Decree No.68/2005/ND-CP

This Decree, issued on May 20 by the Government, requires all activities of production, processing, bottling, packaging, purchase, sale, transportation, storage, use, collection, destruction and discharge of dangerous chemicals to be conducted in a safe manner in compliance with its provisions and international regulations. It also governs labeling and advertisement of dangerous chemicals, obligations of entities engaged in dangerous chemical activities, destruction, discharge, loading, unloading and transportation, purchase, sale, export and import of dangerous chemicals, and chemical safety in laboratories.

Dangerous chemicals on the lists of toxic chemicals; chemicals banned from production and trading; petrol, oil and fuel gases; chemicals used as veterinary drugs or plant protection drugs; chemicals for medical use, insecticides and germicides for domestic use; chemicals for use in fishery and aquaculture promulgated by concerned ministries shall be named according to the International Nomenclature of Chemistry and their common names in Vietnamese (if any).

Producers and importers of dangerous chemicals must compile chemical safety data sheets upon delivery of the chemicals to receiving organizations or individuals. Chemicals must always be accompanied by chemical safety data sheets in the process of their circulation.

Organizations and individuals engaged in chemical activities shall have to report on chemical safety at their units to agencies specialized in managing different groups of chemicals.

Specialized management ministries and provincial/municipal People’s Committees shall make and send annual sum-up reports on chemical safety to the Industry Ministry for summing up and reporting to the Prime Minister.-

(Source: Vietnam Law)