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Release of the Second Draft of the Chemical Weapons Convention Management Decree by Vietnam
The second draft amendment to Decree No. 38/2014/ND-CP on the Management of Chemicals Covered by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction was published by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Vietnam (MOIT) on May 5, 2023.
The Draft suggests:
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clarifying the definition of "designated chemical substances"
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updating the current Chemical Weapons Convention provisions on the production of "designated chemical substances"
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adding new provisions on exemptions from obtaining trade licenses and import/export permits based on concentration thresholds
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adding provisions on the storage and use of such chemicals
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standardizing the due dates for submitting various reports.
The original draft amendment, which was released on June 9, 2022, has also undergone a lot of modifications. Comments on the Draft were welcome until May 31, 2023.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from Vietnam.
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