Regulated entities

This Circular applies to regulatory bodies, Vietnamese or foreign organizations and individuals (hereinafter referred to as entities) whose activities involve hazardous wastes.

Unit of measurement of hazardous wastes

The amount of hazardous wastes in licenses, reports, and other documents mentioned in this Circular shall be expressed as kilogram (kg).

 Authentication of documents and authorization

1. Authentication of copies of documents in the dossiers, plans, and reports mentioned in this Circular are not required. However, each page must bear the issuer’s seal and the issuer is responsible for their authenticity before they are submitted to competent authorities.

2. Each page of the documents, plans, and reports issued by organizations and individuals as prescribed in this Circular must bear the seal of the issuer for authentication before they are submitted to competent authorities.

3. The authorization to sign, seal documents, contracts, plans, and reports mentioned in this Circular shall be given as follows:

a) Hazardous waste source owner may only authorize the facilities producing hazardous wastes written in the register of hazardous waste source owners;

b) Owners of hazardous waste treatment facilities may only authorize the facilities written on the License for hazardous waste treatment prescribed by this Circular;

c) Owners of hazardous waste management establishments may only authorize the facilities and hazardous waste transport agents written on the License for hazardous waste management issued before the effective date of this Circular;

d) Owners of hazardous waste transport establishments or hazardous waste treatment/destruction establishments may only authorize the establishments written on the License for hazardous waste transport/treatment/destruction issued before the effective date of this Circular.

This Circular comes into force from September 01, 2015; Circular No. 12/2011/TT-BTNMT dated April 14, 2011 of the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment on hazardous waste management is annulled from the effective date of this Circular.