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Chapter V

GAS BUSINESS

Article 22. Addition of Article 18a to the Government’s Decree No. 19/2016/ND-CP dated March 22, 2016 providing for gas business

“Article 18a. Conditions for issuance of Certificate of eligibility for LPG bottle testing

1. A LPG bottle test station that meets the following conditions shall be eligible to have a Certificate of eligibility for LPG bottle testing granted:

a) Have legal status;

b)Have regulations on safety and process for LPG bottle testing approved by the station’s leader as regulated;

c) Have necessary equipment to serve the testing. To be specific:

- Equipment for recovering residual LPG in bottles;

- Devices for measuring metal thickness, weld ultrasonic flaw detector;

- Equipment for assembling and disassembling bottle valves;

- Equipment for testing durability and tightness;

- Water remover;

- Equipment for checking the inside of bottle;

- Surface cleaning equipment;

- Scales;

- Stamping equipment;

- Vacuum suction equipment.

All equipments mentioned above must have technical parameters and output in conformity with the testing capacity of LPG bottle test station.

d) Have qualified personnel to serve the testing: Employees who directly carry out the testing must be trained in professional skills and safety in bottle testing with certificates thereof granted, and have at least 02 years of working experience;

dd) Have plans for firefighting and prevention approved, and fire equipment equipped in accordance with applicable laws.

2. Certificates of eligibility for LPG bottle testing are issued by Ministry of Industry and Trade”.

Article 23. Addition of Article 18b to the Government’s Decree No. 19/2016/ND-CP dated March 22, 2016 providing for gas business

“Article 18b. Conditions for issuance of Certificate of eligibility for production/ repair of LPG bottles

1. An establishment producing/repairing LPG bottles may have a Certificate of eligibility for production/repair of LPG bottles if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

a) Have legal status;

b) Have regulations on safety, LPG bottle manufacturing process and processes for quality control of manufactured products approved by the establishment’s head;

c) Have testing equipment which meets requirements on control of safety and quality of manufactured LPG bottles. To be specific:

- Pressure testing system: creating a pressure of not less than 3MPa;

- Gas tightness testing system;

- Non-destructive testing equipment: weld quality testing equipment and ultrasonic thickness gauges;

- Equipment for testing components and mechanical properties of materials used to manufacture LPG bottles;

- Scales;

- Tightening torque measuring tools.

d) Have testing equipment operators and welders who must meet the following requirements:

- Testing equipment operators must be trained in professional skills and safety techniques as regulated;

- LPG bottle welders must possess Certificates of pneumatic tools welding as regulated.

dd) Have plans for firefighting and prevention approved, and fire equipment equipped in accordance with applicable laws.

2. Certificates of eligibility for production/ repair of LPG bottles are issued by Ministry of Industry and Trade”.