Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien shared this when explaining and clarifying a number of issues of concern to delegates regarding the draft Law on Chemicals (amended) on the afternoon of November 23.
The Minister of Industry and Trade said that the majority of delegates agreed on the necessity of building the Law on Chemicals (amended), because this is considered a fundamental industry for every country and economy.
“Nowadays, chemicals are everywhere around people, chemical products converge, serve and surround them. Chemicals are both close friends but also easily changeable, so it is necessary to issue amended laws to suit the practical situation,” said the Minister.
Regarding the State's policies in the chemical sector, the Minister said that, taking into account the opinions of delegates, the drafting agency will continue to coordinate with relevant agencies to conduct additional research and clarify solutions to fully institutionalize the Party and State's policies and guidelines in accordance with international practices to supplement the draft law and other relevant laws, ensuring consistency and unity of the legal system.
The Minister said it is necessary to develop appropriate, synchronous and feasible mechanisms and policies to promote the development of the chemical industry.
The draft law maintains the form of investment incentives as prescribed in the Investment Law, only adjusting the provisions on subjects eligible for investment support incentives, especially for projects in the key chemical industry sector, and assigns the Government to provide detailed regulations to ensure flexibility in management and suitability with practical investment activities in the chemical sector.
“The drafting agency will continue to review and clarify the relationship between the chemical industry development strategy and the national planning system; clarify the subjects and investment incentive policies, and policies to mobilize social resources to create conditions for domestic and foreign investors interested in investing in this important field,” said the Minister.
To strengthen the management of toxic chemicals, control risks, safety and security from chemicals, the drafting agency amends and supplements regulations on chemicals throughout the entire life cycle from when chemicals are created or brought into Vietnam until they are circulated, used and treated.
The draft law has added regulations to manage the import, production, trading, and transportation of chemicals with different levels of strictness to ensure compliance with each chemical category, safety in the production and use of chemicals, and environmental safety.
Along with that, add pre-control measures for the import of chemicals requiring special control, instead of businesses only needing to make automatic chemical declarations as at present, and at the same time propose to increase sanctions for violations to increase deterrence.
Supplementing regulations on applying digital transformation information technology in controlling the purchase and sale of chemicals requiring special control to monitor the entire path of chemicals, from the importing manufacturer to the end user.
The draft law also adds regulations that organizations and individuals using chemicals requiring special control must register the purpose and need to use chemicals on the database to establish an information system serving state management, especially post-inspection work to minimize the misuse of chemicals...
The Minister said that he will work with the agency in charge of the review to carefully study and absorb as much as possible the valid opinions of the delegates to complete the draft law to submit to the National Assembly for consideration and approval at the next session.
