Decree No. 26/2026/NĐ-CP provides detailed regulations and guidance on implementing certain provisions of the Chemicals Law regarding the management of chemical activities and hazardous chemicals in products and goods.

 

DECREE

Providing detailed regulations and guidance 1. This Circular takes effect from February 15, 2026; Circular No. 24/2013/TT-BKHCN dated September 30, 2013 of the Minister of Science and Technology on activities related to calibration, verification, testing of measuring instruments, and measurement standards shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect. for certain provisions of theLaw on Chemicals concerning the management of chemical activities and hazardous chemicals

in products and goods in products, goods

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization No. 63/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15;

Pursuant to the Law on Prevention and Control of Narcotics No. 73/2021/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on International Treaties No. 108/2016/QH13;

Pursuant to the Investment Law No. 61/2020/QH14;

Pursuant to the Law on Foreign Trade Management No. 05/2017/QH14;

On the basis of Law Technical standards and technical regulations No. 68/2006/QH11 has been amended and supplemented with some articles pursuant to Law No. 35/2018/QH14;

On the basis of 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; Decree No. 03/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2025 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 01/2022/NĐ-CP dated November 30, 2022 of the Government; The Law on Technical Standards and Technical Regulations No. 70/2025/QH15;

On the basis of The Law on Product Quality and Goods Quality No. 05/2007/QH12 has been amended and supplemented with some articles pursuant to Law No. 35/2018/QH14;

On the basis of 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; Decree No. 03/2025/NĐ-CP dated February 28, 2025 of the Government amending and supplementing certain articles of Decree No. 01/2022/NĐ-CP dated November 30, 2022 of the Government; The Law on Product Quality and Goods Quality No. 78/2025/QH15;

Implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Acquisition, Transfer, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;

The Government promulgates this Decree amending and supplementing certain Articles of Decree No. 81/2018/NĐ-CP dated May 22, 2018

The Government promulgates this Decree providing detailed regulations and guidance 1. This Circular takes effect from February 15, 2026; Circular No. 24/2013/TT-BKHCN dated September 30, 2013 of the Minister of Science and Technology on activities related to calibration, verification, testing of measuring instruments, and measurement standards shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect. for certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals concerning the management of chemical activities and hazardous chemicals in products and goods.

 

PART I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of Regulation

This Decree provides detailed regulations and guidance 1. This Circular takes effect from February 15, 2026; Circular No. 24/2013/TT-BKHCN dated September 30, 2013 of the Minister of Science and Technology on activities related to calibration, verification, testing of measuring instruments, and measurement standards shall cease to be effective from the date this Circular takes effect. for certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals concerning the management of chemical activities and hazardous chemicals in products and goods including:

1. Clause 5, Article 2 regarding specific criteria for "toxic substances".

2. Clause 5, Article 10 regarding requirements for organizations producing chemicals; regarding the recovery of Permits for the production of prohibited chemicals.

3. Clause 5, Article 11 regarding requirements for organizations trading in chemicals.

4. Clause 7, Article 12 regarding export, import, temporary import for re-export, temporary export for re-import, transshipment, and other related activities involving international trade in chemicals.

5. Clause 7, Article 14 regarding the obligations of organizations and individuals storing chemicals; specifying the contents of the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services; specifying conditions, procedures, authorities for issuing, reissuing, amending, and revoking the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services.

6. Clause 5, Article 15 regarding the announcement of types of chemicals and purposes of special control chemicals on the specialized chemical database.

7. Clause 2, Article 18 regarding cases exempted from obtaining Certificates of Eligibility for the production and trading of conditionally permitted chemicals; Permits for the production, trading, export, and import of specially controlled chemicals; Permits for the production and import of prohibited chemicals; Certificates of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services.

8. Clause 2, Article 19 regarding procedures and formalities for recovering Certificates of Eligibility for the production and trading of conditionally permitted chemicals; Permits for the production, trading, export, and import of specially controlled chemicals; Permits for the production and import of prohibited chemicals; Certificates of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services.

9. Clause 3, Article 20 regarding the roadmap for building the National List of Chemicals and recognizing foreign lists of chemicals; regarding procedures and formalities for registering new chemicals.

10. Clause 2, Article 21 regarding organizations evaluating new chemicals.

11. Clause 4, Article 22 regarding registration and management of new chemicals.

12. Clause 4, Article 26 regarding confidentiality of information related to technological secrets, commercial secrets, and other confidential information.

13. Clause 4, Article 28 regarding the obligation to provide information by organizations and individuals engaged in chemical activities.

14. Clause 9, Article 29 regarding digital transformation in state management of chemicals and the specialized chemical database.

15. Clause 7, Article 31 regarding the list of hazardous chemicals in products and goods that need to be announced; the inspection process for hazardous chemicals during production; implementing announcements about the content of hazardous chemicals in products and goods.

16. Clause 3, Article 32 regarding the method and information for announcing the content of hazardous chemicals in products and goods.

Article 2. Interpretation of Terms

In this Decree, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. Listed Chemicals are chemicals subject to control under the provisions of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use and Destruction of Chemical Weapons and published in the List issued by Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government stipulating the lists of chemicals within the scope of the Chemical Law. Listed Chemicals include substances listed in the List and mixtures containing such listed substances.

2. Industrial Precursors are chemicals used as raw materials, solvents, catalysts in production, scientific research, analysis, testing, and are also essential in the process of preparing and producing narcotic drugs, as specified in the list promulgated by the Government.

3. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) is a unique identification number for chemical elements, chemical compounds, polymers, biological sequences, mixtures, and alloys.

4. A toxic substance as defined in Clause 5, Article 2 of the Chemical Law must meet one of the following criteria according to the classification principles of GHS:

a) Acute toxicity Category 1;

b) Severe eye damage/Irritation Category 1;

c) Skin corrosion/Irritation Category 1A;

d) Carcinogenicity Category 1A;

e) Germ cell mutagenicity Category 1A;

f) Reproductive toxicity Category 1A;

g) Environmental hazard Category 1.

5. GHS stands for the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.

6. Verification, identification, and traceability of chemicals refer to the monitoring and management of a unit of chemical product through each stage of the process over time and location.

Article 3. State Management Responsibilities for Chemicals

1. The Ministry of Industry and Trade, within its assigned tasks and powers, shall perform the following state management functions regarding chemical activities:

a) Manage chemicals used in industry, industrial precursors listed in the list promulgated by the Government pursuant to the division of labor of the Government, and chemicals covered by the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use and Destruction of Chemical Weapons; manage chemicals used in consumer products except those under the purview of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development;

b) Announce, operate, update, and upgrade the specialized chemical database;

c) Uniformly manage the classification and labeling of hazardous chemicals; registration and declaration of chemicals; safety information on chemicals;

d) Compile and statistically analyze the implementation of chemical safety nationwide;

e) Implement international cooperation in chemical activities and chemical safety;

f) Promote, disseminate, and educate the public about chemical laws;

g) Inspect chemical activities; resolve complaints and denunciations related to chemical activities under the purview of the Ministry of Industry and Trade;

h) Other tasks related to chemical activities assigned by the Government.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to appraise and announce national standards, guide the development and appraisal of technical regulations in the field of chemicals within their respective authorities.

3. The Ministry of Construction shall issue or submit to competent authorities for issuance technical regulations on the transportation of hazardous chemicals within its authority.

4. The Ministry of Health shall manage chemicals used in pharmaceutical preparations for humans; chemicals used in household, medical disinfectants and insecticides; chemicals used in medical devices; chemicals used in food additives, food processing aids, food flavorings, nutritional supplements, and food fortificants; chemicals used in products under the purview of the Ministry of Health; and cooperate with other ministries and sectors to establish occupational health and safety regulations in chemical activities.

5. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall manage chemicals used in fertilizers, crop cultivation, animal husbandry, aquaculture, veterinary medicine, plant protection, storage, processing of agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products, and food; chemicals used in products under the purview of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; issue or submit to competent authorities for issuance regulations on environmental protection related to chemical activities; guide the classification, labeling, and construction of safety data sheets for plant protection products.

6. The Ministry of National Defense shall manage chemicals and chemical products in the defense sector; handle and dispose of residual toxins, war toxins, toxins of unknown origin, and confiscated toxins.

7. The Ministry of Public Security shall manage chemicals and chemical products in the security and social order sectors and for firefighting and rescue purposes.

8. The Ministry of Home Affairs shall issue or submit to competent authorities for issuance regulations on occupational safety and health for workers participating in chemical activities within its authority.

9. The Ministry of Education and Training shall manage the use of chemicals in schools, vocational training institutions, and other educational institutions within the national education system.

10. The Ministry of Finance shall cooperate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to allocate the budget to ensure resources for investment, construction, operation, maintenance, and development of the specialized chemical database to meet national technical standards for specialized databases; connect the national electronic portal with the information technology system and online public services to serve the specialized management of chemicals by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

11. Provincial People's Committees, within their assigned tasks and powers, shall perform the following state management functions regarding chemical activities:

a) Carry out tasks assigned by the Chemical Law and other tasks related to chemical activities delegated at different levels;

b) Be responsible for managing chemical activities, conducting inspections, handling complaints and denunciations, and dealing with violations of chemical activities in accordance with the law;

c) Promote, disseminate, and guide the law on chemical management.

