On March 13, 2023, the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment promoted Circular No. 01/2023/TT-BTNMT which leads to establishment of new National technical regulations (QCVN) on different environmental qualities.
These regulations will come into force from September 12, 2023, and will be replacing previous regulations for ambient air, soil, surface water, underground water, and marine water.
The renewed regulations consist of following:
National Technical Regulation on Soil Quality (QCVN 03:2023/BTNMT)
National Technical Regulation on Ambient Air Quality (QCVN 05:2023/BTNMT)
National Technical Regulation on Surface Water Quality (QCVN 08:2023/BTNMT)
National Technical Regulation on Underground Water Quality (QCVN 09:2023/BTNMT)
National Technical Regulation on Marine Water Quality (QCVN 10:2023/BTNMT)
These regulations are updated against previous existed environmental regulations in Vietnam. The renewed QCVN on soil is a compilation of previous four QCVNs as one.
The idea to renew regulations that are concerned with the regulation of emissions such as wastewater and exhaust gas seems to be litigious and will be revealed separately.