Decision No. 08/2005/QĐ-BYT on issuing the Industry Standard: Sanitation Standards for Various Types of Toilets.

The Ministry of Health issues the Industry Standard on sanitation standards for various types of toilets through Decision No. 08/2005/QĐ-BYT. This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Document No.08/2005/QĐ-BYT
Document typeDecision
Issuing authorityMinistry of Health
Signed byTrần Chí Liêm — Thứ trưởng
Updated29/06/2026
SectorHealth
FieldUncategorized
Issued date11/03/2005
Effective date06/04/2005
Expiry date01/01/2012
StatusExpired
✦ Smart summary

The Ministry of Health issues the Industry Standard on sanitation standards for various types of toilets through Decision No. 08/2005/QĐ-BYT. This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Key points

  • The Industry Standard: Sanitation Standards for Various Types of Toilets has been issued.
  • This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
  • The Director of the Preventive Medicine Department and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Bureau is responsible for organizing and implementing this Decision.
  • Heads of units under the Ministry of Health, Directors of Health Departments of provinces and centrally governed cities are responsible for enforcing this Decision.

🌐 Social impact of this document

  • Positive impact: Sanitation standards for toilets will contribute to improving living environments and public health.
  • Negative impact: Construction material manufacturing enterprises producing toilet materials may increase their input costs.

❓ Frequently asked questions

When were the sanitation standards for various types of toilets issued?

The Industry Standard on sanitation standards for various types of toilets was issued pursuant to Decision No. 08/2005/QĐ-BYT of the Ministry of Health, and shall take effect fifteen days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

Which entities are responsible for enforcing this Decision?

Heads of units under the Ministry of Health, Directors of Health Departments of provinces and centrally governed cities are responsible for enforcing this Decision.

When does this Decision take effect?

This Decision shall take effect fifteen days from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

What responsibilities does the Director of the Preventive Medicine Department and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Bureau have?

The Director of the Preventive Medicine Department and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Bureau is responsible for organizing and directing the implementation of this Decision.

What contents do the sanitation standards for various types of toilets include?

Specific information about the contents of the Industry Standard is not mentioned in the decision document, only mentioning the issuance of the Industry Standard.

Full text

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness

Number: 08/2005/QĐ-BYT
Date: March 11, 2005

DECISION OF THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Regarding the issuance of Industry Standards: Sanitation Standards for Various Types of Toilets.

______________________

THE MINISTER OF HEALTH

Based on the Law on Health Protection for the People dated November 7, 1989;

Pursuant to Decree No. 49/2003/NĐ-CP dated May 15, 2003 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Health;

Based on Decision No. 104/2000/QĐ-TTg dated August 25, 2000 of the Prime Minister approving the National Strategy on Clean Water Supply and Rural Sanitation until 2020;

At the proposal of the Director of the Preventive Medicine and HIV/AIDS Control Department - Ministry of Health,

DECISION:

Article 1. Attached to this Decision are the Industry Standards: Sanitation Standards for Various Types of Toilets.

Article 2. The Standard Measurement Quality Control Department shall be responsible for organizing and guiding the implementation of the Regulations adopted herein.

Article 3. The Director of the Preventive Medicine and HIV/AIDS Control Department shall be responsible for organizing and directing the implementation of this Decision.

Article 4. The Heads of the Office, Inspectorate, Preventive Medicine and HIV/AIDS Control Department - Ministry of Health, Heads of subordinate units under the Ministry of Health, Directors of Provincial Health Departments directly under the Central Government are responsible for enforcing this Decision./.

DEPUTY MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
(Signed)
Tran Chi Lien
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