 

Chapter II

MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES

Section 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS ON THE PRODUCTION AND BUSINESS OF CHEMICALS

Article 4. General Conditions for Ensuring Safety in Chemical Production

1. A chemical production organization is an organization established in accordance with the provisions of the law. 2. Factories and warehouses must meet requirements according to national technical standards and regulations, suitable for the nature, scale, and technology of chemical production and storage.

3. Factories and chemical warehouses must have a safety chemical rules board and danger warning signs appropriate to the level of danger of the chemicals. Warning signs displaying the hazardous characteristics of the chemicals must include information: Chemical identification code; warning symbols, warning words, hazard warnings. Warning symbols must fully reflect all hazardous characteristics (if any).

4. There must be a Chemical Accident Prevention and Response Plan approved by the competent authority or preventive and response measures for chemical accidents issued by the organization in accordance with Articles 33, 34, 35, and 36 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

5. There must be rescue equipment and means appropriate to the hazardous characteristics of the chemicals and the quantity of chemicals stored at the facility.

6. The chemical production technology must ensure the reduction of risks of chemical accidents, environmental pollution, and guarantee fire and explosion prevention safety.

7. Chemicals in warehouses must be stored in accordance with current national technical standards and regulations, ensuring safety requirements and facilitating emergency response to chemical accidents.

8. Professional Capacity

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the production facility must have a professional qualification appropriate to the scale and type of chemical production, thoroughly understand the technology, plans, and measures to ensure chemical safety;

b) The subjects specified in Article 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security at the production facility must undergo chemical safety training.

9. Compliance with the requirements for chemical production activities stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

Article 5. General Conditions for Ensuring Safety in Chemical Trading

1. A chemical trading organization is an organization established in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. Chemical storage warehouses must comply with the provisions of Clause 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of this Decree or lease warehouses from organizations that have been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for Operating Chemical Storage Services by the competent authority, suitable for the scale and type of chemicals traded by the organization.

3. Storing and preserving chemicals in warehouses must comply with the provisions of Clause 7 of Article 4 of this Decree. of 4. Professional Capacity

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the trading facility must have a professional qualification appropriate to the scale and type of chemical trading, thoroughly understand the plans and measures to ensure chemical safety;

b) The subjects specified in Article 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security at the trading facility must undergo chemical safety training.

5. Compliance with the requirements for chemical trading activities stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

b) The subjects specified in Article 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Chemical Law on the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security at business establishments must be trained in chemical safety.

5. Comply with the requirements for chemical business activities stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Chemical Law on the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

Article 6. Declaration of Imported Chemicals

1. Organizations and individuals importing chemicals under Chapters 28 and 29 of the List of Goods for Export and Import of Vietnam issued by the Minister of Finance shall be responsible for declaring imported chemicals before clearance through the National Single Window Portal.

2. Information for declaration of imported chemicals

a) The information declared on the National Single Window Portal includes information about the organization or individual making the declaration and information about the imported chemicals;

b) Original commercial invoice and its Vietnamese translation certified by an organization in cases where the commercial invoice is issued in a foreign language;

c) Safety data sheet;

d) In cases of non-commercial goods without a commercial invoice, organizations and individuals declaring chemicals may use a cargo arrival notice at the port instead of the commercial invoice.

3. Creating access accounts and legal validity of electronic documents on the National Single Window Portal

a) Organizations and individuals create login accounts according to the prescribed form on the National Single Window Portal, including relevant information and attached files;

b) Organizations and individuals declare chemicals through the National Single Window Portal. The declaration information is automatically transferred to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Public Service Gateway system, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s system will automatically respond back through the National Single Window Portal to the organizations and individuals making the declaration and customs authorities;

c) Feedback information from the declaration of imported chemicals has legal validity for clearance procedures. After the chemicals have been cleared, the customs authority's system sends feedback on the clearance status including declaration forms, chemical information, and the quantity of chemicals cleared through the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s system;

d) Declaration and feedback information on imported chemicals through the National Single Window Portal follow the model prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade;

4. Organizations and individuals must bear legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information declared according to the available forms on the National Single Window Portal and all documents, certificates, and electronic data in the electronic declaration dossier submitted through the National Single Window Portal. In cases where the declaration information is inaccurate, the electronic declaration dossier serves as the basis for authorized organizations and individuals to impose administrative penalties;

5. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall take the lead and coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to build a system for receiving declaration information; take the lead and coordinate with related ministries and sectors to inspect the activities of organizations and individuals declaring chemicals;

6. Import data of organizations and individuals is shared by the Ministry of Industry and Trade with local management agencies through the Specialized Chemical Database;

7. Exemptions from declaration

a) Importation of chemicals requiring special control when a permit for importation has been granted by the competent authority;

b) Importation of prohibited chemicals when a permit for importation has been granted by the competent authority;

c) Importation of less than 10 kilograms of chemicals under Clause 1 of this Article;

d) Importation of less than 1 kilogram of new chemicals for testing and evaluating physical and chemical properties;

đ) Importation of mixtures not falling under Chapters 28 and 29 of the List The list of export and import goods of Vietnam issued by the Minister of Finance contains chemicals under Chapters 28 and 29.

Section 2

CONDITIONED CHEMICALS

Article 7. Conditions for producing conditioned chemicals

1. An organization producing conditioned chemicals is an organization established in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. Production facilities and storage warehouses must meet the following conditions:

a) Complying with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of this Decree;

b) Must have safe operating procedures. Such procedures must be posted in the area where conditioned chemicals are produced.

3. Technology must comply with the provisions of Clause 6 of Article 4 of this Decree.

4. Storage and preservation of chemicals

a) Conditioned chemicals must be segregated and arranged according to the characteristics of each type of chemical. Chemicals that can react with each other causing safety hazards or having different fire prevention and explosion control requirements cannot be stored in the same area;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 7 of Article 4 of this Decree.

5. Professional capacity

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the production facility must hold a bachelor's degree or higher in chemistry;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 8 of Article 4 of this Decree.

6. Compliance with the requirements for chemical production activities stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

Article 8. Conditions for trading in conditioned chemicals

1. An organization trading in conditioned chemicals is an organization established in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. Leasing warehouses from organizations that have been granted certificates by competent authorities certifying their eligibility to operate chemical storage services suitable to the scale and types of chemicals traded by the organization, or having warehouses must comply with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of this Decree.

3. Storage and preservation of chemicals

a) Conditioned chemicals must be segregated and arranged according to the characteristics of each type of chemical. Chemicals that can react with each other causing safety hazards or having different fire prevention and explosion control requirements cannot be stored in the same area;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 7 of Article 4 of this Decree.

b) The subjects specified in Article 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security at the trading facility must undergo chemical safety training.

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the trading facility must hold a secondary vocational degree or higher in chemistry;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 4 of Article 5 of this Decree.

5. Comply with the requirements for chemical business activities stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Chemical Law on the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

Article 9. Documents, procedures, and formalities for issuing, reissuing, and amending Certificates of Eligibility for Producing and Trading Conditioned Chemicals

1. Documents for requesting issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for Producing Conditioned Chemicals

a) A request for issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for Producing Conditioned Chemicals;

b) Overall floor plan drawings of production facilities and storage warehouses, including information about the location of production facilities, storage areas, chemical storage zones, area sizes, and access routes to production facilities and chemical storage areas; Proof of land use rights for construction of production facilities and storage warehouses or lease contracts for storage warehouses certified by competent authorities as eligible to operate chemical storage services;

c) Notification of inspection results for completion acceptance of construction projects (in accordance with laws on construction);

d) Description of production technology and safe operating procedures for producing conditioned chemicals;

đ) Copy of the Decision approving the Emergency Prevention and Response Plan for chemical accidents by the competent authority or the Decision promulgating the Emergency Prevention and Response Measures for chemical accidents by the chemical production facility;

e) Copy of the Bachelor's degree or higher in chemistry of the person responsible for chemical safety at the production facility;

g) Copy of the Decision recognizing the results of chemical safety training certification of organizations and individuals in accordance with Article 32 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security;

h) Safety data sheets of the conditioned chemicals requested for the Certificate of Eligibility for Producing Conditioned Chemicals.

2. Documents for requesting issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for Trading Conditioned Chemicals

a) A request for issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for Trading Conditioned Chemicals;

b) Overall floor plan drawings of chemical storage warehouses, including information about the location of storage areas, chemical storage zones, area sizes, and access routes to chemical storage areas; Proof of land use rights for construction of storage warehouses or contracts for using chemical storage services certified by competent authorities as eligible to operate chemical storage services;

c) Notification of inspection results for completion acceptance of construction projects (in accordance with laws on construction);

d) Copy of the Decision approving the Emergency Prevention and Response Plan for chemical accidents by the competent authority or the Decision promulgating the Emergency Prevention and Response Measures for chemical accidents by the chemical storage warehouse;

đ) Copy of the Secondary Vocational Degree or higher in chemistry of the person responsible for chemical safety at the trading facility;

e) Copy of the Decision recognizing the results of chemical safety training certification of organizations and individuals in accordance with Article 32 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security;

g) Safety data sheets of the conditioned chemicals requested for the Certificate of Eligibility for Trading Conditioned Chemicals.

