The Provincial People's Committee issued a decision allowing road motor vehicles from Nghe An and Hua Phan provinces to pass through the Thong Thu - Nam Tay secondary border gate.

Decision 1712/QD-UBND stipulates the types of documents required when people, vehicles and goods pass through the Thong Thu - Nam Tay sub-border gate specifically as follows:

I. Vehicle documentsincluding:

1. Vehicle registration certificate;

2. Certificate of technical safety and environmental protection inspection;

3. Compulsory third-party liability insurance;

4. Declaration of temporary import - re-export or temporary export - re-import of road vehicles;

5. Intermodal transport license;

6. For means of transport:

- Passenger transport vehicles under contract, in addition to the above documents, must also have: Passenger transport contract and Passenger list.

- Means of transporting goods, in addition to the above documents, must have the following documents: Bill of lading; Customs declaration for goods; Animal and plant quarantine certificate.

7. In addition to the intermodal transport license, means of transport carrying dangerous goods or goods with a tonnage or size exceeding the regulations when entering the territory of a contracting party must be granted a special circulation license by the competent authority of that contracting party as prescribed..

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Note: Valid documents must be accompanied by a certified English translation or a certified translation in the national language of the destination country (except for documents printed in Vietnamese - Lao or Vietnamese - English or Lao).

II. Documents of vehicle drivers and passengers exiting or entering the country:

Citizens residing permanently in Nghe An province (Vietnam) and Hua Phan province (Laos), when exiting or entering the country, must have the following documents:

1. Border pass;

2. National or international driving license appropriate to the type of vehicle being driven (for vehicle drivers);

3. In case the driver's Border Pass and Vehicle Registration Certificate are not issued by the same signatory, there must be an additional certified copy of the Labor Contract with a term of 01 year or more along with an English translation or a translation in the national language of the destination country of the driver with the enterprise or cooperative;

4. Other documents as prescribed by law and international treaties on transport of which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Lao People's Democratic Republic are members.

III.Documents of exported and imported goods and items

Goods and items exported, imported, temporarily imported for re-export, temporarily exported for re-import, transferred, and transited through border gates must have full valid documents, comply with principles and procedures according to the provisions of the laws of the two countries on export, import and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Lao People's Democratic Republic are members, and must be subject to inspection, control, and supervision by specialized state management agencies at the border gates.