The Chemical Law in Vietnam

In Vietnam, the main chemical law is the Chemical Law issued in Nov 2007. It is supported by various decree and ministerial circular such as.

• Decree 108/2008/ND-CP Detailed regulation and guideline of implementation of several articles in Chemical Law;
• Circular No. 40/2011/TT-BCT of November 14, 2011, on Chemical declaration;
• Circular no. 04/2012/TT-BCT stipulating the regulations on classification and chemical labeling;

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is leading chemical management in Vietnam. A dedicated agency Vietnam Chemicals Agency (Vinachemia) was established by MIT in 2009 to overhaul the chemical management in Vietnam.

The Chemical Law provides regulations on chemical handling, safety in chemical handling, right and obligations of organizations and individuals engaged in chemical handling, and state management of chemical handling.

Decree 108/2008/ND-CP has designated lists of chemicals subject to regulatory control under the Chemical Law and specified detailed conditions on chemical manufacturers and traders.

List of Regulated Chemicals in Vietnam

• The list of chemicals subject to conditional production or import;
• The list of chemicals restricted from production or trade;
• The list of banned chemicals;
• The list of hazardous chemicals for which chemical incident prevention and response plans are required;
• The list of chemicals subject to compulsory declarations;

Download above lists of chemicals

Chemicals Subject to Compulsory Declaration

Producers and importers of chemicals on the list of chemicals subject to declaration must declare the chemicals in hard copy or electronically to the Vietnam Chemicals Agency and obtain declaration certificates first. Information to be provided includes chemical identity, a chemical safety data sheet in Vietnamese and chemical sale and purchase invoices and other documents. A fee needs to be paid.

GHS in Vietnam

Vietnam has already implemented GHS through the Chemical Law, Decree 108/2008/ND-CP and Circular no. 04/2012/TT-BCT. GHS SDSs and labels are required for hazardous substances from 30 March 2014.

Read more about Vietnam GHS.