3. Documents for requesting issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for Producing and Trading Conditioned Chemicals

a) A request for issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility for Producing and Trading Conditioned Chemicals;

b) Overall floor plan drawings of each production facility and chemical storage warehouse, including information about the location of production facilities, storage warehouses, chemical storage zones, area sizes, and access routes to production facilities and chemical storage areas; Proof of land use rights for construction of production facilities and chemical storage warehouses or contracts for using chemical storage services certified by competent authorities as eligible to operate chemical storage services;

c) Notification of inspection results for completion acceptance of construction projects (in accordance with laws on construction);

d) Description of production technology and safe operating procedures for producing conditioned chemicals;

đ) A copy of the Decision approving the Chemical Accident Prevention and Response Plan issued by the competent authority or the Decision promulgating the Chemical Accident Prevention Measures issued by the chemical production and trading entity;

e) A copy of the Bachelor's degree or higher in Chemistry of the person responsible for chemical safety at the chemical production and trading entity;

g) Copy of the Decision recognizing the results of chemical safety training certification of organizations and individuals in accordance with Article 32 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security;

h) The Safety Data Sheet of chemicals with conditions proposed for issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Production and Trading;

4. The People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization's chemical production and trading facility is located shall have the authority to review, issue, reissue, and amend the Certificate of Eligibility for Conditional Chemical Production and Trading for organizations;

5. Procedures and formalities for reviewing and issuing the Certificate of Eligibility

a) The organization applying for the Certificate of Eligibility shall prepare one set of application documents and submit them via postal service, direct submission, or online public service system to the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization's chemical production and trading facility is located;

b) In cases where the application documents are incomplete or invalid, within three working days from the date of receipt of the documents, the People's Committee of the province where the organization submitted the documents shall notify the organization to supplement and complete the documents. The time taken to complete the documents will not be counted towards the issuance period specified in points c and d of this clause;

c) In cases where the chemical production and trading facility of the organization is located in the same locality as its main office, within twelve working days from the date of receipt of valid application documents as stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article, the People's Committee of the province shall be responsible for examining, reviewing the application documents, inspecting actual conditions, and issuing the Certificate of Eligibility to the organization. If the certificate is not issued, the People's Committee of the province must provide a written response stating the reasons;

In cases where the chemical production and trading facility of the organization is located in a different locality from its main office, within three working days from the date of receipt of valid application documents as stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article, the People's Committee of the province where the organization submitted the documents shall be responsible for sending copies of the application documents for the Certificate of Eligibility to the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization's chemical production and trading facility is located to seek their opinions. Within nine working days from the date of receipt of the application documents, the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization's chemical production and trading facility is located shall be responsible for reviewing the application documents, inspecting actual conditions of the chemical production and trading facilities under their management, and providing written opinions on compliance with the requirements set forth in Articles 7 and 8 of this Decree;

The People's Committee of the province where the organization submitted the documents shall be responsible for examining, reviewing the application documents, and issuing the Certificate of Eligibility to the organization within three working days from the date of receipt of the written opinion from the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization's chemical production and trading facility is located confirming that all conditions have been met, while simultaneously sending the relevant units for coordinated management. If the certificate is not issued, the competent authority issuing the certificate must provide a written response stating the reasons;

d) In cases where the organization leases chemical storage services from an entity authorized to operate chemical storage services located in the same locality as its main office, the People's Committee of the province shall examine, review the application documents, inspect the chemical storage service usage contracts, assess the suitability regarding scale, type, and location of chemical storage to issue the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Production and Trading;

In cases where the organization leases chemical storage services from an entity authorized to operate chemical storage services located in a different locality from its main office, the People's Committee of the province where the organization submitted the documents shall be responsible for sending copies of the application documents for the Certificate of Eligibility to the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization leases chemical storage services to seek their opinions. Within nine working days from the date of receipt of the application documents, the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization leases chemical storage services shall be responsible for inspecting the chemical storage service usage contracts, assessing the suitability regarding scale, type, and warehouse conditions for chemical storage, and providing written opinions on compliance with the requirements;

đ) After issuance, the competent authority issuing the Certificate of Eligibility shall send a copy of the Certificate to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Chemical Administration Department) and the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the organization's chemical production and trading facility is located for coordinated monitoring and management;

e) The Certificate of Eligibility for Conditional Chemical Production and Trading has a validity period of five years from the date of issuance.

6. Application Documents, Procedures, and Formalities for Reissuing the Certificate of Eligibility

a) In cases where the Certificate of Eligibility is lost, damaged, or there are changes in the registration information of the organization, the organization shall prepare one set of application documents for reissuance of the Certificate of Eligibility and submit them to the original issuing authority via postal service, direct submission, or online public service system;

b) The application documents for reissuance include: A request for reissuance of the Certificate of Eligibility; documents and evidence proving changes in the registration information of the organization;

c) Within five working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid application documents, the issuing authority shall check and reissue the Certificate of Eligibility to the organization while simultaneously sending it to relevant units. If the certificate is not reissued, the issuing authority must provide a written response stating the reasons;

7. Application Documents, Procedures, and Formalities for Amending the Certificate of Eligibility

a) In case there is a change in the location of the production, business, or storage facility for chemicals; the type or concentration of produced or traded chemicals, the organization shall prepare one application file to request adjustment of the Certificate and submit it to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or via the online public service system.

b) The application file for adjusting the Certificate includes: A document requesting adjustment of the Certificate meeting the conditions; documents and materials proving compliance with the conditions for production and trade of chemicals for the adjusted contents.

c) The issuing authority shall review the adjusted contents and issue the Certificate according to the procedures and formalities applicable to new issuance of the Certificate.

8. Organizations must pay the examination fee as prescribed by laws on fees and charges when submitting the application file for obtaining the Certificate meeting the conditions for producing and trading regulated chemicals.

9. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall stipulate the forms of application files as provided for in this Article.

Article 10. Exporting and Importing Regulated Chemicals

1. An organization may only export regulated chemicals based on the Certificate meeting the conditions for producing regulated chemicals or the Certificate meeting the conditions for trading regulated chemicals issued by the competent authority.

2. An organization may only import regulated chemicals for business purposes based on the Certificate meeting the conditions for trading regulated chemicals issued by the competent authority.

3. An organization or individual importing regulated chemicals for their own use must declare the purpose of use on the specialized chemical database and does not need the Certificate meeting the conditions for producing and trading regulated chemicals.

4. Besides the documents required under customs laws, when exporting or importing regulated chemicals for business purposes, organizations must have the Certificate meeting the conditions for producing regulated chemicals or the Certificate meeting the conditions for trading regulated chemicals issued by the competent authority.

Section 3

SPECIAL CONTROLLED CHEMICALS

Article 11. Conditions for Producing Special Controlled Chemicals

1. An organization producing special controlled chemicals must be established in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. Production facilities and storage warehouses must meet the following conditions:

a) Complying with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of this Decree;

b) Must have safe operating procedures. Such procedures must be posted in the area where special controlled chemicals are produced.

3. Technology must comply with the provisions of Clause 6, Article 4 of this Decree.

4. Storage and preservation of chemicals

a) Special controlled chemicals must be zoned and arranged according to the characteristics of each type of chemical. Chemicals that can react with each other causing safety issues or having different fire prevention and explosion control requirements cannot be stored in the same area.

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 7 of Article 4 of this Decree.

5. Professional capacity

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the production facility must hold a bachelor's degree or higher in chemistry;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 8 of Article 4 of this Decree.

6. There must be a plan for controlling and preventing loss of special controlled chemicals in the form prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade (which must include at least the following items: types; quantities; storage methods; inspection and monitoring plans).

7. Only produce special controlled chemicals for purposes not prohibited by Article 3 of the Law on Chemicals.

8. Comply with the requirements for chemical production activities stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

Article 12. Conditions for operating controlled chemicals

1. An organization operating controlled chemicals must be established in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. Leasing warehouses from organizations that have been granted by competent authorities a Certificate of Eligibility to operate chemical storage services suitable to the scale and type of chemicals operated by the organization or having warehouses for storing chemicals must meet the following conditions:

a) Complying with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of this Decree;

b) Must have safe operation procedures. Such procedures must be posted in the area where controlled chemicals are stored.

3. Storage and preservation of chemicals

a) Special controlled chemicals must be zoned and arranged according to the characteristics of each type of chemical. Chemicals that can react with each other causing safety issues or having different fire prevention and explosion control requirements cannot be stored in the same area.

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 7 of Article 4 of this Decree.

b) The subjects specified in Article 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security at the trading facility must undergo chemical safety training.

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the trading facility must hold a secondary vocational degree or higher in chemistry;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 4 of Article 5 of this Decree.

5. Have a plan to control and prevent the loss of controlled chemicals according to the model prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade (which includes at least the following contents: types; quantity; methods of preservation; inspection and supervision plans).

