The Law on Road Traffic Safety takes effect from January 1, 2025.
Article 42 of this law stipulates the technical safety assurance and environmental protection of motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes participating in road traffic as follows:
Motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes participating in road traffic must be inspected according to the provisions of law.
Inspection of motorbikes and mopeds (motorbikes) only involves emission inspection. Emission inspection is carried out in accordance with environmental protection laws and is carried out at emission inspection facilities that meet national technical standards.
Motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes with a certificate of technical safety and environmental protection from a vehicle inspection facility or a certificate of factory inspection from the manufacturer are not required to be inspected when moving from a border gate, place of production or assembly to a warehouse, port or store or vice versa.
The technical safety and environmental protection inspection of motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes is carried out by inspectors of the inspection facility and the inspection facility issues an inspection certificate.
The Minister of Transport prescribes the following content:
Procedures for granting new, re-granting, temporarily suspending operations, and revoking certificates of eligibility for motor vehicle inspection operations of motor vehicle inspection facilities.
Procedures for granting new, re-granting, temporarily suspending operations, and revoking certificates of eligibility to operate for facilities testing emissions of motorbikes and scooters (motorbikes).
Procedures for certification of technical safety and environmental protection for modified motor vehicles and modified special-purpose motorbikes.
Procedures for first-time inspection and exemption from inspection for motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes.
Procedures for inspection of emissions of motorbikes and scooters.
National technical regulations on technical facilities and locations of motor vehicle inspection facilities, motorcycle and motorbike emission inspection facilities; national technical regulations on motor vehicles and specialized motorcycles participating in road traffic.
Size and load limits for motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes participating in road traffic.
Technical requirements for motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes subject to research and development that need to participate in road traffic.
The Minister of National Defense and the Minister of Public Security shall prescribe the procedures for technical safety and environmental protection inspection of motor vehicles and specialized motorbikes, and certification of technical safety and environmental protection quality of converted motor vehicles and modified specialized motorbikes under the management of the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security.
