Decree specifying and providing guidelines for implementation of certain articles of the Law on Chemicals.

This Decree deals with and provides guidelines for implementation of certain articles of the Law on Chemicals with the following contents:

1. General requirements for safety in chemical production and trade.

2. Conditional industrial chemicals; requirements, application and procedures for a certificate of eligibility for production or trade in conditional industrial chemicals (hereinafter referred to as “certificate”).

3. Requirements for industrial precursor chemical production and trade; application and procedures for issuance of a license for industrial precursor chemical export/import.

4. Restricted industrial chemicals; requirements, application and procedures for issuance of a license for restricted industrial chemical production/trade.

5. Banned chemicals and toxic chemicals.

6. Plans and measures for prevention of and response to chemical emergencies.

7. Safety distance of hazardous chemical factories/stores.

8. Classification of chemicals and safety data sheets.

9. Declaration on chemicals and information about chemicals.

10. Training courses in chemical safety.

This Decree applies to entities having chemical-related activities; and entities involving in chemical-related activities in the territory of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP comes into force from November 25, 2017 and replaces the Decree No. 108/2008/ND-CP dated October 07, 2008 specifying and providing guidelines for implementation of certain articles of the Law on Chemicals and the Decree No. 26/2011/ND-CP dated April 08, 2011 on amendments to certain articles of the Decree No. 108/2008/ND-CP by the Government. Article 8 of the Government’s Decree No. 77/2016/ND-CP dated July 01, 2016  shall be annulled.

(Source: VNNIOSH.VN)