6. Comply with requirements for the operation of controlled chemicals as stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Chemicals Law on the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

Article 13. Documents, Procedures, and Formalities for Issuing, Reissuing, and Amending Permits for Producing and Trading Controlled Chemicals

1. Application Documents for Issuing Production Permit

a) A request for issuing a production permit for controlled chemicals;

b) The documents specified in Points b, c, đ, e, g of Clause 1, Article 9 of this Decree;

c) A description of the technological process and safe operation procedures in producing controlled chemicals;

d) A plan to control and prevent the loss of controlled chemicals and a commitment to produce controlled chemicals for non-prohibited purposes;

đ) Safety data sheets of the controlled chemicals for which a production permit is requested;

2. Application Documents for Issuing Trading Permit

a) A request for issuing a trading permit for controlled chemicals;

b) The documents specified in Points b, c, d, đ, e of Clause 2, Article 9 of this Decree;

c) A plan to control and prevent the loss of controlled chemicals and a commitment to trade controlled chemicals for non-prohibited purposes;

d) Safety data sheets of the controlled chemicals for which a trading permit is requested;

3. Application Documents for Issuing Production and Trading Permit

a) A request for issuing a production and trading permit for controlled chemicals;

b) The documents specified in Points b, c, đ, e, g of Clause 3, Article 9 of this Decree;

c) A description of the technological process and safe operation procedures in producing controlled chemicals;

d) A plan to control and prevent the loss of controlled chemicals and a commitment to produce and trade controlled chemicals for non-prohibited purposes;

đ) Safety data sheets of the controlled chemicals for which a production and trading permit is requested;

4. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is the competent authority responsible for receiving applications, organizing reviews, issuing, reissuing, and amending permits for producing and trading controlled chemicals.

5. Procedure and Formalities for Reviewing and Issuing Permits

a) Organizations requesting a permit for producing and trading controlled chemicals shall submit one set of application documents through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system to the competent authority issuing the permit as stipulated in Clause 4 of this Article;

b) In cases where the application documents are incomplete or invalid, within three days from the date of receipt of the application documents, the competent authority issuing the permit shall notify the organization to supplement and complete the documents. The time taken to complete the documents will not be counted towards the permit issuance period stipulated in Point c of this Clause;

c) Within sixteen working days from the date of receipt of valid application documents as stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of this Article, the competent authority issuing the permit shall examine and review the application documents, inspect actual conditions, and issue the permit to the organization. If the permit is not issued, the competent authority issuing the permit shall provide a written response stating the reasons;

In cases where the organization leases warehouses from organizations that have been granted by competent authorities a Certificate of Eligibility to operate chemical storage services, the competent authority issuing the permit shall examine and review the application documents, inspect the usage service contracts, and evaluate the suitability regarding scale, types, and warehouse conditions for issuing the permit;

After issuing the permit, the competent authority issuing the permit shall send a copy of the permit to the People's Committee of the province where the organization's headquarters is located and the People's Committee of the province where the organization's production and trading facilities are located for coordination in monitoring and management;

d) The permit for producing and trading controlled chemicals has a validity period of five years from the date of issuance;

6. Documents, Procedures, and Formalities for Reissuing Permits

a) In cases where the permit is lost, damaged, or there are changes in the registration information of the organization, the organization shall submit one set of application documents for reissuing the permit and send them to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system;

b) Application documents for reissuing the permit include: A request for reissuing the permit; documents and evidence proving the changes in the registration information of the organization;

c) Within five working days from the date of receipt of valid application documents, the competent authority shall check and reissue the permit to the organization while sending it to relevant units. If the permit is not reissued, the competent authority issuing the permit shall provide a written response stating the reasons;

d) The validity period of the reissued permit is equal to the remaining validity period of the previously issued permit;

7. Documents, Procedures, and Formalities for Amending Permits

a) In cases where there are changes in the location of production, trading, or storage facilities; scale or types of produced or traded chemicals, the organization shall submit one set of application documents for amending the permit and send them to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system;

b) Application documents for amending the permit include: A request for amending the permit; documents and evidence proving compliance with the conditions for production and trading for the amended contents;

c) The competent authority shall examine and issue the Permit according to the procedures and formalities for issuing a new Permit.

d) The validity period of the adjusted Permit shall be implemented as if it were a newly issued Permit.

8. Organizations must pay the examination fee in accordance with the laws on fees and charges when submitting the application dossier for obtaining a Permit for producing and trading special controlled chemicals.

9. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall provide detailed regulations for this Article.

Article 14. Dossiers, Procedures, and Formalities for Issuing, Reissuing, Adjusting, and Extending Export and Import Permits for Special Controlled Chemicals

1. Exporting and importing special controlled chemicals must comply with the provisions set out in Clause 3 and Clause 4 of Article 12 of the Law on Chemicals.

2. Organizations and individuals exporting and importing special controlled chemicals must have a Permit issued by the competent authority responsible for issuing export and import Permits for special controlled chemicals as a condition for clearance when exporting and importing such chemicals.

3. Organizations and individuals must establish an account on the specialized chemical database and declare their intended use when importing special controlled chemicals for the purpose of producing other products or goods.

4. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is the competent authority responsible for receiving dossiers, issuing, reissuing, adjusting, and extending Export and Import Permits for special controlled chemicals.

5. Application Dossier for Obtaining a Permit

a) A request for issuance of an Export and Import Permit for special controlled chemicals;

b) Original commercial invoice and its Vietnamese translation certified by an organization in cases where the commercial invoice is issued in a foreign language;

c) Safety data sheet;

d) A report on the situation of exporting, importing, purchasing, selling, using, and storing special controlled chemicals under Group 1 according to previously issued Permits;

đ) A Production Permit for special controlled chemicals for cases where organizations producing special controlled chemicals export chemicals produced by themselves;

e) A Trading Permit for special controlled chemicals for cases where organizations trading special controlled chemicals export and import them for business purposes;

g) In cases where special controlled chemicals being exported are listed in Appendix III of Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government specifying the categories of chemicals within the scope of regulation of the Law on Chemicals, there must be a copy of the final use certificate from the competent authority of the importing country which is not a member of the Chemical Weapons Convention;

6. Procedures and Formalities for Issuing a Permit

a) Organizations and individuals requesting an Export and Import Permit for special controlled chemicals shall prepare one set of the dossier as stipulated in Clause 5 of this Article and submit it through the online public service system to the competent authority responsible for issuing permits as specified in Clause 4 of this Article. In case of system failure, organizations and individuals may submit the dossier via postal service or directly;

b) If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, the competent authority responsible for issuing permits shall notify the organization or individual to supplement and complete the dossier within three working days from the date of receipt of the dossier. The time required to complete the dossier will not be counted towards the permit issuance period specified in Point c of this Clause; c) Within seven working days from the date of receipt of a valid dossier, the competent authority responsible for issuing permits shall examine the dossier and issue an Export and Import Permit for special controlled chemicals. If the permit is not issued, the competent authority shall refuse to issue the permit and specify the reasons;

d) In cases where special controlled chemicals being exported are industrial precursors listed in Appendix III of Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government specifying the categories of chemicals within the scope of regulation of the Law on Chemicals, from Vietnam to foreign countries, a written approval from the Ministry of Public Security is required;

Within three working days from the date of receipt of a valid dossier, the competent authority responsible for issuing permits shall examine the dossier and send the Ministry of Public Security information about the name and address of the organization requesting the export permit; the name, concentration, quantity of precursor; the name and address of the importing organization; the name of the border gate through which the export goods pass to issue a pre-export notification to the competent authority of the importing country. If the Ministry of Public Security does not approve the pre-export notification, the issuing authority shall refuse to issue the permit and specify the reasons;

The Export and Import Permit for special controlled chemicals shall be valid for six months from the date of issuance.

7. Dossiers, Procedures, and Formalities for Reissuing a Permit

a) In cases where the Permit is lost, erroneous, damaged, or there has been a change in the registration information of the organization or individual, the organization or individual shall prepare one set of the reissue application dossier and submit it to the issuing authority via postal service, direct submission, or through the online public service system;

c) Within five working days from the date of receipt of a valid dossier, the competent authority responsible for issuing permits shall review and reissue the Permit for the organization or individual. If the Permit is not reissued, the competent authority shall refuse to issue the Permit and specify the reasons;

b) Application documents for reissuing the permit include: A request for reissuing the permit; documents and evidence proving the changes in the registration information of the organization;

8. Dossiers, Procedures, and Formalities for Adjusting a Permit

d) The validity period of the reissued permit is equal to the remaining validity period of the previously issued permit;

a) In cases where there is a change in the invoice content, the organization or individual shall prepare one set of the adjustment application dossier and submit it to the competent authority responsible for issuing permits via postal service, direct submission, or through the online public service system;

b) The dossier for requesting an adjustment of the Permit includes: A request for adjustment of the Permit; documents and materials confirming the adjusted contents;

9. Dossiers, Procedures, and Formalities for Extending a Permit

c) The competent authority shall examine and issue the Permit according to the procedures and formalities for issuing a new Permit.

d) The validity period of the adjusted Permit shall be implemented as if it were a newly issued Permit.

a) The Permit can be extended in cases where the expiration date stated in the Export and Import Permit as specified in Point đ of Clause 6 of this Article has passed but the export or import activities have not been completed. The Permit can only be extended once;

b) At least five working days before the Permit's expiration date, organizations and individuals requiring an extension of the Permit must prepare one set of the extension application dossier and submit it to the competent authority responsible for issuing permits via postal service, direct submission, or through the online public service system;

c) The dossier for requesting an extension of the Permit includes: A request for extension of the Export and Import Permit.

c) The application for extension of the Export and Import Permit includes: A request for extension of the Export and Import Permit.

d) Within five working days from the date of receiving complete and valid files, the competent authority issuing the permit shall inspect and extend the Permit for organizations and individuals. In case the Permit is not extended, the competent authority issuing the permit shall refuse to extend it on the National Single Window system and specify the reasons.

