04 types of quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection for railway vehicles in Vietnam

04 types of quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection for railway vehicles in Vietnam

Types of quality inspection for the technical safety and environmental protection of railway vehicles include:

- Inspection of production and assembly.

- Import inspection.

- Conversion check.

- Checking daily.

(Meanwhile, according to Article 4 of Circular 29/2018/TT-BGTVT regulating types of quality inspection, technical safety, and environmental protection of railway vehicles including:

- Inspection of production and assembly.

- Import inspection.

- Conversion check.

- Checking daily.

- Check for abnormalities.)

Regulations on use and validity period of certificates and quality inspection stamps for technical safety and environmental protection of railway vehicles in Vietnam

Regarding the use and validity period of Certificates and stamps for quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection for railway vehicles, as follows:

* Use of Certificates and stamps for quality inspection of technical safety and environmental protection for railway vehicles:

- Certificate issued for equipment used as a basis for permission to assemble on vehicles;

- Certificates issued for equipment and vehicles (paper or electronic copies) can only be used for the following purposes: handling customs procedures, vehicle registration, and circulation;

- Inspection stamps affixed to the vehicle, the location of the stickers is specified in Appendix VIII issued with Circular 01/2024/TT-BGTVT.

* Validity of Certificate and inspection stamp

- The validity period of the Certificate and inspection stamp issued according to the inspection cycle specified in Appendix II issued with Circular 01/2024/TT-BGTVT;

- The certificate expires in one of the following cases:

+ The vehicle has been issued a new certificate and inspection stamp;

+ The actual technical specifications of the vehicle are changed compared to the technical specifications on the issued Certificate;

+ The vehicles that are damaged due to accidents, natural disasters, acts of sabotage, or during storage and transportation, resulting in deformation of the structural components, including the load-bearing steel structures of the vehicles, to the extent that they cannot ensure the technical safety requirements and environmental protection as regulated.

More details can be found in Circular 01/2024/TT-BGTVT, taking effect on March 15, 2024.

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