DECISION No. 51/2001/QD-BKHCNMT OF OCTOBER 8, 2001 ON THE COMPULSORY ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COMPATIBILITY WITH VIETNAMESE STANDARDS, APPLICABLE TO HOME-MADE CRASH HELMETS FOR MOTORBIKE RIDERS
THE MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Pursuant to the Ordinance on Goods Quality of December 24, 1999;
Pursuant to the Government�s Decree No. 22/CP of May 22, 1993 on the tasks, powers and organizational structure of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment;
Pursuant to the Government�s Decree No. 86/CP of December 8, 1995 on the assignment of responsibility of State management over goods quality;
Pursuant to the Government�s Resolution No. 10/2001/NQ-CP of August 31, 2001 on its August regular meeting;
At the proposal of the General Director of Standardization, Measurement and Quality Control,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- Crash helmets domestically made for use by motorbike riders (hereafter called crash helmets for short) are those goods subject to the compulsory announcement of their compatibility with Vietnamese standard TCVN 5756-2001 "Safety helmets for motorbike and moped riders."
Article 2.- The announcement of crash helmets� compatibility with Vietnamese standard TCVN 5756-2001 shall have to comply with the Provisional Regulation on the announcement of goods compatible with standards, issued together with Decision No. 2424/2000/QD-BKHCNMT of December 12, 2000 of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment.
For the testing of crash helmets� samples, enterprises may take samples under their plans and conduct the testing themselves, provided that they have testing equipment and facilities compatible with Vietnamese Standard TCVN 5756-2001, or send the samples to one of the organizations listed in the Appendix issued together with this Decision.
The list of organizations designated to expertise crash helmets� quality shall be promptly adjusted and supplemented upon any change.
Article 3.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its signing.
Enterprises, which produce crash helmets, shall have to implement this Decision. All crash helmet-producing enterprises shall have to complete the announcement of crash helmets compatible with Vietnamese Standard TCVN 5657-2001 within 90 days as from the effective date of this Decision.
The General Department of Standardization, Measurement and Quality Control shall have to organize and guide the implementation of this Decision.
For the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment
Vice Minister
BUI MANH HAI
LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS DESIGNATED TO EXPERTISE THE QUALITY OF CRASH HELMETS USED BY MOTORBIKE RIDERS
(Issued together with Decision No. 51/2001/QD-BKHCNMT of October 8, 2001 of the Minister of Science, Technology and Environment)