered vehicles; a copy of the original document for the replacement vehicle;

(3) Documents for cases specified in Clause 2, Article 4, Clause 2, Article 5 of Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP include: a proposal from a unit under the Ministry of National Defense requesting a license to renovate military vehicles of the unit with the renovated vehicle (Form No. 1, Appendix II issued with Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP); a copy of the vehicle origin document for unregistered vehicles; a copy of the registration certificate for registered vehicles; and a copy of the origin document for replacement components.

Circular 95/2023/TT-BQP takes effect on January 15, 2024, and replaces Circular 01/2011/TT-BQP.

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