What are the validity period of signage in Vietnam?

What are the validity period of signage in Vietnam? (Internet image)

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

1. What are the validity period of signage in Vietnam?

According to Clause 2, Article 22 of Decree 10/2020/ND-CP, validity period of signage is as follows:

- Signage granted to a commercial automobile or shuttle bus is valid for 07 years or for a period requested by the auto transport business (between 1-7 years) given that the automobile or bus has not exceeded its service life;

- For the “XE TUYẾN CỐ ĐỊNH” (“FIXED-ROUTE AUTOMOBILE”) signage granted to automobiles running extra services, the signage is valid for 30 days for the automobiles running on Lunar New Year and for 10 days for those running at the time of the national high school graduation examination.

2. Regulations on issuance of signage in Vietnam

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 22 of Decree 10/2020/ND-CP, auto businesses granted the business license shall be issued with the automobile signage suitable to the licensed business type and according to the following regulations:

- At one point in time, an automobile shall be issued with and shall use only one type of signage corresponding to a single transport business;

- Automobiles issued with the “XE CÔNG-TEN-NƠ” ("TRACTOR TRUCK”) signage may transport containers and other cargo. Automobiles issued with the “XE TẢI” (“TRUCK”) or “XE ĐẦU KÉO” (“TRACTOR UNIT”) signage may not transport containers.

- Departments of Transport of the provinces where the ends of each fixed route are respectively located have the power to issue the shuttle bus signage to fixed route operators.

3. Signage issuance procedures in Vietnam

According to Clause 5, Article 22 of Decree 10/2020/ND-CP, signage issuance procedure in Vietnam:

- The transport business shall submit an application to the Department of Transport which has issued its business license. If the application needs to be amended, the Department of Transport shall inform the contents to be amended to the applicant directly or in writing or via the online public services system within 01 working day from the date of receipt of the application;

- Within 02 working days from the date of receipt of the adequate application, the Department of Transport shall issue the signage to the applying automobiles. If the application is rejected, the Department of Transport shall explain the reason to the applicant in writing or via the online public services system.

The Department of Transport shall update the vehicle tracking data system of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, inspect and only issue signage if the automobile’s tracker meets all requirements on installation and data transmission.

Applications shall be received and results shall be informed at the office of the Department of Transport or by post or via other suitable forms according to regulations.

In case an application is submitted directly or by post, the receiver shall update information in the application to the online public services system of the Ministry of Transport as regulated.

The Department of Transport shall handle applications and issue signage on the online public services system of the Ministry of Transport;

- The Department of Transport shall inspect the automobile’s certificate of technical safety and environmental protection on the system of Vietnam Register to ensure it is qualified for commercial use.

- The Department of Transport shall inspect the information on the automobile’s condition on the online public services system of the Ministry of Transport and the vehicle tracking data system of Directorate for Roads of Vietnam and proceed as follows:

Issue the signage to the automobile if the automobile’s information is not available on the system;

If the automobile’s information is available on the system, the Department of Transport receiving the application shall request the Department of Transport managing the automobile to confirm and remove the automobile’s information from the system via the online public services system.

Within 02 working days, the Department of Transport managing the automobile must reply or provide an explanation if the request is rejected.

The Department of Transport receiving the application shall issue the signage after the automobile’s information has been removed from the system.

Ho Quoc Tuan

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