Chương 1: Thông tư 63/2013/TT-BGTVT Quy định chung

Chapter 1.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

This Circular guides the implementation of a number of articles of the Memorandum of understanding between and among the governments of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on road transport serving the organization and management of road transport between and among Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam.

Article 2. Regulated entities

This Circular applies to organizations and individuals relevant to the cross border transport by road of human and goods between and among Cambodia, Laos and Viet Nam.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, these terms bellow and be construed as follows:

1. “Commercial vehicle" means motor vehicles used for transporting goods and passenger, including automobiles, tractor, trailer truck, semi-trailer truck and heavy-duty vehicles running on road for which there are the certificates of registration of vehicles and the license numbers issued by competent authorities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

2. “Non-commercial vehicle” means automobiles of organizations or individuals in possession of the certificates of registration of vehicle and license numbers issued by competent authorities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam licensing the cross-border transport between and among Cambodia - Laos - Viet Nam not for business. To be specific:

a) Automobiles of Vietnamese or foreign agencies, organizations, enterprises, cooperatives going on business, sightseeing and travel;

b) Automobiles with a capacity of 09 (nine) seats and pick-up trucks used for personal purposes;

c) Fire truck, ambulance, tow truck, vehicles used in humanitarian missions;

d) Automobile, tractor, trailer truck or semi-trailer truck and heavy-duty vehicles of transport enterprises and cooperatives serving their construction projects or business operation in Cambodia or Lao.

3. Transit: is the transport of passengers and goods across the border of a Contracting party, the departure and the end of the trip are outside the territory of such Contracting party.

4. Interstate transport: is the transport of passengers and goods across the border of at least two Contracting parties, the departure and the end of the trip are not in the territory of the same Contracting party.

5. “Transport business operators involving automobiles” include enterprise, cooperatives, business households which are licensed to operate transport business involving automobiles according to regulations.