đ) The Permit may be extended for no more than six months from the date of issuance of the extension.

10. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall provide detailed regulations for this Article.

Article 15. Announcement of Types of Chemicals and Purposes of Use

1. Organizations and individuals using specially controlled chemicals to produce goods or services must announce the type of chemical and its purpose of use on the specialized chemical database at least thirty days before first using the chemical or changing the previously announced purpose of use.

2. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall prescribe the registration form and notify enterprises that have registered on the specialized chemical database.

Section 4

PROHIBITED CHEMICALS

Article 16. Conditions for Producing Prohibited Chemicals

1. An organization producing prohibited chemicals must be established in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. There must be special activities using prohibited chemicals to serve scientific research, national defense, security, disaster prevention, disease control, or tasks assigned by the Government or the Prime Minister requiring the use of prohibited chemicals.

3. Production facilities and storage warehouses for prohibited chemicals must meet the following conditions:

a) Complying with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of this Decree;

b) Must have safe operating procedures. Such procedures must be posted in the area where prohibited chemicals are produced.

4. Technology must comply with the provisions of Clause 6, Article 4 of this Decree.

5. For the production of Chemical Table 1 under Appendix III of Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government stipulating the lists of chemicals within the scope of regulation of the Law on Chemicals for purposes of research, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or national defense and security at single-site facilities, the following requirements must be met:

a) Production must be carried out in reaction equipment that does not constitute continuous production.

b) The volume of each reaction equipment must not exceed 100 liters, and the total volume of reaction equipment exceeding 5 liters must not exceed 500 liters.

6. For the production of Chemical Table 1 at facilities other than those specified in point a, Clause 4 of this Article, the following requirements regarding production facilities and production scale for specific purposes must be met:

a) National defense, security: one production facility with a total annual output not exceeding 10 kilograms;

b) Research, healthcare, or pharmaceuticals: one production facility with an annual output not exceeding 100 grams for one chemical but a total annual output not exceeding 10 kilograms;

c) Laboratory: one production facility with a total annual output not exceeding 100 grams.

7. Storage and preservation of chemicals

a) Prohibited chemicals must be zoned and arranged according to the characteristics of each type of chemical. Chemicals that can react with each other causing safety issues or having different fire and explosion prevention requirements must not be stored in the same area.

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 7 of Article 4 of this Decree.

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the production facility must have a professional qualification appropriate to the scale and type of chemical production, thoroughly understand the technology, plans, and measures to ensure chemical safety;

a) The person responsible for chemical safety at the production facility must hold a bachelor's degree or higher in chemistry;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 8 of Article 4 of this Decree.

9. There must be a plan to control and prevent the loss of prohibited chemicals in accordance with the model prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade (which includes at least the following contents: types; quantities; methods of storage; inspection and monitoring plans).

10. Compliance with the requirements for chemical production activities stipulated in Articles 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government detailing and providing measures to organize and guide the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals concerning the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security.

Article 17. Documents, procedures for issuing, reissuing, amending Chemical Prohibition Production Permits, contents of Chemical Prohibition Production Permits

1. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are the competent authorities to receive applications, assess conditions, and issue, reissue, or amend Chemical Prohibition Production Permits for production activities within their respective fields of management.

2. Application documents for issuing a Chemical Prohibition Production Permit

a) A request for issuance of a Chemical Prohibition Production Permit;

b) The documents specified in Points b, c, đ, e, g of Clause 1, Article 9 of this Decree;

c) An explanation of the technological process and safe operating procedures in the production of chemical prohibitions;

d) A control plan to prevent loss of chemical prohibitions and a commitment to produce chemical prohibitions for specific purposes as stipulated in Clause 2, Article 6 of the Investment Law, including analysis, testing, scientific research, medical purposes, pharmaceutical production, criminal investigation, national defense, and security;

đ) Safety data sheets for the chemical prohibitions requested for the permit;

3. Procedures for assessing and issuing a Chemical Prohibition Production Permit

a) The organization requesting the permit shall prepare one set of application documents as specified in Clause 2 of this Article and submit them through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system to the specialized management ministry as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) In cases where the application documents are incomplete or invalid, the competent authority will notify the organization to supplement and complete the documents within ten working days from the date of receipt. The time taken to complete the documents will not be included in the permit issuance period specified in Point c of this Clause;

c) Within sixteen working days from the date of receiving valid application documents as specified in Clause 2 of this Article, the competent authority will examine and assess the application documents, inspect actual conditions, and issue the permit to the organization. If the permit is not issued, the competent authority will provide a written response stating the reasons;

d) The Chemical Prohibition Production Permit has a validity period of twelve months from the date of issuance;

4. Documents, procedures for reissuing a Chemical Prohibition Production Permit

a) In cases where the permit is lost, damaged, or there are changes in the registration information of the organization, the organization shall submit one set of application documents for reissuing the permit and send them to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system;

b) Application documents for reissuing the permit include: A request for reissuing the permit; documents and evidence proving the changes in the registration information of the organization;

c) Within five working days from the date of receiving valid application documents, the competent authority will check and reissue the permit to the organization. If the permit is not reissued, the competent authority will provide a written response stating the reasons;

d) The validity period of the reissued permit is equal to the remaining validity period of the previously issued permit;

5. Documents, procedures for amending a Chemical Prohibition Production Permit

a) In cases where there are changes in the production site of chemical substances; scale or type of chemical substances produced, the organization shall prepare one set of application documents for amending the permit and submit it to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system;

b) Application documents for amending the permit include: A request for amendment of the permit; documents proving compliance with production conditions for amended contents;

c) The competent authority will review the amended contents and issue the permit according to the procedures and formalities for new permit issuance;

d) The validity period of the adjusted Permit shall be implemented as if it were a newly issued Permit.

6. Organizations must pay the assessment fee as prescribed by laws on fees and charges when submitting application documents for a Chemical Prohibition Production Permit;

7. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall specify the forms of application documents as prescribed in this Article;

Article 18. Exporting and Importing Chemical Prohibitions

1. The Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade are the competent authorities to receive applications, assess conditions, and issue, reissue, or amend Chemical Prohibition Import Permits for organizations, and allow export or destruction of chemical prohibitions as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 12 of the Chemicals Law;

2. Conditions for issuing a Chemical Prohibition Import Permit

a) The importing organization must be established in accordance with the law;

b) It must have special activities using chemical prohibitions for scientific research, national defense, security, or tasks assigned by the Government or Prime Minister that require the use of chemical prohibitions;

c) It must have necessary warning information at storage locations, internal regulations on chemical safety, and appropriate signaling systems corresponding to the level of danger of chemical prohibitions in storage and production areas;

d) It must have equipment and means suitable for responding to accidents caused by chemical prohibitions;

đ) It must have plans or measures to prevent and respond to chemical accidents and ensure safety, approved by the competent authority;

e) It must have a control plan to prevent loss of chemical prohibitions as prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade (including at least the following contents: types; quantities; storage methods; inspection and monitoring plans);

3. Conditions for exporting chemical prohibitions:

a) The organization must not have fully utilized chemical prohibitions within the usage period specified in the Chemical Prohibition Import Permit issued by the competent authority;

b) Export can only be carried out with the approval of the competent authority as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;

c) If export is not carried out, the importing organization must destroy the chemical prohibitions. Destruction must ensure environmental safety, labor safety, and maintain a tracking record;

4. Application documents for issuing a Chemical Prohibition Import Permit

a) A request for issuance of a Chemical Prohibition Import Permit;

b) A copy of the previously issued Chemical Prohibition Production Permit;

c) Original commercial invoice and its Vietnamese translation certified by the organization if the commercial invoice is issued in a foreign language, specifying the name, quantity, export time, and country of export;

d) A commitment statement on the purpose of using chemical prohibitions for scientific research, national defense, security, disaster prevention, disease control, or tasks assigned by the Government or Prime Minister;

đ) Safety data sheets;

e) Reports on the importation, use, and storage of chemical prohibitions according to previously issued permits;

5. Procedures for issuing a Chemical Prohibition Import Permit

a) The organization requesting the permit shall prepare one set of application documents as specified in Clause 4 of this Article and submit them through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system to the specialized management ministry as prescribed in Clause 1 of this Article;

b) In case the file is incomplete or invalid, within three working days from the date of receiving the file, the competent authority shall notify the organization to supplement and complete the file. The time for completing the file shall not be included in the time limit for issuing the permit as stipulated in point c of this clause;

c) Within seven working days from the date of receiving a complete file, the competent authority shall examine, assess, and issue the Import Permit for Prohibited Chemicals. If the permit is not issued, the competent authority shall refuse to issue the permit and specify the reasons;

d) The Import Permit for Prohibited Chemicals shall have a validity period of six months from the date of issuance.

