On August 30, 2019, the Government issued Decree No. 71/2019 / ND-CP stipulating sanctions against administrative violations in the field of chemicals and industrial explosives. Decree No. 71/2019 / ND-CP (hereinafter referred to as “Decree”) takes effect from October 15, 2019. This Decree expires 02 previous Decrees: Decree No. 163/2013 / ND-CP and Decree No. 115/2016 / ND-CP.
Highlights of the Decree:
– Removing “fertilizer” from the scope of regulation of the Decree.
– More detailed subjects subject to the Decree instead of just general provisions are Vietnamese organizations and individuals and foreign organizations and individuals as previous Decrees. At the same time, adding a new object as Business Household will be applied as the same regulations as for individuals.
– Adding some new remedies such as: Forced cancellation of inspection results of chemical safety training of organizations and individuals engaged in chemical activities; Forced recycling of home-made electric and electronic products with toxic chemical content in excess of the permitted content limit; Forced recycling of insecticidal and germicidal preparations for domestic and medical use is also capable of recycling ….
– The number of violations in the field of chemicals is more, more specific and detailed than previous Decrees. Specifically: For violations in the field of chemicals specified in 48 articles, while in the old Decree only included 5 articles (up 44 articles).
– Competence to sanction administrative violations: Unifying all subjects with competence to sanction administrative violations scattered in the previous 2 Decrees, specifically: Chairmen of People’s Committees at all levels ; Inspect; Police; Customs; Market management; Borderlands security; Vietnam Coast Guard.
The values ​​that Decree No. 71/2019 / ND-CP brings:
– Collect all the previous regulations governing management and sanctions in the field of chemicals and industrial explosives lying in separate Decrees and Amendments to amendments, together Best.
– The provisions of the Decree are stipulated in a clearer and more systematic manner than the previous Decrees, which makes it easier and easier to search and grasp the content of documents. , increased application efficiency simultaneously shows progress in state legislative techniques.
– Regulations supplementing more regulations to regulate violations in the field of chemicals and industrial explosives. Help increase the efficiency of state management activities in the field of chemicals and industrial explosive materials when the situation of the violations is getting more and more complex and causing great damage to society. from breaching regulations in storage operations, using unsafe industrial chemicals and explosives.