Title: Decree 60/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016 of the Government providing for certain regulatory requirements for trade and investment in the environment and natural resource sector

Type: Decree

Issuing Agency: Government

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment

Issuing Date: 01-07-2016

 

 

Decree No. 60/2016/ND-CP  details certain requirements for trade and investment in such sectors as:

- Groundwater drilling;

- Provision of basic water resource investigations, or water resource planning consultancy services; provision of consultancy in formulation of projects and reports that constitute application dossiers for water resource licenses;

- Mineral resource exploration;

- Trade in biological products used for waste treatment;

- Transportation of dangerous goods, including hazardous and infectious substances as classified by the governments; and 

- Hazardous waste treatment

With regard to trade in biological products used for waste treatment, this Decree stipulates that those organizations or individuals trading and importing biological products used for waste treatment must obtain the certificate of marketing authorization of bioproducts, which is issued by the  Vietnam Environment Administration. It also provides for the re-issuance of the certificate in case the bioproducts are subject to any change to ingredients or contents of active ingredients. Procedures for registration of marketing authorization of bioproducts are also detailed, as well as the withdrawal and revocation of the certificate. 

When transporting hazardous and infectious substances whose weight equals or exceeds the statutory weight limit prescribed in column 6 Appendix III of this Decree by road vehicles, enterprises must apply for a license to transport dangerous goods. If the weight of each type of dangerous goods does not exceed the statutory weight limit as prescribed, but the total weight of a mixed load of hazardous or infectious substances transported on the same road vehicle is greater than 01 tonne/shipment, enterprises must also apply for the license to transport dangerous goods.

In case of transporting hazardous or infectious substances whose weight is within the statutory weight limit or transporting them by inland waterways or railroad, though being exempted from applying for the license to transport dangerous goods, enterprises must prepare environmental incident response and contingency plan and comply with the requirement for transport of dangerous goods according to this Decree.

This Decree becomes effective since July 1, 2016.

 

 

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