Supporting the proposal to ban the business of N2O laughing gas
In the afternoon of August 3, continuing the First Extraordinary Session, the 16th National Assembly held a group discussion on the draft Law amending and supplementing Article 6 and Appendix IV on the list of conditional business lines of the Investment Law.
According to the draft law, N2O gas used for people through the respiratory tract will be banned from business, except for medical, testing, food technology and scientific research.
Discussing in groups, National Assembly delegate Nguyen Cao Son (Phu Tho delegation) expressed agreement with the regulation on controlling N2O gas, and emphasized that management must be based on the principle of risk management, avoiding unnecessary business conditions.
According to the delegate, when organizing implementation, it is necessary to continue to maintain this spirit, that is, only prohibiting dangerous acts, not expanding it into a "sub-license" mechanism covering all production, import and legal distribution activities. At the same time, it is necessary to strictly handle acts of trading N2O gas to supply to people for illegal use through the respiratory tract, because this is an act that harms health and affects social order and safety.
Regarding the responsibility of businesses, delegates proposed regulations in the direction that businesses must trace transactions, verify customers when necessary and be responsible if they know or have sufficient grounds to know that the product is supplied for prohibited purposes. However, it should not be tacitly forced that manufacturing businesses or chain-leading distribution units must be responsible for all violations of end users that are beyond reasonable control. Handling needs to ensure the right subject, the right behavior and commensurate with the level of fault.
Also concerned about regulations on N2O gas, National Assembly delegate Nguyen Van Manh (Phu Tho delegation) said that in the past time, the situation of N2O gas abuse in the form of "laughing gas" has become complicated, many cases are associated with illegal use of drugs, affecting community health and social order and safety.
From this reality, the delegate proposed that the drafting agency of the draft Law continue to review and improve the regulations to ensure clarity and feasibility in the implementation process, especially regarding the scope of regulation and management mechanism for N2O gas production, business, and use activities.
Proposal to tighten management of cosmetic services with invasive elements
Also discussing the list of conditional business lines and industries, National Assembly delegate Nguyen Thi Thu Dung (Hanoi delegation) proposed reviewing regulations for beauty care services and elderly care facilities.
Regarding the field of beauty care, the delegate said that many invasive aesthetic techniques such as filler injection, botox, facial thread lift or the use of energy-emitting devices such as lasers, high-frequency RF waves, HIFU... are all techniques in the field of medical examination and treatment and must meet professional conditions according to the provisions of law. However, spas and beauty care facilities are currently not in the list of conditional investment and business lines.
In fact, many spas not only provide non-invasive services such as massage or shampoo but also inject fillers, thread lift, needle rolling, even rhinoplasty, liposuction...", Ms. Dung stated.
The delegate said that the management of these facilities is currently mainly based on post-inspection, while inspection and supervision work is still limited. She cited cases of people who are not trained in medical expertise, working other jobs during the day, working part-time at spas in the evening and performing injections for customers. "This is a very large legal loophole" - she said.
According to the delegate, for non-invasive beauty care services, it is not necessary to include them in the list of conditional business investment industries and professions. However, for activities with invasive elements, there needs to be an appropriate management mechanism to serve as a basis for licensing, inspection, supervision and ensure professional training for practitioners, limiting incidents such as anaphylactic shock and infection.
Regarding elderly care facilities, Ms. Dung said that in fact, many facilities not only provide daily care but also perform medical techniques such as injection, infusion, intubation, physical therapy, and rehabilitation. These are all techniques in the field of medical examination and treatment and must be licensed according to regulations.
Therefore, the delegate proposed to review relevant regulations to avoid legal loopholes, ensuring that elderly care activities are managed strictly and safely for service users.
