Legal Document

Title: Decree 108/2008/ND-CP, detailing and guiding the implementaiton of articles of the chemical law

Type: Decree

Issuing Agency: Government

Responsible Agency: Ministry of Industry and Trade

Issuing Date: 07-10-2008

This Decree details and guides the implementation of a number of articles of the Chemical Law regarding:

1. Conditions on chemical production and trading and the list of chemicals subject to conditional production or trading; the list of chemicals restricted from production or trading: and the list of banned chemicals.

2. The list of chemicals for which chemical incident prevention and response plans are required; safety distances for establishments producing or trading in hazardous chemicals.

3. The list of chemicals subject to compulsory declaration.

4. Concentration limits for hazardous chemicals at which chemical safety data sheets are required to be compiled.

5. Information on chemicals.

6. The national chemical database and the national chemical list.

7. Responsibilities of ministries, branches and People's Committees of all levels to manage chemical activities.

For further details, Please see a reference translation at https://luatminhkhue.vn/en/decree/decree-no-108-2008-nd-cp-dated-october-07--2008-detailing-and-guiding-the-implementation-of-a-number-of-articles-of-the-chemical-law.aspx

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List Measures/Standards

Name	Description	Status	Measures/Standards	Measure Class
Declaration of imported chemicals	Producers and importers of chemicals (including chemicals imported into export-processing zones) on the list of chemicals subject to declaration	Active	Measure	Goods
Import of chemicals, preparations without circulation registration number imported for research; aid; used for other specific purposes (as a gift, donation...)	Import of chemicals, preparations without circulation registration number imported for research; aid; used for other specific purposes (as a gift, donation...)	Active	Measure	Goods
Imports of chemicals and preparations without circulation registration number imported in large quantities to insecticides and disinfectants on planes	Imports of chemicals and preparations without circulation registration number imported in large quantities to insecticides and disinfectants on planes	Active	Measure	Goods
Cases exempt from declaration for the imported chemicals	a/ Chemicals produced or imported only once for security, defense or response to natural disasters or emergency circumstances of diseases or epidemics; b/ Chemicals produced or imported in a quantity of under 100 kg per year and not on the list of chemicals restricted from production or trading and lists of chemicals under control under international conventions.	Active	Measure	Goods