On June 30, 2023, Mr. Nguyen Van Sinh - Deputy Minister of Construction, issued Circular 04/2023/TT-BXD regarding "Issuance of National Technical Standards for construction products, goods, and materials," providing detailed guidance for QCVN 16:2023/BXD on technical installation criteria for projects, effective from January 1, 2024.
The content of QCVN 16:2023/BXD undergoes significant changes in terms of regulations for certain technical criteria, requiring construction products, goods, and materials to adhere to safety trends and international standards. Specifically, starting from January 1, 2024, products such as electrical conduits & accessories, ladder cable trays, and cable trays for projects must meet fire resistance standards according to TCVN 7417-2010 (EC 61386-1-2008) with testing method TCVN 9900-2-11:2013 (IEC 60695-2-11:2000), TCVN 9900-2-11:2013 (IEC 60695-11-2:2013) using a minimum of 3 sampling positions per batch. Each position should include 2 sections of conduits/cable trays, each section being 1m long, along with 6 specified accompanying accessories as detailed in the table below:
The changes to the National Technical Regulation QCVN 16:2023/BXD regarding technical specifications for electrical conduits & accessories and cable trays installed for projects will be effective from January 1, 2024.
These are prerequisite conditions for obtaining a Fire Protection and Prevention Certification (PCCC) and obtaining completion approval for projects, as construction products and materials must fully comply with the National Technical Regulation QCVN 16:2023/BXD. We kindly request our valued Customers / Contractors / Design Consultants to update themselves with the changes in QCVN 16:2023/BXD.
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