Circular No. 01/2013/TT-BTNMT on waste materials permitted for import as production raw materials

CIRCULAR

Regulations on scrap materials permitted for import to be used as production raw materials

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The Prime Minister issues this Decision amending and supplementing certain provisions of the Regulation on Response Activities to Oil Spill Incidents issued together with Decision No. 02/2013/QĐ-TTg dated January 14, 2013 of the Prime Minister.

Pursuant to the Law on Trade dated June 14, 2005;

Pursuant to Decree No. 12/2006/NĐ-CP dated January 23, 2006 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on Trade regarding international goods trading activities and foreign goods buying, selling, processing, and transiting activities;

Pursuant to Decree No. 80/2006/NĐ-CP dated August 9, 2006 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Environmental Protection;

Pursuant to Decree No. 25/2008/NĐ-CP dated March 4, 2008 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, which has been amended and supplemented by Decrees No. 19/2010/NĐ-CP dated March 5, 2010 and No. 89/2010/NĐ-CP dated August 16, 2010;

Considering the proposal of the General Director of the General Department of Environment and the Director of the Legal Department;

The Minister of Natural Resources and Environment promulgates this Circular regulating scrap materials permitted for import to be used as production raw materials.

Article 1. 1. National Technical Regulation on Railway Traffic Signals, number QCVN 21:2025/BXD.

1. List of scrap materials permitted for import from abroad to be used as production raw materials (Annex I);

2. List of scrap materials obtained during the production process of export processing enterprises and enterprises within non-tariff zones permitted for import into domestic territory to be used as production raw materials (Annex II).

Article 2. Prior to importation, imported scrap materials must comply with the conditions prescribed by the laws on the conditions for importing scrap materials as production raw materials; they must be cleaned to remove waste, prohibited materials, items, and goods according to Vietnamese laws and international treaties to which the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a party; they must be selected and classified separately according to the HS code, name of scrap material, description of scrap material, and quality requirements consistent with the Lists issued together with this Circular.

Article 3. Export processing enterprises and enterprises within non-tariff zones when importing scrap materials from abroad to be used as production raw materials must fully comply with the provisions of Article 1 and Article 2 of this Circular.

Article 4. This Circular takes effect from April 1, 2013.

Decision No. 12/2006/QĐ-BTNMT dated September 8, 2006 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on the issuance of the List of scrap materials permitted for import as production raw materials ceases to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect.

Article 5. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment assigns the General Department of Environment to guide, inspect, monitor, and urge the implementation of this Circular.

Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, agencies under the Government, People's Committees at all levels, and related organizations and individuals are responsible for implementing this Circular.

During the implementation process, if there are difficulties or obstacles, they are requested to promptly reflect them to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment for consideration and resolution./.