Vietnam Tables 2025 Circular Updating Permitted and Banned Plant Protection Products
On 20 October 2025, Vietnam notified the WTO of a draft Circular updating the List of Permitted Plant Protection Products and the List of Banned Plant Protection Products. The draft, prepared...
Read MoreVietnam Tables Three Draft Decrees to Implement New Chemicals Law
Oct-03-2025
On 2 October 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Vietnam Chemicals Agency) notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) three coordinated draft decrees to implement the Law on Chemicals No....
Read MoreVietnam Proposes Comprehensive Cosmetics Decree: New Rules on Notification, CGMP, Labeling, and Market Surveillance
On 4 September 2025, Viet Nam notified the WTO (G/TBT/N/VNM/357) of a Draft Decree on the Management of Cosmetics introducing an updated regulatory framework for cosmetic products. The draft sets detailed...
Read MoreVietnam Seeks Comments on Draft Decree to Implement New Law on Chemicals
Sep-05-2025
On September 5, 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) opened a public consultation on a draft Government Decree that will operationalize the new Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15.Described by...
Read MoreVietnam Issues Updated Licensing Procedures for Transporting Dangerous Goods by Waterway and Rail
On 23 June 2025, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) issued Decision 1781/QD-BCT, introducing revised procedures for granting, amending, and re-granting licenses for the transport of dangerous goods by inland...
Read MoreVietnam Issues Draft Decree on Cosmetic Safety and Management Aligned with ASEAN Standards
May-26-2025
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has released a new draft decree on cosmetics management. The proposed decree aims to improve the safety of cosmetics and how products are controlled in the...
Read MoreVietnam’s New Chemical Law: Key Changes Effective in 2026
Apr-28-2025
On March 5, 2025, the National Assembly of Vietnam published the second draft of the amended Law on Chemicals, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026. This revision amends the...
Read MoreVietnam Proposes Amendments to Decree 15/2018/ND-CP on Food Safety
On 4 March 2025, the Vietnam Food Administration (VFA) published a summary of urgent issues to be addressed in a forthcoming amendment to Decree 15/2018/ND-CP. The proposed amendments aim to streamline...
Read MoreVietnam Amends Hazardous Chemical Safety Regulation: Amendment 1:2024 Highlights
On October 10, 2024, the Minister of Industry and Trade (MOIT) officially issued Amendment 1:2024 QCVN 05A:2020/BCT, which amends the National Technical Regulation on Safety in Production, Commerce, Use, Storage, and...
Read MoreASEAN Cosmetic Directive Amendments: Grace Period Ended on 21 November 2024
On 21 November 2024, the two-year grace period for cosmetic products to comply with the updated ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) ended. The updates were introduced during the 36th ASEAN Cosmetic Committee...
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