6. Documents, procedures, and formalities for reissuing the Import Permit for Prohibited Chemicals

a) In cases where the permit is lost, damaged, or there are changes in the registration information of the organization, the organization shall submit one set of application documents for reissuing the permit and send them to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system;

b) Application documents for reissuing the permit include: A request for reissuing the permit; documents and evidence proving the changes in the registration information of the organization;

c) Within five working days from the date of receiving a valid file, the competent authority shall check and reissue the Import Permit for the organization. If the permit is not reissued, the competent authority shall refuse to issue the permit and specify the reasons;

d) The validity period of the reissued permit is equal to the remaining validity period of the previously issued permit;

7. Documents, procedures, and formalities for amending the Import Permit for Prohibited Chemicals

a) In case of changes in the invoice content, the organization shall prepare one set of documents to request the amendment of the Import Permit and submit it to the competent authority through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system;

b) The documents for requesting the amendment of the Import Permit shall include: A request for amending the Import Permit; documents and materials confirming the contents to be amended;

c) The competent authority shall review the contents to be amended and issue the Import Permit according to the procedures and formalities for issuing a new permit;

d) The validity period of the adjusted Permit shall be implemented as if it were a newly issued Permit.

8. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall prescribe the forms of documents as stipulated in this Article.

Section 5

  CHEMICAL STORAGE SERVICES

Article 19. Conditions for Issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services

An organization providing chemical storage services for chemicals with conditions and chemicals requiring special control must be issued the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services when meeting the following conditions:

1. The organization providing chemical storage services must be established in accordance with the provisions of the law.

2. The chemical storage warehouse must comply with the provisions of Clauses 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Article 4 of this Decree.

3. Storage and preservation of chemicals

a) Chemicals must be zoned and arranged according to the characteristics of each type of chemical. Chemicals that can react with each other causing safety issues or having different fire prevention and explosion protection requirements cannot be stored in the same area;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 7 of Article 4 of this Decree.

b) The subjects specified in Article 29 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing and providing measures to implement certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals regarding the development of the chemical industry and chemical safety and security at the trading facility must undergo chemical safety training.

a) The person responsible for chemical safety in the chemical storage warehouse must hold a diploma or higher in chemistry;

b) Complying with the provisions of Clause 8 of Article 4 of this Decree.

5. Compliance with the requirements for ensuring safety in chemical storage activities as stipulated in Articles 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, and 41 of the Chemical Law.

6. Only store chemicals according to the scale and types specified in the Certificate of Eligibility issued by the competent authority.

Article 20. Documents, Procedures, and Formalities for Issuing, Reissuing, and Amending the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services

1. Documents for Requesting the Certificate of Eligibility

a) A request for issuing the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services;

b) General layout drawings of the chemical storage warehouse, including information on the location, area, and access route to the chemical storage area; documents proving the right to use the land for constructing the chemical storage warehouse;

c) Notification of inspection results for completion acceptance of construction projects (in accordance with laws on construction);

d) A copy of the Decision approving the Chemical Accident Prevention and Response Plan of the competent authority or the Decision promulgating the Chemical Accident Prevention Measures of the chemical storage warehouse;

đ) A copy of the diploma or higher in chemistry of the person responsible for chemical safety in the chemical storage warehouse;

e) A copy of the Decision recognizing the results of chemical safety training conducted by the organization as stipulated in Article 32 of Decree No. 25/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026, of the Government detailing and prescribing measures to implement certain provisions of the Chemical Law on chemical industry development and chemical safety and security;

g) Safety data sheets of hazardous chemicals according to the application for permission.

2. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is the competent authority to receive files, organize reviews, issue, reissue, and amend the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services for storage facilities required to develop Chemical Accident Prevention and Response Plans reviewed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

3. The People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located or the People's Committee of the province where the chemical storage warehouse is located has the authority to receive files, organize reviews, issue, reissue, and amend the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services for storage facilities required to develop Chemical Accident Prevention Measures or Chemical Accident Prevention Plans reviewed by the provincial People's Committee.

4. Procedures and Formalities for Reviewing and Issuing the Certificate of Eligibility

a) An organization requesting the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services shall prepare one set of documents and submit it through postal service, direct submission, or online public service system to the competent authority as prescribed in Clause 2 and Clause 3 of this Article;

b) In case the file is incomplete or invalid, within three days from the date of receiving the file, the competent authority issuing the Certificate of Eligibility shall notify the organization to supplement and complete the file. The time for completing the file shall not be included in the time limit for issuing the Certificate of Eligibility as stipulated in points c and d of this clause;

c) In case the file for requesting the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services for storage facilities required to develop Chemical Accident Prevention and Response Plans reviewed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, within twelve working days from the date of receiving a valid file as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for examining, reviewing the file, inspecting actual conditions, and issuing the Certificate of Eligibility to the organization. If the Certificate of Eligibility is not issued, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall provide a written response specifying the reasons;

The competent authority issuing the Certificate of Eligibility shall send a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility to the People's Committee of the province where the organization's main office is located and the People's Committee of the province where the storage facility is located for coordination in monitoring and management.

d) In the case where the application for issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services is submitted for a storage facility that must develop Measures to Prevent and Respond to Chemical Accidents or a Plan to Prevent and Respond to Chemical Accidents, which shall be reviewed by the Provincial People's Committee: Where the chemical storage warehouse of an organization is located in the locality where its headquarters is situated, within 12 working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid application files as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the Provincial People's Committee shall be responsible for examining, reviewing the application file, inspecting actual conditions, and issuing the Certificate of Eligibility to the organization. If the Certificate of Eligibility is not issued, the competent authority must provide a written response stating the reasons;

Where the chemical storage warehouse of an organization is located in a different locality from where its headquarters is situated, within 03 working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid application files as stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the Provincial People's Committee where the organization submits the application shall be responsible for sending a copy of the application file for issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility to the Provincial People's Committee where the organization's headquarters is located or the Provincial People's Committee where the organization's chemical storage warehouse is located to seek their opinions. Within 09 working days from the date of receipt of the copy of the application file, the Provincial People's Committee where the organization's headquarters is located or the Provincial People's Committee where the organization's chemical storage warehouse is located shall be responsible for reviewing the application file, inspecting actual conditions of chemical storage warehouses under their management, and providing written comments on whether the requirements set forth in Article 19 of this Decree are met;

The Provincial People's Committee where the organization submits the application shall be responsible for examining, reviewing the application file, and issuing the Certificate of Eligibility to the organization within 03 working days from the date of receipt of the written notification that the requirements set forth in Article 19 of this Decree have been met. If the Certificate of Eligibility is not issued, the competent authority must provide a written response stating the reasons;

The competent authority issuing the Certificate of Eligibility shall send a copy of the Certificate of Eligibility to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Chemical Department) and the Provincial People's Committee where the organization's headquarters is located or the Provincial People's Committee where the organization's chemical storage facility is located for coordination in monitoring and managing;

The Certificate of Eligibility for Chemical Storage Services has a validity period of 05 years from the date of issuance.

5. Application Files, Procedures, and Formalities for Reissuing the Certificate

a) In the event that the Certificate of Eligibility is lost, contains errors, is damaged, or there is a change in the registration information of the organization, the organization shall prepare one set of application files for reissuance of the Certificate of Eligibility and submit it to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or via the online public service system;

c) Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of complete and valid application files, the competent authority shall review and reissue the Certificate of Eligibility to the organization while simultaneously sending copies to relevant units for coordinated management. If the Certificate of Eligibility is not reissued, the competent authority issuing the Certificate of Eligibility must provide a written response stating the reasons;

b) The application documents for reissuance include: A request for reissuance of the Certificate of Eligibility; documents and evidence proving changes in the registration information of the organization;

d) The validity period of the reissued Certificate shall be equal to the remaining validity period of the previously issued Certificate.

6. Application Files, Procedures, and Formalities for Amending the Certificate

a) In the event of changes to the location of the chemical storage warehouse; scale, types of chemicals stored, the organization shall prepare one set of application files for amending the Certificate of Eligibility and submit it to the issuing authority through postal service, direct submission, or via the online public service system;

b) The application for amendment of the Certificate shall include: A request for amendment of the Certificate of Eligibility; documents and evidence proving compliance with the conditions for operating chemical storage services for the amended contents;

c) The competent authority shall review the amended contents and issue the Certificate of Eligibility according to the procedures, formalities, and deadlines applicable to new issuance of the Certificate.

7. The Provincial People's Committee where the organization's chemical storage facility is located shall conduct inspections, examinations, and supervision of the implementation of regulations concerning the conditions for operating chemical storage services by organizations under its jurisdiction.

8. The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall develop and implement regular inspection plans or spot checks when necessary regarding the implementation of regulations concerning the conditions for operating chemical storage services by organizations under its jurisdiction.

9. Organizations shall pay the examination fee as prescribed by laws on fees and charges when submitting application files for issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Operating Chemical Storage Services.

10. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall prescribe the forms of application files stipulated in this Article.

21. Cases Exempted from Issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Production, Business of Conditioned Chemicals; Permit for Production, Business, Export, Import of Special-Controlled Chemicals; Permit for Production, Import of Prohibited Chemicals; Certificate of Eligibility for Operating Chemical Storage Services

 

Chapter 6

1. Exemption from issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility and Permit for production and business of conditioned chemicals and special-controlled chemicals with a concentration below 0.1% (<0.1%) by weight of the mixture.

 

 2. Exemption from issuance of the Permit for export and import of special-controlled chemicals Group 1 with a concentration below 1% (<1%) by weight of the mixture, and special-controlled chemicals Group 2 with a concentration below 5% (<5%) by weight of the mixture.

3. Exemption from issuance of the Permit for production and import of prohibited chemicals with a concentration below 0.1% (<0.1%) by weight of the mixture.

