Requirements for issue of certificates of eligibility for motor vehicle inspection services in Vietnam

Requirements for issue of certificates of eligibility for motor vehicle inspection services in Vietnam (Internet image)

1. What is motor vehicle inspection?

According to Clause 1, Article 3 of Decree 139/2018/ND-CP, motor vehicle inspection or inspection refers to initial and regular inspection of quality of technical safety and environmental protection for motor vehicles.

In which, the certificate of eligibility for motor vehicles inspection or certificate of eligibility refers to a certificate confirming that the registration unit is eligible for motor vehicle inspection.

(Clause 4, Article 3 of Decree 139/2018/ND-CP)

2. Requirements for issue of certificates of eligibility for motor vehicle inspection services in Vietnam

2.1. General requirements

Requirements for facilities, inspection line, and personnel prescribed in this Decree and National Technical Regulation on registration units eligible for obtaining certificates of eligibility promulgated by the Ministry of Transport.

(Article 5 of Decree 139/2018/ND-CP)

2.2. Requirements for facilities, inspection line

Requirements for facilities, inspection line are specified in Article 6 of Decree 139/2018/ND-CP, specifically as follows:

- Premises of the registration unit mean a land plot for facilities of motor vehicle inspection to be located, with the areas regulated below:

+ For registration units with one Type I inspection line, minimum area of the premises for inspection activities is 1,250 m2;

+ For registration units with one Type II inspection line, minimum area of the premises for inspection activities is 1,500 m2;

+ For registration units with two inspection lines, minimum area of the premises for inspection activities is 2,500 m2;

+ For registration units with at least three inspection lines, usable area for each corresponding additional inspection line should not be less than 625 m2;

- Inspection station

+ Inspection stations with only one Type I inspection line: Minimum size including clearance around the vehicle (length x width x height): 30 x 4 x 3.5 (m);

+ Inspection stations with only one Type II inspection line: Minimum size including clearance around the vehicle (length x width x height): 36 x 5 x 4.5 (m);

+ For inspection stations with several adjacent inspection lines, the distance between centers of inspection lines should be at least 4 meters and the distance between the center of the outermost line and inner face of the station's wall should be at least 2.5 meters.

+ In case inspection lines are positioned in several inspection stations, minimum total length of the inspection stations should be equal to the length of corresponding inspection lines as prescribed in Point a, Point b of Clause 2, Article 6 of Decree 139/2018/ND-CP.

- The inspection line must be located or erected with inspection tools and equipment in conformity with National Technical Regulation promulgated by the Ministry of Transport, ensuring the whole inspection of systems, subassembly, parts of motor vehicles on roads to meet regulations on technical safety and environmental protection as prescribed in the Law on Road Traffic 2008.

2.3. Requirements for personnel

Specifically, in Article 7 of Decree 139/2018/ND-CP, requirements for personnel below must be satisfied:

- Each inspection line must have at least three inspectors at least one of whom is high-class inspector.

- Inspection line captain should be arranged in place. Each captain shall take charge of two inspection lines at a maximum.

- The head and professional staff of the registration unit meets requirements prescribed herein.

3. Cases of Revocation of certificates of eligibility for motor vehicle inspection services in Vietnam

The registration unit shall have its certificate of eligibility revoked in one of following cases:

- Falsify applications, documents to be eligible for issue of certificates of eligibility.

- Intentionally erase and falsify contents of the issued certificate of eligibility;

- Stop performing inspection for more than 12 consecutive months.

- Be suspended from inspection activities more than two times in 12 consecutive months.

- At least five times inspectors are suspended from activities or at least three inspectors who have their inspector certificates revoked within 12 consecutive months.

- The registration unit is dissolved.

(Article 11 of Decree 139/2018/ND-CP)

Thanh Rin

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