Vietnam 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...
Read MoreDrug Administration of Vietnam to implement new cosmetics regulations in 2024-25
On 4 March 2024, the Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) issued amendments to the Annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD). At the 38th ASEAN Cosmetic Council (ACC) and the 38th...
Read MoreVietnam plans to revise its cosmetics legislation.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) announced on December 13, 2023, that a new decree on cosmetics management is being drafted. Background information Currently, after more than 12 years of implementation...
Read MoreVietnam announces new GHG Regulation will be effective from February 2024
On 27 December 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam published a new circular on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The scope of the circular...
Read MoreVietnam suggests Modifications to the List of Facilities Covered by the GHG Inventory Regulations
The "Draft amendment of the Prime Minister's Decision on the List of GHG Emission Facilities that Must Carry Out Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories" (the Draft) was published by the Vietnamese Ministry...
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