Vietnam Issues Updated Licensing Procedures for Transporting Dangerous Goods by Waterway and Rail
On 23 June 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Decision 1781/QD-BCT, introducing revised procedures for granting, amending, and re-granting licenses for the transport of dangerous goods by inland...
Read MoreVietnam Issues Draft Decree on Cosmetic Safety and Management Aligned with ASEAN Standards
May-26-2025
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has released a new draft decree on cosmetics management. The proposed decree aims to improve the safety of cosmetics and how products are controlled in the...
Read MoreVietnam’s New Chemical Law: Key Changes Effective in 2026
Apr-28-2025
On March 5, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam published the second draft of the amended Law on Chemicals, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. This revision amends the...
Read MoreVietnam Proposes Amendments to Decree 15/2018/ND-CP on Food Safety
On 4 March 2025, the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) published a summary of urgent issues to be addressed in a forthcoming amendment to Decree 15/2018/ND-CP. The proposed amendments aim to streamline...
Read MoreVietnam Amends Hazardous Chemical Safety Regulation: Amendment 1:2024 Highlights
On October 10, 2024, the Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) officially issued Amendment 1:2024 QCVN 05A:2020/BCT, which amends the National Technical Regulation on Safety in Production, Commerce, Use, Storage, and...
Read MoreASEAN Cosmetic Directive Amendments: Grace Period Ended on 21 November 2024
On 21 November 2024, the two-year grace period for cosmetic products to comply with the updated ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) ended. The updates were introduced during the 36th ASEAN Cosmetic Committee...
Read MoreExperts analyze aspects of Vietnam’s draft chemicals law at national workshop
On August 1, the Committee on Science, Technology, and Environment held a workshop at the National Assembly Office Headquarters, to provide input on the updated draft Law on Chemicals. Le Quang...
Read MoreVietnam Announces National Plan for Management and Elimination of Ozone-Depleting Substances
On June 11, 2024, Vietnam promulgated Decision No. 496/QD-TTg, establishing a national plan for the management and removal of restricted substances that deplete the ozone layer and greenhouse gases, which took...
Read MoreVietnam Releases New Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Decree
On March 27, 2024, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) released Decree 33/2024/ND-CP implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons...
Read MoreDraft amendment to the Law on Chemicals released by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Vietnam's main chemical management law, the Law on Chemicals, has a draft update that has been finalized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT). MOIT is currently seeking input on...
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