Circular No. 09/2026/TT-BQP amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 98/2024/TT-BQP dated November 15, 2024, issued by the Minister of National Defense, on the management of industrial explosives and explosive precursors under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense.

 CIRCULAR

Amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 98/2024/TT-BQP dated November 15, 2024 of the Minister of National Defense on management of industrial explosives activities and explosive precursors under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense

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Pursuant to the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools dated June 29, 2024;

Pursuant to Decree No. 181/2024/NĐ-CP dated December 31, 2024 of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools regarding industrial explosives and explosive precursors;

Pursuant to Decree No. 01/2022/NĐ-CP dated November 30, 2022 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of National Defense; and Decree No. 03/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2025 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 01/2022/NĐ-CP;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of National Defense Industry;

The Minister of National Defense promulgates this Circular amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 98/2024/TT-BQP dated November 15, 2024 of the Minister of National Defense on management of industrial explosives activities and explosive precursors under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 98/2024/TT-BQP dated November 15, 2024 of the Minister of National Defense on management of industrial explosives activities and explosive precursors under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense

1. Amending and supplementing Point h Clause 1 Article 3 as follows:

“h) Decision on appointment of blasting commanders by the leadership of organizations and enterprises and list of blasters and persons directly related to the use of industrial explosives; work permit of foreign nationals working in relation to the use of industrial explosives (if any).”

2. Amending and supplementing Point c Clause 5 Article 3 as follows:

“c) In case of submitting the application online through the National Public Service Portal, the Defense Ministry’s Administrative Procedure Information System, organizations and enterprises must prepare one set of electronic files as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Article but are not required to submit components of the file that have been digitized and stored in national databases, specialized databases, and interlinked electronically.”

3. Amending and supplementing Clause 6 Article 3 as follows:

“6. Within 2.5 working days from the date of receiving complete valid applications, the General Staff/Department of National Defense Industry shall review and issue an industrial explosives usage permit according to Model No. 05 attached to this Circular for agencies, units, organizations, and enterprises, or respond in writing with specific reasons if not issued. The validity period of the industrial explosives usage permit shall be implemented according to Clause 7 Article 39 of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools.

If the competent authority needs to inspect the actual site of use and storage of industrial explosives before issuing the permit, the permit review and issuance time shall not exceed 5 working days from the date of receiving complete valid applications.”

4. Amending and supplementing Clause 4 Article 4 as follows:

“4. Within 2.5 working days from the date of receiving complete valid applications, the General Staff/Department of National Defense Industry shall review and reissue, replace, adjust the industrial explosives usage permit according to Model No. 05 attached to this Circular for agencies, units, organizations, and enterprises, or respond in writing with specific reasons if not issued. The validity period of the industrial explosives usage permit shall be implemented according to Clause 7 Article 39 of the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives, and Supporting Tools.

If the competent authority needs to inspect the actual site of use and storage of industrial explosives before issuing the permit, the permit review and issuance time shall not exceed 5 working days from the date of receiving complete valid applications.”

5. Amending and supplementing Point c Clause 6 Article 6 as follows:

“c) In case of submitting the application online through the National Public Service Portal, the Defense Ministry’s Administrative Procedure Information System, agencies, units, organizations, and enterprises must prepare the file as prescribed in Clauses 4 and 5 of this Article in electronic form according to the law but are not required to submit components of the file that have been digitized and stored in national databases, specialized databases, and interlinked electronically.”

6. Amending and supplementing Clause 7 Article 6 as follows:

“7. Within 1.5 working days from the date of receiving complete valid applications, the authorized person as prescribed in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article shall issue, adjust the Explosive Materials Transportation Order according to Model No. 10 attached to this Circular for agencies, units, and enterprises; in case of non-issuance, they must respond in writing with specific reasons.”

7. Amending and supplementing Clause 5 Article 9 as follows:

“5. Direct the competent agency under its jurisdiction: the General Staff to issue, reissue, replace, adjust, and revoke the industrial explosives usage permit; the Technology Management Department to organize training, inspection, and issue the Technical Safety Training Certificate for industrial explosives and explosive precursors for relevant subjects as prescribed. Agencies, units, and individuals in the process of accepting and handling administrative procedures shall not require organizations and enterprises to submit components of the file that have been digitized and stored in national databases, specialized databases, and interlinked electronically.”

Article 2. Effective Date

1. This Circular takes effect from January 22, 2026.

2. Applications for administrative procedures received by the competent authority before the effective date of this Circular shall continue to be processed according to the provisions of Circular No. 98/2024/TT-BQP dated November 15, 2024 of the Minister of National Defense on management of industrial explosives activities and explosive precursors under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of National Defense.

Article 3. Responsibility for Implementation

The Chief of General Staff, the Director of the Department of National Defense Industry, and the heads of agencies, units, organizations, enterprises, and individuals concerned are responsible for implementing this Circular.