Regulatory Briefing
Vietnam is transitioning from a law-driven, list/schedule model under the Law on Chemicals (2007) and Decree No. 113/2017/ND-CP toward a more inventory-focused framework anchored by the National Chemical Inventory (NCI) and expanded import controls [157, 158].
News
Vietnam Issues Circular on Prohibited and Disclosure-Required Hazardous Chemicals for Household and Medical Preparations
Hanoi, March 2026. Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has issued a new Circular establishing a mandatory list of chemicals prohibited in insecticidal and bactericidal preparations, as well as a list of hazardous...
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Vietnam Tables Draft Decree on the Management of Cosmetics; New Notification, Manufacturing, and Post-Market Controls Proposed
Hanoi, March 2026. Viet Nam’s Ministry of Health (Drug Administration of Viet Nam) has circulated a draft Decree that would overhaul the national framework for cosmetic regulation, spanning product notification,...
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