4. Exemption from issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility and Permit for production for the purpose of directly serving internal production activities of organizations and individuals engaged in the splitting and compounding of chemicals.

5. Exemption from issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for operating storage for organizations that lease land without including facilities for storing chemicals; organizations providing storage services for conditioned chemicals and special-controlled chemicals with a concentration below 0.1% (<0.1%) by weight of the mixture.

4. Exemption from issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility and Production License for the purpose of repackaging and compounding chemicals directly serving internal production activities of organizations and individuals carrying out such repackaging and compounding.

5. Exemption from issuance of the Certificate of Eligibility for Storage Activities for organizations engaged in land leasing services that do not include facilities for storing chemicals; organizations providing storage services for regulated chemicals and specially controlled chemicals with concentrations below 0.1% (＜0.1%) of the total mass of the mixture.

6. Exemption from issuing the Certificate for Chemical Substance Production and Business under conditions and the Permit for Special Control Chemical Substance Production, Business, Export, and Import in cases where such chemical substances are contained within the following products:

a) Pharmaceuticals; antibacterial and insecticide preparations; foodstuffs; cosmetics;

b) Animal feed; aquatic feed; veterinary drugs; plant protection chemicals; organic fertilizers, biological fertilizers, chemical fertilizers which are mixed fertilizers, mineral-organic fertilizers, biological-mineral fertilizers; agricultural, forestry, marine, and food preservation and processing products;

c) Radioactive materials; construction materials; paints, printing ink;

d) Household products including adhesives, cleaning products, cosmetic chemicals;

đ) Petroleum products in accordance with laws on petroleum; condensate, naphtha used in petroleum refining;

e) Batteries, accumulators, medical devices, laboratory equipment.

Article 22. Revocation of the Certificate for Meeting Conditions for Chemical Substance Production and Business under conditions; the Permit for Special Control Chemical Substance Production, Business, Export, and Import; the Permit for Prohibited Chemical Substance Production and Import; the Certificate for Meeting Conditions for Chemical Substance Storage Service Operation.1. The authority issuing the Certificate for Meeting Conditions for Chemical Substance Production and Business under conditions; the Permit for Special Control Chemical Substance Production, Business, Export, and Import; the Permit for Prohibited Chemical Substance Production and Import; the Certificate for Meeting Conditions for Chemical Substance Storage Service Operation shall be the competent authority to revoke the Certificate and Permit issued to organizations and individuals.

2. Revocation of the Certificate and Permit in cases stipulated in point a, Clause 1, Article 19 of the Chemical Law shall be carried out as follows: Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the revocation request for the Certificate and Permit, the issuing authority shall issue a Decision to revoke the Certificate and Permit within its management jurisdiction.

3. Revocation of the Certificate and Permit in cases stipulated in points b, c, d, đ, e, g, Clause 1, Article 19 of the Chemical Law shall be carried out as follows:

Within ten working days from the date of receipt of the inspection and audit conclusion containing recommendations to revoke the Certificate and Permit or discovering cases stipulated in points b, c, d, đ, e, g, Clause 1, Article 19 of the Chemical Law, the issuing authority shall issue a Decision to revoke the Certificate and Permit within its management jurisdiction; if the Certificate and Permit are not revoked, a written response must be provided to the recommending authority explaining the reasons.

b) Within five working days from the date of receipt of the revocation decision, the organization or individual whose Certificate and Permit have been revoked must return the original Certificate and Permit to the competent authority responsible for revocation, except in cases where the individual has died or been declared dead by a court.

4. The revocation decision shall be sent to the organization or individual whose Certificate and Permit have been revoked and notified to relevant authorities for coordinated supervision and management.

b) Within five working days from the date of receipt of the Decision to Revoke, the organization or individual whose Certificate or Permit has been revoked must return the original Certificate or Permit to the competent authority that issued the revocation decision, except in cases where the individual has died or has been declared dead by a court.

4. The Revocation Decision shall be sent to the organization or individual whose Certificate or Permit has been revoked and notified to relevant agencies for coordinated supervision and management.

 Chapter III

CHEMICAL INFORMATION

Article 23. Registration of new chemicals

1. The registration dossier for new chemicals includes:

a) The registration document for new chemicals;

b) The results of the assessment of new chemicals including information on physical and chemical properties and hazardous characteristics of the chemicals provided by the organization assessing new chemicals as stipulated in Article 21 of the Chemical Law.

2. In cases where the registration of new chemicals falls under the Categories recognized by Vietnam as specified in Clause 5 of this Article, the organizations or individuals producing or importing new chemicals shall submit the registration dossier including:

a) The registration document for new chemicals;

b) A summary report of the chemical assessment accompanied by the CAS number or UN number of the new chemical in two foreign chemical categories;

c) Documentation proving that the chemical has been put into circulation on the market (reports on production and business volume).

3. The Ministry of Industry and Trade is the competent authority to receive and review the registration dossier for new chemicals.

4. Procedures, formalities, receipt of registration and review of new chemicals

a) The review period and confirmation is 90 working days from the date the receiving agency receives a complete and valid dossier, excluding the time for organizations or individuals to complete the dossier according to Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article;

b) Organizations or individuals requesting the registration of new chemicals shall prepare one set of the dossier and send it to the reviewing agency via postal service or directly or through the online public service system;

c) If the dossier is incomplete or invalid, within three working days from the date of receiving the dossier, the reviewing agency shall notify the organizations or individuals to supplement and complete the dossier;

d) After receiving a complete and valid dossier, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for organizing the review of new chemicals. The review of new chemicals shall be carried out through the New Chemical Assessment Council;

đ) In case the registration dossier for new chemicals is not approved, the organizations or individuals shall be responsible for resubmitting the dossier. The procedures for resubmission shall be the same as those for first-time submissions;

e) In case the New Chemical Assessment Council recommends prohibiting the importation and production of the assessed chemicals, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for notifying the organizations or individuals who submitted the dossier in writing within seven working days;

g) In case the New Chemical Assessment Council recommends allowing the importation and production of the assessed chemicals, the Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for confirming the registration of new chemicals within seven working days from the date the organizations or individuals complete the dossier;

The New Chemical Assessment Council shall be established by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The Council shall include representatives from the reviewing agency, specialized management agencies, and experts in relevant fields;

i) The composition of the Council includes: Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary Member, and other Members. The Chairman shall be an experienced expert with deep knowledge in the field. The total number of Council members shall be a minimum of seven and a maximum of nine;

k) The Council shall be responsible for evaluating and reviewing chemicals and bear responsibility for the conclusions of the new chemical assessments;

l) The Council operates based on the principle of collective discussion among its members and prepares an Evaluation Report. The Council ceases operations and dissolves itself after issuing the Conclusion of the New Chemical Assessment;

m) The Council shall only convene meetings when at least two-thirds of its members participate, including the Chairman or Vice-Chairman. Only participating members may vote on the assessment;

n) The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall permit the importation and production of assessed chemicals based on unanimous agreement of all Council members;

5. The list of foreign chemicals recognized by Vietnam includes the list of chemicals by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the TSCA list of chemicals by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the ENCS list of existing and new chemicals by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) published on the databases of these organizations;

6. The Minister of Industry and Trade shall specify the forms according to the provisions of this Article; develop and submit to the Government for promulgation the National List of Chemicals before 2028 and the implementation roadmap for the assessment of new chemicals after promulgating the National List of Chemicals and the list of foreign chemicals recognized by Vietnam as specified in Clause 5 of this Article.

Article 24. Organization for evaluating new chemicals

1. The organization for evaluating new chemicals is an organization with sufficient capacity to evaluate new chemicals, designated by the Ministry of Industry and Trade to comply with the Government's regulations on conformity assessment activities.

2. Conditions for organizations designated to evaluate new chemicals in Vietnam

a) Having been issued a registration certificate for testing activities in accordance with the Government's regulations on conformity assessment activities, including the registered testing field designated.

b) Must conduct proficient testing or inter-laboratory comparison tests for the product or goods' testing methods that have been designated.

For tests that do not yet have conditions for proficient testing or inter-laboratory comparisons, they must supplement the test method documentation, confirm the utility value of the test method, and the reference material for quality control of testing.

3. Test results for evaluating new chemicals conducted by foreign testing organizations recognized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the evaluation of new chemicals.

Article 25. Management of new chemicals

1. New chemicals registered with competent state agencies shall comply with management regulations applicable to chemicals requiring special control.

2. Within five years from the date of registration of new chemicals, annually, organizations and individuals involved in chemical activities related to new chemicals must report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade on their operations with new chemicals.

3. Based on the results of the evaluation of new chemicals and reports on operations with new chemicals, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will propose to the Government to consider and decide on adding new chemicals to the Lists of Conditioned Chemicals, List of Chemicals Requiring Special Control, and List of Prohibited Chemicals for management purposes.

Article 26. Confidentiality of Information

1. Organizations and individuals declaring, registering, reporting, and updating information and data according to the Law on Chemicals have the right to request the receiving agency or organization to responsibly maintain confidentiality of information related to technological secrets and trade secrets, except as provided for in Clause 2, Article 26 of the Law on Chemicals.

2. Organizations and individuals requesting confidentiality must declare, register, and report using encrypted information already registered with the receiving agency or organization.

3. Upon receiving requests for confidentiality from organizations and individuals declaring, registering, and reporting, the receiving agency or organization has the responsibility to assess the confidentiality request in accordance with Clause 2, Article 26 of the Law on Chemicals.

4. In cases where organizations and individuals declaring, registering, and reporting cannot directly provide information or documents, foreign chemical production and supply organizations must provide encrypted information through their representative offices in Vietnam or designated representatives in Vietnam to the receiving agency or organization requesting confidentiality.

The assessment results must be sent to the requesting organization or individual and submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Trade for publication on the specialized chemical database.

5. Agencies and individuals receiving declarations, registrations, and reports on chemicals, organizations and individuals requesting confidentiality have the responsibility to provide confidential information when requested by competent state authorities.

Article 27. Digital Transformation in State Management of Chemicals

1. Digital transformation shall enhance the effectiveness and efficiency in state management of chemicals.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall be responsible for:

a) Announcing, operating, upgrading, and regularly updating to ensure that the specialized chemical database operates safely and effectively, establishing mechanisms for sharing and using information from the specialized chemical database;

b) Building functions for issuing, reissuing, adjusting, and revoking electronic certificates and permits for certificates of production and business of conditionally permitted chemicals, special control permits for production, business, export, and import of chemicals requiring special control, and certificates of service conditions for storage through the Ministry of Industry and Trade's public services;

c) Building, promulgating, and updating the National List of Chemicals on the specialized chemical database;

d) Establishing regulations for managing and utilizing the specialized chemical database in accordance with authority, purpose, and compliance with laws on protecting state secrets, personal data, and ensuring information security and cybersecurity;

e) Ensuring resources for investment, construction, operation, maintenance, and development of the specialized chemical database according to management needs in the chemical sector; ensuring information security, cybersecurity, and the ability to connect and share data with national information systems and related specialized information systems as prescribed by law.

2. Management, Authentication, Identification, and Traceability of Special-Controlled Chemicals

a) The Ministry of Public Security shall take the lead, coordinate with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant ministries and agencies to build, implement, manage, operate, and share information on the identification and traceability system for special-controlled chemicals (integrated with the Chemical Control Purchase and Sale Form) on an electronic identity verification platform;

b) Organizations and individuals conducting activities with special-controlled chemicals shall be responsible for implementing authentication, identification, and traceability when the system is completed and announced by the Ministry of Public Security.

3. Information Provision System

a) Information Provision System of State Management Agencies

Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall be responsible for synchronizing and sharing management data on chemicals on the specialized chemical database according to the model prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade, including: the situation of chemical activities and chemical management under the jurisdiction of ministries and ministerial-level agencies; results of implementing the strategy for developing the chemical industry by ministries and ministerial-level agencies;

State management agencies shall be responsible for exploiting and using existing information on databases to replace components of administrative procedure files when the synchronization and sharing of management data on the electronic environment of state management agencies are completed.

b) Information Provision System of Organizations and Individuals

Organizations and individuals engaged in chemical activities shall have the obligation to provide, update fully, promptly, and accurately the following information into the specialized chemical database according to the model prescribed by the Minister of Industry and Trade, including:

The situation of chemical activities of the previous year before February 15 each year;

The implementation status of projects according to the progress of each phase of construction investment by the project investor in the pre-completion phase of the project and its commissioning;

The situation of production, business activities annually after the completion of the project and its commissioning by the project investor;

The situation of production, business, export, and import of products containing hazardous chemicals by organizations;

The situation of chemical activities when incidents occur during chemical activities, cessation of chemical activities, and upon request by competent authorities.

 Chapter IV

HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN PRODUCTS AND GOODS

Article 28. Control of Hazardous Chemicals during the Production Process of Products and Goods Containing Hazardous Chemicals

1. The control process of hazardous chemicals during production must ensure the following objectives:

a) Monitoring the composition and concentration of hazardous chemicals in input materials;

b) Monitoring the composition and concentration of hazardous chemicals emitted during the production process;

c) Monitoring the composition and concentration of hazardous chemicals in final products;

d) Preventing the loss of hazardous chemicals.

2. Organizations and individuals producing products and goods containing hazardous chemicals shall be responsible for establishing and promulgating the Hazardous Chemical Control Procedures during the production process based on actual operational conditions and Clause 1 of this Article.

Article 29. Disclosure of Information about the Concentration of Hazardous Chemicals in Products and Goods

Organizations and individuals producing and importing products and goods containing hazardous chemicals must perform the following:

1. Reporting the following information to the specialized chemical database (reporting by batch of production or import) before circulating the product or goods on the market:

a) Name of the product or goods containing hazardous chemicals;

b) Name of hazardous chemicals;

c) Dangerous characteristics of the chemicals;

d) Concentration;

đ) Field of use of the product containing hazardous chemicals.

2. Disclose information about the composition and concentration of hazardous chemicals and recommendations to limit their use, displayed on the organization's or individual's electronic portal, website, at the point of direct provision of the product or goods to the buyer, and on the label of the product or goods.

3. Organizations and individuals producing and importing products and goods containing hazardous chemicals are responsible for retaining paper or electronic records proving the accuracy of the information disclosed under Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article. Organizations and individuals must present the records when requested by competent authorities.

4. Organizations and individuals producing and importing products and goods containing hazardous chemicals are responsible for the accuracy of the reported information under Clause 1 and the disclosed information under Clause 2 of this Article.

 Chapter V

IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS

Article 30. Transitional Provisions

1. Organizations and individuals who have been granted a Permit for production, business, export, and import of chemicals listed in the Table, industrial precursors, and restricted production and business chemicals in the industrial sector prior to the effective date of this Decree may continue to operate according to the issued Permit until its expiration.

2. Organizations and individuals who have been granted a Certificate of Eligibility for production and business of regulated chemicals in the industrial sector prior to the effective date of this Decree may continue to operate according to the issued Certificate until December 31, 2027.

3. For the production and business of chemicals included in the Special Control Chemical List issued by Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing the categories of chemicals within the scope of the Law on Chemicals that do not belong to the Restricted Production and Business Chemical List and the Industrial Precursor List issued by Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals and Decree No. 82/2022/NĐ-CP dated October 18, 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals and the Table Chemical List issued by Decree No. 33/2024/NĐ-CP dated March 27, 2024 of the Government implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use, and Destruction of Chemical Weapons, must comply with the provisions of this Decree before December 31, 2026.

4. For the export and import of chemicals included in the Special Control Chemical List issued by Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing the categories of chemicals within the scope of the Law on Chemicals that do not belong to the Restricted Production and Business Chemical List and the Industrial Precursor List issued by Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals and Decree No. 82/2022/NĐ-CP dated October 18, 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals and the Table Chemical List issued by Decree No. 33/2024/NĐ-CP dated March 27, 2024 of the Government implementing the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use, and Destruction of Chemical Weapons, are exempted from presenting the Permit for production and business of special control chemicals until December 31, 2026.

5. For the export and import of industrial precursors included in the Special Control Chemical List issued by Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing the categories of chemicals within the scope of the Law on Chemicals, can use the Certificate of Eligibility for production and business of regulated chemicals in the industrial sector already issued instead of the Permit for production and business of special control chemicals until December 31, 2027.

6. For the export and import of chemicals listed in the Table; restricted production and business chemicals included in the Special Control Chemical List issued by Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government detailing the categories of chemicals within the scope of the Law on Chemicals, can use the already issued Permit for production and business instead of the Permit for production and business of special control chemicals until the expiration of the Permit.

7. Chemicals listed in the Catalogue of Chemicals for Production and Business with Conditions issued pursuant to Decree No. 24/2026/NĐ-CP dated January 17, 2026 of the Government, which fall within the scope of application of the Law on Chemicals but are not included in the Catalogue of Chemicals for Production and Business with Conditions and the Catalogue of Restricted Chemicals for Production and Business issued pursuant to Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals and Decree No. 82/2022/NĐ-CP dated October 18, 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals, must comply with the provisions of this Decree before December 31, 2026.

8. Organizations and individuals implementing the announcement of types of chemicals and purposes of using such chemicals for importing controlled chemicals for use, and organizations and individuals implementing the announcement of information on the content of hazardous chemicals in products and goods must comply with the provisions of this Decree before March 1, 2026.

Article 31. Effective Date

1. This Decree takes effect from the date of issuance.

2. The provisions on the Certificate of Compliance with Conditions for Chemical Storage Services under Article 19 and Article 20 of this Decree shall take effect from July 1, 2026.

3. Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals and Decree No. 82/2022/NĐ-CP dated October 18, 2022 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decree No. 113/2017/NĐ-CP dated October 9, 2017 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of certain provisions of the Law on Chemicals shall cease to be effective from the date this Decree takes effect.

4. Repeal Article 8 and Article 9 of Decree No. 17/2020/NĐ-CP dated February 5, 2020 of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of Decrees related to business conditions in the field of industry and trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade; Point a Clause 14 Article 4 and Articles 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 of Decree No. 33/2024/NĐ-CP dated March 27, 2024 of the Government on the implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use and Destruction of Chemical Weapons; Articles 6, 7, 8, 9 of Decree No. 146/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 12, 2025 of the Government on decentralization and delegation of authority in the fields of industry and trade.

5. Ministers, Heads of ministerial-level agencies, Heads of government-affiliated agencies, Chairpersons of provincial People's Committees directly under the central government are responsible for enforcing this Decree.